8-letter words containing t, e, r, g
- graphite — a very common mineral, soft native carbon, occurring in black to dark-gray foliated masses, with metallic luster and greasy feel: used for pencil leads, as a lubricant, and for making crucibles and other refractories; plumbago; black lead.
- grateful — warmly or deeply appreciative of kindness or benefits received; thankful: I am grateful to you for your help.
- gratinee — to cook (food) au gratin
- great go — great (def 20).
- great on — enthusiastic about
- greatest — unusually or comparatively large in size or dimensions: A great fire destroyed nearly half the city.
- greatful — Misspelling of grateful.
- greenest — of the color of growing foliage, between yellow and blue in the spectrum: green leaves.
- greenlet — any of various small vireos of the genus Hylophilus, having greenish plumage, found in Central and South America.
- greenlit — to give permission to proceed; authorize: The renovation project was green-lighted by the board of directors.
- greeters — Plural form of greeter.
- greeting — the act or words of a person who greets.
- gregatim — in flocks or crowds
- gretchen — a female given name, form of Margaret.
- greylist — to hold (someone) in suspicion, without actually excluding him or her from a particular activity
- grievant — a person who submits a complaint for arbitration.
- grifters — Plural form of grifter.
- grimiest — Superlative form of grimy.
- grimmest — stern and admitting of no appeasement or compromise: grim determination; grim necessity.
- gripenet — [IBM] A wry (and thoroughly unofficial) name for IBM's internal VNET system, deriving from its common use by IBMers to voice pointed criticism of IBM management that would be taboo in more formal channels.
- griptape — a rough tape for sticking to a surface to provide a greater grip
- grisette — a young French workingwoman.
- gritters — Plural form of gritter.
- groaneth — Archaic third-person singular form of groan.
- grommets — Plural form of grommet.
- grossest — without deductions; total, as the amount of sales, salary, profit, etc., before taking deductions for expenses, taxes, or the like (opposed to net2. ): gross earnings; gross sales.
- grottoed — having, or enclosed in, a grotto
- grottoes — Plural form of grotto.
- grouplet — a small group
- gruntled — Pleased, satisfied, and contented.
- gruntles — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gruntle.
- grutches — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of grutch.
- 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.
- gum tree — any tree that exudes gum, as a eucalyptus, the sour gum, or the sweet gum.
- gumtrees — Plural form of gumtree.
- gutteral — Misspelling of guttural.
- guttered — Simple past tense and past participle of gutter.
- gyrolite — calcium silicate hydroxide in a hydrated form
- hearting — Present participle of heart.
- heritage — something that is handed down from the past, as a tradition: a national heritage of honor, pride, and courage.
- ingather — to gather or bring in, as a harvest.
- ingrates — Plural form of ingrate.
- integers — Mathematics. one of the positive or negative numbers 1, 2, 3, etc., or zero. Compare whole number.
- integral — of, relating to, or belonging as a part of the whole; constituent or component: integral parts.
- integrin — (biochemistry) Any of many heterodimeric transmembrane proteins that function as receptors in communication between cells.
- interage — the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to: trees of unknown age; His age is 20 years.
- intering — Present participle of inter.
- 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.
- irangate — a political scandal of 1986 in the United States involving the illegal sale of arms to Iran in return for the release of US hostages held there, and the use of the profits to funds Contra rebels in Nicaragua
- irrigate — to supply (land) with water by artificial means, as by diverting streams, flooding, or spraying.