8-letter words containing n, a, g, m
- gene map — an arrangement of genes on a chromosome.
- genogram — a graphic representation of the personalities and interplay of generations within a family, used to identify repetitive patterns of behavior; a psychological family tree.
- geomancy — divination by geographic features or by figures or lines.
- geranium — any of numerous plants of the genus Geranium, which comprises the crane's-bills.
- germaine — a female given name.
- germania — an ancient region in central Europe, N of the Danube River.
- germanic — of or relating to the Teutons or their languages.
- germano- — German, German and
- germinal — being in the earliest stage of development: germinal ideas.
- giantism — Pathology. gigantism.
- girlyman — (slang, derogatory) An effeminate man, a pussy.
- glamazon — A glamorous, powerfully assertive woman.
- glamping — Informal. the activity of camping with some of the comforts and luxuries of home: Imagine glamping in a carpeted tent with a comfy queen-size bed.
- glassman — a person who makes or sells glass.
- gleaming — a flash or beam of light: the gleam of a lantern in the dark.
- gloaming — twilight; dusk.
- gloveman — fielder.
- gnomical — Gnomic.
- goadsman — a person who uses a goad
- god-damn — the utterance of “goddamn” in swearing or for emphasis.
- gondomar — Diego Sarmiento de Acuña [dye-gaw sahr-myen-taw th e ah-koo-nyah] /ˈdyɛ gɔ sɑrˈmyɛn tɔ ðɛ ɑˈku nyɑ/ (Show IPA), Count of, 1567–1626, Spanish diplomat.
- gourmand — a person who is fond of good eating, often indiscriminatingly and to excess.
- gownsman — a person who wears a gown indicating office, profession, or status.
- gramadan — the practice advocated by followers of Mahatma Gandhi in which village landowners in India transfer the title to and the management of their property to a village assembly that represents the interests of all the villagers.
- grampian — a region in E Scotland. 3361 sq. mi. (8704 sq. km).
- grandame — a grandmother.
- grandams — Plural form of grandam.
- grandmas — Plural form of grandma.
- grandmom — (US) Grandmother.
- grantham — a town in E England, in Lincolnshire: birthplace of Sir Isaac Newton and Margaret Thatcher. Pop: 34 592 (2001)
- grassman — Hermann Günther [her-mahn gyn-tuh r] /ˈhɛr mɑn ˈgün tər/ (Show IPA), 1809–77, German mathematician and linguist.
- gravamen — the part of an accusation that weighs most heavily against the accused; the substantial part of a charge or complaint.
- gum band — a rubber band.
- gumlands — infertile land from which the original kauri bush has been removed or burnt producing only kauri gum
- gunmaker — a person or company that makes guns.
- gunmetal — any of various alloys or metallic substances with a dark gray or blackish color or finish, used for chains, belt buckles, etc.
- gunwoman — A female gunman.
- gymkhana — a field day held for equestrians, consisting of exhibitions of horsemanship and much pageantry.
- gymnasia — a plural of gymnasium2 .
- gymnasts — Plural form of gymnast.
- gymnical — Alternative form of gymnic.
- hogmanay — the eve of New Year's Day.
- homaging — Present participle of homage.
- imaginal — of, relating to, or having the form of an imago.
- imagines — to form a mental image of (something not actually present to the senses).
- impaling — Present participle of impale.
- initgame — (games) /in-it'gaym/ [IRC] An IRC version of the venerable trivia game "20 questions", in which one user changes his nick to the initials of a famous person or other named entity, and the others on the channel ask yes or no questions, with the one to guess the person getting to be "it" next. As a courtesy, the one picking the initials starts by providing a 4-letter hint of the form sex, nationality, life-status, reality-status. For example, MAAR means "Male, American, Alive, Real" (as opposed to "fictional"). Initgame can be surprisingly addictive. See also hing.
- isangoma — Alternative form of sangoma.
- jamnagar — a city in W Gujarat, in W central India.
- kampongs — Plural form of kampong.