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10-letter words containing g, y, r

  • goods yard — a railway freight yard.
  • gooneybird — an informal name for the albatross, esp the black-footed albatross (Diomedea nigripes)
  • gooseberry — the edible, acid, globular, sometimes spiny fruit of certain prickly shrubs belonging to the genus Ribes, of the saxifrage family, especially R. uva-crispa (or R. grossularia).
  • gorgeously — splendid or sumptuous in appearance, coloring, etc.; magnificent: a gorgeous gown; a gorgeous sunset.
  • gormlessly — In a gormless manner.
  • governessy — resembling or typical of a governess
  • gracefully — characterized by elegance or beauty of form, manner, movement, or speech; elegant: a graceful dancer; a graceful reply.
  • graciosity — graciousness
  • graciously — pleasantly kind, benevolent, and courteous.
  • graduality — The state or degree of being gradual.
  • gramophony — the art, technique, or practice of recording sound on disc
  • grand jury — a jury, at common law, of 12 to 23 persons, designated to inquire into alleged violations of the law in order to ascertain whether the evidence is sufficient to warrant trial.
  • granddaddy — grandfather.
  • grandpappy — grandfather.
  • granophyre — a fine-grained or porphyritic granitic rock with a micrographic intergrowth of the minerals of the groundmass.
  • granularly — of the nature of granules; grainy.
  • graphalloy — a compound of graphite impregnated with Babbitt metal, bronze, copper, gold, etc., used as a low-friction material.
  • graphicacy — the ability to understand and use maps, plans, symbols, etc
  • graphology — the study of handwriting, especially when regarded as an expression of the writer's character, personality, abilities, etc.
  • graspingly — In a grasping manner.
  • gratefully — warmly or deeply appreciative of kindness or benefits received; thankful: I am grateful to you for your help.
  • gratifying — tending to gratify; giving or causing satisfaction; pleasing.
  • gratillity — gratuity
  • graveyards — Plural form of graveyard.
  • gravimetry — the measurement of weight or density.
  • gravy boat — a small dish, often boat-shaped, for serving gravy or sauce.
  • gray birch — a small, bushy birch, Betula populifolia, of stony or sandy areas of the eastern U.S., having grayish-white bark and triangular leaves.
  • gray friar — a Franciscan friar: so called from the traditional color of the habit worn by the order.
  • gray power — the organized influence exerted by elderly people as a group, especially for social or political purposes or ends.
  • gray scale — a scale of achromatic colors having several, usually ten, equal gradations ranging from white to black, used in television and photography.
  • gray skate — a skate, Raja batis, of coastal seas off Great Britain.
  • gray trout — a common weakfish, Cynoscion regalis, inhabiting Atlantic and Gulf coastal waters of the U.S.
  • gray water — dirty water from sinks, showers, bathtubs, washing machines, and the like, that can be recycled, as for use in flushing toilets.
  • gray whale — a grayish-black whalebone whale, Eschrichtius robustus, of the North Pacific, growing to a length of 50 feet (15.2 meters): now rare.
  • gray's inn — See under Inns of Court (def 1).
  • gray-scale — (spelling)   US spelling of "grey-scale".
  • graybeards — Plural form of graybeard.
  • grays peak — a mountain in N central Colorado; highest point in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. 14,270 feet (4352 meters).
  • graywether — sarsen.
  • great year — Magnus Annus.
  • greedyguts — (informal) A greedy person.
  • green-eyed — jealous; envious; distrustful.
  • gregory iiSaint, died a.d. 731, pope 715–731.
  • gregory iv — died a.d. 844, pope 827–844.
  • gregory ix — (Ugolino di SegniorUgolino of Anagni) c1143–1241, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1227–41.
  • gregory vi — (Johannes Gratianus) died 1048, German ecclesiastic: pope 1045–46.
  • gregory xi — (Pierre Roger de Beaufort) 1330–78, French ecclesiastic: pope 1370–78.
  • gregory xv — (Alessandro Ludovisi) 1554–1623, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1621–23.
  • grenz rays — X-rays of long wavelength produced in a device when electrons are accelerated through 25 kilovolts or less
  • grey alder — a variety of alder (Alnus incana) with grey bark, common in temperate areas of the northern hemisphere
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