7-letter words containing g, r, p
- grooper — Archaic form of grouper (the fish).
- gropers — a large, purplish food fish, Achoerodus gouldii, inhabiting waters off Australia and New Zealand, characterized by an enormous gape.
- groping — moving or going about clumsily or hesitantly; stumbling.
- gropius — Walter [wawl-ter;; German vahl-tuh r] /ˈwɔl tər;; German ˈvɑl tər/ (Show IPA), 1883–1969, German architect, in the U.S. from 1937.
- gropper — William, 1897–1977, U.S. painter.
- group 3 — (protocol, compression) (G3) The CCITT fax protocol which uses data compression and allows a variety of file types (e.g. electronic mail, pictures, PostScript) to be transmitted over analogue telephone lines. The Group 3 protocol was published by CCITT in 1993. Full details of the protocol are available from ITU-T. See also Group 4.
- group 4 — (protocol, compression) (G4) The CCITT fax protocol which uses data compression and allows a variety of file types (e-mail, pictures, PostScript, etc.) to be transmitted over digital (ISDN) telephone lines. The Group 4 protocol was published by CCITT in 1993. Full details of the protocol are available from ITU-T. See also Group 3.
- grouped — Simple past tense and past participle of group.
- grouper — any of various sea basses of the family Serranidae, especially of the genera Epinephelus and Mycteroperca, of tropical and subtropical seas.
- groupie — a young person, especially a teenage girl, who is an ardent admirer of rock musicians and may follow them on tour.
- grow up — to increase by natural development, as any living organism or part by assimilation of nutriment; increase in size or substance.
- grownup — a mature, fully grown person; adult.
- grub up — If you grub up trees or plants, or grub them out, you dig them out of the ground, usually because they are no longer wanted.
- grumped — Simple past tense and past participle of grump.
- gryphon — a fabled monster, usually having the head and wings of an eagle and the body of a lion.
- guapore — a river forming part of the boundary between Brazil and Bolivia, flowing NW to the Mamoré River. 950 miles (1530 km) long.
- guipure — any of various laces, often heavy, made of linen, silk, etc., with the pattern connected by brides rather than by a net ground.
- gumdrop — a small candy made of gum arabic, gelatin, or the like, sweetened and flavored.
- gunport — an aperture, as in a protective wall or the side of a ship, through which a gun can be aimed and fired.
- guyrope — Alternative spelling of guy rope.
- gyplure — a synthetic form of the sex pheromone of the female gypsy moth, used in traps to attract males.
- gyprock — Rock rich in gypsum, gypsic soil.
- gypster — gyp1 (def 3).
- harping — a musical instrument consisting of a triangular frame formed by a soundbox, a pillar, and a curved neck, and having strings stretched between the soundbox and the neck that are plucked with the fingers.
- igarapé — (in Brazil) a route that is navigable by canoes
- impregn — to impregnate; make fruitful or full
- ingroup — (systematics) In cladistics, the monophyletic group that includes all taxa of interest to the current study.
- litprog — literate programming
- pagurid — a pagurian.
- pairing — a coupling.
- pangram — a sentence, verse, etc., that includes all the letters of the alphabet.
- panurge — (in Rabelais' Pantagruel) a rascal, the companion of Pantagruel.
- paragon — a model or pattern of excellence or of a particular excellence: a paragon of virtue. Synonyms: ideal, standard, epitome, quintessence; example, exemplar, paradigm.
- parerga — something that is an accessory to a main work or subject; embellishment.
- pargana — (in India) a division of a district
- parging — a thin coat of plaster or mortar for giving a relatively smooth surface to rough masonry or for sealing it against moisture.
- parking — an area of land, usually in a largely natural state, for the enjoyment of the public, having facilities for rest and recreation, often owned, set apart, and managed by a city, state, or nation.
- parling — talk; parley.
- parring — an equality in value or standing; a level of equality: The gains and the losses are on a par.
- parsing — parser
- parting — a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.
- peerage — the body of peers of a country or state.
- peering — to look narrowly or searchingly, as in the effort to discern clearly.
- peregal — equal
- perfing — the practice of taking early retirement, with financial compensation, from the police force
- pergola — an arbor formed of horizontal trelliswork supported on columns or posts, over which vines or other plants are trained.
- perigee — the point in the orbit of a heavenly body, especially the moon, or of an artificial satellite at which it is nearest to the earth.
- perigon — an angle of 360°.
- periwig — a wig, especially a peruke.
- perking — to become lively, cheerful, or vigorous, as after depression or sickness (usually followed by up): The patients all perked up when we played the piano for them.