9-letter words containing g, u, r
- grandeurs — the quality or state of being impressive or awesome: the grandeur of the Rocky Mountains.
- granulary — granular
- 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.
- granuloma — an inflammatory tumor or growth composed of granulation tissue.
- granulosa — (anatomy) A layer of small cells that forms the wall of an ovarian follicle.
- granulose — granular.
- granulous — consisting of grains or granules
- grass bug — any of various hemipterous insects of the family Rhopalidae that feed chiefly on grasses and occasionally on certain trees, as the box elder.
- grass rug — a rug woven of strong marsh grass and cotton, usually with stenciled designs.
- grassquit — any of several tiny finches, especially of the genus Tiaris, of tropical America and the West Indies.
- 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.
- gratulant — expressing gratification; congratulatory.
- gratulate — to hail with joy; express joy at.
- grauncher — a person who crushes or destroys
- graustark — a novel (1901) by George Barr McCutcheon about the romantic and melodramatic adventures of military and courtly figures in the fictional kingdom of Graustark.
- gray duck — any of several ducks in which certain immature or female plumages are predominantly gray, as the gadwall and the pintail.
- grayhound — one of a breed of tall, slender, short-haired dogs, noted for its keen sight and swiftness.
- 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.
- grind out — extinguish: a cigarette, etc.
- gross out — something that is disgustingly offensive.
- gross-out — something that is disgustingly offensive.
- grossular — Relating to, or resembling, a gooseberry.
- grotesque — odd or unnatural in shape, appearance, or character; fantastically ugly or absurd; bizarre.
- grouchier — Comparative form of grouchy.
- grouchily — In a grouchy manner.
- grouching — Present participle of grouch.
- groundage — a tax levied on ships that anchor in a port.
- grounders — Plural form of grounder.
- groundhog — woodchuck.
- grounding — the solid surface of the earth; firm or dry land: to fall to the ground.
- groundman — a groundsman
- groundnut — Also called wild bean, potato bean. a twining, North American plant, Apios americana (or A. tuberosa), of the legume family, having clusters of fragrant brownish flowers and an edible tuber.
- groundout — a play in which a batter is put out at first base after hitting a ground ball to the infield.
- groundsel — groundsill.
- group sex — sexual activity involving three or more people
- groupable — Capable of being grouped together.
- groupings — Plural form of grouping.
- 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.
- groupwise — any collection or assemblage of persons or things; cluster; aggregation: a group of protesters; a remarkable group of paintings.
- groupwork — (education, therapy) Work done in groups.
- grout box — a conical object of expanded metal, buried in poured concrete with an anchor bolt held in its inner and smaller end.