8-letter words containing f, r, e, g
- graceful — characterized by elegance or beauty of form, manner, movement, or speech; elegant: a graceful dancer; a graceful reply.
- 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.
- grateful — warmly or deeply appreciative of kindness or benefits received; thankful: I am grateful to you for your help.
- greatful — Misspelling of grateful.
- greenfly — an aphid, Coloradoa rufomaculata, that is an important pest of chrysanthemums.
- greffier — (obsolete) A registrar or recorder; a notary.
- grenfell — Sir Wilfred Thomason [tom-uh-suh n] /ˈtɒm ə sən/ (Show IPA), 1865–1940, English physician and missionary in Labrador and Newfoundland.
- grey fox — a greyish American fox, Urocyon cinereoargenteus, inhabiting arid and woody regions from S North America to N South America
- griefful — (archaic) Expressing or full of grief; painful.
- griefing — Present participle of grief.
- grifters — Plural form of grifter.
- gunfires — Plural form of gunfire.
- hangfire — a delay in the detonation of gunpowder or other ammunition, caused by some defect in the fuze.
- infringe — to commit a breach or infraction of; violate or transgress: to infringe a copyright; to infringe a rule.
- la farge — John, 1835–1910, U.S. painter, stained-glass designer, and writer.
- laforgue — Jules (ʒyl). 1860–87, French symbolist poet. An originator of free verse, he had a considerable influence on modern poetry
- lagerlof — Selma (Ottiliana Lovisa) [sel-mah awt-ti-lee-ah-nah loo-vi-sah] /ˈsɛl mɑ ˌɔt tɪ liˈɑ nɑ ˈlu vɪˌsɑ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1940, Swedish novelist and poet: Nobel Prize 1909.
- leapfrog — a game in which players take turns in leaping over another player bent over from the waist.
- log fire — a fire on which logs are burned
- megafirm — A very large firm.
- naufrage — (obsolete) shipwreck; ruin.
- offering — an act or instance of offering: an offer of help.
- pig fern — giant bracken
- prefight — of the period before a boxing match
- red flag — communist symbol
- red-flag — to mark or draw attention to for a particular purpose: The department has red-flagged the most urgent repair work to be done.
- refigure — a numerical symbol, especially an Arabic numeral.
- refining — to bring to a fine or a pure state; free from impurities: to refine metal, sugar, or petroleum.
- refugees — a person who flees for refuge or safety, especially to a foreign country, as in time of political upheaval, war, etc.
- refugium — an area where special environmental circumstances have enabled a species or a community of species to survive after extinction in surrounding areas.
- refusing — to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
- suffrage — the right to vote, especially in a political election.
- surgeful — full of surge
- unforged — genuine
- unfringe — an outer edge; margin; periphery: on the fringe of the art world.
- wafering — Present participle of wafer.
- wharfage — the use of a wharf: to charge higher rates for wharfage.