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7-letter words containing o, r, g

  • gordian — pertaining to Gordius, ancient king of Phrygia, who tied a knot (the Gordian knot) that, according to prophecy, was to be undone only by the person who was to rule Asia, and that was cut, rather than untied, by Alexander the Great.
  • gordita — A Mexican flatbread made from cornmeal and stuffed with meat, cheese, vegetables, or a sweet filling.
  • górecki — Henryk (Mikołaj). 1933–2010, Polish composer, best known for his sombre third symphony (1979)
  • gorgets — Plural form of gorget.
  • gorgias — c483–c375 b.c, Greek philosopher.
  • gorging — a narrow cleft with steep, rocky walls, especially one through which a stream runs.
  • gorgons — Plural form of gorgon.
  • goriest — covered or stained with gore; bloody.
  • gorilla — the largest of the anthropoid apes, Gorilla gorilla, terrestrial and vegetarian, of western equatorial Africa and the Kivu highlands, comprising the subspecies G. g. gorilla (western lowland gorilla) G. g. graueri (eastern lowland gorilla) and G. g. beringei (mountain gorilla) now rare.
  • gorizia — a city in NE Italy, on the Isonzo River, N of Trieste.
  • gorlitz — a city in E Germany, on the Neisse River, at the Polish boundary.
  • gormand — gourmand.
  • gormley — Sir Antony. born 1950, British sculptor, noted for Angel of the North (1998) and Another Place (1997), an installation of cast-iron figures facing out to sea on Crosby beach, near Liverpool
  • gorsedd — (in Wales) the bardic institution associated with the eisteddfod, esp a meeting of bards and druids held daily before the eisteddfod
  • gosmore — cat's-ear.
  • gosport — a flexible speaking tube for communication between separate cockpits or compartments of an aircraft.
  • gougere — a choux pastry flavoured with cheese
  • gougers — Plural form of gouger.
  • gourami — a large, air-breathing, nest-building, freshwater Asiatic fish, Osphronemus goramy, used for food.
  • gourder — Someone who makes a gourd container.
  • gourdes — Plural form of gourde.
  • gourmet — a connoisseur of fine food and drink; epicure.
  • gournet — Obsolete form of gurnard.
  • gournia — a village in NE Crete, near the site of an excavated Minoan town and palace.
  • goutier — Comparative form of gouty.
  • governs — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of govern.
  • gradino — (architecture) A step or raised shelf, as above a sideboard or altar.
  • graeco- — Greek
  • graftonSue, born 1940, U.S. detective novelist.
  • gramont — Philibert [fee-lee-ber] /fi liˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), Comte de, 1621–1707, French courtier, soldier, and adventurer.
  • granado — Obsolete form of grenade.
  • granjon — a style of type originally cut by the French designer Robert Granjon.
  • grannom — a widespread caddis fly, Brachycentrus subnubilus, the larvae of which attach their cases to vegetation under running water and are esteemed as a bait by anglers
  • granola — a breakfast food consisting of rolled oats, brown sugar, nuts, dried fruit, etc., usually served with milk.
  • grantor — a person or organization that makes a grant.
  • grapho- — writing or drawing
  • grayout — a temporary impairment of vision due to lack of oxygen
  • graysonDavid, pen name of Ray Stannard Baker.
  • gregory — (Bartolommeo Alberto Cappellari) 1765–1846, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1831–46.
  • griffon — griffin1 .
  • gringos — Plural form of gringo.
  • grisons — a weasellike carnivore, Galictis vittata, ranging from southern Mexico to Peru, having a grayish-white upper body, a distinctive white stripe across the forehead and ears, and a dark brown face, chest, and legs.
  • groaned — Simple past tense and past participle of groan.
  • groaner — a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief: the groans of dying soldiers.
  • groanes — Plural form of groane.
  • grocers — Plural form of grocer.
  • grocery — Also called grocery store. a grocer's store.
  • grockle — (slang, British, various parts of the South West) A tourist from elsewhere in the country.
  • grogger — grager.
  • grogram — a coarse fabric of silk, of silk and mohair or wool, or of wool, formerly in use.
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