10-letter words containing a, g, r, e
- frangipane — a kind of pastry cake, filled with cream, almonds, and sugar.
- fraughtage — (obsolete) freight; cargo.
- free agent — a person who is self-determining and is not responsible for his or her actions to any authority.
- free-range — (of livestock and domestic poultry) permitted to graze or forage for grain, etc., rather than being confined to a feedlot or a small enclosure: a free-range pig.
- freeganism — a person who buys as little as possible and makes use of recycled or discarded goods and materials, in an effort to reduce waste and limit environmental impact.
- freightage — the transportation of goods.
- fresh gale — a wind of 39–46 miles per hour (17–33 m/sec). Compare gale1 (def 2).
- frigidaire — (now historical) A refrigerator.
- frigmarole — a jocular term for foreplay when considered, esp from the man’s point of view, to be a tiresome prelude to the main event
- fringehead — any fish of the genus Neoclinus, characterized by a row of fleshy processes on the head, as N. blanchardi (sarcastic fringehead) of California coastal waters.
- front-page — of major importance; worth putting on the first page of a newspaper.
- frugalness — The property of being frugal.
- fulgurated — Simple past tense and past participle of fulgurate.
- gabardines — Plural form of gabardine.
- gable roof — a roof sloping downward in two parts at an angle from a central ridge, so as to leave a gable at each end.
- gadgeteers — Plural form of gadgeteer.
- gadzookery — the use or overuse of period-specific or archaic expressions, as in a historical novel: Without any gadzookery and its excessive use of “forsooth,” “prithee,” etc., her first historical novel conveys a superb sense of the period.
- gaffrigged — (of a sailboat) having one or more gaff sails.
- gag reflex — involuntary retching
- gainstrive — to resist; to oppose
- gala dress — a formal dress worn to a gala or festive occasion
- gale-force — A gale-force wind is a very strong wind.
- galleryite — a spectator, as in a theater gallery or at a golf match.
- galvaniser — Alternative spelling of galvanizer.
- galvanizer — One who, or that which, galvanizes.
- gamekeeper — a person employed, as on an estate or game preserve, to prevent poaching and provide a natural environment conducive to the propagation of game, as by thinning brush, scattering food after a snowstorm, and the like.
- gameplayer — One who plays a game or games.
- gamer girl — a female video-game enthusiast.
- gangbanger — a member of a violent street gang.
- gangbuster — a law-enforcement officer who specializes in breaking up organized crime, often by forceful or sensational means.
- gangmaster — a person who recruits and manages temporary or migratory labourers, esp for seasonal agricultural work
- gangrening — Present participle of gangrene.
- gangrenous — necrosis or death of soft tissue due to obstructed circulation, usually followed by decomposition and putrefaction.
- gansevoort — Peter, 1749–1812, U.S. general: soldier in the American Revolutionary War.
- garbageman — a person employed to collect, haul away, and dispose of garbage; sanitation worker.
- garbagemen — Plural form of garbageman.
- garden pea — pea1 (defs 1–3).
- gardenhood — The state of being a garden; the status, respect, or appearance befitting a proper garden.
- garderobes — Plural form of garderobe.
- garishness — crudely or tastelessly colorful, showy, or elaborate, as clothes or decoration.
- garlandage — an arrangement of garlands
- garmenture — the clothing (of a person)
- garnierite — a mineral, hydrous nickel magnesium silicate, occurring in earthy, green masses: an important ore of nickel.
- garnisheed — Simple past tense and past participle of garnishee.
- garnishees — Plural form of garnishee.
- garnitures — Plural form of garniture.
- garrisoned — a body of troops stationed in a fortified place.
- gas burner — the tip, jet, or nozzle from which gas issues, as on a stove.
- gas cooker — cooking stove that runs on gas
- gas fitter — a person who installs gas pipes and apparatus in buildings.