8-letter words containing r, e, g, u
- gueridon — a small table or stand, as for holding a candelabrum.
- guerilla — a member of a band of irregular soldiers that uses guerrilla warfare, harassing the enemy by surprise raids, sabotaging communication and supply lines, etc.
- guernica — Basque town in northern Spain: bombed and destroyed in 1937 by German planes helping the insurgents in the Spanish Civil War.
- guernsey — Isle of, one of the Channel Islands, in the English Channel. With adjacent islands, about 24½ sq. mi. (63 sq. km).
- guerrero — a state in S Mexico. 24,885 sq. mi. (64,452 sq. km). Capital: Chilpancingo.
- guessers — Plural form of guesser.
- guilders — Plural form of guilder.
- guiltier — having committed an offense, crime, violation, or wrong, especially against moral or penal law; justly subject to a certain accusation or penalty; culpable: The jury found her guilty of murder.
- guisarme — a shafted weapon having as a head a curved, double-edged blade with a beak at the back.
- gulliver — (slang) one's head.
- gum tree — any tree that exudes gum, as a eucalyptus, the sour gum, or the sweet gum.
- gumtrees — Plural form of gumtree.
- gun crew — the sailors and petty officers in charge of a gun on a ship.
- gunfires — Plural form of gunfire.
- gunlayer — a person who aims a ship's gun
- gunmaker — a person or company that makes guns.
- gunpaper — a type of paper treated with nitric acid so that it has a composition similar to that of guncotton.
- gurgoyle — Alternative form of gargoyle.
- gutteral — Misspelling of guttural.
- guttered — Simple past tense and past participle of gutter.
- guy rope — A guy rope is a rope or wire that has one end fastened to a tent or pole and the other end fixed to the ground, so that it keeps the tent or pole in position.
- guyliner — (informal) Eyeliner when used on men; usually associated with the goth and emo subcultures.
- guzzlers — Plural form of guzzler.
- harangue — a scolding or a long or intense verbal attack; diatribe.
- hierurgy — a holy act or rite of worship.
- hungered — Simple past tense and past participle of hunger.
- hungerly — marked by a hungry look.
- hungover — hung (def 3).
- hungrier — having a desire, craving, or need for food; feeling hunger.
- impugner — One who impugns; one who opposes or contradicts.
- indulger — to yield to an inclination or desire; allow oneself to follow one's will (often followed by in): Dessert came, but I didn't indulge. They indulged in unbelievable shopping sprees.
- intrigue — to arouse the curiosity or interest of by unusual, new, or otherwise fascinating or compelling qualities; appeal strongly to; captivate: The plan intrigues me, but I wonder if it will work.
- jedburgh — a border town in the Borders region, in SE Scotland: ruins of an abbey.
- jongleur — (in medieval France and Norman England) an itinerant minstrel or entertainer who sang songs, often of his own composition, and told stories.
- jugglers — Plural form of juggler.
- jugglery — the art or practice of a juggler, especially sleight of hand.
- laforgue — Jules (ʒyl). 1860–87, French symbolist poet. An originator of free verse, he had a considerable influence on modern poetry
- laguerre — Edmond-Nicolas [ed-mawn-nee-kaw-lah] /ɛd mɔ̃ ni kɔˈlɑ/ (Show IPA), 1834–86, French mathematician.
- lartigue — Jacques Henri [zhahk ahn-ree] /ʒɑk ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1894–1986, French photographer and painter.
- laughers — Plural form of laugher.
- laughter — the action or sound of laughing.
- leaguers — Plural form of leaguer.
- leesburg — a city in central Florida.
- legatura — (music) A tie or brace; a syncopation.
- ligature — the act of binding or tying up: The ligature of the artery was done with skill.
- longueur — a long and boring passage in a literary work, drama, musical composition, or the like: The longueurs in this book make it almost unreadable.
- loungers — Plural form of lounger.
- lundberg — George A(ndrew) 1895–1966, U.S. sociologist and author.
- lüneburg — a city in N Germany, in Lower Saxony: capital of the duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg from 1235 to 1369; prominent Hanse town; saline springs. Pop: 70 614 (2003 est)
- megahurt — (computer slang, rare) megahertz.