8-letter words containing t, r, i, g
- glutaric — Of or pertaining to glutaric acid or its derivatives.
- go-train — a lightweight passenger train providing rapid surface transport between a city center and the suburbs and from suburb to suburb.
- goitrous — pertaining to or affected with goiter.
- gradatim — (in prescriptions) by degrees; gradually.
- gradient — the degree of inclination, or the rate of ascent or descent, in a highway, railroad, etc.
- graffiti — plural of graffito.
- graffito — Archaeology. an ancient drawing or writing scratched on a wall or other surface.
- grafting — the acquisition of money, gain, or advantage by dishonest, unfair, or illegal means, especially through the abuse of one's position or influence in politics, business, etc.
- graithly — in a graith manner
- granitas — Plural form of granita.
- granites — Plural form of granite.
- granitic — a coarse-grained igneous rock composed chiefly of orthoclase and albite feldspars and of quartz, usually with lesser amounts of one or more other minerals, as mica, hornblende, or augite.
- granting — to bestow or confer, especially by a formal act: to grant a charter.
- 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.
- gratinee — to cook (food) au gratin
- gratings — Plural form of grating.
- gratious — Obsolete form of gracious.
- grattoir — a flaked stone implement, usually Upper Paleolithic, retouched at the end and used probably for working wood or cleaning hides; scraper.
- gratuity — a gift of money, over and above payment due for service, as to a waiter or bellhop; tip.
- gravitas — seriousness or sobriety, as of conduct or speech.
- gravitic — Of or pertaining to gravity. (Archaic/rare, gravitational is more common, still seen though in compounds like magnetogravitic.).
- graviton — the theoretical quantum of gravitation, usually assumed to be an elementary particle that is its own antiparticle and that has zero rest mass and charge and a spin of two.
- greenlit — to give permission to proceed; authorize: The renovation project was green-lighted by the board of directors.
- greeting — the act or words of a person who greets.
- gregatim — in flocks or crowds
- 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.
- griffith — Arthur, 1872–1922, Irish nationalist leader: a founder of Sinn Fein.
- grifters — Plural form of grifter.
- grifting — (sometimes used with a plural verb) a group of methods for obtaining money falsely through the use of swindles, frauds, dishonest gambling, etc.
- 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.
- gristing — grain to be ground.
- gritrock — Gritstone.
- gritters — Plural form of gritter.
- grittily — In a gritty way.
- gritting — abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc.
- groupist — a follower of a group
- grouting — Grout, especially when hardened.
- grumpity — Nonce variation of the word grump, usually used as an intensifier.
- grunting — to utter the deep, guttural sound characteristic of a hog.
- 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.
- gujarati — an Indic language of western India.
- gyrating — Present participle of gyrate.
- gyration — the act of gyrating; circular or spiral motion; revolution; rotation; whirling.
- gyrolite — calcium silicate hydroxide in a hydrated form
- hearting — Present participle of heart.