9-letter words containing g, r, a, p
- dayspring — the dawn
- departing — to go away; leave: She departed from Paris today. The train departs at 10:52.
- depraving — Present participle of deprave.
- deprogram — to cause to abandon a rigid commitment to certain beliefs, values, etc., as those of a religious cult, by undoing the effects of indoctrination
- diagraphs — Plural form of diagraph.
- diapering — Present participle of diaper.
- diaphragm — Your diaphragm is a muscle between your lungs and your stomach. It is used when you breathe.
- digraphic — Of or pertaining to a digraph.
- disparage — to speak of or treat slightingly; depreciate; belittle: Do not disparage good manners.
- dognapper — Agent noun of dognap; one who dognaps.
- dragstrip — a race course for drag racing
- drainplug — A plug for a drain.
- drop goal — In rugby, a drop goal is a goal that a player scores by dropping the ball and kicking it between the posts.
- echograph — a device that records oceanic depths by means of sonic waves.
- eidograph — a type of pantograph that was invented by the Scottish mathematician William Wallace in 1821 and which was more accurate than other pantographs
- epigraphs — Plural form of epigraph.
- epigraphy — The study and interpretation of ancient inscriptions.
- epiphragm — A dry layer of mucus used by a snail or mollusk to seal itself inside its shell during hibernation.
- ergograph — A graph that shows a relation between human activities, or agricultural/climate factors, and a seasonal year.
- escarping — Present participle of escarp.
- expurgate — Remove matter thought to be objectionable or unsuitable from (a book or account).
- fox grape — a vine, Vitis labrusca, chiefly of the northeastern U.S., from which numerous cultivated grape varieties have been developed.
- frogspawn — The eggs of a frog, which are surrounded by transparent jelly.
- frontpage — Alternative spelling of front page.
- galeproof — Capable of resisting a gale.
- gallopers — Plural form of galloper.
- galumpher — a person or animal that leaps or moves heavily or clumsily
- game park — a game preserve, especially in Africa.
- gang rape — If a woman is gang raped, several men force her to have sex with them.
- gang-rape — to force to have sexual intercourse with several persons.
- gas poker — a long tubular gas burner used to kindle a fire
- gaspergou — freshwater drum.
- gastropod — any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, comprising the snails, whelks, slugs, etc.
- gastropub — a bar that serves good food and high-quality alcoholic beverages.
- gather up — collect
- gay power — the organized political influence exerted by homosexuals as a group, especially to ensure equal rights in employment, housing, etc.
- gear pump — lobular pump.
- geocarpic — pertaining to geocarpy
- geography — the science dealing with the areal differentiation of the earth's surface, as shown in the character, arrangement, and interrelations over the world of such elements as climate, elevation, soil, vegetation, population, land use, industries, or states, and of the unit areas formed by the complex of these individual elements.
- germplasm — Alternative spelling of germ plasm.
- gift-wrap — to wrap (something), as a package, with decorative paper, ribbon, etc., for presentation as a gift.
- glory-pea — either of two trailing plants, Clianthus formosus or C. puniceus, of Australia and New Zealand, having showy red flowers.
- godparent — a godfather or godmother.
- gorakhpur — a city in SE Uttar Pradesh, in N India.
- grab rope — a rope supported to afford a hold for a person walking up a gangplank, working aloft, etc.
- grace cup — a cup, as of wine, passed around at the end of the meal for the final health or toast.
- grampians — a region in E Scotland. 3361 sq. mi. (8704 sq. km).
- grand pre — a village in central Nova Scotia, on Minas Basin: locale of Longfellow's Evangeline.
- grandpapa — grandfather.
- grape ivy — a hairy vine, Cissus rhombifolia, native to tropical America, having glossy trifoliate leaves and often cultivated as a houseplant.