9-letter words containing i, r, g
- grisliest — Superlative form of grisly.
- gristmill — a mill for grinding grain, especially the customer's own grain.
- gritstone — A form of sedimentary rock, similar to sandstone but coarser.
- grittiest — Superlative form of gritty.
- grivation — grid variation.
- grizzlier — Comparative form of grizzly.
- grizzling — gray or partly gray hair.
- groceries — Also called grocery store. a grocer's store.
- groningen — a city in the NE Netherlands.
- grooviest — Superlative form of groovy.
- gropingly — In a groping manner; blindly.
- grosgrain — a heavy, corded ribbon or cloth of silk or rayon.
- grouchier — Comparative form of grouchy.
- grouchily — In a grouchy manner.
- grouching — Present participle of grouch.
- grounding — the solid surface of the earth; firm or dry land: to fall to the ground.
- groupings — Plural form of grouping.
- groupwise — any collection or assemblage of persons or things; cluster; aggregation: a group of protesters; a remarkable group of paintings.
- groveling — to humble oneself or act in an abject manner, as in great fear or utter servility.
- grow into — to increase by natural development, as any living organism or part by assimilation of nutriment; increase in size or substance.
- growingly — becoming greater in quantity, size, extent, or intensity: growing discontent among industrial workers.
- growthist — an advocate of the importance of economic growth
- grubbling — Present participle of grubble.
- grudziadz — a city in N Poland, on the Vistula River.
- gruelling — exhausting; very tiring; arduously severe: the grueling Boston marathon.
- grumbling — to murmur or mutter in discontent; complain sullenly.
- grumpiest — surly or ill-tempered; discontentedly or sullenly irritable; grouchy.
- grundyism — a prudish adherence to conventionality, especially in personal behavior.
- grunitsky — Nicolas, 1913–69, African statesman: president of the Republic of Togo 1963–67.
- gruntling — A young hog or pig.
- guard pin — (in a lever escapement) a pin on the lever, meeting the safety roller in such a way as to prevent the lever from overbanking.
- guardafui — Cape, a cape at the E extremity of Africa.
- guardians — Plural form of guardian.
- guardrail — Also, guardrailing. a protective railing, as along a road or stairway.
- guardship — a warship responsible for the safety of other ships in its company
- guberniya — (in the Soviet Union) an administrative division of the volosts, smaller than a district.
- guerillas — Plural form of guerilla.
- guerrilla — a member of a band of irregular soldiers that uses guerrilla warfare, harassing the enemy by surprise raids, sabotaging communication and supply lines, etc.
- guevarist — a supporter of the revolutionary theories and tactics of Ernesto Guevara.
- guideword — A watchword; a word or phrase that serves as one's guide.
- guildford — a city in S England, in Surrey: cathedral (1936–68); seat of the University of Surrey (1966). Pop: 69 400 (2001)
- guiltware — /gilt'weir/ 1. A piece of freeware decorated with a message telling one how long and hard the author worked on it and intimating that one is a no-good freeloader if one does not immediately send the poor suffering martyr gobs of money. 2. Shareware that works.
- guinevere — Arthurian Romance. wife of King Arthur and mistress of Lancelot.
- guitarist — a performer on the guitar.
- gum print — a print made by the gum bichromate process.
- gum resin — a plant exudation consisting of a mixture of gum and resin.
- gun crime — offences involving firearms
- gurdjieff — George Ivanovich (George S. Georgiades) 1872–1949, Armenian-born spiritual leader and author.
- gurneyite — a supporter of Joseph John Gurney (1788–1847), an English Quaker, who, on a preaching tour of America, advocated Christian evangelical principles.
- guttering — a channel at the side or in the middle of a road or street, for leading off surface water.