8-letter words containing d, e, g, r
- goldberg — Arthur Joseph, 1908–90, U.S. jurist, statesman, and diplomat: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1962–65; ambassador to the U.N. 1965–68.
- goodsire — a grandfather
- goodyear — Charles, 1800–60, U.S. inventor: developer of the process of vulcanizing rubber.
- gordimer — Nadine, 1923–2014, South African short-story writer and novelist: Nobel Prize 1991.
- governed — to rule over by right of authority: to govern a nation.
- grabbled — Simple past tense and past participle of grabble.
- gradable — capable of being graded.
- gradated — to pass by gradual or imperceptible degrees, as one color into another.
- gradient — the degree of inclination, or the rate of ascent or descent, in a highway, railroad, etc.
- 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.
- grandame — a grandmother.
- grandees — Plural form of grandee.
- grandest — impressive in size, appearance, or general effect: grand mountain scenery.
- grandeur — the quality or state of being impressive or awesome: the grandeur of the Rocky Mountains.
- grappled — to hold or make fast to something, as with a grapple.
- graveled — Simple past tense and past participle of gravel.
- gravidae — a woman's status regarding pregnancy; usually followed by a roman numeral designating the number of times the woman has been pregnant.
- greedier — Comparative form of greedy.
- greedily — excessively or inordinately desirous of wealth, profit, etc.; avaricious: the greedy owners of the company.
- grenaded — a small shell containing an explosive and thrown by hand or fired from a rifle or launching device.
- grenades — Plural form of grenade.
- greyhead — a person with grey hair
- griddled — Simple past tense and past participle of griddle.
- griddles — Plural form of griddle.
- gridelin — a greyish violet colour
- grievand — One who is the object of a formal grievance.
- grillade — a dish or serving of broiled or grilled meat.
- grimaced — a facial expression, often ugly or contorted, that indicates disapproval, pain, etc.
- grinders — Plural form of grinder.
- grindery — a workshop for grinding edge tools.
- griselda — a woman of exemplary meekness and patience.
- grizzled — gray; grayish; devoid of hue.
- grottoed — having, or enclosed in, a grotto
- grouched — Simple past tense and past participle of grouch.
- grounded — the solid surface of the earth; firm or dry land: to fall to the ground.
- grounder — ground ball.
- groveled — (US) Simple past form of grovel.
- grumbled — to murmur or mutter in discontent; complain sullenly.
- grundies — men's underpants
- gruntled — Pleased, satisfied, and contented.
- guardage — the state of being in the care of a guardian
- guelders — Gelderland.
- guerdons — Plural form of guerdon.
- gueridon — a small table or stand, as for holding a candelabrum.
- guilders — Plural form of guilder.
- guttered — Simple past tense and past participle of gutter.
- gyrodyne — A kind of VTOL aircraft with a helicopter rotor-like system driven by its engine for takeoff and landing, as well as one or more conventional propellers to provide forward thrust during cruising flight.
- hagrider — a person or thing that causes distressing anxiety or apprehension
- hagrides — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hagride.