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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.
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