9-letter words containing d, i, r, g
- glittered — Simple past tense and past participle of glitter.
- glorified — to cause to be or treat as being more splendid, excellent, etc., than would normally be considered.
- glyburide — a hypoglycemic substance, C 23 H 28 ClN 3 O 5 S, used orally in the treatment of diabetes mellitus.
- glyceride — any of a group of esters obtained from glycerol by the replacement of one, two, or three hydroxyl groups with a fatty acid: the principal constituent of adipose tissue.
- godsister — The daughter of one's godparent.
- goldbrick — Informal. a brick made to look like gold, sold by a swindler.
- goldminer — a person who mines gold or works in a gold mine.
- gondolier — a person who rows or poles a gondola.
- good hair — hair showing evidence of some European strain in a person's blood
- gorilloid — Lb anatomy Resembling (that of) a gorilla.
- 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.
- 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.
- grandiose — affectedly grand or important; pompous: grandiose words.
- grandioso — grand and imposing.
- grandkids — grandchild.
- grandsire — a grandfather.
- grandview — a town in W Missouri.
- granitoid — resembling or having the texture of granite.
- graphited — Modified by the addition of graphite.
- grassbird — a type of warbler found in long grass and reed beds
- gratified — Obsolete. to reward; remunerate.
- gratineed — to bake or broil (food) in au gratin style.
- gratitude — the quality or feeling of being grateful or thankful: He expressed his gratitude to everyone on the staff.
- graveside — the area beside a grave.
- gravidity — pregnant1 (def 1).
- greediest — Superlative form of greedy.
- grenadian — one of the Windward Islands, in the E West Indies.
- grenadier — (in the British army) a member of the first regiment of household infantry (Grenadier Guards)
- grenadine — a syrup made from pomegranate juice.
- grid bias — the potential difference applied between a grid and the cathode of a vacuum tube.
- grid leak — a high-resistance device that permits excessive charges on the grid to leak off or escape.
- grid road — a municipal road that follows a grid line established by the original survey of the area.
- griddling — a frying pan with a handle and a slightly raised edge, for cooking pancakes, bacon, etc., over direct heat.
- gridirons — Plural form of gridiron.
- grind out — extinguish: a cigarette, etc.
- grindelia — any of various composite plants of the genus Grindelia, comprising the gumweeds.
- grindings — Plural form of grinding.
- grounding — the solid surface of the earth; firm or dry land: to fall to the ground.
- grudziadz — a city in N Poland, on the Vistula River.
- grundyism — a prudish adherence to conventionality, especially in personal behavior.
- 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.
- guardians — Plural form of guardian.
- guardrail — Also, guardrailing. a protective railing, as along a road or stairway.
- guardship — a warship responsible for the safety of other ships in its company
- guideword — A watchword; a word or phrase that serves as one's guide.
- guildford — a city in S England, in Surrey: cathedral (1936–68); seat of the University of Surrey (1966). Pop: 69 400 (2001)
- gurdjieff — George Ivanovich (George S. Georgiades) 1872–1949, Armenian-born spiritual leader and author.