8-letter words containing g, r, p
- engrasps — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of engrasp.
- epergnes — Plural form of epergne.
- epigrams — Plural form of epigram.
- epigraph — An inscription on a building, statue, or coin.
- erupting — Present participle of erupt.
- expiring — Ending, terminating, dying.
- expunger — One who expunges.
- fireplug — fire hydrant.
- fog drip — water falling to the ground from trees, especially conifers, that have collected the moisture from fog.
- frapping — to bind or wrap tightly with ropes or chains.
- frog pad — a rubber or leather cushion fixed to a leather sole and fitted under a horseshoe to reduce shock to a horse's foot
- galloper — One who gallops.
- gap year — a period of time, usually an academic or calendar year, in which a student takes a break from school to travel, work, or volunteer, typically after ending high school and before starting college.
- gapeworm — a nematode worm, Syngamus trachea, that causes gapes.
- geocarpy — the ripening of fruits below ground, as occurs in the peanut
- geoprobe — a probing device used for sampling soil
- geropiga — a grape syrup used to sweeten inferior port wines
- giftwrap — to wrap (something), as a package, with decorative paper, ribbon, etc., for presentation as a gift.
- gladwrap — a thin polythene material that clings closely to any surface around which it is placed: used for wrapping food
- gleipnir — a bond with magic properties, forged by elves, and used by the gods to bind Loki.
- gonopore — an opening through which eggs or sperm are released, especially in invertebrates.
- gopurams — Plural form of gopuram.
- gospeler — a person who reads or sings the Gospel.
- gospodar — a hospodar; a master
- gossiper — idle talk or rumor, especially about the personal or private affairs of others: the endless gossip about Hollywood stars.
- gossipry — Spiritual relationship or affinity; gossiprede; special intimacy.
- grampian — a region in E Scotland. 3361 sq. mi. (8704 sq. km).
- grampies — Plural form of grampy.
- grandpap — (informal) grandfather.
- grandpas — Plural form of grandpa.
- grandpop — (US, informal) grandfather.
- grapheme — a minimal unit of a writing system.
- graphene — A fullerene consisting of bonded carbon atoms in sheet form one atom thick.
- graphics — a product of the graphic arts, as a drawing or print.
- graphing — Present participle of graph.
- graphite — a very common mineral, soft native carbon, occurring in black to dark-gray foliated masses, with metallic luster and greasy feel: used for pencil leads, as a lubricant, and for making crucibles and other refractories; plumbago; black lead.
- graphium — a writing stylus
- grapnels — Plural form of grapnel.
- grappled — to hold or make fast to something, as with a grapple.
- grappler — to hold or make fast to something, as with a grapple.
- grapples — Plural form of grapple.
- graspers — Plural form of grasper.
- grasping — greedy; avaricious: a sly, grasping man.
- grass up — to inform on (someone), esp to the police
- grepping — Present participle of grep.
- grid map — a map on which a network of horizontal and vertical lines are superimposed, for locating points
- gripenet — [IBM] A wry (and thoroughly unofficial) name for IBM's internal VNET system, deriving from its common use by IBMers to voice pointed criticism of IBM management that would be taboo in more formal channels.
- grippers — Plural form of gripper.
- gripping — holding the attention or interest intensely; fascinating; enthralling: a gripping play; a gripping book.
- gripsack — a traveling bag; grip.