8-letter words containing t, a, g, n
- negating — to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of: an investigation tending to negate any supernatural influences.
- negation — the act of denying: He shook his head in negation of the charge.
- negative — expressing or containing negation or denial: a negative response to the question.
- negators — Plural form of negator.
- negatory — marked by negation; denying; negative.
- negatron — Also called negatron. Physics, Chemistry. an elementary particle that is a fundamental constituent of matter, having a negative charge of 1.602 × 10 −19 coulombs, a mass of 9.108 × 10 −31 kilograms, and spin of ½, and existing independently or as the component outside the nucleus of an atom.
- 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.
- nor gate — Computers. NOR circuit.
- nostalgy — nostalgia.
- not gate — Computers. NOT circuit.
- notating — to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation: The book describes how to notate music for instruments and voice.
- notogaea — a biogeographical division comprising the Australian region.
- novating — Present participle of novate.
- nugacity — triviality; insignificance.
- nugatory — of no real value; trifling; worthless.
- nutating — Present participle of nutate.
- nutgalls — Plural form of nutgall.
- nutgrass — A perennial sedge, Cyperus rotundus, that has small edible nutlike tubers.
- obligant — a person who promises or is obliged to pay a sum or carry out a task
- octagons — Plural form of octagon.
- octangle — octangular.
- onnagata — a male actor in kabuki who performs female roles.
- organist — a person who plays the organ.
- outrange — to have a longer or greater range than.
- paganist — pagan spirit or attitude in religious or moral questions.
- 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.
- 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.
- pant leg — a leg of a pair of pants.
- partying — a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.: a cocktail party.
- pathogen — any disease-producing agent, especially a virus, bacterium, or other microorganism.
- pentagon — a polygon having five angles and five sides.
- pinotage — a red grape variety of South Africa, a cross between the Pinot Noir and the Hermitage
- pirating — a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- plaiting — a braid, especially of hair or straw.
- plangent — resounding loudly, especially with a plaintive sound, as a bell.
- plantage — plants
- planting — any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis.
- platting — a plait or braid.
- pleating — a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- poignant — keenly distressing to the feelings: poignant regret.
- poontang — sexual intercourse with a woman.
- pregnant — convincing; cogent: a pregnant argument.
- q rating — a figure, based on opinion polls, intended to reflect how relatively popular and recognizable a given TV performer is with audiences
- quantong — quandong.
- ragstone — a hard sandstone or limestone, esp when used for building
- ratingen — a city in North Rhine–Westphalia in W central Germany, N of Dusseldorf.
- rattigan — Terence, 1911–77, English playwright.
- rattling — that rattles: a rattling door.