9-letter words containing a, b, g
- goody bag — A goody bag is a bag of little gifts, often given away by manufacturers in order to encourage people to try their products.
- goofballs — Plural form of goofball.
- goose bay — an air base in S central Labrador, in Newfoundland, in E Canada, on the great circle route between New York and London: used as a fuel stop by some transatlantic airplanes.
- gorbachev — Mikhail S(ergeyevich) [mi-kahyl sur-gey-uh-vich,, mi-keyl;; Russian myi-khuh-yeel syir-gye-yi-vyich] /mɪˈkaɪl sɜrˈgeɪ ə vɪtʃ,, mɪˈkeɪl;; Russian myɪ xʌˈyil syɪrˈgyɛ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), born 1931, Soviet political leader: general secretary of the Communist Party 1985–91; president of the Soviet Union 1988–91; Nobel Peace Prize 1990.
- grab rope — a rope supported to afford a hold for a person walking up a gangplank, working aloft, etc.
- grabbable — to seize suddenly or quickly; snatch; clutch: He grabbed me by the collar.
- grabbings — Plural form of grabbing.
- grabbling — Present participle of grabble.
- grandbaby — an infant grandchild.
- grantable — to bestow or confer, especially by a formal act: to grant a charter.
- graspable — to seize and hold by or as if by clasping with the fingers or arms.
- grass box — a container attached to a lawn mower that receives grass after it has been cut
- grass bug — any of various hemipterous insects of the family Rhopalidae that feed chiefly on grasses and occasionally on certain trees, as the box elder.
- grassbird — a type of warbler found in long grass and reed beds
- gray body — any body that emits radiation at each wavelength in a constant ratio less than unity to that emitted by a black body at the same temperature.
- graybacks — Plural form of grayback.
- graybeard — Sometimes Disparaging. a man whose beard is gray; old man; sage.
- grazeable — (of land) Suitable for grazing animals.
- green bag — a bag or briefcase made of green cloth, formerly used by lawyers for carrying documents.
- green ban — a trade union ban on any development that might be considered harmful to the environment
- green bay — an arm of Lake Michigan, in NE Wisconsin. 120 miles (195 km) long.
- greenback — a U.S. legal-tender note, printed in green on the back since the Civil War, originally issued against the credit of the country and not against gold or silver on deposit.
- greybeard — Sometimes Disparaging. a man whose beard is gray; old man; sage.
- grid bias — the potential difference applied between a grid and the cathode of a vacuum tube.
- grosbeaks — Plural form of grosbeak.
- grossbeak — Alternative form of grosbeak.
- groupable — Capable of being grouped together.
- grub beam — a curved, laminated wooden beam forming part of a rounded stern.
- grubstake — provisions, gear, etc., furnished to a prospector on condition of participating in the profits of any discoveries.
- guanabana — soursop.
- guanabara — a state in SE Brazil. 452 sq. mi. (1170 sq. km). Capital: Rio de Janeiro.
- guayabera — a sport shirt or lightweight jacket, often with several large front pockets, modeled upon a loose, smocklike shirt originally worn by men in Cuba.
- guberniya — (in the Soviet Union) an administrative division of the volosts, smaller than a district.
- guessable — to arrive at or commit oneself to an opinion about (something) without having sufficient evidence to support the opinion fully: to guess a person's weight.
- gunbattle — A gunfight; a battle involving gunfire.
- gunny-bag — a sack made of gunny or burlap.
- gynobasic — an elevation of the receptacle of a flower, bearing the gynoecium.
- gypsy cab — a taxicab that is licensed only to pick up passengers on call by telephone, but that often illegally seeks passengers on the street.
- habergeon — a short, sleeveless coat of mail.
- hamburger — a sandwich consisting of a cooked patty of ground or chopped beef, usually in a roll or bun, variously garnished.
- hang back — to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
- hapsburgs — a German princely family, prominent since the 13th century, that has furnished sovereigns to the Holy Roman Empire, Austria, Spain, etc.
- harbinger — a person who goes ahead and makes known the approach of another; herald.
- harborage — shelter for vessels, as that provided by a harbor.
- harboring — a part of a body of water along the shore deep enough for anchoring a ship and so situated with respect to coastal features, whether natural or artificial, as to provide protection from winds, waves, and currents.
- high beam — an automobile headlight beam providing bright, long-range illumination of a darkened road and chiefly for use in driving in nonurban areas.
- high-carb — having a high carbohydrate content
- highballs — Plural form of highball.
- ignitable — to set on fire; kindle.
- ignorable — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.