8-letter words containing y, o, g
- nosegays — a small bunch of flowers; bouquet; posy.
- nosology — the systematic classification of diseases.
- nostalgy — nostalgia.
- nugatory — of no real value; trifling; worthless.
- oblongly — In an oblong orientation.
- octalogy — (rare) # A set of eight works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as eight individual works. They are commonly found in literature, film, or video games.
- oecology — the branch of biology dealing with the relations and interactions between organisms and their environment, including other organisms.
- oenology — the science of viniculture.
- old fogy — a person who is excessively old-fashioned in attitude, ideas, manners, etc.
- omophagy — The eating of raw food, especially raw meat.
- oncology — the branch of medical science dealing with tumors, including the origin, development, diagnosis, and treatment of malignant neoplasms.
- ontogeny — the development or developmental history of an individual organism.
- ontology — the branch of metaphysics that studies the nature of existence or being as such.
- optology — the science of testing eyes for lenses
- orangery — a warm place, as a greenhouse, in which orange trees are cultivated in cool climates.
- outlying — lying at a distance from the center or the main body; remote; out-of-the-way: outlying military posts.
- outvying — to strive in competition or rivalry with another; contend for superiority: Swimmers from many nations were vying for the title.
- palilogy — the technique of repeating a word or phrase for emphasis.
- papagayo — Gulf of, an inlet of the Pacific, on the NW coast of Costa Rica. 15 miles (25 km) long; 25 miles (40 km) wide.
- paralogy — false reasoning
- pedagogy — the function or work of a teacher; teaching.
- pedology — the scientific study of the nature and development of children.
- pelology — the study of the therapeutic uses of mud
- penology — the study of the punishment of crime, in both its deterrent and its reformatory aspects.
- pigeonry — a loft for keeping pigeons in; dovecote; pigeon house
- play god — make life-and-death decisions
- playgoer — a person who attends the theater often or habitually.
- podgorny — Nikolai Viktorovich [nyi-kuh-lahy vyeek-tuh-ruh-vyich] /nyɪ kʌˈlaɪ ˈvyik tə rə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1903–83, Russian government official: president of the Soviet Union 1965–77.
- podology — the study of the feet
- pollywog — a tadpole.
- poly bag — a polythene bag, esp one used to store or protect food or household articles
- polydrug — being or pertaining to several drug used simultaneously, especially narcotics or addictive drugs: a center for dealing with polydrug abuse.
- polygala — any plant of the genus Polygala, comprising the milkworts.
- polygamy — the practice or condition of having more than one spouse, especially wife, at one time. Compare bigamy (def 1), monogamy (def 1).
- polygene — one of a group of nonallelic genes that together control a quantitative characteristic in an organism.
- polyglot — able to speak or write several languages; multilingual.
- polygoth — (language) A distributed language integrating classes with a parallel block structure, including multiprocedures and fragments.
- polygyny — the practice or condition of having more than one wife at one time.
- pomology — the science that deals with fruits and fruit growing.
- porogamy — the fertilization of a seed plant involving passage of the pollen tube into the ovule by the micropyle
- porridgy — resembling the taste, texture, or appearance of porridge
- posingly — in a posing manner
- posology — the branch of pharmacology dealing with the determination of dosage.
- pyogenic — producing or generating pus.
- pyonings — the work of military sappers, such as the digging of trenches
- pyrology — the study of fire or heat, esp the branch of chemistry concerned with the use and properties of fire
- rheology — the study of the deformation and flow of matter.
- rogatory — pertaining to asking or requesting: a rogatory commission.
- rovingly — in a roving manner
- rugosity — having wrinkles; wrinkled; ridged.