8-letter words containing o, g, m
- mangonel — (formerly) any of various military engines for throwing large stones, darts, and other missiles.
- mangrove — any tropical tree or shrub of the genus Rhizophora, the species of which are mostly low trees growing in marshes or tidal shores, noted for their interlacing above-ground adventitious roots.
- marigold — any of several chiefly golden-flowered composite plants, especially of the genus Tagetes, as T. erecta, having strong-scented foliage and yielding an oil that repels root parasites.
- martagon — A Eurasian lily.
- masoning — Present participle of mason.
- masvingo — a city in S central Zimbabwe.
- mazology — (obsolete) mammalogy.
- mcgovern — George (Stanley) 1922–2012, U.S. politician: Democratic presidential candidate 1972, senator 1963–81.
- mcgregor — Ewan. born 1971, Scottish actor; his films include Shallow Grave (1994), Trainspotting (1996), Moulin Rouge (2001), Big Fish (2004), and Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2011)
- megabook — An extremely large book.
- megacorp — (informal) A very large corporation; megacorporation.
- megacosm — (obsolete) A macrocosm.
- megadont — macrodont.
- megadose — a dose many times the usual amount, as of a vitamin or drug.
- megaflop — A unit of computing speed equal to one million floating-point operations per second.
- megalops — the larval stage of marine crabs immediately prior to and resembling the adult stage.
- megapode — any of several large-footed, short-winged gallinaceous Australasian birds of the family Megapodiidae, typically building a compostlike mound of decaying vegetation as an incubator for their eggs.
- megatons — Plural form of megaton.
- megavolt — a unit of electromotive force, equal to one million volts. Abbreviation: MV.
- megillot — Slang. a lengthy, detailed explanation or account: Just give me the facts, not the whole megillah. a lengthy and tediously complicated situation or matter.
- menology — a calendar of the months.
- merogony — the development of an embryo from egg fragments lacking the egg nucleus but having an introduced male nucleus.
- mesoglea — the noncellular, gelatinous material between the inner and outer body walls of a coelenterate or sponge.
- metablog — (neologism, Internet) a blog about blogs.
- microlog — (architecture) A section of non-volitile memory used to record state information. Often used for retaining crash information after a reboot in embedded systems.
- micropig — A miniature breed of pig.
- miglitol — A particular oral antidiabetic drug.
- mignonne — small and delicate.
- migrator — (computing) A computer program that helps move objects between locations, e.g. from a legacy system to a new technology.
- milelong — extending for a mile: a milelong beach.
- mimeoing — Present participle of mimeo.
- minoring — lesser, as in size, extent, or importance, or being or noting the lesser of two: a minor share.
- misbegot — Misbegotten; unlawfully or irregularly begotten; of bad origin.
- misdoing — A misdeed.
- mislodge — to lodge or accommodate wrongly
- misogamy — hatred of marriage.
- misogyne — (rare) A misogynist.
- misogyny — hatred, dislike, or mistrust of women, or prejudice against women.
- misology — distrust or hatred of reason or reasoning.
- mitogens — Plural form of mitogen.
- mixology — the art or skill of preparing mixed drinks.
- modeling — a standard or example for imitation or comparison.
- mogollon — an extensive plateau or mesa in central Arizona; the southwestern margin of the Colorado Plateau.
- moldings — Plural form of molding.
- monaghan — a county in the NE Republic of Ireland. 498 sq. mi. (1290 sq. km). County seat: Monaghan.
- moneybag — a bag for money.
- mongered — Simple past tense and past participle of monger.
- mongolia — a region in Asia including Inner Mongolia of China and the Mongolian People's Republic.
- mongolic — Mongolian (def 4).
- mongoose — a slender, ferretlike carnivore, Herpestes edwardsi, of India, that feeds on rodents, birds, and eggs, noted especially for its ability to kill cobras and other venomous snakes.