8-letter words containing r, a, g, y
- gardyloo — (Scotland, obsolete) Used by servants in medieval Scotland to warn passers-by of waste about to be thrown from a window into the street below. The term was still in use as late the 1930s and 1940s, when many people had no indoor toilets.
- garganey — a small Old World duck, Anas querquedula.
- gargoyle — a grotesquely carved figure of a human or animal.
- garishly — crudely or tastelessly colorful, showy, or elaborate, as clothes or decoration.
- garlicky — a hardy plant, Allium sativum, of the amaryllis family whose strongly, pungent bulb is used in cookery and medicine.
- gayomart — the first Aryan and the sixth creation of Ahura Mazda.
- geocarpy — the ripening of fruits below ground, as occurs in the peanut
- geolatry — the worship of the earth
- girlyman — (slang, derogatory) An effeminate man, a pussy.
- glamoury — (obsolete) magic.
- glaziery — the work of a glazier; glasswork.
- glossary — a list of terms in a special subject, field, or area of usage, with accompanying definitions.
- glyceria — any aquatic grass species in the genus Glyceria
- goodyear — Charles, 1800–60, U.S. inventor: developer of the process of vulcanizing rubber.
- gradably — In a gradable manner.
- graithly — in a graith manner
- gramarye — occult learning; magic.
- gramercy — Obsolete. thanks.
- grassily — in a grassy manner
- gratuity — a gift of money, over and above payment due for service, as to a waiter or bellhop; tip.
- gravelly — of, like, or abounding in gravel.
- gray fox — a fox, Urocyon cinereoargenteus, ranging from Central America through the southwestern and eastern U.S., having blackish-gray upper parts and rusty-yellowish feet, legs, and ears.
- gray hat — a hacker who violates the security of a system without true malicious intent but often without the prior knowledge or consent of the owner or developer, and who later reports system vulnerabilities to the authorities, sometimes for personal profit.
- gray jay — a gray jay, Perisoreus canadensis, of northern North America, noted for its boldness in stealing food from houses, traps, camps, etc.
- gray urn — a smooth, urn-shaped edible mushroom, Urnula craterium, commonly found in North America on fallen hardwood.
- grayback — any of various marine and aquatic animals that are dark gray above and light-colored or white below, as the gray whale, the alewife, certain whitefish, and certain sandpipers.
- grayfish — a name used in marketing for any of several American sharks, especially the dogfishes of the genus Squalus.
- grayling — any freshwater fish of the genus Thymallus, related to the trouts but having a longer and higher, brilliantly colored dorsal fin.
- graymail — a means of preventing prosecution, as for espionage, by threatening to disclose government secrets during trial.
- grayness — of a color between white and black; having a neutral hue.
- greasily — In a greasy manner.
- greenway — any scenic trail or route set aside for travel or recreational activities.
- greyback — grayback.
- greyhead — a person with grey hair
- guaranty — a warrant, pledge, or formal assurance given as security that another's debt or obligation will be fulfilled.
- gunlayer — a person who aims a ship's gun
- gynandry — hermaphroditism.
- gynarchy — government by women.
- gyrating — Present participle of gyrate.
- gyration — the act of gyrating; circular or spiral motion; revolution; rotation; whirling.
- gyratory — moving in a circle or spiral; gyrating.
- gyroidal — having a spiral arrangement.
- gyrostat — a modified gyroscope, consisting of a rotating wheel pivoted within a rigid case.
- hagberry — Prunus padus, a species of cherry native to northern Europe and northern Asia, the bird cherry.
- haringey — a borough of Greater London, England.
- harrying — to harass, annoy, or prove a nuisance to by or as if by repeated attacks; worry: He was harried by constant doubts.
- jagghery — Alternative spelling of jaggery.
- kilogray — one thousand grays
- kymogram — the graphic record produced by a diagnostic kymograph.
- larynges — Anatomy. a muscular and cartilaginous structure lined with mucous membrane at the upper part of the trachea in humans, in which the vocal cords are located.