8-letter words containing w, i, g, n
- gwinnett — Button, 1735?–77, American Revolutionary leader, born in England.
- gwyniads — Plural form of gwyniad.
- hawkling — A small, young, or immature hawk.
- hindwing — a rear wing on a four-winged insect
- howlings — Plural form of howling.
- ingrowth — growth inward.
- inswings — Plural form of inswing.
- jug wine — any inexpensive wine sold in large bottles, especially a bottle containing 1.5 liters (1.6 quarts) or more.
- kingchow — former name of Jiangling.
- kingwana — a language of the Democratic Republic of Congo in W Africa, closely related to Swahili and used as a lingua franca
- kingwood — a Brazilian wood streaked with violet tints, used especially in cabinetwork.
- kotowing — Present participle of kotow.
- kweiyang — Guiyang.
- lacewing — any of several insects of the family Chrysopidae, having delicate, lacelike wings and golden or copper-colored eyes, the larvae of which are predaceous on aphids and other small insects.
- lapwings — Plural form of lapwing.
- leftwing — Alternative spelling of left-wing.
- lilongwe — Formerly Nyasaland. a republic in SE Africa, on the W and S shores of Lake Malawi: formerly a British protectorate and part of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland; gained independence July 6, 1964; a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 49,177 sq. mi. (127,368 sq. km). Capital: Lilongwe.
- longview — a city in NE Texas.
- longwise — lengthwise
- lowering — comparative of low1 .
- newsgirl — a girl who sells or delivers newspapers.
- nightowl — a person who often stays up late at night; nighthawk.
- nimwegen — German name of Nijmegen.
- nosewing — the flared portion of each side of the nose; a nasal ala.
- on wings — flying or as if flying
- outswing — (cricket) The swing of the ball through the air, in a direction away from the batsman.
- overwing — to fly above
- owing to — because of or on account of
- parawing — paraglider.
- powering — ability to do or act; capability of doing or accomplishing something.
- prowling — to rove or go about stealthily, as in search of prey, something to steal, etc.
- rawlings — Marjorie Kinnan [ki-nan] /kɪˈnæn/ (Show IPA), 1896–1953, U.S. novelist and journalist.
- red wing — (Tantangamini) c1750–c1825, Sioux leader.
- rewiring — the action or process of installing new electrical wiring
- rig down — Chiefly Nautical. to put in proper order for working or use. to fit (a ship, mast, etc.) with the necessary shrouds, stays, etc. to fit (shrouds, stays, sails, etc.) to the mast, yard, or the like.
- ring taw — ringer1 (def 4).
- ringwise — (of a boxer) used to being in a boxing ring and able to respond appropriately
- ringwomb — a complication at lambing resulting from failure of the cervix to open
- ringwood — a town in N New Jersey.
- ringwork — a circular earthwork used as a defence and made up of a surrounding bank and ditch
- ringworm — any of a number of contagious skin diseases caused by certain parasitic fungi and characterized by the formation of ring-shaped eruptive patches.
- roweling — a small wheel with radiating points, forming the extremity of a spur.
- scowling — to draw down or contract the brows in a sullen, displeased, or angry manner.
- showring — an area where animals are displayed for sale or competition
- spawning — Zoology. the mass of eggs deposited by fishes, amphibians, mollusks, crustaceans, etc.
- swagging — Slang. plunder; booty. money; valuables. free merchandise distributed as part of the promotion of a product, company, etc. self-confidence and personal style as shown by one's appearance and demeanor: the top ten athletes with the most swag. schwag (def 1).
- swaining — courtship
- swamping — a tract of wet, spongy land, often having a growth of certain types of trees and other vegetation, but unfit for cultivation.
- swapping — to exchange, barter, or trade, as one thing for another: He swapped his wrist watch for the radio.
- swashing — Printing. noting or pertaining to a character having a swash: a swash letter.