10-letter words containing a, d, r, s
- gormandism — Alternative form of gourmandism.
- gradations — any process or change taking place through a series of stages, by degrees, or in a gradual manner.
- gradualism — the principle or policy of achieving some goal by gradual steps rather than by drastic change.
- gradualist — (biology, politics) One who believes in gradualism.
- grand slam — Bridge. the winning of all thirteen tricks of a deal. Compare little slam.
- grandaunts — Plural form of grandaunt.
- grandmamas — Plural form of grandmama.
- grandpapas — Plural form of grandpapa.
- grandsires — Plural form of grandsire.
- grandstand — the main seating area of a stadium, racetrack, parade route, or the like, usually consisting of tiers with rows of individual seats.
- grasslands — Plural form of grassland.
- gratitudes — Plural form of gratitude.
- gravesides — Plural form of graveside.
- graveyards — Plural form of graveyard.
- graybeards — Plural form of graybeard.
- greaseband — a band of greasy or sticky material wrapped around a tree trunk in order to prevent insects from ascending the tree
- greasewood — a shrub, Sarcobatus vermiculatus, of the amaranth family, growing in alkaline regions of the western U.S., containing a small amount of oil.
- greatsword — Any generally straight bladed double edged sword large enough that it required the use of two hands to wield it effectively.
- greenheads — Plural form of greenhead.
- greensward — green, grassy turf.
- grenadiers — Plural form of grenadier.
- grenadines — a syrup made from pomegranate juice.
- groundmass — the crystalline, granular, or glassy base or matrix of a porphyritic or other igneous rock, in which the more prominent crystals are embedded.
- groundsman — A male groundskeeper.
- grubstaked — Simple past tense and past participle of grubstake.
- guardhouse — a building used for housing military personnel on guard duty.
- guardrails — Plural form of guardrail.
- guardrooms — Plural form of guardroom.
- gullstrand — Allvar [ahl-vahr] /ˈɑl vɑr/ (Show IPA), 1862–1930, Swedish oculist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1911.
- gynandrism — hermaphroditism.
- gynandrous — having stamens and pistils united in a column, as in orchids.
- had sooner — would rather; would prefer to
- hadrosaurs — Plural form of hadrosaur.
- hair slide — a hinged clip with a tortoiseshell, bone, or similar back, used to fasten the hair
- half-arsed — incompetent; inept; badly organized
- hamadryads — Plural form of hamadryad.
- hand press — a printing press requiring hand operation.
- hand screw — a screw that can be tightened by the fingers, without the aid of a tool.
- hand-spray — an attachment to a shower, sink unit, etc, that is not fixed in place but can instead be moved in order to aid washing
- handbrakes — Plural form of handbrake.
- handcrafts — Plural form of handcraft.
- handlebars — Usually, handlebars. the curved steering bar of a bicycle, motorcycle, etc., placed in front of the rider and gripped by the hands. handlebar moustache.
- handprints — Plural form of handprint.
- hands-free — not requiring the use of the hands: handsfree telephone dialing by voice commands.
- handscroll — A traditional Asian scroll that unfolds horizontally so that the reader can view one section at a time while holding it in the hands.
- handshaker — a person who is or is required to be overtly or ostentatiously friendly: Politicians are often incurable handshakers.
- handspring — an acrobatic feat in which one starts from a standing position and wheels the body forward or backward in a complete circle, landing first on the hands and then on the feet, without contact by the rest of the body.
- handstroke — the downward movement of the bell rope as the bell swings around allowing the ringer to grasp and pull it
- hansardize — to prove that (a member of parliament) has changed his views from those quoted in Hansard
- harassedly — in a harassed manner