11-letter words containing a, g, e, h
- gay-feather — any of several composite plants of the genus Liatris, especially L. spicata or L. scariosa, having hairy leaves and long clusters of purplish flowers.
- gene amdahl — (person) A former IBM engineer who founded Amdahl Corporation.
- generalship — skill as commander of a large military force or unit.
- geochemical — the science dealing with the chemical changes in and the composition of the earth's crust.
- geographers — Plural form of geographer.
- geographies — the science dealing with the areal differentiation of the earth's surface, as shown in the character, arrangement, and interrelations over the world of such elements as climate, elevation, soil, vegetation, population, land use, industries, or states, and of the unit areas formed by the complex of these individual elements.
- geophysical — the branch of geology that deals with the physics of the earth and its atmosphere, including oceanography, seismology, volcanology, and geomagnetism.
- gerlachovka — a mountain in N Slovakia: highest peak of the Carpathian Mountains. 8737 feet (2663 meters).
- germaphobia — Pathological fear of germs.
- germaphobic — Alternative form of germophobic.
- get a laugh — If a person or their comment gets a laugh or raises a laugh, they make the people listening to them laugh.
- get the air — a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ghastliness — The state of being ghastly.
- ghost dance — a ritual dance intended to establish communion with the dead, especially such a dance as performed by various messianic western American Indian cults in the late 19th century.
- ghost image — ghost (def 8).
- give a hand — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- give a hoot — not care
- give a shit — excrement; feces.
- give thanks — be thankful, express thankfulness
- glad-hander — to greet warmly.
- glasshouses — Plural form of glasshouse.
- glaucophane — a sodium-rich monoclinic mineral of the amphibole family, usually metamorphic.
- glochidiate — (botany) Having barbs.
- glutathione — a crystalline, water-soluble peptide of glutamic acid, cysteine, and glycine, C 10 H 17 N 3 O 6 S, found in blood and in animal and plant tissues, and important in tissue oxidations and in the activation of some enzymes.
- glyptotheca — a space devoted to sculpture
- gnamma hole — a hollow in bare rock, narrow at the opening and wider at the bottom, in which water collects.
- gnatcatcher — any tiny insect-eating, New World warbler of the genus Polioptila, having a long, mobile tail and a slender bill.
- gnathostome — (zoology) Any vertebrate with jaws, including amphibians, reptiles, mammals, and most modern fish.
- go to earth — to go into hiding
- goat cheese — a cheese containing goat's milk, either alone or mixed with cow's milk, usually having a stronger flavor than one made of cow's milk alone.
- goatishness — The state or condition of being goatish.
- goddaughter — a female godchild.
- goldthreads — Plural form of goldthread.
- gonorrhoeal — Alternative spelling of gonorrheal.
- goodhearted — Kind, generous and altruistic.
- googlewhack — A Google search result consisting of a single hit, in response to a search on two separate words.
- gopher ball — a pitched ball hit for a home run: leading the league in gopher balls.
- gopherspace — (networking) The sum of all files that can be reached using gopher.
- gospel oath — an oath sworn on the Gospels
- grab handle — A grab handle is a handle on the side of an object such as a bathtub that you hold in order to help you get in and out.
- grade sheet — a piece of paper on which a student's grades are recorded
- gramophones — Plural form of gramophone.
- grand haven — a city in W Michigan.
- grand theft — stealing large amount
- grandfather — the father of one's father or mother.
- grandmother — the mother of one's father or mother.
- grandnephew — a son of one's nephew or niece.
- grangemouth — a port in Scotland, in Falkirk council area: now Scotland's second port, with oil refineries, shipyards, and chemical industries. Pop: 17 771 (2001)
- graph paper — paper printed with a pattern of straight or curved lines, especially a grid of small squares, for plotting or drawing graphs and curves.
- graphicness — The quality of being graphic: grotesqueness or vividness.