9-letter words containing i, r, g
- gravities — Plural form of gravity.
- gravitino — the hypothetical fermionic partner of the graviton, predicted by the supergravity extension of Einstein's theory of general relativity.
- gravitons — Plural form of graviton.
- gray iron — pig iron or cast iron having much of its carbon in the form of graphite and exhibiting a gray fracture.
- gray pine — jack pine.
- graylings — Plural form of grayling.
- greasiest — Superlative form of greasy.
- great tit — an Old World titmouse, Parus major, yellowish green above with white cheeks.
- greediest — Superlative form of greedy.
- green-lit — to give permission to proceed; authorize: The renovation project was green-lighted by the board of directors.
- greenfish — opaleye.
- greenline — (transitive) To ease access to services (such as banking, insurance, or healthcare) to residents in specific areas.
- greenling — any spiny-finned food fish of the genus Hexagrammos, of North Pacific coasts.
- greenmail — the practice of buying a large block of a company's stock in order to force a rise in stock prices or an offer by the company to repurchase that block of stock at an inflated price to thwart a possible takeover bid.
- greenwich — a borough in SE London, England: located on the prime meridian from which geographic longitude is measured; formerly the site of the Royal Greenwich Observatory.
- greenwing — the common teal, Anas crecca
- greetings — A polite word or sign of welcome or recognition.
- gregarian — (obsolete) gregarious; belonging to the herd or common sort.
- gregarine — a type of sporozoan parasite that inhabits the digestive and other cavities of various invertebrates and produces cysts filled with spores.
- gregorian — of or relating to any of the popes named Gregory, especially Gregory I or Gregory XIII.
- gregory i — Saint ("Gregory the Great") a.d. c540–604, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 590–604.
- grenadian — one of the Windward Islands, in the E West Indies.
- grenadier — (in the British army) a member of the first regiment of household infantry (Grenadier Guards)
- grenadine — a syrup made from pomegranate juice.
- grenville — George, 1712–70, British statesman: prime minister 1763–65.
- grevillea — An evergreen tree or shrub bearing conspicuous flowers that lack petals, most kinds of which are native to Australia.
- grid bias — the potential difference applied between a grid and the cathode of a vacuum tube.
- grid leak — a high-resistance device that permits excessive charges on the grid to leak off or escape.
- grid road — a municipal road that follows a grid line established by the original survey of the area.
- griddling — a frying pan with a handle and a slightly raised edge, for cooking pancakes, bacon, etc., over direct heat.
- gridirons — Plural form of gridiron.
- grieshoch — a bed of embers, especially of a peat or moss fire.
- grievance — a wrong considered as grounds for complaint, or something believed to cause distress: Inequitable taxation is the chief grievance.
- grievants — Plural form of grievant.
- grievious — (chiefly, dialectal) Alternative form of grievous.
- grill pan — a wide, shallow metal vessel used to contain food that is being cooked under a grill
- grillages — Plural form of grillage.
- grillings — Plural form of grilling.
- grillroom — a restaurant or dining room, as in a hotel, that specializes in serving grilled meat and fish.
- grillwork — material so formed as to function as or to have the appearance of a grille.
- grimacing — a facial expression, often ugly or contorted, that indicates disapproval, pain, etc.
- grimalkin — a cat.
- griminess — The characteristic or quality of being grimy.
- grind out — extinguish: a cigarette, etc.
- grindelia — any of various composite plants of the genus Grindelia, comprising the gumweeds.
- grindings — Plural form of grinding.
- grip tape — adhesive tape used for friction
- gris-gris — grigri.
- grisaille — monochromatic painting in shades of gray.
- grisettes — Plural form of grisette.