8-letter words containing ge
- gettings — Plural form of getting.
- geulincx — Arnold, 1624?–69, Belgian philosopher.
- gewgawed — something gaudy and useless; trinket; bauble.
- gingelli — gingili
- gingelly — (India) The sesame plant.
- gingered — Spiced with ginger.
- gingerly — with great care or caution; warily.
- gingerol — (organic compound) Any of several isomeric compounds responsible for the heat of ginger.
- girgenti — former name of Agrigento.
- glucogen — Alternative form of glycogen.
- glycogen — a white, tasteless polysaccharide, (C 6 H 10 O 5) n , molecularly similar to starch, constituting the principal carbohydrate storage material in animals and occurring chiefly in the liver, in muscle, and in fungi and yeasts.
- gorgeous — splendid or sumptuous in appearance, coloring, etc.; magnificent: a gorgeous gown; a gorgeous sunset.
- gorgerin — the neckline portion of a capital of a column, or a feature forming the junction between a shaft and its capital.
- graftage — the art or practice of inserting a part of one plant into another plant in such a way that the two will unite and continue their growth.
- graggers — Plural form of gragger.
- grainage — the duty paid on grain
- grainger — Percy Aldridge [awl-drij] /ˈɔl drɪdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1882–1961, Australian pianist and composer, in the U.S. after 1915.
- grammage — the weight of paper expressed as grams per square metre
- grangers — Plural form of granger.
- greenage — of the color of growing foliage, between yellow and blue in the spectrum: green leaves.
- grillage — a framework of crossing beams used for spreading heavy loads over large areas.
- groggery — a slightly disreputable barroom.
- groupage — the action of gathering people or objects into a group or groups
- guardage — the state of being in the care of a guardian
- gudgeons — Plural form of gudgeon.
- hair gel — a jelly-like substance applied to the hair before styling in order to retain the shape of the style
- halogens — Plural form of halogen.
- hardinge — Henry, 1st Viscount Hardinge of Lahore. 1785–1856, British politician, soldier, and colonial administrator; governor general of India (1844–48)
- hargeisa — a city in NW Somalia.
- haringey — a borough of Greater London, England.
- headgear — any covering for the head, especially a hat, cap, bonnet, etc.
- hedgehog — an Old World, insect-eating mammal of the genus Erinaceus, especially E. europaeus, having spiny hairs on the back and sides.
- hedgehop — to fly an airplane at a very low altitude, as for spraying crops or for low-level bombing in warfare.
- hedgerow — a row of bushes or trees forming a hedge.
- hegelian — of, relating to, or characteristic of Hegel or his philosophical system.
- hegemony — leadership or predominant influence exercised by one nation over others, as in a confederation.
- 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.
- herbaged — covered with grass or herbage
- heritage — something that is handed down from the past, as a tradition: a national heritage of honor, pride, and courage.
- hinge on — a jointed device or flexible piece on which a door, gate, shutter, lid, or other attached part turns, swings, or moves.
- histogen — a region in a plant in which tissues differentiate.
- hl hinge — a surface-mounted hinge that when applied resembles H and L combined.
- hla gene — any of a complex of genes, located on human chromosome 6, that govern the expression of HLA.
- ho gauge — a model railroad gauge of 5/8 inches (16 mm).
- hoggerel — a sheep in its second or third year
- holliger — Heinz (haints). born 1939, Swiss oboist and composer
- homepage — Alternative form of home page.
- homogeny — correspondence in form or structure, owing to a common origin.
- honegger — Arthur [ahr-ther;; French ar-too r] /ˈɑr θər;; French arˈtʊər/ (Show IPA), 1892–1955, Swiss composer, born in France.
- horngeld — a feudal tax levied on horned cattle