8-letter words containing g, o, r
- bullfrog — A bullfrog is a type of large frog which makes a very loud noise.
- burgonet — a light 16th-century helmet, usually made of steel, with hinged cheekpieces
- burgoyne — John. 1722–92, British general in the War of American Independence who was forced to surrender at Saratoga (1777)
- c-prolog — (language, Prolog) An implementation of Prolog in C, developed by F. Pereira <[email protected]> et al in July 1982. It had no garbage collection. It is not in the public domain.
- cagework — openwork resembling the bars of a cage
- caroling — a song, especially of joy.
- caroming — Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- catagory — Misspelling of category.
- category — If people or things are divided into categories, they are divided into groups in such a way that the members of each group are similar to each other in some way.
- charango — an Andean ten-stringed instrument of the lute family
- choragus — the leader of a chorus
- chording — the distribution of chords throughout a piece of harmony
- choregic — relating to a choregus
- choregus — the producer or financier of a dramatist's works in Ancient Greece
- clangors — Plural form of clangor.
- clangour — a loud resonant often-repeated noise
- coercing — Present participle of coerce.
- cofiring — combustion of two different types of fuel at the same time
- cognizer — a being that is able to cognize
- cohering — Present participle of cohere.
- colleger — a member of a college
- coloring — The coloring of something is the color or colors that it is.
- commager — Henry Steele, 1902–98, U.S. historian, author, and teacher.
- commerge — to merge together
- congaree — river in S.C., joining the Wateree to form the Santee River: 52 mi (84 km)
- congener — a member of a class, group, or other category, esp any animal of a specified genus
- congiary — (in ancient Rome) a gift from the emperor to the people or soldiers
- congrats — congratulations
- congratz — (Internet slang) congratulations.
- congreet — (of two or more people) to greet one another
- congress — Congress is the elected group of politicians that is responsible for making the law in the United States. It consists of two parts: the House of Representatives and the Senate.
- congreve — William. 1670–1729, English dramatist, a major exponent of Restoration comedy; author of Love for Love (1695) and The Way of the World (1700)
- converge — If people or vehicles converge on a place, they move towards it from different directions.
- copygirl — a girl employed by a newspaper or broadcast news office to carry copy and run errands
- coraggio — an exhortation for a person to be brave
- corcaigh — a city and port in S Republic of Ireland, county town of Co Cork, at the mouth of the River Lee: seat of the University College of Cork (1849). Pop: 186 239 (2002)
- coregent — a joint regent
- corkwing — a greenish or bluish European fish of the wrasse family, Ctenolabrus melops
- corn dog — a frankfurter coated in cornmeal batter before frying
- cornflag — a gladiolus, any iridaceous plant of the genus Gladiolus
- corpsing — Present participle of corpse.
- corrigan — Mairead [muh-reyd] /məˈreɪd/ (Show IPA), born 1944, Northern Irish peace activist: Nobel Peace Prize 1976.
- corsages — Plural form of corsage.
- corteges — Plural form of cortege.
- cosgrave — Liam (ˈliːəm). born 1920, Irish statesman; prime minister of the Republic of Ireland (1973–77)
- cosigner — a cosignatory
- cottager — a person who lives in a cottage
- coughers — Plural form of cougher.
- couraged — Having a specified form or amount of courage.
- courages — the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty, danger, pain, etc., without fear; bravery.