8-letter words containing a, g, o
- allegory — An allegory is a story, poem, or painting in which the characters and events are symbols of something else. Allegories are often moral, religious, or political.
- allegros — Plural form of allegro.
- allogamy — cross-fertilization in flowering plants
- allowing — to give permission to or for; permit: to allow a student to be absent; No swimming allowed.
- alloying — relating to, or used in, alloying
- alogical — without logic
- although — You use although to introduce a subordinate clause which contains a statement which contrasts with the statement in the main clause.
- alunogen — a mineral, hydrous sulfate of aluminum, Al 2 (SO 4) 3 ⋅18H 2 O, occurring as a white, fibrous crust on quarry or mine walls.
- amidogen — a compound radical, NH2, derived from ammonia
- amongest — Obsolete form of amongst.
- amoungst — Archaic form of amongst.
- amylogen — the water-soluble part of the starch granule
- anagoges — Plural form of anagoge.
- anagogic — of or relating to an anagoge.
- analogia — a lectern.
- analogic — based on, involving, or expressing an analogy.
- analogon — analogue
- analogue — If one thing is an analogue of another, it is similar in some way.
- androgen — any of several steroids, produced as hormones by the testes or made synthetically, that promote development of male sexual organs and male secondary sexual characteristics
- angeldom — The world of angels.
- angeleno — a native or inhabitant of Los Angeles
- angelico — Fra (fra), original name Guido di Pietro; monastic name Fra Giovanni da Fiesole. ?1400–55, Italian fresco painter and Dominican friar
- angerona — the ancient Roman goddess of anguish.
- anginose — (dated) Relating to angina; anginous.
- anginous — of, noting, or pertaining to angina, especially angina pectoris.
- angiomas — Plural form of angioma.
- anglepod — an American wild flowering plant with angular pods, belonging to the milkweed family
- angleton — a town in S Texas.
- angolese — a member of any of the tribes residing in Angola.
- angrboda — a giantess who was the mother of Loki's children, Fenrir and Hel, and also of the Midgard serpent.
- angstrom — a unit of length equal to 10–10 metre, used principally to express the wavelengths of electromagnetic radiations. It is equivalent to 0.1 nanometre
- angulose — having angles
- angulous — angular or having angles
- angus og — the god of love and beauty
- annigoni — Pietro (ˈpjɛːtro). 1910–88, Italian painter; noted esp for his portraits of President Kennedy (1961) and Queen Elizabeth II (1955 and 1970)
- annoying — Someone or something that is annoying makes you feel fairly angry and impatient.
- antagony — (obsolete) contest; opposition; antagonism.
- antigone — daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta, who was condemned to death for cremating the body of her brother Polynices in defiance of an edict of her uncle, King Creon of Thebes
- antilogy — a contradiction in terms
- antismog — acting to reduce smog, aimed at preventing smog
- apagogic — relating to apagoge
- apiology — the scientific study of bees
- apogamic — Of or relating to apogamy.
- apograph — a perfect copy or transcript
- apologal — resembling or related to an apologue
- 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”)