9-letter words containing g, r, u, e
- germ tube — a tube produced by a germinating spore, such as the pollen tube produced by a pollen grain
- germanium — a scarce, metallic, grayish-white element, normally tetravalent, used chiefly in transistors. Symbol: Ge; atomic weight: 72.59; atomic number: 32; specific gravity: 5.36 at 20°C.
- germanous — containing bivalent germanium.
- gerundial — (in certain languages, as Latin) a form regularly derived from a verb and functioning as a noun, having in Latin all case forms but the nominative, as Latin dicendī gen., dicendō, dat., abl., etc., “saying.”. See also gerundive (def 1).
- gerundive — (in Latin) a verbal adjective similar to the gerund in form and noting the obligation, necessity, or worthiness of the action to be done, as legendus in Liber legendus est, “The book is worth reading.”. See also gerund (def 1).
- gesturing — Present participle of gesture.
- get round — cajole
- gheorghiu — Angela. born 1965, Romanian soprano: noted for her performances and recordings of Italian opera
- ginger up — a reedlike plant, Zingiber officinale, native to the East Indies but now cultivated in most tropical countries, having a pungent, spicy rhizome used in cookery and medicine. Compare ginger family.
- gingerous — (of hair) reddish
- gjellerup — Karl [kahrl] /kɑrl/ (Show IPA), 1857–1919, Danish novelist: Nobel Prize 1917.
- glamoured — Simple past tense and past participle of glamour.
- glamourie — Alternative spelling of glamoury.
- glomerous — (obsolete) Gathered or formed into a ball or round mass.
- glomerule — a cyme condensed into a headlike cluster.
- glomeruli — Irregular plural form of glomerulus.
- gluemaker — A manufacturer of glue.
- glyburide — a hypoglycemic substance, C 23 H 28 ClN 3 O 5 S, used orally in the treatment of diabetes mellitus.
- go figure — expression incomprehension
- goldurned — goldarn.
- gorehound — an enthusiast of gory horror films
- grace cup — a cup, as of wine, passed around at the end of the meal for the final health or toast.
- gracefull — Archaic form of graceful.
- graduated — of, relating to, or involved in academic study beyond the first or bachelor's degree: graduate courses in business; a graduate student.
- graduates — Plural form of graduate.
- grand feu — a firing of ceramics at a high temperature.
- grandeurs — the quality or state of being impressive or awesome: the grandeur of the Rocky Mountains.
- granulate — to form into granules or grains.
- granulite — a metamorphic rock composed of granular minerals of uniform size, as quartz, feldspar, or pyroxene, and showing a definite banding.
- granulose — granular.
- gratefull — Archaic form of grateful.
- graticule — Navigation. a network of parallels and meridians on a map or chart.
- gratitude — the quality or feeling of being grateful or thankful: He expressed his gratitude to everyone on the staff.
- gratulate — to hail with joy; express joy at.
- grauncher — a person who crushes or destroys
- great auk — a large, flightless auk, Pinguinus impennis, of rocky islands off North Atlantic coasts: extinct since 1844.
- green run — a very easy run, suitable for complete beginners
- greenough — Horatio, 1805–52, U.S. sculptor.
- grewhound — a greyhound
- greyhound — one of a breed of tall, slender, short-haired dogs, noted for its keen sight and swiftness.
- grievious — (chiefly, dialectal) Alternative form of grievous.
- grotesque — odd or unnatural in shape, appearance, or character; fantastically ugly or absurd; bizarre.
- grouchier — Comparative form of grouchy.
- groundage — a tax levied on ships that anchor in a port.
- grounders — Plural form of grounder.
- groundsel — groundsill.
- group sex — sexual activity involving three or more people
- groupable — Capable of being grouped together.
- groupmate — A member of the same group.
- groupware — software that allows users on a network to work together and communicate effectively: Our company uses groupware to share files, databases, calendars, and email.