8-letter words containing s, g, n
- estrange — Cause (someone) to be no longer close or affectionate to someone; alienate.
- estrogen — Any of a group of steroid hormones that promote the development and maintenance of female characteristics of the body. Such hormones are also produced artificially for use in oral contraceptives or to treat menopausal and menstrual disorders.
- etchings — Plural form of etching.
- eugenics — The science of improving a human population by controlled breeding to increase the occurrence of desirable heritable characteristics. Developed largely by Francis Galton as a method of improving the human race, it fell into disfavor only after the perversion of its doctrines by the Nazis.
- eugenism — the practice or advocacy of eugenics
- eugenist — An advocate or supporter of eugenics. (from 20th c.).
- euglenas — Plural form of euglena.
- evangels — Plural form of evangel.
- evenings — Plural form of evening.
- evensong — (in the Christian Church) a service of evening prayers, psalms, and canticles, conducted according to a set form, especially that of the Anglican Church.
- excising — Present participle of excise.
- excusing — Present participle of excuse.
- exigents — Plural form of exigent.
- existing — In existence or operation at the time under consideration; current.
- exposing — Present participle of expose.
- failings — Plural form of failing.
- fairings — Plural form of fairing.
- fangless — Without fangs.
- fasching — a carnival celebration that precedes Lent in German-speaking countries and communities; Shrovetide.
- feasting — Present participle of feast.
- feedings — Plural form of feeding.
- feelings — the function or the power of perceiving by touch.
- feignest — (archaic) Archaic second-person singular form of feign.
- feisting — Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a small mongrel dog, especially one that is ill-tempered; cur; mutt.
- fellings — Plural form of felling.
- ferguson — a city in E Missouri, near St. Louis.
- fescuing — Present participle of fescue.
- figments — Plural form of figment.
- fillings — Plural form of filling.
- finagles — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of finagle.
- findings — the act of a person or thing that finds; discovery.
- fittings — Plural form of fitting.
- flamings — Plural form of flaming.
- flashgun — a device that simultaneously discharges a flashbulb and operates a camera shutter.
- flashing — a brief, sudden burst of bright light: a flash of lightning.
- fleshing — Present participle of flesh.
- flingers — Plural form of flinger.
- flossing — The act of removing food and plaque from one's teeth using dental floss.
- flushing — a flushed bird or flock of birds.
- flutings — Plural form of fluting.
- focusing — a central point, as of attraction, attention, or activity: The need to prevent a nuclear war became the focus of all diplomatic efforts.
- foghorns — Plural form of foghorn.
- foisting — Present participle of foist.
- foldings — Plural form of folding.
- folksong — Alternative spelling of folk song.
- footings — Plural form of footing.
- forcings — Plural form of forcing.
- foreigns — Plural form of foreign.
- forgings — Plural form of forging.
- framings — Plural form of framing.