8-letter words containing s, i, g
- sign out — a token; indication.
- sign-off — the act or fact of signing off.
- sign-out — an act, instance, or time of signing out.
- signable — suitable for signing, as in being satisfactory, appropriate, or complete: a signable legislative bill.
- signaled — anything that serves to indicate, warn, direct, command, or the like, as a light, a gesture, an act, etc.: a traffic signal; a signal to leave.
- signally — conspicuously; notably.
- signieur — a lord
- signifie — (in linguistics) the signified.
- signiory — seigniory.
- signless — without a sign or sign-board
- signoret — Simone (simɔ̃), original name Simone Kaminker. 1921–85, French stage and film actress, whose films include La Ronde (1950), Casque d'Or (1952), Room at the Top (1958), and Ship of Fools (1965): married the actor and singer Yves Montand (1921–91)
- signoria — the government of an Italian city-state
- signpost — a post bearing a sign that gives information or guidance.
- sing out — to utter words or sounds in succession with musical modulations of the voice; vocalize melodically.
- singable — to utter words or sounds in succession with musical modulations of the voice; vocalize melodically.
- singling — only one in number; one only; unique; sole: a single example.
- singlish — a variety of English spoken in Singapore, incorporating elements of Chinese and Malay
- singsong — verse, or a piece of verse, that is monotonously jingly in rhythm and pattern of pitch.
- singular — extraordinary; remarkable; exceptional: a singular success.
- sinigrin — a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble solid, KC 1 0 H 1 6 NO 9 S 2 ⋅H 2 O, found chiefly in the seeds of the black mustard, that deters some insect predators.
- sinkiang — Xinjiang
- sinology — the study of the language, literature, history, customs, etc., of China.
- sinsiang — a city in N Henan province, in E China.
- sirening — Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- sitology — the branch of medicine dealing with nutrition and dietetics.
- sizzling — to make a hissing sound, as in frying or burning.
- skeeting — to spit (saliva or a mouthful of other liquid) from the mouth, especially between the teeth.
- skiagram — a picture made by outlining and shading a subject's shadow.
- skidding — a plank, bar, log, or the like, especially one of a pair, on which something heavy may be slid or rolled along.
- skilling — skillion.
- skimming — an act or instance of skimming.
- skinking — (of liquor, soup, etc.) watery; diluted or thin.
- skinning — the external covering or integument of an animal body, especially when soft and flexible.
- skioring — the traditional sport of being dragged on skis behind an animal
- skipping — to move in a light, springy manner by bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot.
- skirling — the sound of a bagpipe.
- skirting — the part of a gown, dress, slip, or coat that extends downward from the waist.
- skulking — to lie or keep in hiding, as for some evil reason: The thief skulked in the shadows.
- skurfing — skateboarding.
- sky-high — very high
- skylight — an opening in a roof or ceiling, fitted with glass, for admitting daylight.
- slacking — not tight, taut, firm, or tense; loose: a slack rope.
- slagging — Also called cinder. the more or less completely fused and vitrified matter separated during the reduction of a metal from its ore.
- slamming — a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
- slanging — very informal usage in vocabulary and idiom that is characteristically more metaphorical, playful, elliptical, vivid, and ephemeral than ordinary language, as Hit the road.
- slangish — rather slangy
- slanting — to veer or angle away from a given level or line, especially from a horizontal; slope.
- slashing — a sweeping stroke, as with a knife, sword, or pen.
- slatting — a slap; a sharp blow.
- sleaving — to divide or separate into filaments, as silk.