9-letter words containing g, e, n, d, r
- gerundive — (in Latin) a verbal adjective similar to the gerund in form and noting the obligation, necessity, or worthiness of the action to be done, as legendus in Liber legendus est, “The book is worth reading.”. See also gerund (def 1).
- gesneriad — any of various, chiefly tropical plants of the gesneria family.
- get round — cajole
- girandole — a rotating and radiating firework.
- glandered — affected with glanders.
- glendower — Owen, 1359?–1416? Welsh rebel against Henry IV of England.
- godparent — a godfather or godmother.
- goldarned — goddamn (used as a euphemism in expressions of anger, disgust, surprise, etc.).
- goldenrod — any composite plant of the genus Solidago, most species of which bear numerous small, yellow flower heads.
- goldminer — a person who mines gold or works in a gold mine.
- goldurned — goldarn.
- gondolier — a person who rows or poles a gondola.
- goosander — a common merganser, Mergus merganser, of Eurasia and North America.
- gorehound — an enthusiast of gory horror films
- gradients — Plural form of gradient.
- grand feu — a firing of ceramics at a high temperature.
- grand pre — a village in central Nova Scotia, on Minas Basin: locale of Longfellow's Evangeline.
- grandeurs — the quality or state of being impressive or awesome: the grandeur of the Rocky Mountains.
- grandezza — Magnificent or stately appearance; grandeur.
- grandgent — Charles Hall, 1862–1939, U.S. philologist and essayist.
- grandiose — affectedly grand or important; pompous: grandiose words.
- grandness — impressive in size, appearance, or general effect: grand mountain scenery.
- grandsire — a grandfather.
- grandview — a town in W Missouri.
- gratineed — to bake or broil (food) in au gratin style.
- gravesend — a seaport in NW Kent, in SE England, on the Thames River: incorporated into Gravesham 1974.
- greendale — a town in SE Wisconsin.
- greenhand — an inexperienced person, esp a sailor
- greenhead — a male mallard.
- greenland — a self-governing island belonging to Denmark, located NE of North America: the largest island in the world. About 844,000 sq. mi. (2,186,000 sq. km); about 700,000 sq. mi. (1,800,000 sq. km) icecapped. Capital: Godthåb.
- greensand — a sandstone containing much glauconite, which gives it a greenish hue.
- greenward — Towards an ecologically friendly situation.
- greenweed — Any of several plants, of the genus Genista, related to broom.
- greenwood — a city in W South Carolina.
- 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.
- grewhound — a greyhound
- greyhound — one of a breed of tall, slender, short-haired dogs, noted for its keen sight and swiftness.
- grindelia — any of various composite plants of the genus Grindelia, comprising the gumweeds.
- groundage — a tax levied on ships that anchor in a port.
- grounders — Plural form of grounder.
- groundsel — groundsill.
- grunewald — Mathias [mah-tee-ahs] /mɑˈti ɑs/ (Show IPA), (Mathias Neithardt-Gothardt) c1470–1528, German painter and architect.
- guanadrel — a substance, C 20 H 40 N 6 O 8 S, used as an antihypertensive.
- guardsmen — Plural form of guardsman.
- gunpowder — an explosive mixture, as of potassium nitrate, sulfur, and charcoal, used in shells and cartridges, in fireworks, for blasting, etc.
- hagridden — worried or tormented, as by a witch.
- harangued — a scolding or a long or intense verbal attack; diatribe.
- hardanger — embroidery openwork having elaborate symmetrical designs created by blocks of satin stitches within which threads of the embroidery fabric are removed.