9-letter words containing g, r, o, e
- overtight — firmly or closely fixed in place; not easily moved; secure: a tight knot.
- overweigh — to exceed in weight; overbalance or outweigh: a respected opinion that overweighs the others.
- oystering — any of several edible, marine, bivalve mollusks of the family Ostreidae, having an irregularly shaped shell, occurring on the bottom or adhering to rocks or other objects in shallow water.
- paralogue — either of a pair of genes derived from the same ancestral gene
- paregoric — a camphorated tincture of opium, containing benzoic acid, anise oil, etc., used chiefly to stop diarrhea in children.
- parsonage — the residence of a member of the clergy, as provided by the parish or church.
- partygoer — a person who enjoys or frequently attends parties and celebrations.
- pastorage — pastorate.
- patronage — the financial support or business provided to a store, hotel, or the like, by customers, clients, or paying guests.
- pedograph — an imprint on paper of the foot.
- pendragon — either of two kings of ancient Britain. Compare Arthur (def 2), Uther.
- pergolesi — Giovanni Battista [jaw-vahn-nee baht-tees-tah] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), 1710–36, Italian composer.
- personage — a person of distinction or importance.
- petrograd — former name (1914–24) of St. Petersburg (def 2).
- petrogram — a drawing or painting on rock, especially one made by a member of a prehistoric people.
- petrolage — the addition of petrol to the surface of a body of water to get rid of mosquitoes
- petrology — study of rocks
- phenogram — a diagram depicting taxonomic relationships among organisms based on overall similarity of many characteristics without regard to evolutionary history or assumed significance of specific characters: usually generated by computer.
- pignorate — to pledge or pawn
- pondering — to consider something deeply and thoroughly; meditate (often followed by over or upon).
- poppering — a type of pear tree
- porbeagle — a shark of the genus Lamna, especially L. nasus, a large, voracious species of the North Atlantic and North Pacific oceans.
- porringer — a low dish or cup, often with a handle, from which soup, porridge, or the like is eaten.
- porterage — the work of a porter or carrier.
- posigrade — of, relating to, or designating motion in the same direction as the current or normal motion
- pothering — commotion; uproar.
- pottering — putter1 .
- pottinger — an apothecary
- powdering — a thin sprinkling of something on a surface
- pregrowth — the period before something begins to grow
- prigogine — Ilya [il-yuh,, eel-;; Russian ee-lyah] /ˈɪl yə,, ˈil-;; Russian iˈlyɑ/ (Show IPA), 1917–2003, Belgian chemist, born in Russia: Nobel prize 1977.
- progamete — a cell that is the precursor of one ovum or many spermatozoa; a spermatocyte or oocyte.
- progestin — any substance having progesteronelike activity.
- prognoses — Medicine/Medical. a forecasting of the probable course and outcome of a disease, especially of the chances of recovery.
- programed — a plan of action to accomplish a specified end: a school lunch program.
- programer — a person who writes code for computer programs.
- programme — a plan of action to accomplish a specified end: a school lunch program.
- prologize — to perform or introduce by means of a prologue
- prolonged — to lengthen out in time; extend the duration of; cause to continue longer: to prolong one's stay abroad.
- prong key — a key or spanner with two prongs or projections which engage corresponding holes in the face of a nut or component to be turned for tightening, adjustment, etc
- propagate — to cause (an organism) to multiply by any process of natural reproduction from the parent stock.
- propagule — Botany, Mycology. any structure capable of being propagated or acting as an agent of reproduction.
- protogine — a gneissose granite with sericite, found in the Alps
- pterygoid — wing-shaped
- pterygote — belonging or pertaining to the arthropod subclass Pterygota, comprising the winged insects.
- pyelogram — an x-ray produced by pyelography.
- pyrogenic — producing or produced by heat or fever.
- racegoers — Plural form of racegoer.
- racegoing — that goes to races
- range oil — oil suitable for burning as the fuel of a kitchen stove.