8-letter words containing n, i, g
- gallinas — Pun·ta [poon-tah] /ˈpun tɑ/ (Show IPA) a cape in NE Colombia: northernmost point of South America.
- gallopin — (obsolete) An underservant in the kitchen; a scullion, or cook's errand boy.
- galtonia — any plant of the bulbous genus Galtonia, esp G. candicans, with lanceolate leaves, drooping racemes of waxy white flowers, and a fragrant scent: family Liliaceae
- galvanic — pertaining to or produced by galvanism; producing or caused by an electric current.
- gambling — any matter or thing involving risk or hazardous uncertainty.
- gaminess — the taste or odor of game, especially when slightly tainted.
- ganapati — (Hinduism) Lord of the demigods attending on Shiva. An epithet of Ganesha.
- gandhian — of or relating to Mohandas Gandhi or to Gandhiism.
- gangetic — a river flowing SE from the Himalayas in N India into the Bay of Bengal: sacred to Hindus. 1550 miles (2495 km) long.
- ganglial — Of or pertaining to a ganglion.
- ganglier — Comparative form of gangly.
- gangling — to move awkwardly or ungracefully: A tall, stiff-jointed man gangled past.
- ganglio- — ganglion
- ganglion — Anatomy. a mass of nerve tissue existing outside the central nervous system. any of certain masses of gray matter in the brain, as the basal ganglia.
- gangnail — a particular arrangement of nails on a metal plate, used as a connecting piece in strong timber joints
- ganister — a highly refractory, siliceous rock used to line furnaces.
- gantline — a rope rove through a single block hung from a mast, funnel, etc., as a means of hoisting workers, tools, flags, or the like.
- gantries — Plural form of gantry.
- gaoxiong — Kaohsiung.
- gapingly — In a gaping way.
- garaging — a building or indoor area for parking or storing motor vehicles.
- garbling — Present participle of garble.
- garcinia — Mangosteen (of the genus Garcinia).
- gardenia — any evergreen tree or shrub belonging to the genus Gardenia, of the madder family, native to the warmer parts of the Eastern Hemisphere, cultivated for its usually large, fragrant white flowers.
- gardiner — Samuel Rawson [raw-suh n] /ˈrɔ sən/ (Show IPA), 1829–1902, English historian.
- gargling — Present participle of gargle.
- garoting — to execute by the garrote.
- garrison — William Lloyd, 1805–79, U.S. leader in the abolition movement.
- gas main — a large pipe for conducting and distributing gas to lesser pipes or ducts, especially such a pipe carrying and distributing household gas beneath the streets of a town or city.
- gas ring — A gas ring is a metal device on top of a cooker or stove, where you can burn gas in order to cook food on it.
- gashings — Plural form of gashing.
- gasoline — a volatile, flammable liquid mixture of hydrocarbons, obtained from petroleum, and used as fuel for internal-combustion engines, as a solvent, etc.
- gassendi — Pierre [pyer] /pyɛr/ (Show IPA), 1592–1655, French philosopher and scientist.
- gassings — Plural form of gassing.
- gastonia — a city in S North Carolina, W of Charlotte.
- gatineau — a city in S Quebec, in E Canada, near Hull.
- gaussian — Karl Friedrich [kahrl free-drikh] /kɑrl ˈfri drɪx/ (Show IPA), 1777–1855, German mathematician and astronomer.
- gavarnie — a waterfall in SW France, in the Pyrenees. 1384 feet (422 meters) high.
- gaywings — fringed polygala.
- gearings — Plural form of gearing.
- gelatine — a nearly transparent, faintly yellow, odorless, and almost tasteless glutinous substance obtained by boiling in water the ligaments, bones, skin, etc., of animals, and forming the basis of jellies, glues, and the like.
- gelatins — Plural form of gelatin.
- gelation — the process of gelling.
- geldings — Plural form of gelding.
- gelsolin — an actin-binding protein that modulates actin filament length and gelation, influencing cell locomotion and structure, endocytosis, etc.
- gem iron — a heavy, usually cast-iron oven dish used for baking small cakes (gems)
- geminate — Also, geminated. combined or arranged in pairs; twin; coupled.
- geminian — a person born under the sign of Gemini, usually between May 21st and June 20th.
- geminids — a collection of meteors making up a meteor shower (Gem·inid me·teor show·er) visible around December 13, having its apparent origin in the constellation Gemini.
- geminous — found in pairs