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7-letter words containing o, u, g

  • grotius — Hugo (Huig de Groot) 1583–1645, Dutch jurist and statesman.
  • grouchy — sullenly discontented; sulky; morose; ill-tempered.
  • grounde — Obsolete spelling of ground.
  • grounds — the solid surface of the earth; firm or dry land: to fall to the ground.
  • group 3 — (protocol, compression)   (G3) The CCITT fax protocol which uses data compression and allows a variety of file types (e.g. electronic mail, pictures, PostScript) to be transmitted over analogue telephone lines. The Group 3 protocol was published by CCITT in 1993. Full details of the protocol are available from ITU-T. See also Group 4.
  • group 4 — (protocol, compression)   (G4) The CCITT fax protocol which uses data compression and allows a variety of file types (e-mail, pictures, PostScript, etc.) to be transmitted over digital (ISDN) telephone lines. The Group 4 protocol was published by CCITT in 1993. Full details of the protocol are available from ITU-T. See also Group 3.
  • grouped — Simple past tense and past participle of group.
  • grouper — any of various sea basses of the family Serranidae, especially of the genera Epinephelus and Mycteroperca, of tropical and subtropical seas.
  • groupie — a young person, especially a teenage girl, who is an ardent admirer of rock musicians and may follow them on tour.
  • groused — to grumble; complain: I've never met anyone who grouses so much about his work.
  • grouser — to grumble; complain: I've never met anyone who grouses so much about his work.
  • grouses — Plural form of grouse.
  • grouted — Simple past tense and past participle of grout.
  • grow up — to increase by natural development, as any living organism or part by assimilation of nutriment; increase in size or substance.
  • grownup — a mature, fully grown person; adult.
  • grumose — (botany) Clustered in grains at intervals; grumous.
  • grumous — Also, grumose [groo-mohs] /ˈgru moʊs/ (Show IPA). Botany. formed of clustered grains or granules.
  • grunion — a small, silvery food fish, Leuresthes tenuis, of southern California, that spawns at high tide in wet sand.
  • guanaco — a wild South American ruminant, Lama guanicoe, of which the llama and alpaca are believed to be domesticated varieties: related to the camels.
  • guapore — a river forming part of the boundary between Brazil and Bolivia, flowing NW to the Mamoré River. 950 miles (1530 km) long.
  • gudgeon — Machinery. a trunnion.
  • guerdon — a reward, recompense, or requital.
  • guidons — Plural form of guidon.
  • guizhou — Also, Kweichow. a province in S China. 67,181 sq. mi. (173,999 sq. km). Capital: Guiyang.
  • gullion — (obsolete) A worthless wretch.
  • gumboil — a small abscess on the gum, originating in an abscess in the pulp of a tooth.
  • gumboot — a rubber boot.
  • gumdrop — a small candy made of gum arabic, gelatin, or the like, sweetened and flavored.
  • gummose — (sciences) gummy; yielding or consisting of gum.
  • gummous — consisting of or resembling gum; gummy.
  • gumshoe — Slang. a detective.
  • gumwood — the wood of a gum tree, especially the wood of a eucalyptus or of the sweet gum.
  • gun dog — a dog trained to help a hunter, as by pointing or retrieving game.
  • gun for — a weapon consisting of a metal tube, with mechanical attachments, from which projectiles are shot by the force of an explosive; a piece of ordnance.
  • gunboat — a small, armed warship of light draft, used in ports where the water is shallow.
  • gung ho — wholeheartedly enthusiastic and loyal; eager; zealous: a gung-ho military outfit.
  • gung-ho — wholeheartedly enthusiastic and loyal; eager; zealous: a gung-ho military outfit.
  • gunlock — the mechanism of a firearm by which the charge is exploded.
  • gunport — an aperture, as in a protective wall or the side of a ship, through which a gun can be aimed and fired.
  • gunroom — A room used for storing sporting guns in a house.
  • gunshot — the shooting of a gun: We heard three gunshots.
  • gurudom — the state of being a guru
  • gut out — to endure (difficulties) with bravery and persistence (esp in the phrase gut it out)
  • gut-rot — a type of food or alcoholic drink that is unpleasant and poor in quality
  • guyrope — Alternative spelling of guy rope.
  • hangout — a place where a person frequently visits, especially for socializing or recreation.
  • holguin — a city in NE Cuba.
  • homburg — a man's felt hat with a soft crown dented lengthwise and a slightly rolled brim.
  • hong-wu — title of Chu Yuan-Zhang (or Chu Yüan-Chang), 1328–98, first emperor (1368–98) of the Ming dynasty, uniting China under his rule by 1382
  • houghed — Scot. hock1 (defs 1, 2).
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