8-letter words containing g
- augustan — characteristic of, denoting, or relating to the Roman emperor Augustus Caesar (63 bc–14 ad), his period, or the poets, notably Virgil, Horace, and Ovid, writing during his reign
- augustly — inspiring reverence or admiration; of supreme dignity or grandeur; majestic: an august performance of a religious drama.
- augustus — original name Gaius Octavianus; after his adoption by Julius Caesar (44 bc) known as Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus. 63 bc–14 ad, Roman statesman, a member of the second triumvirate (43 bc). After defeating Mark Antony at Actium (31 bc), he became first emperor of Rome, adopting the title Augustus (27 bc)
- aurignac — a village in S France: many prehistoric artifacts found in area.
- autobiog — autobiography.
- autogamy — self-fertilization in flowering plants
- autogiro — a self-propelled aircraft supported in flight mainly by unpowered rotating horizontal blades
- autograf — (tool) A system for describing bar charts.
- autogyro — autogiro
- autology — the study of oneself
- auvergne — a region of S central France: largely mountainous, rising over 1800 m (6000 ft)
- auxology — (biology) The study of growth.
- availing — to be of use or value to; profit; advantage: All our efforts availed us little in trying to effect a change.
- avengers — to take vengeance or exact satisfaction for: to avenge a grave insult.
- avenging — taking vengeance on someone or something for a wrong done
- averaged — Simple past tense and past participle of average.
- averager — person who calculates average claims
- averages — Achieve or amount to as an average rate or amount over a period of time.
- averring — to assert or affirm with confidence; declare in a positive or peremptory manner.
- averting — Present participle of avert.
- aviating — Present participle of aviate.
- avigator — aerial navigation.
- avogadro — Amedeo (ameˈdɛːo), Conte di Quaregna. 1776–1856, Italian physicist, noted for his work on gases
- avoiding — Present participle of avoid.
- awaiting — waiting
- awanting — missing or in want of
- awarding — Present participle of award.
- awninged — sheltered by or covered with an awning
- axiology — the theory of values, moral or aesthetic
- b-boying — a style of acrobatic dancing that combines intricate footwork with spinning and tumbling, usually to funk or hip-hop music.
- babbling — inarticulate or imperfect speech.
- baby-gro — an all-in-one babysuit made of stretchy material
- babygirl — (slang, mostly, AAVE) Friendly or intimate term of address for a woman.
- backings — Plural form of backing.
- backlogs — Plural form of backlog.
- badgered — any of various burrowing, carnivorous mammals of the family Mustelidae, as Taxidea taxus, of North America, and Meles meles, of Europe and Asia.
- badgerer — One who badgers.
- badgerly — resembling a badger
- badigeon — a composition for patching surface defects in carpentry or masonry.
- badinage — Badinage is humorous or light-hearted conversation that often involves teasing someone.
- badoglio — Pietro (ˈpjetro). 1871–1956, Italian marshal; premier (1943–44) following Mussolini's downfall: arranged an armistice with the Allies (1943)
- baffling — impossible to understand; perplexing; bewildering; puzzling
- bag lady — A bag lady is a homeless woman who carries her possessions in shopping bags.
- bag moth — a moth, the larvae of which develop in bags or cases
- baggages — Plural form of baggage.
- bagheera — a crush-resistant velvet made of uncut pile and used in the manufacture of evening wear and wraps.
- baghouse — a dust-filtering chamber consisting of fabric filter bags
- bagpiper — a person who plays the bagpipes
- bagpipes — Bagpipes are a musical instrument that is traditionally played in Scotland. You play the bagpipes by blowing air through a pipe into a bag, and then squeezing the bag to force the air out through other pipes.
- baguette — A baguette is a type of long, thin, white bread which is traditionally made in France.