8-letter words containing g, e, n, r
- greaving — Present participle of greave.
- greeking — greek
- greenage — of the color of growing foliage, between yellow and blue in the spectrum: green leaves.
- greenbug — a pale-green aphid, Schizaphis graminum, of North America, destructive of wheat, other small grains, and alfalfa.
- greenery — green foliage or vegetation; verdure.
- greenest — of the color of growing foliage, between yellow and blue in the spectrum: green leaves.
- greeneye — a slender fish with pale green eyes
- greenfly — an aphid, Coloradoa rufomaculata, that is an important pest of chrysanthemums.
- greenies — Plural form of greeny.
- greening — a color intermediate in the spectrum between yellow and blue, an effect of light with a wavelength between 500 and 570 nm; found in nature as the color of most grasses and leaves while growing, of some fruits while ripening, and of the sea.
- greenish — somewhat green; having a tinge of green.
- greenlet — any of various small vireos of the genus Hylophilus, having greenish plumage, found in Central and South America.
- greenlit — to give permission to proceed; authorize: The renovation project was green-lighted by the board of directors.
- greenock — a seaport in the Strathcylde region, in SW Scotland, on the Firth of Clyde.
- greenway — any scenic trail or route set aside for travel or recreational activities.
- greeting — the act or words of a person who greets.
- gremlins — Plural form of gremlin.
- grenache — a variety of grape used in winemaking, especially for table wines in the Rhône Valley of France and for a type of rosé in California.
- grenaded — a small shell containing an explosive and thrown by hand or fired from a rifle or launching device.
- grenades — Plural form of grenade.
- grenfell — Sir Wilfred Thomason [tom-uh-suh n] /ˈtɒm ə sən/ (Show IPA), 1865–1940, English physician and missionary in Labrador and Newfoundland.
- grenoble — a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- grepping — Present participle of grep.
- gretchen — a female given name, form of Margaret.
- greyness — The state or quality of being grey.
- gridelin — a greyish violet colour
- griefing — Present participle of grief.
- grierson — John. 1898–1972, Scottish film director. He coined the noun documentary, of which genre his Industrial Britain (1931) and Song of Ceylon (1934) are notable examples
- grievand — One who is the object of a formal grievance.
- grievant — a person who submits a complaint for arbitration.
- grieving — to feel grief or great sorrow: She has grieved over his death for nearly three years.
- grimness — stern and admitting of no appeasement or compromise: grim determination; grim necessity.
- grinches — Plural form of grinch.
- grinders — Plural form of grinder.
- grindery — a workshop for grinding edge tools.
- gripenet — [IBM] A wry (and thoroughly unofficial) name for IBM's internal VNET system, deriving from its common use by IBMers to voice pointed criticism of IBM management that would be taboo in more formal channels.
- gris-nez — Cape, a cape in N France, near Calais: closest point in France to Great Britain.
- groaners — Plural form of groaner.
- groaneth — Archaic third-person singular form of groan.
- groening — Matt(hew). born 1954, US cartoonist and writer, creator and producer of The Simpsons television series from 1989
- groschen — a zinc or aluminum coin of Austria until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a schilling.
- grounded — the solid surface of the earth; firm or dry land: to fall to the ground.
- grounder — ground ball.
- grueling — exhausting; very tiring; arduously severe: the grueling Boston marathon.
- grumness — the quality of being grum
- grundies — men's underpants
- grungier — ugly, run-down, or dilapidated: a grungy, abandoned mill town.
- gruntled — Pleased, satisfied, and contented.
- gruntles — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gruntle.
- guarneri — Giuseppe Antonio [joo-zep-pe ahn-taw-nyaw] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Joseph Guarnerius) 1683–1745, Italian violinmaker.