8-letter words containing p, a, n, g
- graphing — Present participle of graph.
- grapnels — Plural form of grapnel.
- grasping — greedy; avaricious: a sly, grasping man.
- gunpaper — a type of paper treated with nitric acid so that it has a composition similar to that of guncotton.
- gypseian — relating to gypsies
- haiphong — a seaport in N Vietnam, near the Gulf of Tonkin.
- handgrip — the grip or clasp of a hand, as in greeting: a firm but friendly handgrip.
- harpagon — (obsolete) a grappling hook.
- harpings — any of several horizontal members at the ends of a vessel for holding cant frames in position until the shell planking or plating is attached.
- heptagon — a polygon having seven angles and seven sides.
- huapango — a fast, rhythmic dance of Mexico, performed by couples.
- hypogean — Existing or growing underground.
- impaling — Present participle of impale.
- jogpants — a pair of trousers worn for jogging
- kampongs — Plural form of kampong.
- knapping — Present participle of knap.
- langspel — a long and narrow old or traditional Scandinavian stringed instrument, played with the fingers and not a bow
- lapwings — Plural form of lapwing.
- liu pang — 247–195 b.c, Chinese emperor: founder of the Han dynasty 202 b.c.
- man page — Unix manual page
- mappings — Plural form of mapping.
- neopagan — Alternative spelling of neo-pagan.
- nightcap — Informal. an alcoholic drink taken at bedtime or at the end of a festive evening.
- nonpagan — a person who is not a pagan
- olongapo — a port in the Philippines, on SW Luzon.
- packfong — a Chinese cupronickel alloy
- pagandom — the part of the world inhabited by pagans.
- paganini — Niccolò [nik-uh-loh;; Italian neek-kaw-law] /ˈnɪk əˌloʊ;; Italian ˌnik kɔˈlɔ/ (Show IPA), 1784–1840, Italian composer and violinist.
- paganism — pagan spirit or attitude in religious or moral questions.
- paganist — pagan spirit or attitude in religious or moral questions.
- paganize — to make pagan.
- paginate — to indicate the sequence of pages in (a book, manuscript, etc.) by placing numbers or other characters on each leaf; to number the pages of.
- pagurian — a hermit crab, especially of the genus Pagurus.
- paignton — a town and resort in SW England, in Devon: administratively part of Torbay since 1968
- painting — a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- palmgren — Selim [sel-im,, sey-lim;; Finnish se-lim] /ˈsɛl ɪm,, ˈseɪ lɪm;; Finnish ˈsɛ lɪm/ (Show IPA), 1878–1951, Finnish pianist and composer.
- panamiga — a low South American foliage plant, Pilea involucrata, of the nettle family, having toothed, velvety, brownish-green leaves and small, green flowers in clusters.
- panegyry — a panegyric
- paneling — a distinct portion, section, or division of a wall, wainscot, ceiling, door, shutter, fence, etc., especially of any surface sunk below or raised above the general level or enclosed by a frame or border.
- pangamic — relating to pangamy
- pangless — causing no pain
- pangloss — a person who views a situation with unwarranted optimism
- pangolin — any mammal of the order Pholidota, of Africa and tropical Asia, having a covering of broad, overlapping, horny scales and feeding on ants and termites.
- pant leg — a leg of a pair of pants.
- panurgic — (in Rabelais' Pantagruel) a rascal, the companion of Pantagruel.
- parading — a large public procession, usually including a marching band and often of a festive nature, held in honor of an anniversary, person, event, etc.
- parasang — an ancient Persian unit of distance, equal to about 3.5 miles (5.6 km).
- parawing — paraglider.
- parching — to make extremely, excessively, or completely dry, as heat, sun, and wind do.
- parergon — something that is an accessory to a main work or subject; embellishment.