11-letter words containing a, l, e, s
- gracileness — The state or quality of being gracile.
- gradualness — The condition of being gradual.
- grand-scale — of large proportion, extent, magnitude, etc.: grand-scale efforts; a grand-scale approach.
- grandiosely — affectedly grand or important; pompous: grandiose words.
- granduncles — Plural form of granduncle.
- graptolites — Plural form of graptolite.
- grass style — a style of Japanese calligraphy and sumi-e painting, characterized chiefly by free or loose brush strokes.
- grease wool — shorn fleece before it has been cleaned
- greasy pole — a pole covered with grease to make it slippery and difficult to climb, often used as entertainment
- greasy wool — untreated wool, still retaining the lanolin, which is used for waterproof clothing
- great falls — a city in central Montana, on the Missouri River.
- great lakes — group of lakes in North America
- greek salad — a salad of lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, olives, onions, and feta cheese, served with a vinaigrette.
- green flash — a green coloration of the upper portion of the sun, caused by atmospheric refraction and occasionally seen as the sun rises above or sinks below the horizon.
- green glass — glass of low quality, colored green by impurities in the materials from which it is made.
- green salad — salad consisting of lettuce, etc.
- gulf states — the oil-producing states around the Persian Gulf: Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Oman
- gulf stream — a warm ocean current flowing N from the Gulf of Mexico, along the E coast of the U.S., to an area off the SE coast of Newfoundland, where it becomes the western terminus of the North Atlantic Current.
- gullywasher — a usually short, heavy rainstorm.
- gum elastic — rubber1 (def 1).
- gypsy scale — either of two scales that often form the basis of Hungarian Gypsy music.
- habiliments — Plural form of habiliment.
- halberdiers — Plural form of halberdier.
- halberstadt — a town in central Germany, in Saxony-Anhalt: industrial centre noted for its historic buildings. Pop: 40 014 (2003 est)
- half asleep — in or into a state of sleep: He fell asleep quickly.
- half nelson — a hold in which a wrestler, from behind the opponent, passes one arm under the corresponding arm of the opponent and locks the hand on the back of the opponent's neck.
- half sister — sister (def 2).
- half-asleep — in or into a state of sleep: He fell asleep quickly.
- half-bushel — a unit of dry measure equal to 2 pecks (17.6 liters).
- half-closed — having or forming a boundary or barrier: He was blocked by a closed door. The house had a closed porch.
- half-nelson — a hold in which a wrestler, from behind the opponent, passes one arm under the corresponding arm of the opponent and locks the hand on the back of the opponent's neck.
- half-second — 1/120 of a minute of time
- half-sister — sister (def 2).
- half-sleeve — a sleeve that reaches to around the elbow
- hallelujahs — Plural form of hallelujah.
- hamfistedly — Alternative spelling of ham-fistedly.
- hammerlocks — Plural form of hammerlock.
- handselling — The practice of promoting books by personal recommendation rather than by publisher-sponsored marketing.
- haplessness — The characteristic of being hapless.
- harbor seal — a small, spotted seal, Phoca vitulina, of the Atlantic coasts of North America and Europe and the Pacific coast of northern North America.
- harbourless — Without a harbour.
- harmfulness — causing or capable of causing harm; injurious: a harmful idea; a harmful habit.
- harvest fly — cicada
- harvestable — Also, harvesting. the gathering of crops.
- hassle-free — without problems or bother
- hasta luego — so long; (I'll) see you soon
- hate-listen — to listen to a radio show, singer, etc., that one professes to dislike, often with the intention to mock or criticize: Why do I continue to hate-listen to his silly podcasts?
- hatefulness — arousing hate or deserving to be hated: the hateful oppression of dictators.
- hatlessness — the state or situation of being without a hat
- haustellate — having a haustellum.