11-letter words containing a, r, d
- graduations — Plural form of graduation.
- graham land — a part of the British Antarctic Territory, in the N section of the Antarctic Peninsula: formerly the British name for the entire peninsula.
- granadillas — Plural form of granadilla.
- grand banks — an extensive shoal SE of Newfoundland: fishing grounds. 350 miles (565 km) long; 40,000 sq. mi. (104,000 sq. km).
- grand canal — a canal in E China, extending S from Tientsin to Hangchow. 900 miles (1450 km) long.
- grand chain — a figure in formation dances, such as the lancers and Scottish reels, in which couples split up and move around in a circle in opposite directions, passing all other dancers until reaching their original partners
- grand duchy — a territory ruled by a grand duke or grand duchess.
- grand falls — former name of Churchill Falls.
- grand final — the final game of the season in any of various sports, esp football
- grand forks — a town in E North Dakota.
- grand haven — a city in W Michigan.
- grand juror — a person serving on a grand jury.
- grand manan — a Canadian island at the entrance to the Bay of Fundy: a part of New Brunswick; summer resort. 57 sq. mi. (148 sq. km).
- grand march — the opening ceremonies of a formal ball, in which guests promenade into or around the ballroom.
- grand monde — fashionable society; high society
- grand mufti — a Muslim religious leader.
- grand opera — a serious, usually tragic, opera in which most of the text is set to music.
- grand piano — a piano having the frame supported horizontally on three legs.
- grand river — former name of the Colorado River above its junction with the Green River in SE Utah.
- grand terre — Grande-Terre
- grand theft — stealing large amount
- grand total — final sum or amount
- grand-scale — of large proportion, extent, magnitude, etc.: grand-scale efforts; a grand-scale approach.
- grandbabies — Plural form of grandbaby.
- grande dame — a usually elderly woman of dignified or aristocratic bearing.
- grandfather — the father of one's father or mother.
- grandiflora — any of several plant varieties or hybrids characterized by large showy flowers, as certain kinds of petunias, baby's breath, or roses.
- grandiosely — affectedly grand or important; pompous: grandiose words.
- grandiosity — affectedly grand or important; pompous: grandiose words.
- grandmaster — the head of a military order of knighthood, a lodge, fraternal order, or the like.
- grandmother — the mother of one's father or mother.
- grandnephew — a son of one's nephew or niece.
- grandnieces — Plural form of grandniece.
- grandparent — a parent of a parent.
- grandstands — Plural form of grandstand.
- granduncles — Plural form of granduncle.
- grangerized — Simple past tense and past participle of grangerize.
- granny bond — (in Britain) an informal name for retirement issue certificate, an index-linked savings certificate, originally available only to people over retirement age
- grant-aided — given financial assistance by an organization
- graphitized — (chemistry, of carbon) Converted to graphite.
- grass widow — a woman who is separated, divorced, or lives apart from her husband.
- gravedigger — a person whose occupation is digging graves.
- graveldiver — any of several eellike fishes of the family Scytalinidae, found off the Pacific coast of North America, especially Scytalina cerdale, which burrows among rocks.
- gravidation — (obsolete) gravidity.
- gravidities — Plural form of gravidity.
- gravity dam — a dam resisting the pressure of impounded water through its own weight.
- gravity-fed — the supplying of fuel, materials, etc., by force of gravity.
- gray-headed — having gray hair.
- greasewoods — Plural form of greasewood.
- great world — fashionable society and its way of life