8-letter words containing g
- apologia — An apologia is a statement in which you defend something that you strongly believe in, for example a way of life, a person's behaviour, or a philosophy.
- apologie — Archaic spelling of apology.
- apologue — an allegory or moral fable
- apophyge — the outward curve at each end of the shaft of a column, adjoining the base or capital
- apothegm — a short, pithy saying (Ex.: “Brevity is the soul of wit”)
- appaling — Misspelling of appalling.
- appanage — land or other provision granted by a king for the support of a member of the royal family, esp a younger son
- appeling — Present participle of appel.
- appenage — Alternative form of appanage.
- applying — to make use of as relevant, suitable, or pertinent: to apply a theory to a problem.
- apposing — Present participle of appose.
- aqualung — breathing apparatus used by divers, etc, consisting of a mouthpiece attached to air cylinders strapped to the back
- araguaia — a river in central Brazil, rising in S central Mato Grosso state and flowing north to the Tocantins River. Length: over 1771 km (1100 miles)
- araguari — a city in central Brazil.
- araguaya — a river in S central Brazil, flowing N to the Tocantins River. 1600 miles (2575 km) long.
- araponga — any of four species of South American birds of the genus Procnias, each having a bell-like call
- arcading — An arrangement of arcades.
- archmage — A very powerful mage.
- arclight — A lamp that produces light by generating an electric arc across an enclosed gas.
- arcology — a type of architecture concerned with the design of enormous vertical cities that maximize population density and so preserve the surrounding countryside
- area rug — An area rug is a rug that covers only part of a floor.
- areology — the study of the planet Mars
- argemone — any of various plants of the genus Argemone of the family Papaveraceae, which are native to the Americas, have large white or yellow flowers and are covered in prickles
- argental — relating to or containing silver
- argentic — of or containing silver in the divalent or trivalent state
- argentum — silver. Symbol: Ag.
- argerich — Martha. born 1941, Argentinian concert pianist
- arginase — an enzyme which hydrolyses arginine into ornithine and urea
- arginine — an essential amino acid of plant and animal proteins, necessary for nutrition and for the production of excretory urea
- argonaut — one of the heroes who sailed with Jason in quest of the Golden Fleece
- argosies — Plural form of argosy.
- arguable — If you say that it is arguable that something is true, you believe that it can be supported by evidence and that many people would agree with it.
- arguably — You can use arguably when you are stating your opinion or belief, as a way of giving more authority to it.
- arguedas — Alcides [ahl-see-th es] /ɑlˈsi ðɛs/ (Show IPA), 1879–1946, Bolivian author, sociologist, and statesman.
- arguendo — (legal) for the sake of argument.
- argufied — Simple past tense and past participle of argufy.
- argufier — a person who argufies
- argufies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of argufy.
- arguidos — Plural form of arguido.
- argument — An argument is a statement or set of statements that you use in order to try to convince people that your opinion about something is correct.
- argutely — in an argute manner
- arisings — Waste products or byproducts of an industrial process.
- armagnac — Armagnac is a type of brandy made in south-west France.
- armgaunt — (of limbs) slender
- armguard — a band of leather or other material worn about the wrist or lower part of the arm for protection and support.
- armitage — Simon (Robert). born 1963, British poet and writer, whose collections include Zoom! (1989), Killing Time (1999), and Universal Home Doctor (2002)
- arnsberg — a city in North Rhine–Westphalia, W Germany.
- arousing — causing sexual excitement
- arpeggio — a chord whose notes are played in rapid succession rather than simultaneously
- arraigns — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of arraign.