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9-letter words containing a, b, r, g

  • gambrinus — a mythical Flemish king, the reputed inventor of beer.
  • game bird — any bird hunted chiefly for sport, as a quail or pheasant, especially such a bird that is protected by game laws.
  • gameboard — A portable surface on which a game is played, and which is marked for play of that game.
  • gangboard — a raised walk on a sailing ship, crossing the waist and connecting the forecastle directly with the quarterdeck.
  • gaolbreak — Alternative form of jailbreak.
  • garbanzos — Plural form of garbanzo.
  • garblings — Plural form of garbling.
  • garbology — the study of the material discarded by a society to learn what it reveals about social or cultural patterns.
  • garderobe — a wardrobe or its contents.
  • garibaldi — Giuseppe [juh-sep-ee;; Italian joo-zep-pe] /dʒəˈsɛp i;; Italian dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1807–82, Italian patriot and general.
  • gastrobot — a robot that is able to supply itself with sugar, which it uses as a source of fuel
  • gastropub — a bar that serves good food and high-quality alcoholic beverages.
  • gear knob — a gear lever
  • gearboxes — Plural form of gearbox.
  • generable — capable of being generated or produced.
  • gernsbackHugo, 1884–1967, U.S. publisher and inventor, born in Belgium: a pioneer in science-fiction publishing.
  • gibraltar — a British crown colony comprising a fortress and seaport located on a narrow promontory near the S tip of Spain. 1.875 sq. mi. (5 sq. km).
  • girl band — A girl band is a band consisting of young women who sing pop music and dance.
  • glabellar — Of, or pertaining to, the glabella.
  • glassboro — a borough in SW New Jersey.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • habergeon — a short, sleeveless coat of mail.
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