8-letter words containing t, a, g, h
- high-hat — to snub or treat condescendingly.
- hightail — to go away or leave rapidly: Last we saw of him, he was hightailing down the street.
- hostaged — a person given or held as security for the fulfillment of certain conditions or terms, promises, etc., by another.
- hostages — Plural form of hostage.
- huang ti — the legendary first emperor of China.
- ingather — to gather or bring in, as a harvest.
- jugurtha — died 104 b.c, king of Numidia 113–104.
- khatanga — a river in N central Siberian Russia, flowing SE and N to the Khatanga Gulf of the Laptev Sea. 715 miles (1150 km) long.
- laghouat — a city in N Algeria.
- latching — a device for holding a door, gate, or the like, closed, consisting basically of a bar falling or sliding into a catch, groove, hole, etc.
- laugh at — to express mirth, pleasure, derision, or nervousness with an audible, vocal expulsion of air from the lungs that can range from a loud burst of sound to a series of quiet chuckles and is usually accompanied by characteristic facial and bodily movements.
- laugheth — (archaic) Third-person singular present simple form of 'laugh'.
- laughter — the action or sound of laughing.
- laughton — Charles, 1899–1962, U.S. actor, born in England.
- lethargy — the quality or state of being drowsy and dull, listless and unenergetic, or indifferent and lazy; apathetic or sluggish inactivity.
- lichgate — Alternative spelling of lych-gate.
- litharge — a yellowish or reddish, odorless, heavy, earthy, water-insoluble, poisonous solid, PbO, used chiefly in the manufacture of storage batteries, pottery, lead glass, paints, enamels, and inks.
- loathing — strong dislike or disgust; intense aversion.
- lychgate — A roofed gateway to a churchyard, formerly used during burials for sheltering a coffin until the clergyman’s arrival.
- matching — a person or thing that equals or resembles another in some respect.
- megahurt — (computer slang, rare) megahertz.
- megalith — a stone of great size, especially in ancient construction work, as the Cyclopean masonry, or in prehistoric Neolithic remains, as dolmens or menhirs.
- naughtly — (obsolete) naughtily; wrongly.
- nightcap — Informal. an alcoholic drink taken at bedtime or at the end of a festive evening.
- nightjar — a nocturnal European bird, Caprimulgus europaeus, of the family Caprimulgidae, having a short bill and a wide mouth and feeding on insects captured in the air.
- oghamist — Alternative capitalization of Oghamist.
- outlaugh — (transitive) To ridicule or laugh someone out of a purpose, principle, etc.; laugh down; discourage or put out of countenance by laughing.
- pathogen — any disease-producing agent, especially a virus, bacterium, or other microorganism.
- plug hat — plug (def 19).
- regather — to bring together into one group, collection, or place: to gather firewood; to gather the troops.
- retaught — to impart knowledge of or skill in; give instruction in: She teaches mathematics. Synonyms: coach.
- scathing — bitterly severe, as a remark: a scathing review of the play.
- shafting — a long pole forming the body of various weapons, as lances, halberds, or arrows.
- shang ti — the chief of the ancient Chinese gods.
- shantung — Shandong.
- she-goat — a female goat
- shortage — a deficiency in quantity: a shortage of cash.
- staghorn — a piece of a stag's antler, especially when used to form objects, decorations, or the like.
- straight — without a bend, angle, or curve; not curved; direct: a straight path.
- swathing — to wrap, bind, or swaddle with bands of some material; wrap up closely or fully.
- t'unghua — Tonghua.
- tab-hang — to eavesdrop
- taghairm — a form of divination once practised in the Highlands of Scotland
- taichung — a city in and the provincial capital of Taiwan, in the W part.
- taiglach — a confection consisting of small balls of dough boiled in a syrup of honey, sugar, and spices.
- taizhong — Taichung.
- tangshan — a city in NE Hebei province, in NE China.
- teaching — Informal. teacher.
- tealight — small candle floated in water
- teiglach — a confection consisting of small balls of dough boiled in a syrup of honey, sugar, and spices.