8-letter words containing i, r, a, n
- grampian — a region in E Scotland. 3361 sq. mi. (8704 sq. km).
- grandkid — grandchild.
- granicus — a river in NW Turkey, flowing N to the Sea of Marmara: battle 334 b.c. 45 miles (70 km) long.
- granitas — Plural form of granita.
- granites — Plural form of granite.
- granitic — a coarse-grained igneous rock composed chiefly of orthoclase and albite feldspars and of quartz, usually with lesser amounts of one or more other minerals, as mica, hornblende, or augite.
- grannies — Informal. a grandmother.
- granting — to bestow or confer, especially by a formal act: to grant a charter.
- graphing — Present participle of graph.
- grasping — greedy; avaricious: a sly, grasping man.
- grassing — any plant of the family Gramineae, having jointed stems, sheathing leaves, and seedlike grains. Compare grass family.
- gratinee — to cook (food) au gratin
- gratings — Plural form of grating.
- graviton — the theoretical quantum of gravitation, usually assumed to be an elementary particle that is its own antiparticle and that has zero rest mass and charge and a spin of two.
- grayling — any freshwater fish of the genus Thymallus, related to the trouts but having a longer and higher, brilliantly colored dorsal fin.
- greasing — Present participle of grease.
- greaving — Present participle of greave.
- grievand — One who is the object of a formal grievance.
- grievant — a person who submits a complaint for arbitration.
- grignard — (François Auguste) Victor [frahn-swa oh-gyst veek-tawr] /frɑ̃ˈswa oʊˈgüst vikˈtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1871–1935, French organic chemist: Nobel Prize 1912.
- groaning — a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief: the groans of dying soldiers.
- guardian — a person who guards, protects, or preserves.
- guarding — to keep safe from harm or danger; protect; watch over: to guard the ruler.
- guarneri — Giuseppe Antonio [joo-zep-pe ahn-taw-nyaw] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Joseph Guarnerius) 1683–1745, Italian violinmaker.
- guernica — Basque town in northern Spain: bombed and destroyed in 1937 by German planes helping the insurgents in the Spanish Civil War.
- gyrating — Present participle of gyrate.
- gyration — the act of gyrating; circular or spiral motion; revolution; rotation; whirling.
- hadronic — (physics) of, related to, or composed of hadrons.
- hair net — a cap of loose net, as of silk or nylon, for holding the hair in place.
- hairband — A band for securing or tying back one's hair.
- hairline — a very slender line.
- hairnets — Plural form of hairnet.
- hairpins — Plural form of hairpin.
- handgrip — the grip or clasp of a hand, as in greeting: a firm but friendly handgrip.
- handiron — andiron.
- handrail — a rail serving as a support or guard at the side of a stairway, platform, etc.
- hangbird — a bird that builds a hanging nest, especially the Baltimore oriole.
- hangfire — a delay in the detonation of gunpowder or other ammunition, caused by some defect in the fuze.
- hardinge — Henry, 1st Viscount Hardinge of Lahore. 1785–1856, British politician, soldier, and colonial administrator; governor general of India (1844–48)
- hardline — an uncompromising or unyielding stand, especially in politics.
- haringey — a borough of Greater London, England.
- harmalin — chemical derived from harmala
- harmonia — the daughter of Ares and Aphrodite and wife of Cadmus.
- harmonic — pertaining to harmony, as distinguished from melody and rhythm.
- harpings — any of several horizontal members at the ends of a vessel for holding cant frames in position until the shell planking or plating is attached.
- harridan — a scolding, vicious woman; hag; shrew.
- harriman — Edward Henry, 1848–1909, U.S. financier and railroad magnate.
- harrison — Benjamin, 1726?–91, American political leader (father of William Henry Harrison).
- harrying — to harass, annoy, or prove a nuisance to by or as if by repeated attacks; worry: He was harried by constant doubts.
- harshing — Present participle of harsh.