8-letter words containing a, r, g
- grab bar — a bar attached to a wall near a bathtub or shower to provide a handgrip for a person who is bathing.
- grab-bag — a container or receptacle from which a person at a party or the like draws a gift without knowing what it is.
- grabbers — Plural form of grabber.
- grabbing — Present participle of grab.
- grabbled — Simple past tense and past participle of grabble.
- grabbler — One who grabbles.
- gracchus — Gaius Sempronius [gey-uh s sem-proh-nee-uh s] /ˈgeɪ əs sɛmˈproʊ ni əs/ (Show IPA), 153–121 b.c, and his brother, Tiberius Sempronius [tahy-beer-ee-uh s] /taɪˈbɪər i əs/ (Show IPA) 163–133 b.c., Roman reformers and orators.
- graceful — characterized by elegance or beauty of form, manner, movement, or speech; elegant: a graceful dancer; a graceful reply.
- gracilis — a muscle in the inner side of the thigh, the action of which assists in drawing the legs inward and in bending the knee.
- gracioso — a buffoon or clown in Spanish comedy.
- gracious — pleasantly kind, benevolent, and courteous.
- grackles — Plural form of grackle.
- gradable — capable of being graded.
- gradably — In a gradable manner.
- gradated — to pass by gradual or imperceptible degrees, as one color into another.
- gradatim — (in prescriptions) by degrees; gradually.
- gradient — the degree of inclination, or the rate of ascent or descent, in a highway, railroad, etc.
- gradings — Plural form of grading.
- graduall — Obsolete form of gradual.
- graduals — Plural form of gradual.
- graduand — a student who is about to graduate or receive a degree.
- graduate — a person who has received a degree or diploma on completing a course of study, as in a university, college, or school.
- graduses — Plural form of gradus.
- graecism — the spirit of Greek thought, art, etc.
- graecize — to impart Greek characteristics to.
- graffiti — plural of graffito.
- graffito — Archaeology. an ancient drawing or writing scratched on a wall or other surface.
- graftage — the art or practice of inserting a part of one plant into another plant in such a way that the two will unite and continue their growth.
- grafters — the acquisition of money, gain, or advantage by dishonest, unfair, or illegal means, especially through the abuse of one's position or influence in politics, business, etc.
- grafting — the acquisition of money, gain, or advantage by dishonest, unfair, or illegal means, especially through the abuse of one's position or influence in politics, business, etc.
- graggers — Plural form of gragger.
- grainage — the duty paid on grain
- grainger — Percy Aldridge [awl-drij] /ˈɔl drɪdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1882–1961, Australian pianist and composer, in the U.S. after 1915.
- grainier — Comparative form of grainy.
- graining — a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
- graithly — in a graith manner
- gralloch — the entrails of a deer
- 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.
- gramarye — occult learning; magic.
- gramercy — Obsolete. thanks.
- grammage — the weight of paper expressed as grams per square metre
- grammars — Plural form of grammar.
- grammies — Plural form of grammy.
- grampian — a region in E Scotland. 3361 sq. mi. (8704 sq. km).
- grampies — Plural form of grampy.
- granados — Enrique [en-ree-ke] /ɛnˈri kɛ/ (Show IPA), 1867–1916, Spanish pianist and composer.
- grandame — a grandmother.
- grandams — Plural form of grandam.
- granddad — grandfather.
- granddog — (humorous) A dog owned by the children of someone old enough to be a grandparent; a dog that has a similar role to a grandchild.