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13-letter words containing a, t, e, s

  • gradient post — a small white post beside a railway line at a point where the gradient changes having arms set at angles representing the gradients
  • gram's method — a method of staining and distinguishing bacteria, in which a fixed bacterial smear is stained with crystal violet, treated with Gram's solution, decolorized with alcohol, counterstained with safranine, and washed with water.
  • gram-positive — (of bacteria) retaining the violet dye when stained by Gram's method.
  • granite state — New Hampshire (used as a nickname).
  • grape harvest — gathering of ripe grapes from the vine
  • grave clothes — the wrappings in which a dead body is interred
  • gravity scale — a scale giving the relative density of fluids
  • great basinet — a basinet having a beaver permanently attached.
  • great bustard — a large bustard, Otis tarda, of southern and central Europe and western and central Asia, having a wingspread of about 8 feet (2.4 meters).
  • great goddess — The, a vaguely defined deity symbolizing maternity, the fertility of the earth, and femininity in general; the central figure in the religions of ancient Anatolia, the Near East, and the eastern Mediterranean, later sometimes taking the form of a specific goddess, as Cybele, Rhea, or Demeter.
  • great grimsby — seaport in Humberside, NE England, at the mouth of the Humber estuary: county district pop. 91,000
  • great russian — a member of the main stock of the Russian people, dwelling chiefly in the northern or central parts of the Russian Federation in Europe.
  • great society — the goal of the Democratic Party under the leadership of President Lyndon B. Johnson, chiefly to enact domestic programs to improve education, provide medical care for the aged, and eliminate poverty.
  • greater scaup — any of several diving ducks of the genus Aythya, especially A. marila (greater scaup) of the Northern Hemisphere, having a bluish-gray bill.
  • greater siren — a salamander, Siren lacertina, having external gills, tiny front legs, and no hind legs, inhabiting shallow waters in the southeastern U.S.
  • gross tonnage — the total volume of a vessel, expressed in units of 100 cubic feet (gross ton) with certain open structures, deckhouses, tanks, etc., exempted.
  • growth shares — ordinary shares with good prospects of appreciation in yield and value
  • guesstimating — Present participle of guesstimate.
  • guesstimation — (pejorative) An estimation made without good justification and often biased.
  • gunters-chain — a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
  • gynaecologist — (UK, Canada, dated in US) A physician who specialises in diseases of the female reproductive system.
  • gynaecomastia — abnormal overdevelopment of the breasts in a man
  • gyromagnetism — the condition or state of being gyromagnetic
  • haemarthrosis — Alternative form of hemarthrosis.
  • haematogenous — producing blood
  • haematologist — A scientist, usually a medical doctor, who specializes in haematology.
  • hair restorer — a lotion claimed to promote hair growth
  • half-deserted — (of a place) not having many inhabitants, visitors, etc
  • half-digested — to convert (food) in the alimentary canal into absorbable form for assimilation into the system.
  • hand-stitched — stitched by hand rather than by a machine
  • hanging stile — the stile of a door, shutter, etc., by which it is hung.
  • harbor master — an official who supervises operations in a harbor area and administers its rules.
  • harbourmaster — (British, Canada, nautical) An official responsible for the enforcement of regulations in a port.
  • harley street — a street in London, England: noted for the eminent doctors who have offices there.
  • harness hitch — a hitch forming a loop around a rope, especially one formed at the end of a bowline.
  • hart's-tongue — a fern, Phyllitis scolopendrium, having long, leathery, wavy-edged leaves.
  • harvest index — a measurement of crop yield: the weight of a harvested product as a percentage of the total plant weight of a crop.
  • harvest mouse — an Old World field mouse, Micromys minutus, that builds a spherical nest among the stems of grains and other plants.
  • harvester ant — any of several red or black ants, especially of the genus Pogonomyrmex, of the southwestern U.S., that feed on and store the seeds of grasses.
  • haute cuisine — fine or gourmet cooking; food preparation as an art.
  • have its uses — If you say that being something or knowing someone has its uses, you mean that it makes it possible for you to do what you otherwise would not be able to do.
  • have the guts — be brave enough
  • hawkeye state — Iowa (used as a nickname).
  • head of state — the person who holds the highest position in a national government: a meeting of heads of state.
  • head of steam — momentum; driving power
  • head register — the high register of the human voice.
  • headmistressy — typical of the duties and behaviour of a headmistress
  • health resort — spa
  • healthfulness — conducive to health; wholesome or salutary: a healthful diet.
  • heart disease — any condition of the heart that impairs its functioning.
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