8-letter words containing a, r, i, g
- glaciers — an extended mass of ice formed from snow falling and accumulating over the years and moving very slowly, either descending from high mountains, as in valley glaciers, or moving outward from centers of accumulation, as in continental glaciers.
- glairing — the white of an egg.
- glargine — (medicine) A form of slow-release insulin.
- glassier — Comparative form of glassy.
- glaziers — Plural form of glazier.
- glaziery — the work of a glazier; glasswork.
- gleamier — Comparative form of gleamy.
- gloriosa — any plant of the bulbous tropical African genus Gloriosa, some species of which are grown as ornamental greenhouse climbers for their showy flowers of yellow, orange, and red: family Liliaceae
- glutaric — Of or pertaining to glutaric acid or its derivatives.
- glyceria — any aquatic grass species in the genus Glyceria
- gnarling — a knotty protuberance on a tree; knot.
- go viral — If a video, image, or story goes viral, it spreads quickly and widely on the Internet through social media and e-mail.
- go-train — a lightweight passenger train providing rapid surface transport between a city center and the suburbs and from suburb to suburb.
- godavari — a river flowing SE from W India to the Bay of Bengal. 900 miles (1450 km) long.
- gorillas — Plural form of gorilla.
- grabbing — Present participle of grab.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- grammies — Plural form of grammy.
- grampian — a region in E Scotland. 3361 sq. mi. (8704 sq. km).
- grampies — Plural form of grampy.
- grandkid — grandchild.
- granicus — a river in NW Turkey, flowing N to the Sea of Marmara: battle 334 b.c. 45 miles (70 km) long.
- granitas — Plural form of granita.
- granites — Plural form of granite.
- granitic — a coarse-grained igneous rock composed chiefly of orthoclase and albite feldspars and of quartz, usually with lesser amounts of one or more other minerals, as mica, hornblende, or augite.
- grannies — Informal. a grandmother.
- granting — to bestow or confer, especially by a formal act: to grant a charter.
- graphics — a product of the graphic arts, as a drawing or print.
- graphing — Present participle of graph.
- graphite — a very common mineral, soft native carbon, occurring in black to dark-gray foliated masses, with metallic luster and greasy feel: used for pencil leads, as a lubricant, and for making crucibles and other refractories; plumbago; black lead.
- graphium — a writing stylus
- grasping — greedy; avaricious: a sly, grasping man.
- grassier — Comparative form of grassy.
- grassily — in a grassy manner
- grassing — any plant of the family Gramineae, having jointed stems, sheathing leaves, and seedlike grains. Compare grass family.