8-letter words containing t, o, g, a
- graffito — Archaeology. an ancient drawing or writing scratched on a wall or other surface.
- grantors — Plural form of grantor.
- gratious — Obsolete form of gracious.
- grattoir — a flaked stone implement, usually Upper Paleolithic, retouched at the end and used probably for working wood or cleaning hides; scraper.
- graviton — the theoretical quantum of gravitation, usually assumed to be an elementary particle that is its own antiparticle and that has zero rest mass and charge and a spin of two.
- great go — great (def 20).
- great on — enthusiastic about
- groaneth — Archaic third-person singular form of groan.
- grow fat — If you say that a person or organization has grown fat on something, you mean that they have become very rich as a result of it.
- gunboats — a small, armed warship of light draft, used in ports where the water is shallow.
- gustnado — A strong whirlwind at the leading edge of a storm front or squall line.
- gyration — the act of gyrating; circular or spiral motion; revolution; rotation; whirling.
- gyratory — moving in a circle or spiral; gyrating.
- gyrostat — a modified gyroscope, consisting of a rotating wheel pivoted within a rigid case.
- hagueton — acton.
- hang out — to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
- hangouts — Plural form of hangout.
- have got — have, possess
- helotage — a member of the lowest class in ancient Laconia, constituting a body of serfs who were bound to the land and were owned by the state. Compare Perioeci, Spartiate.
- heptagon — a polygon having seven angles and seven sides.
- hexaglot — a book written in six languages
- 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.
- ignorant — lacking in knowledge or training; unlearned: an ignorant man.
- intaglio — incised carving, as opposed to carving in relief.
- isograft — syngraft.
- jogpants — a pair of trousers worn for jogging
- joktaleg — a large clasp knife or pocketknife; jackknife.
- koftgari — the art of inlaying steel with gold
- lactogen — (biochemistry) A polypeptide placental hormone, part of the somatotropin family, with structure and function similar to those of growth hormone. It modifies the metabolic state of the mother during pregnancy to facilitate the energy supply of the fetus.
- lag bolt — lag screw
- laghouat — a city in N Algeria.
- langosta — spiny lobster.
- langston — John Mercer, 1829–97, U.S. public official, diplomat, and educator.
- laughton — Charles, 1899–1962, U.S. actor, born in England.
- legation — a diplomatic minister and staff in a foreign mission.
- lekgotla — a meeting place for village assemblies, court cases, and meetings of village leaders
- ligation — the act of ligating, especially of surgically tying up a bleeding artery.
- loathing — strong dislike or disgust; intense aversion.
- locating — Present participle of locate.
- longboat — (formerly) the largest boat carried by a sailing ship.
- longtail — A common designation for an animal that has an unusually long tail relative to similar species.
- magneto- — indicating magnetism or magnetic properties
- magneton — a unit of magnetic moment, used in measuring the magnetic moment of atomic and subatomic particles.
- magnetos — Plural form of magneto.
- martagon — A Eurasian lily.
- megadont — macrodont.
- megatons — Plural form of megaton.
- megavolt — a unit of electromotive force, equal to one million volts. Abbreviation: MV.
- metablog — (neologism, Internet) a blog about blogs.