9-letter words containing a, u, r
- graduator — One who determines or indicates graduation.
- grand cru — See under cru.
- grand feu — a firing of ceramics at a high temperature.
- grandaunt — an aunt of one's father or mother; great-aunt.
- grandeurs — the quality or state of being impressive or awesome: the grandeur of the Rocky Mountains.
- granulary — granular
- granulate — to form into granules or grains.
- granulite — a metamorphic rock composed of granular minerals of uniform size, as quartz, feldspar, or pyroxene, and showing a definite banding.
- granuloma — an inflammatory tumor or growth composed of granulation tissue.
- granulosa — (anatomy) A layer of small cells that forms the wall of an ovarian follicle.
- granulose — granular.
- granulous — consisting of grains or granules
- 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.
- grass rug — a rug woven of strong marsh grass and cotton, usually with stenciled designs.
- grassquit — any of several tiny finches, especially of the genus Tiaris, of tropical America and the West Indies.
- gratefull — Archaic form of grateful.
- graticule — Navigation. a network of parallels and meridians on a map or chart.
- gratitude — the quality or feeling of being grateful or thankful: He expressed his gratitude to everyone on the staff.
- gratulant — expressing gratification; congratulatory.
- gratulate — to hail with joy; express joy at.
- grauncher — a person who crushes or destroys
- graustark — a novel (1901) by George Barr McCutcheon about the romantic and melodramatic adventures of military and courtly figures in the fictional kingdom of Graustark.
- gray duck — any of several ducks in which certain immature or female plumages are predominantly gray, as the gadwall and the pintail.
- grayhound — one of a breed of tall, slender, short-haired dogs, noted for its keen sight and swiftness.
- great auk — a large, flightless auk, Pinguinus impennis, of rocky islands off North Atlantic coasts: extinct since 1844.
- grossular — Relating to, or resembling, a gooseberry.
- groundage — a tax levied on ships that anchor in a port.
- groundman — a groundsman
- groupable — Capable of being grouped together.
- groupmate — A member of the same group.
- groupware — software that allows users on a network to work together and communicate effectively: Our company uses groupware to share files, databases, calendars, and email.
- 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.
- grudziadz — a city in N Poland, on the Vistula River.
- grunewald — Mathias [mah-tee-ahs] /mɑˈti ɑs/ (Show IPA), (Mathias Neithardt-Gothardt) c1470–1528, German painter and architect.
- guanabara — a state in SE Brazil. 452 sq. mi. (1170 sq. km). Capital: Rio de Janeiro.
- guanadrel — a substance, C 20 H 40 N 6 O 8 S, used as an antihypertensive.
- guarantee — a promise or assurance, especially one in writing, that something is of specified quality, content, benefit, etc., or that it will perform satisfactorily for a given length of time: a money-back guarantee.
- guarantor — a person, group, system, etc., that guarantees.
- guard dog — a large, aggressive dog, as a German shepherd or Doberman pinscher, trained to guard persons or property and often to attack or restrain on command.
- guard pin — (in a lever escapement) a pin on the lever, meeting the safety roller in such a way as to prevent the lever from overbanking.
- guardafui — Cape, a cape at the E extremity of Africa.
- guardedly — cautious; careful; prudent: to be guarded in one's speech.
- guardians — Plural form of guardian.
- guardless — Defenceless.
- guardpost — Alternative spelling of guard post.
- guardrail — Also, guardrailing. a protective railing, as along a road or stairway.
- guardroom — a room used by military guards during the period they are on duty.
- guardship — a warship responsible for the safety of other ships in its company
- guardsman — a person who acts as a guard.