9-letter words containing a, n, d, r
- generated — to bring into existence; cause to be; produce.
- geraldine — a female given name: derived from Gerald.
- geraldton — a seaport in W Australia.
- germander — any of several plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Teucrium, of the mint family, as T. chamaedrys, of Europe, and T. canadense, of eastern North America.
- germanide — (chemistry) any binary compound of germanium and a more electropositive element.
- gerundial — (in certain languages, as Latin) a form regularly derived from a verb and functioning as a noun, having in Latin all case forms but the nominative, as Latin dicendī gen., dicendō, dat., abl., etc., “saying.”. See also gerundive (def 1).
- gesneriad — any of various, chiefly tropical plants of the gesneria family.
- girandole — a rotating and radiating firework.
- girl band — A girl band is a band consisting of young women who sing pop music and dance.
- glandered — affected with glanders.
- glandular — consisting of, containing, or bearing glands.
- go around — an act or instance of going around something, as a circle, course, or traffic pattern, and returning to the starting point.
- go-around — an act or instance of going around something, as a circle, course, or traffic pattern, and returning to the starting point.
- godparent — a godfather or godmother.
- goldarned — goddamn (used as a euphemism in expressions of anger, disgust, surprise, etc.).
- goosander — a common merganser, Mergus merganser, of Eurasia and North America.
- gourmands — Plural form of gourmand.
- gradating — Present participle of gradate.
- gradation — any process or change taking place through a series of stages, by degrees, or in a gradual manner.
- gradients — Plural form of gradient.
- graduands — Plural form of graduand.
- grand cru — See under cru.
- grand feu — a firing of ceramics at a high temperature.
- grand fir — a large fir, Abies grandis, of the western coast of North America, having a narrow, pointed crown and yielding a soft wood used for lumber, pulp, and boxes.
- grand mal — a disorder of the nervous system, characterized either by mild, episodic loss of attention or sleepiness (petit mal) or by severe convulsions with loss of consciousness (grand mal)
- grand pre — a village in central Nova Scotia, on Minas Basin: locale of Longfellow's Evangeline.
- grandaddy — Alternative spelling of granddaddy.
- grandaunt — an aunt of one's father or mother; great-aunt.
- grandbaby — an infant grandchild.
- granddads — Plural form of granddad.
- grandeurs — the quality or state of being impressive or awesome: the grandeur of the Rocky Mountains.
- grandezza — Magnificent or stately appearance; grandeur.
- grandgent — Charles Hall, 1862–1939, U.S. philologist and essayist.
- grandiose — affectedly grand or important; pompous: grandiose words.
- grandioso — grand and imposing.
- grandkids — grandchild.
- grandmama — Alternative spelling of grandmamma.
- grandness — impressive in size, appearance, or general effect: grand mountain scenery.
- grandpapa — grandfather.
- grandsire — a grandfather.
- grandsons — Plural form of grandson.
- grandview — a town in W Missouri.
- granitoid — resembling or having the texture of granite.
- grassland — an area, as a prairie, in which the natural vegetation consists largely of perennial grasses, characteristic of subhumid and semiarid climates.
- gratineed — to bake or broil (food) in au gratin style.
- gravesend — a seaport in NW Kent, in SE England, on the Thames River: incorporated into Gravesham 1974.
- grayhound — one of a breed of tall, slender, short-haired dogs, noted for its keen sight and swiftness.
- greendale — a town in SE Wisconsin.
- greenhand — an inexperienced person, esp a sailor
- greenhead — a male mallard.