8-letter words containing g, r, a, f
- fracting — Alternative form of fracking.
- fragfest — (computing, gaming) Video gameplay, especially for multiple players, involving extreme action, deadly combat, explosions, etc.
- fragging — to kill, wound, or assault (especially an unpopular or overzealous superior) with a fragmentation grenade.
- fragment — fragmentation
- fragrant — having a pleasant scent or aroma; sweet-smelling; sweet-scented: a fragrant rose.
- frakking — Present participle of frak.
- framings — Plural form of framing.
- franking — The action of franking a letter or parcel.
- frapping — to bind or wrap tightly with ropes or chains.
- fraughts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fraught.
- frautage — cargo
- freaking — a fleck or streak of color.
- freegans — Plural form of freegan.
- frigates — Plural form of frigate.
- frog pad — a rubber or leather cushion fixed to a leather sole and fitted under a horseshoe to reduce shock to a horse's foot
- frondage — (collectively) the fronds (of a plant)
- frontage — the front of a building or lot.
- frottage — a technique in the visual arts of obtaining textural effects or images by rubbing lead, chalk, charcoal, etc., over paper laid on a granular or relieflike surface. Compare rubbing (def 2).
- frugally — economical in use or expenditure; prudently saving or sparing; not wasteful: What your office needs is a frugal manager who can save you money without resorting to painful cutbacks. Synonyms: thrifty, chary, provident, careful, prudent, penny-wise, scrimping; miserly, Scotch, penny-pinching. Antonyms: wasteful, extravagant, spendthrift, prodigal, profligate.
- fruitage — the bearing of fruit: soil additives to hasten the fruitage.
- fulgural — of or relating to lightning
- furigana — (human language, Japanese) (Or "rubi") Small hiragana, written above kanji (and these days sometimes above Latin characters) as a phonetic comment and reading aid. The singular and plural are both "furigana".
- gaff rig — a sailboat rig having one or more fore-and-aft gaff sails.
- garefowl — an extinct species of seabird (Alca impennis)
- garfield — James Abram, 1831–81, 20th president of the U.S., 1881.
- garofalo — Galofalo.
- gas fire — A gas fire is a fire that produces heat by burning gas.
- gasifier — An apparatus used to perform gasification.
- gasiform — having the form of gas; gaseous.
- giftware — china, crystal, or other items suitable for gifts.
- giftwrap — to wrap (something), as a package, with decorative paper, ribbon, etc., for presentation as a gift.
- giraffes — Plural form of giraffe.
- giraffid — An animal of the family Giraffidae (such as the giraffe and okapi).
- go after — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- graceful — characterized by elegance or beauty of form, manner, movement, or speech; elegant: a graceful dancer; a graceful reply.
- graffiti — plural of graffito.
- graffito — Archaeology. an ancient drawing or writing scratched on a wall or other surface.
- graftage — the art or practice of inserting a part of one plant into another plant in such a way that the two will unite and continue their growth.
- grafters — the acquisition of money, gain, or advantage by dishonest, unfair, or illegal means, especially through the abuse of one's position or influence in politics, business, etc.
- grafting — the acquisition of money, gain, or advantage by dishonest, unfair, or illegal means, especially through the abuse of one's position or influence in politics, business, etc.
- grateful — warmly or deeply appreciative of kindness or benefits received; thankful: I am grateful to you for your help.
- gray fox — a fox, Urocyon cinereoargenteus, ranging from Central America through the southwestern and eastern U.S., having blackish-gray upper parts and rusty-yellowish feet, legs, and ears.
- grayfish — a name used in marketing for any of several American sharks, especially the dogfishes of the genus Squalus.
- greatful — Misspelling of grateful.
- groanful — sad or marked by groaning
- grow fat — If you say that a person or organization has grown fat on something, you mean that they have become very rich as a result of it.
- gulf war — a conflict (Jan.–Feb. 1991) between Iraq and the United States and its allies to expel Iraq from Kuwait.
- hangfire — a delay in the detonation of gunpowder or other ammunition, caused by some defect in the fuze.
- infrugal — not frugal; wasteful
- ingrafts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ingraft.