7-letter words containing r, e, g, u
- firebug — arsonist; incendiary; pyromaniac.
- foregut — Zoology. the first portion of the vertebrate alimentary canal, extending from the pharynx and esophagus to the end of the stomach or gizzard and, in some animals, the anterior duodenum, functioning in the ingestion, temporary storage, and partial digestion of food. the first portion of the alimentary canal in arthropods and annelids, composed of ectodermal, chitin-lined tissue and usually comprising the pharynx, esophagus, crop, and gizzard.
- garbure — a thick soup usually made with bacon, cabbage, and other vegetables, originally from Bearn in SW France
- garigue — open shrubby vegetation of dry Mediterranean regions, consisting of spiny or aromatic dwarf shrubs interspersed with colourful ephemeral species
- garneau — François Xavier [French frahn-swa gza-vyey] /French frɑ̃ˈswa gzaˈvyeɪ/ (Show IPA), 1809–66, Canadian historian.
- gaudery — ostentatious show.
- gaudier — Comparative form of gaudy.
- gauffer — an ornamental plaiting used for frills and borders, as on women's caps.
- gaugers — Plural form of gauger.
- gaulter — a person who digs gault
- gaunter — Comparative form of gaunt.
- gautier — Théophile [tey-aw-feel] /teɪ ɔˈfil/ (Show IPA), 1811–72, French poet, novelist, and critic.
- gauzier — Comparative form of gauzy.
- gear up — Machinery. a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion. an assembly of such parts. one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction: first gear; reverse gear. a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine: steering gear.
- genroku — a period of Japanese cultural history, c1675–1725, characterized by depiction of everyday secular activities of urban dwellers in fiction and woodblock prints.
- gerenuk — a reddish-brown antelope, Litocranius walleri, of eastern Africa, having a long, slender neck.
- gerunds — Plural form of gerund.
- gestour — (obsolete) A reciter of gests or legendary tales.
- gesture — a movement or position of the hand, arm, body, head, or face that is expressive of an idea, opinion, emotion, etc.: the gestures of an orator; a threatening gesture.
- glummer — Comparative form of glum.
- gougere — a choux pastry flavoured with cheese
- gougers — Plural form of gouger.
- 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.
- goutier — Comparative form of gouty.
- granule — a little grain.
- graupel — snow pellets.
- gravure — an intaglio process of photomechanical printing, such as photogravure or rotogravure.
- grecque — a fret of Greek origin
- grounde — Obsolete spelling of ground.
- 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.
- grubbed — Simple past tense and past participle of grub.
- grubber — the thick-bodied, sluggish larva of several insects, as of a scarab beetle.
- grubble — (obsolete) To feel or grope in the dark.
- grudged — a feeling of ill will or resentment: to hold a grudge against a former opponent.
- grudger — Someone who holds a grudge.
- grudges — Plural form of grudge.
- gruffed — Simple past tense and past participle of gruff.
- gruffer — Comparative form of gruff.
- grufted — dirty or soiled
- grumble — to murmur or mutter in discontent; complain sullenly.
- grummet — grommet.