10-letter words containing g, r, o, s
- go towards — If an amount of money goes towards something, it is used to pay part of the cost of that thing.
- goalscorer — (football) A person who scores a goal, or scores goals.
- goat's-rue — Also called catgut. a hairy American plant, Tephrosia virginiana, of the legume family, having yellow and pink flowers.
- goatsbeard — any of several composite plants of the genus Tragopogon, especially T. pratensis, having yellow flower heads.
- goatsucker — nightjar (def 2).
- gobstopper — a large piece of hard candy.
- god's acre — a cemetery, especially one adjacent to a church; churchyard.
- god's word — the Bible.
- godfathers — Plural form of godfather.
- godmothers — Plural form of godmother.
- godparents — Plural form of godparent.
- goldenrods — Plural form of goldenrod.
- goldwasser — a liqueur flavored with spices, figs, lemons, and herbs, and having minute flakes of gold leaf in suspension.
- gondoliers — Plural form of gondolier.
- good sport — sb good-humoured
- goods yard — a railway freight yard.
- goosanders — Plural form of goosander.
- gooseberry — the edible, acid, globular, sometimes spiny fruit of certain prickly shrubs belonging to the genus Ribes, of the saxifrage family, especially R. uva-crispa (or R. grossularia).
- goosegrass — cleavers.
- gooseliver — smoked liver sausage
- gorgeously — splendid or sumptuous in appearance, coloring, etc.; magnificent: a gorgeous gown; a gorgeous sunset.
- gorgonians — Plural form of gorgonian.
- gormandise — Alternative spelling of gourmandise.
- gormandism — Alternative form of gourmandism.
- gormlessly — In a gormless manner.
- gorse bush — a gorse plant
- gossiprede — (obsolete) The relationship between a person and his sponsors.
- gourdiness — the state of being gourdy
- governessy — resembling or typical of a governess
- graciosity — graciousness
- graciously — pleasantly kind, benevolent, and courteous.
- gradations — any process or change taking place through a series of stages, by degrees, or in a gradual manner.
- gramineous — grasslike.
- granulomas — Plural form of granuloma.
- granulosis — a disease that predominantly affects larval Lepidoptera and which causes loss of appetite and sluggishness
- grapelouse — an insect that attacks grape vines
- grapestone — the seed of a grape.
- grass moth — any of a large subfamily of small night-flying pyralid moths, esp Crambus pratellus, that during the day cling to grass stems
- grass over — If an area of ground is grassed over, grass is planted all over it.
- grassroots — the common or ordinary people, especially as contrasted with the leadership or elite of a political party, social organization, etc.; the rank and file.
- gratuitous — given, done, bestowed, or obtained without charge or payment; free; voluntary.
- gravestone — a stone marking a grave, usually giving the name, date of death, etc., of the person buried there.
- greasewood — a shrub, Sarcobatus vermiculatus, of the amaranth family, growing in alkaline regions of the western U.S., containing a small amount of oil.
- great ouse — Ouse (def 2).
- greatcoats — Plural form of greatcoat.
- greatsword — Any generally straight bladed double edged sword large enough that it required the use of two hands to wield it effectively.
- green soap — a soap made chiefly from potassium hydroxide and linseed oil, used in treating some skin diseases.
- greenhorns — Plural form of greenhorn.
- greenhouse — a building, room, or area, usually chiefly of glass, in which the temperature is maintained within a desired range, used for cultivating tender plants or growing plants out of season.
- greenrooms — Plural form of greenroom.