8-letter words containing gr
- isograft — syngraft.
- isograms — Plural form of isogram.
- isograph — (in the study of the geographical distribution of a dialect) a line drawn on a map to indicate areas having common linguistic characteristics.
- key grip — the chief stagehand on a movie set.
- kilogram — a unit of mass equal to 1000 grams: the basic unit of mass in the International System of Units (SI), equal to the mass of the international prototype of the kilogram, a platinum-iridium cylinder kept in Sèvres, France. Abbreviation: kg.
- kilogray — one thousand grays
- kymogram — the graphic record produced by a diagnostic kymograph.
- lagrange — Joseph Louis [zhaw-zef lwee] /ʒɔˈzɛf lwi/ (Show IPA), Comte, 1736–1813, French mathematician and astronomer.
- landgrab — the seizing of land by a nation, state, or organization, especially illegally, underhandedly, or unfairly.
- langrage — a kind of shot consisting of bolts, nails, etc., fastened together or enclosed in a case, formerly used for damaging sails and rigging in sea battles.
- lexigram — (psychology) A symbol that represents a word but is not necessarily indicative of the object referenced by the word, used in studies of communication.
- ligroine — a flammable mixture of hydrocarbons that boils at from 20°C to 135°C, obtained from petroleum by distillation and used as a solvent.
- lipogram — a written work composed of words chosen so as to avoid the use of one or more specific alphabetic characters.
- logogram — a conventional, abbreviated symbol for a frequently recurring word or phrase, as the symbol & for the word and. Also called logograph [law-guh-graf, -grahf, log-uh-] /ˈlɔ gəˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf, ˈlɒg ə-/ (Show IPA).
- logrolls — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of logroll.
- lopgrass — a species of smooth-bladed grass, Bromus mollis
- magritte — René [French ruh-ney] /French rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1967, Belgian painter.
- mailgram — a telegram sent to a post office and subsequently printed and delivered by the post office to the addressee
- malgrado — in spite of
- mamogram — Non-standard spelling of mammogram.
- mangrove — any tropical tree or shrub of the genus Rhizophora, the species of which are mostly low trees growing in marshes or tidal shores, noted for their interlacing above-ground adventitious roots.
- margrave — (formerly) the hereditary title of the rulers of certain European states.
- marigram — a graphic representation from a marigraph.
- matgrass — widespread perennial European grass with dense tufts of bristly leaves, characteristic of peaty moors
- mcgregor — Ewan. born 1971, Scottish actor; his films include Shallow Grave (1994), Trainspotting (1996), Moulin Rouge (2001), Big Fish (2004), and Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2011)
- meagrely — In a meagre way; poorly; inadequately.
- migraine — an extremely severe paroxysmal headache, usually confined to one side of the head and often associated with nausea; hemicrania.
- migrants — Plural form of migrant.
- migrated — to go from one country, region, or place to another. Synonyms: move, resettle, relocate. Antonyms: remain.
- migrates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of migrate.
- migrator — (computing) A computer program that helps move objects between locations, e.g. from a legacy system to a new technology.
- misgrade — a degree or step in a scale, as of rank, advancement, quality, value, or intensity: the best grade of paper.
- misgraff — badly matched
- misgraft — to graft wrongly
- mongrels — Plural form of mongrel.
- monogram — a design consisting of two or more alphabetic letters combined or interlaced, commonly one's initials, often printed on stationery, embroidered on clothing, etc.
- musgrave — Thea. born 1928, Scottish composer, noted esp for her operas
- myograph — an instrument for recording the contractions and relaxations of muscles.
- nanogram — one billionth of a gram. Abbreviation: ng.
- negrillo — a member of any of various small-statured, indigenous peoples of Africa, as a Pygmy.
- negritic — of or relating to blacks or to the Negritos.
- negroism — the doctrine or advocacy of equal rights for black people.
- negroize — to cause to include black people or to have the qualities or characteristics of black people: efforts to Negroize the team.
- nigrosin — any of the class of deep blue or black dyes obtained by the oxidation of aniline, used as coloring agents in inks and shoe polishes and for dyeing leather, wood, textiles, and furs.
- nomogram — a graph, usually containing three parallel scales graduated for different variables so that when a straight line connects values of any two, the related value may be read directly from the third at the point intersected by the line.
- nonagram — A geometric figure which resembles a pentagram except that it has nine points instead of five.
- nongreen — not green, or lacking chlorophyll
- nutgrass — A perennial sedge, Cyperus rotundus, that has small edible nutlike tubers.
- odograph — a recording odometer.
- off-grid — energy: not from main supply