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7-letter words containing w, g

  • gownman — Archaic form of gownsman.
  • gr. wt. — gross weight
  • grawlix — A spiral-shaped graphic used to indicate swearing in comic strips.
  • grow on — to increase by natural development, as any living organism or part by assimilation of nutriment; increase in size or substance.
  • grow up — to increase by natural development, as any living organism or part by assimilation of nutriment; increase in size or substance.
  • growers — Plural form of grower.
  • growing — becoming greater in quantity, size, extent, or intensity: growing discontent among industrial workers.
  • growled — to utter a deep guttural sound of anger or hostility: The dog growled at the mail carrier.
  • growler — a person or thing that growls.
  • grownup — a mature, fully grown person; adult.
  • growths — Plural form of growth.
  • growthy — growing rapidly
  • guffaws — Plural form of guffaw.
  • gumweed — any of various New World composite plants of the genus Grindelia, having yellow flower heads and covered with a viscid secretion.
  • gumwood — the wood of a gum tree, especially the wood of a eucalyptus or of the sweet gum.
  • gunwale — the upper edge of the side or bulwark of a vessel.
  • gwalior — a former state in central India, now part of Madhya Pradesh.
  • gweduck — Alternative form of geoduck.
  • gwynedd — a county in E Wales. 1493 sq. mi. (3866 sq. km).
  • gwyniad — A freshwater fish native to Bala Lake in Wales.
  • hawking — to make an effort to raise phlegm from the throat; clear the throat noisily.
  • highway — a main road, especially one between towns or cities: the highway between Los Angeles and Seattle.
  • hogwash — refuse given to hogs; swill.
  • hogweed — any coarse weed with composite flower heads, especially the cow parsnip.
  • hogwood — Christopher (Jarvis Haley). (1941–2014), British harpsichordist, conductor, and musicologist; founder and director of the Academy of Ancient Music (1973–2006)
  • hong-wu — title of Chu Yuan-Zhang (or Chu Yüan-Chang), 1328–98, first emperor (1368–98) of the Ming dynasty, uniting China under his rule by 1382
  • hoosgow — a jail.
  • howling — producing or uttering a howling noise: a howling mob.
  • hung-wu — (Chu Yüan-chang) 1328–98, emperor of China 1368–98: founder of the Ming dynasty.
  • ingelowJean, 1820–97, English poet and novelist.
  • ingrown — having grown into the flesh: an ingrown toenail.
  • inswing — (cricket) The swing of a ball through the air in a direction towards the batsman.
  • jigsaws — Plural form of jigsaw.
  • kawagoe — a city in central Honshu, Japan, NW of Tokyo.
  • knawing — Present participle of knaw.
  • knowing — affecting, implying, or deliberately revealing shrewd knowledge of secret or private information: a knowing glance.
  • kwangju — a city in SW South Korea.
  • kwangsi — Guangxi
  • lapwing — a large Old World plover, Vanellus vanellus, having a long, slender, upcurved crest, an erratic, flapping flight, and a shrill cry.
  • legwear — Hosiery.
  • legwork — work or research involving extensive walking or traveling about, usually away from one's office, as in gathering data for a book, a legal action, etc.
  • logwood — the heavy, brownish-red heartwood of a West Indian and Central American tree, Haematoxylon campechianum, of the legume family, used in dyeing.
  • longbow — a large bow drawn by hand, as that used by English archers from the 12th to the 16th centuries.
  • luangwa — a river in E Zambia, flowing SSW to the Zambezi River. 500 miles (805 km) long: forms part of boundary with Mozambique.
  • lugworm — any burrowing annelid of the genus Arenicola, of ocean shores, having tufted gills: used as bait for fishing.
  • mawning — Eye dialect of morning, representing non-rhotic.
  • mcgwireMark David, born 1963, U.S. baseball player.
  • meawing — Present participle of meaw.
  • meowing — Present participle of meow.
  • mewling — to cry, as a baby, young child, or the like; whimper.
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