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14-letter words containing a, r, g, o, s, i

  • garrison house — a style of early New England house in which the second floor projects beyond the first.
  • garrison state — a state in which military matters dominate economic and political life.
  • gelatiniferous — Yielding gelatine on boiling with water; capable of gelatination.
  • generalisation — The formulation of general concepts from specific instances by abstracting common properties.
  • generalissimos — Plural form of generalissimo.
  • gerontocracies — Plural form of gerontocracy.
  • giant tortoise — any of several large tortoises of the genus Geochelone, of the Galápagos Islands and islands near Madagascar: some are endangered.
  • giganotosaurus — Any of several very large, carnivorous dinosaurs of the subfamily Giganotosaurinae, from the Cretaceous period.
  • glamourisation — Alternative spelling of glamorization.
  • glanduliferous — having glands or glandules
  • glans-clitoris — the head of the penis (glans penis) or of the clitoris (glans clitoris)
  • glow discharge — the conduction of electricity in a low-pressure gas, producing a diffuse glow.
  • good samaritan — a person who gratuitously gives help or sympathy to those in distress. Luke 10:30–37.
  • grade crossing — an intersection of a railroad track and another track, a road, etc., at the same level.
  • grangerisation — The act of illustrating a book with pictures taken from published sources, such as by clipping them out for one's own use.
  • granulomatosis — any disease characterized by the formation of numerous granulomas.
  • gratifications — Plural form of gratification.
  • gratuitousness — The state or characteristic of being gratuitous.
  • gregariousness — fond of the company of others; sociable.
  • greisenization — the process whereby granite is converted to greisen
  • group dynamics — (used with a plural verb) the interactions that influence the attitudes and behavior of people when they are grouped with others through either choice or accidental circumstances.
  • grouse-beating — hunting for grouse by trying to drive them towards hunters using flags, sticks, and other devices
  • growing season — The growing season in a particular country or area is the period in each year when the weather and temperature is right for plants and crops to grow.
  • grylloblattids — Plural form of grylloblattid.
  • gyroscopically — Using a gyroscope.
  • gyrostabiliser — (British spelling) Alternative form of gyrostabilizer.
  • gyrostabilized — stabilized by means of a gyrostabilizer.
  • gyrostabilizer — a device for stabilizing a seagoing vessel by counteracting its rolling motion from side to side, consisting essentially of a rotating gyroscope weighing about 1 percent of the displacement of the vessel.
  • half sovereign — a gold coin of the United Kingdom, discontinued in 1917, equal to 10 shillings.
  • hanging scroll — a roll of parchment, paper, copper, or other material, especially one with writing on it: a scroll containing the entire Old Testament.
  • heading course — (in brickwork) a course of headers.
  • healing powers — beneficial qualities
  • heart-stopping — A heart-stopping moment is one that makes you anxious or frightened because it seems that something bad is likely to happen.
  • heresiographer — a person who writes about heresy
  • heterographies — Plural form of heterography.
  • historiography — the body of literature dealing with historical matters; histories collectively.
  • horse vaulting — gymnastics performed on horseback
  • housing market — property trade
  • hydromagnetics — magnetohydrodynamics.
  • integrationist — a person who believes in, supports, or works for social integration.
  • interrogations — Plural form of interrogation.
  • interrogatives — Plural form of interrogative.
  • isocyano group — the univalent group −NC.
  • laryngectomies — Plural form of laryngectomy.
  • laryngoscopies — Plural form of laryngoscopy.
  • legislatorship — The office or position of a legislator.
  • lemongrass oil — an aromatic oil made from lemon grass and used in aromatherapy, as a pesticide, and as a preservative
  • lexicographers — Plural form of lexicographer.
  • lexicographist — (chiefly, archaic) A student specialising in the discipline of lexicography; lexicographer.
  • light-horseman — a light-armed cavalry soldier.
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