8-letter words containing g, e, r, o
- gloriole — a halo, nimbus, or aureole.
- glossier — Comparative form of glossy.
- glowered — to look or stare with sullen dislike, discontent, or anger.
- glycerol — a colorless, odorless, syrupy, sweet liquid, C 3 H 8 O 3 , usually obtained by the saponification of natural fats and oils: used for sweetening and preserving food, in the manufacture of cosmetics, perfumes, inks, and certain glues and cements, as a solvent and automobile antifreeze, and in medicine in suppositories and skin emollients.
- go after — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- go broke — a simple past tense of break.
- go under — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- goadster — a goadsman
- goatherd — a person who tends goats.
- gobblers — Plural form of gobbler.
- goderich — Viscount, title of Frederick John Robinson, 1st Earl of Ripon. 1782–1859, British statesman; prime minister (1827–28)
- goffered — Simple past tense and past participle of goffer.
- 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.
- gongster — a person who strikes a gong
- gonopore — an opening through which eggs or sperm are released, especially in invertebrates.
- goodsire — a grandfather
- goodyear — Charles, 1800–60, U.S. inventor: developer of the process of vulcanizing rubber.
- gorbelly — a protruding belly.
- gordimer — Nadine, 1923–2014, South African short-story writer and novelist: Nobel Prize 1991.
- gore-tex — a type of synthetic fabric which is waterproof yet allows the wearer's skin to breathe; used for sportswear
- gorgeous — splendid or sumptuous in appearance, coloring, etc.; magnificent: a gorgeous gown; a gorgeous sunset.
- gorgerin — the neckline portion of a capital of a column, or a feature forming the junction between a shaft and its capital.
- goriness — covered or stained with gore; bloody.
- gormless — lacking in vitality or intelligence; stupid, dull, or clumsy.
- gospeler — a person who reads or sings the Gospel.
- gossaert — Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), Mabuse, Jan.
- gossamer — a fine, filmy cobweb seen on grass or bushes or floating in the air in calm weather, especially in autumn.
- gossiper — idle talk or rumor, especially about the personal or private affairs of others: the endless gossip about Hollywood stars.
- goteborg — a seaport in SW Sweden, on the Kattegat.
- gourmets — Plural form of gourmet.
- governed — to rule over by right of authority: to govern a nation.
- governer — Alternative spelling of governor.
- governor — the executive head of a state in the U.S.
- great go — great (def 20).
- great on — enthusiastic about
- greenock — a seaport in the Strathcylde region, in SW Scotland, on the Firth of Clyde.
- grenoble — a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- grevious — Misspelling of grievous.
- grewsome — causing great horror; horribly repugnant; grisly: the site of a gruesome murder.
- grey fox — a greyish American fox, Urocyon cinereoargenteus, inhabiting arid and woody regions from S North America to N South America
- grey owl — Grey Owl, original name Archibald Belaney (1888–1938). Canadian writer and conservationist, born in England; adopted Native American identity
- 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
- grievous — causing grief or great sorrow: grievous news.
- grimoire — a manual of magic or witchcraft used by witches and sorcerers.
- griseous — gray; pearl-gray.
- groaners — Plural form of groaner.
- groaneth — Archaic third-person singular form of groan.
- grockles — Plural form of grockle.
- groening — Matt(hew). born 1954, US cartoonist and writer, creator and producer of The Simpsons television series from 1989
- groggery — a slightly disreputable barroom.