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8-letter words containing m, a, g

  • assuming — You use assuming or assuming that when you are considering a possible situation or event, so that you can think about the consequences.
  • astigmia — Also called astigmia [uh-stig-mee-uh] /əˈstɪg mi ə/ (Show IPA). Ophthalmology. a refractive error of the eye in which parallel rays of light from an external source do not converge on a single focal point on the retina.
  • atmology — the study of or the scientific discipline of aqueous vapour
  • augments — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of augment.
  • autogamy — self-fertilization in flowering plants
  • bag moth — a moth, the larvae of which develop in bags or cases
  • bagwoman — a woman who collects, carries, or distributes illegal payoff money.
  • bagworms — Plural form of bagworm.
  • ballgame — any game played with a ball
  • bar game — any game or contest that takes place in a pub
  • bargeman — a man who operates, or works aboard, a barge
  • bargemen — Plural form of bargeman.
  • barogram — the record of atmospheric pressure traced by a barograph or similar instrument
  • bergamot — a small Asian spiny rutaceous tree, Citrus bergamia, having sour pear-shaped fruit
  • big game — Large wild animals such as lions and elephants that are hunted for sport are often referred to as big game.
  • big mama — a man's sweetheart, girlfriend, or wife.
  • big name — A big name is a person who is successful and famous because of their work.
  • big-name — having a widespread public reputation as a leader in a specified field; famous: a big-name doctor; a big-name actress.
  • bigamist — A bigamist is a person who commits the crime of marrying someone when they are already legally married to someone else.
  • bigamous — A bigamous marriage is one in which one of the partners is already legally married to someone else.
  • blackgum — Nyssa sylvatica, a deciduous tree of the genus Nyssa native to North America
  • bogeyman — A bogeyman is someone whose ideas or actions are disapproved of by some people, and who is described by them as evil or unpleasant in order to make other people afraid.
  • breaming — to clean (a ship's bottom) by applying burning furze, reeds, etc., to soften the pitch and loosen adherent matter.
  • bridgman — Percy Williams. 1882–1961, US physicist: Nobel prize for physics (1946) for his work on high-pressure physics and thermodynamics
  • brougham — a four-wheeled horse-drawn closed carriage having a raised open driver's seat in front
  • brugmann — (Friedrich) Karl [free-drik kahrl;; German free-drikh kahrl] /ˈfri drɪk kɑrl;; German ˈfri drɪx kɑrl/ (Show IPA), 1849–1919, German philologist.
  • cam gear — a gear not centered on the shaft, used where discontinuous action is required
  • camaguey — a city in E central Cuba. Pop: 320 000 (2005 est)
  • cambogia — gamboge (def 1).
  • campagna — a low-lying plain surrounding Rome, Italy: once fertile, it deteriorated to malarial marshes; but has since been reclaimed. Area: about 2000 sq km (800 sq miles)
  • campagne — a low plain surrounding the city of Rome, Italy.
  • campaign — A campaign is a planned set of activities that people carry out over a period of time in order to achieve something such as social or political change.
  • caroming — Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
  • champing — to bite upon or grind, especially impatiently: The horses champed the oats.
  • charming — If you say that something is charming, you mean that it is very pleasant or attractive.
  • chimango — Milvago chimango, a South American bird of prey related to the falcon.
  • chummage — (formerly) a fee paid by a prisoner for sole occupancy of a cell
  • claiming — to assert and demand the recognition of (a right, title, possession, etc.); assert one's right to: to claim payment for services.
  • clamming — Present participle of clam.
  • clamping — the immobilization of a car or other vehicle by means of a wheel clamp
  • coagment — (obsolete) To join together.
  • coagulum — any coagulated mass; clot; curd
  • coamings — Plural form of coaming, especially all sides of a single coach roof, hatch, or cockpit.
  • commager — Henry Steele, 1902–98, U.S. historian, author, and teacher.
  • compages — a structure or framework
  • con game — a swindle involving money, goods, etc, in which the victim's trust is won by the swindler; a shortened form of confidence game
  • cragsman — a rock climber
  • cragsmen — Plural form of cragsman.
  • cramming — intensive study, esp in order to pass an exam
  • cramping — cramp iron.
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