9-letter words containing g, r
- bull-ring — an arena for a bullfight.
- bundaberg — a town in E Australia, near the E coast of Queensland: centre of a sugar-growing area, with a nearby deep-water port. Pop: 44 556 (2001)
- bunkerage — the act of bunkering a vessel.
- bunkering — a large bin or receptacle; a fixed chest or box: a coal bunker.
- burgeoned — to grow or develop quickly; flourish: The town burgeoned into a city. He burgeoned into a fine actor.
- burgesses — Anthony, 1917–93, English novelist and critic.
- burrawang — any of several Australian cycads of the genus Macrozamia, having an edible nut
- burroughs — Edgar Rice. 1875–1950, US novelist, author of the Tarzan stories
- burrowing — a hole or tunnel in the ground made by a rabbit, fox, or similar animal for habitation and refuge.
- butlerage — a butler's position or rank
- buttering — the fatty portion of milk, separating as a soft whitish or yellowish solid when milk or cream is agitated or churned.
- by george — a figure of St. George killing the dragon, especially one forming part of the insignia of the Order of the Garter.
- by rights — If something is not the case but you think that it should be, you can say that by rights it should be the case.
- cablegram — a message sent by undersea cable
- cage bird — a pet bird kept in a cage
- cagebirds — Plural form of cagebird.
- cagoulard — a member of a secret French organization, active 1932–40, that conspired to overthrow the Third Republic.
- cairngorm — a smoky yellow, grey, or brown variety of quartz, used as a gemstone
- call girl — A call girl is a prostitute who makes appointments by telephone.
- calligram — a poem in which words are positioned so as to create a visual image of the subject on the page
- calor gas — Calor gas is gas in liquid form which is sold in special containers so that people can use it in places which are not connected to the gas supply, such as tents or caravans.
- cambering — a slight arching, upward curve, or convexity, as of the deck of a ship.
- cambridge — city in E Mass., across the Charles River from Boston: pop. 101,000
- campering — a person who camps out for recreation, especially in the wilderness.
- candygram — a message accompanied by sweets
- cankering — a gangrenous or ulcerous sore, especially in the mouth.
- cantering — an easy gallop.
- caprifigs — Plural form of caprifig.
- capturing — Present participle of capture.
- caragheen — Alternative form of carrageen.
- carangids — Plural form of carangid.
- carangoid — resembling a fish of the family Carangidae; carangid.
- caratinga — a city in E Brazil.
- card game — A card game is a game that is played using a set of playing cards.
- cardialgy — cardialgia
- cardigans — Plural form of cardigan.
- careenage — (nautical) a beach with a steep, sandy shoreline on which a ship may be careened.
- careening — Present participle of careen.
- careering — an occupation or profession, especially one requiring special training, followed as one's lifework: He sought a career as a lawyer.
- caregiver — A caregiver is someone who is responsible for looking after another person, for example, a person who has a disability, or is ill or very young.
- caressing — an act or gesture expressing affection, as an embrace or kiss, especially a light stroking or touching.
- cargo bay — the large central area of the space shuttle orbiter's fuselage in which payloads and their support equipment are carried. Also called payload bay. Compare bay2 (def 2a).
- carolling — a song, especially of joy.
- carousing — to engage in a drunken revel: They caroused all night.
- carpetbag — a travelling bag originally made of carpeting
- carpeting — You use carpeting to refer to a carpet, or to the type of material that is used to make carpets.
- carpingly — In a carping manner.
- carpology — the branch of botany concerned with the study of fruits and seeds
- carrageen — an edible red seaweed, Chondrus crispus, of North America and N Europe
- carriages — Plural form of carriage.