9-letter words containing g, r, a
- gregarian — (obsolete) gregarious; belonging to the herd or common sort.
- gregarine — a type of sporozoan parasite that inhabits the digestive and other cavities of various invertebrates and produces cysts filled with spores.
- gregorian — of or relating to any of the popes named Gregory, especially Gregory I or Gregory XIII.
- gremolata — A paste of capers, parsley, lemon zest, olives and olive oil served as an accompaniment to meat or fish.
- grenadian — one of the Windward Islands, in the E West Indies.
- grenadier — (in the British army) a member of the first regiment of household infantry (Grenadier Guards)
- grenadine — a syrup made from pomegranate juice.
- grevillea — An evergreen tree or shrub bearing conspicuous flowers that lack petals, most kinds of which are native to Australia.
- grey area — If you refer to something as a grey area, you mean that it is unclear, for example because nobody is sure how to deal with it or who is responsible for it, or it falls between two separate categories of things.
- grey seal — a greyish species of earless seal, Halichoerus grypus
- grey-wave — denoting a company or an investment that is potentially profitable but is unlikely to fulfil expectations before the investor has grey hair
- greybeard — Sometimes Disparaging. a man whose beard is gray; old man; sage.
- greyscale — Alternative spelling of grayscale.
- greywacke — Geology. a dark-gray coarse-grained wacke.
- greywater — Alternative spelling of gray water.
- grid bias — the potential difference applied between a grid and the cathode of a vacuum tube.
- grid leak — a high-resistance device that permits excessive charges on the grid to leak off or escape.
- grid road — a municipal road that follows a grid line established by the original survey of the area.
- grievance — a wrong considered as grounds for complaint, or something believed to cause distress: Inequitable taxation is the chief grievance.
- grievants — Plural form of grievant.
- grill pan — a wide, shallow metal vessel used to contain food that is being cooked under a grill
- grillages — Plural form of grillage.
- grimacing — a facial expression, often ugly or contorted, that indicates disapproval, pain, etc.
- grimalkin — a cat.
- grindelia — any of various composite plants of the genus Grindelia, comprising the gumweeds.
- grip tape — adhesive tape used for friction
- grisaille — monochromatic painting in shades of gray.
- grivation — grid variation.
- grocerant — A grocery store that sells prepared meals, either for eating on site or taking home.
- groomsman — a man who attends the bridegroom in a wedding ceremony.
- grosbeaks — Plural form of grosbeak.
- grosgrain — a heavy, corded ribbon or cloth of silk or rayon.
- grossbeak — Alternative form of grosbeak.
- grossular — Relating to, or resembling, a gooseberry.
- groundage — a tax levied on ships that anchor in a port.
- groundman — a groundsman
- groupable — Capable of being grouped together.
- groupmate — A member of the same group.
- groupware — software that allows users on a network to work together and communicate effectively: Our company uses groupware to share files, databases, calendars, and email.
- grub beam — a curved, laminated wooden beam forming part of a rounded stern.
- grubstake — provisions, gear, etc., furnished to a prospector on condition of participating in the profits of any discoveries.
- grudziadz — a city in N Poland, on the Vistula River.
- grunewald — Mathias [mah-tee-ahs] /mɑˈti ɑs/ (Show IPA), (Mathias Neithardt-Gothardt) c1470–1528, German painter and architect.
- guanabara — a state in SE Brazil. 452 sq. mi. (1170 sq. km). Capital: Rio de Janeiro.
- guanadrel — a substance, C 20 H 40 N 6 O 8 S, used as an antihypertensive.
- guarantee — a promise or assurance, especially one in writing, that something is of specified quality, content, benefit, etc., or that it will perform satisfactorily for a given length of time: a money-back guarantee.
- guarantor — a person, group, system, etc., that guarantees.
- guard dog — a large, aggressive dog, as a German shepherd or Doberman pinscher, trained to guard persons or property and often to attack or restrain on command.
- guard pin — (in a lever escapement) a pin on the lever, meeting the safety roller in such a way as to prevent the lever from overbanking.
- guardafui — Cape, a cape at the E extremity of Africa.