8-letter words containing g, o, n, r
- gaborone — a republic in S Africa: formerly a British protectorate; gained independence 1966; member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 275,000 sq. mi. (712,250 sq. km). Capital: Gaborone.
- gadroons — Plural form of gadroon.
- gambroon — a type of twilled linen cloth, often used for lining clothes
- ganglord — The leader of a gang, especially a criminal organization.
- garamond — a printing type designed in 1540 by Claude Garamond (c1480–1561), French type founder.
- garbanzo — chickpea (def 1).
- garoting — to execute by the garrote.
- garrison — William Lloyd, 1805–79, U.S. leader in the abolition movement.
- gem iron — a heavy, usually cast-iron oven dish used for baking small cakes (gems)
- gemshorn — a type of horn with carved tone holes, traditionally made from the horn of the chamois
- generous — liberal in giving or sharing; unselfish: a generous patron of the arts; a generous gift.
- genitors — Plural form of genitor.
- genogram — a graphic representation of the personalities and interplay of generations within a family, used to identify repetitive patterns of behavior; a psychological family tree.
- georgann — a female given name.
- georgian — of or relating to the period of British history from the accession of George I in 1714 to the death of George IV in 1830, or the four kings named George who reigned successively during this period.
- georgina — a town in SE Ontario, in S Canada.
- geraniol — a colorless or pale-yellow terpene alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, with a geraniumlike odor, found in rose oil, soluble in alcohol and ether, insoluble in water: used in perfumes and flavors.
- germano- — German, German and
- geronimo — (Goyathlay) 1829–1909, American Apache Indian chief.
- gerontic — geriatric.
- geronto- — indicating old age
- gingerol — (organic compound) Any of several isomeric compounds responsible for the heat of ginger.
- giordano — Luca [loo-kuh;; Italian loo-kah] /ˈlu kə;; Italian ˈlu kɑ/ (Show IPA), ("Luca Fapresto") 1632–1705, Italian painter.
- gisborne — a seaport on E North Island, in N New Zealand.
- glendora — a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- glorying — Present participle of glory.
- go round — go-around (defs 2, 3).
- go under — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- go wrong — not in accordance with what is morally right or good: a wrong deed.
- go-round — go-around (defs 2, 3).
- go-train — a lightweight passenger train providing rapid surface transport between a city center and the suburbs and from suburb to suburb.
- gombroon — a type of Persian pottery ware.
- goncourt — Edmond Louis Antoine Huot de [ed-mawn lwee ahn-twan y-oh duh] /ɛdˈmɔ̃ lwi ɑ̃ˈtwan üˈoʊ də/ (Show IPA), 1822–96, and his brother Jules Alfred Huot de [zhyl al-fred] /ʒyl alˈfrɛd/ (Show IPA) 1830–70, French art critics, novelists, and historians: collaborators until the death of Jules.
- gondomar — Diego Sarmiento de Acuña [dye-gaw sahr-myen-taw th e ah-koo-nyah] /ˈdyɛ gɔ sɑrˈmyɛn tɔ ðɛ ɑˈku nyɑ/ (Show IPA), Count of, 1567–1626, Spanish diplomat.
- gongster — a person who strikes a gong
- gonopore — an opening through which eggs or sperm are released, especially in invertebrates.
- 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.
- gourmand — a person who is fond of good eating, often indiscriminatingly and to excess.
- gourmont — Remy de [ruh-mee duh] /rəˈmi də/ (Show IPA), 1858–1915, French critic and novelist.
- 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.
- granados — Enrique [en-ree-ke] /ɛnˈri kɛ/ (Show IPA), 1867–1916, Spanish pianist and composer.
- granddog — (humorous) A dog owned by the children of someone old enough to be a grandparent; a dog that has a similar role to a grandchild.
- grandmom — (US) Grandmother.
- grandpop — (US, informal) grandfather.
- grandson — a son of one's son or daughter.
- grantors — Plural form of grantor.
- graviton — the theoretical quantum of gravitation, usually assumed to be an elementary particle that is its own antiparticle and that has zero rest mass and charge and a spin of two.