8-letter words containing r, e, i, g
- gesneria — any plant of the mostly tuberous-rooted S. American genus Gesneria, grown as a greenhouse plant for its large leaves and showy tubular flowers in a range of bright colours: family Gesneriaceae
- gherkins — Plural form of gherkin.
- ghiberti — Lorenzo [law-ren-tsaw] /lɔˈrɛn tsɔ/ (Show IPA), 1378–1455, Florentine sculptor, goldsmith, and painter.
- ghiordes — a Turkish rug characterized by an uneven pile produced by the Ghiordes knot.
- gibbered — Simple past tense and past participle of gibber; to talk incomprehensibly.
- giftware — china, crystal, or other items suitable for gifts.
- gilberts — Plural form of gilbert.
- gingered — Spiced with ginger.
- gingerly — with great care or caution; warily.
- gingerol — (organic compound) Any of several isomeric compounds responsible for the heat of ginger.
- ginsberg — Allen, 1926–97, U.S. poet associated with the Beat Generation.
- ginzberg — Asher [ash-er] /ˈæʃ ər/ (Show IPA), (Achad Ha-Am; Ahad Ha-am) 1856–1927, Hebrew philosophical writer and editor, born in Russia.
- giraffes — Plural form of giraffe.
- girasole — an opal that reflects light in a bright luminous glow.
- girgenti — former name of Agrigento.
- girliest — featuring nude or scantily clad young women: a girlie show; girlie magazines.
- girllike — Resembling a girl.
- girlness — (nonstandard) The state or condition of being a girl; femininity, girlhood.
- girtline — gantline.
- gisarmes — Plural form of gisarme.
- gisborne — a seaport on E North Island, in N New Zealand.
- gitterns — Plural form of gittern.
- give ear — to give attention, esp. favorable attention; listen; heed
- glaciers — an extended mass of ice formed from snow falling and accumulating over the years and moving very slowly, either descending from high mountains, as in valley glaciers, or moving outward from centers of accumulation, as in continental glaciers.
- glargine — (medicine) A form of slow-release insulin.
- glassier — Comparative form of glassy.
- glaziers — Plural form of glazier.
- glaziery — the work of a glazier; glasswork.
- gleamier — Comparative form of gleamy.
- gleipnir — a bond with magic properties, forged by elves, and used by the gods to bind Loki.
- glibbery — slippery; untrustworthy
- gliddery — slippery
- glimmers — Plural form of glimmer.
- glimmery — Glimmering; shimmery.
- glisters — Plural form of glister.
- glitters — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of glitter.
- glittery — glittering; sparkling.
- gloomier — Comparative form of gloomy.
- gloriole — a halo, nimbus, or aureole.
- glossier — Comparative form of glossy.
- glyceria — any aquatic grass species in the genus Glyceria
- glyceric — of or derived from glycerol.
- glycerin — glycerol.
- goderich — Viscount, title of Frederick John Robinson, 1st Earl of Ripon. 1782–1859, British statesman; prime minister (1827–28)
- goodsire — a grandfather
- gordimer — Nadine, 1923–2014, South African short-story writer and novelist: Nobel Prize 1991.
- gorgerin — the neckline portion of a capital of a column, or a feature forming the junction between a shaft and its capital.
- goriness — covered or stained with gore; bloody.
- gossiper — idle talk or rumor, especially about the personal or private affairs of others: the endless gossip about Hollywood stars.
- gradient — the degree of inclination, or the rate of ascent or descent, in a highway, railroad, etc.