8-letter words containing gr
- greening — a color intermediate in the spectrum between yellow and blue, an effect of light with a wavelength between 500 and 570 nm; found in nature as the color of most grasses and leaves while growing, of some fruits while ripening, and of the sea.
- greenish — somewhat green; having a tinge of green.
- 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.
- greenock — a seaport in the Strathcylde region, in SW Scotland, on the Firth of Clyde.
- greenway — any scenic trail or route set aside for travel or recreational activities.
- greeters — Plural form of greeter.
- greeting — the act or words of a person who greets.
- greffier — (obsolete) A registrar or recorder; a notary.
- gregatim — in flocks or crowds
- gremlins — Plural form of gremlin.
- grenache — a variety of grape used in winemaking, especially for table wines in the Rhône Valley of France and for a type of rosé in California.
- grenaded — a small shell containing an explosive and thrown by hand or fired from a rifle or launching device.
- grenades — Plural form of grenade.
- grenfell — Sir Wilfred Thomason [tom-uh-suh n] /ˈtɒm ə sən/ (Show IPA), 1865–1940, English physician and missionary in Labrador and Newfoundland.
- grenoble — a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- grepping — Present participle of grep.
- gretchen — a female given name, form of Margaret.
- greville — Fulke [foo lk] /fʊlk/ (Show IPA), 1st Baron Brooke, 1554–1628, English poet and statesman.
- grevious — Misspelling of grievous.
- grewsome — causing great horror; horribly repugnant; grisly: the site of a gruesome murder.
- grey fox — a greyish American fox, Urocyon cinereoargenteus, inhabiting arid and woody regions from S North America to N South America
- grey gum — any of various eucalyptus trees of New South Wales having dull grey bark, esp Eucalyptus punctata
- grey owl — Grey Owl, original name Archibald Belaney (1888–1938). Canadian writer and conservationist, born in England; adopted Native American identity
- greyback — grayback.
- greyhead — a person with grey hair
- greylist — to hold (someone) in suspicion, without actually excluding him or her from a particular activity
- greyness — The state or quality of being grey.
- gribbles — Plural form of gribble.
- grid map — a map on which a network of horizontal and vertical lines are superimposed, for locating points
- gridding — Adding a grid of lines to a map etc.
- griddled — Simple past tense and past participle of griddle.
- griddles — Plural form of griddle.
- gridelin — a greyish violet colour
- gridiron — a football field.
- gridlock — the stoppage of free vehicular movement in an urban area because key intersections are blocked by traffic.
- gridwork — Work in the form of a grid.
- griefful — (archaic) Expressing or full of grief; painful.
- griefing — Present participle of grief.
- grierson — John. 1898–1972, Scottish film director. He coined the noun documentary, of which genre his Industrial Britain (1931) and Song of Ceylon (1934) are notable examples
- grievand — One who is the object of a formal grievance.
- grievant — a person who submits a complaint for arbitration.
- grievers — to feel grief or great sorrow: She has grieved over his death for nearly three years.
- grieving — to feel grief or great sorrow: She has grieved over his death for nearly three years.
- grievous — causing grief or great sorrow: grievous news.
- griffins — Plural form of griffin.
- griffith — Arthur, 1872–1922, Irish nationalist leader: a founder of Sinn Fein.
- griffons — Plural form of griffon.
- 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.