11-letter words containing a, t, r, o
- goodhearted — Kind, generous and altruistic.
- goodnatured — Alternative spelling of good-natured.
- goods train — freight train.
- gothic arch — a pointed arch, especially one having only two centers and equal radii.
- gouvernante — (archaic) governess.
- governorate — an administrative division of a country, especially Egypt.
- gradational — any process or change taking place through a series of stages, by degrees, or in a gradual manner.
- grade point — Education. a numerical equivalent to a received letter grade, usually 0 for F, 1 for D, 2 for C, 3 for B, and 4 for A, that is multiplied by the number of credits for the course: used to compute a grade point average.
- graded post — a position in a school having special responsibility for which additional payment is given
- gradiometer — any instrument used to measure a gradient, as the rate of change of the geomagnetic field. Compare gradient (def 3a).
- graduations — Plural form of graduation.
- grain coast — a historic region on the Gulf of Guinea, in W Africa, in present-day Liberia.
- grand total — final sum or amount
- grandiosity — affectedly grand or important; pompous: grandiose words.
- grandmother — the mother of one's father or mother.
- 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)
- granitiform — resembling granite
- granny knot — a reef knot with the ends crossed the wrong way, making it liable to slip or jam
- granolithic — (of concrete) containing fine granite chippings or crushed granite, used to render floors and surfaces.
- granulation — the act or process of granulating.
- granulocyte — a circulating white blood cell having prominent granules in the cytoplasm and a nucleus of two or more lobes.
- granulomata — an inflammatory tumor or growth composed of granulation tissue.
- graphomotor — pertaining to the muscular movements in writing.
- graptolites — Plural form of graptolite.
- graptolitic — relating to, or containing, graptolites
- grass cloth — a cloth made from plant fibres, such as jute or hemp
- grass court — an outdoor tennis court having a grass surface.
- grass roots — the common or ordinary people, especially as contrasted with the leadership or elite of a political party, social organization, etc.; the rank and file.
- gratuitious — Misspelling of gratuitous.
- gratulation — a feeling of joy.
- gratulatory — (archaic) congratulatory.
- gravestones — Plural form of gravestone.
- gravidation — (obsolete) gravidity.
- gravitation — Physics. the force of attraction between any two masses. Compare law of gravitation. an act or process caused by this force.
- great abaco — two islands (Great Abaco and Little Abaco) in the N Bahamas. 776 sq. mi. (2010 sq. km).
- great gross — a unit of quantity equivalent to 12 gross. Abbreviation: GGR.
- great mogul — the emperor of the former Mogul Empire in India founded in 1526 by Baber.
- great power — a nation that has exceptional military and economic strength, and consequently plays a major, often decisive, role in international affairs.
- great world — fashionable society and its way of life
- groatsworth — the amount that is, or may be, bought or sold for a groat
- groin-vault — a vault or ceiling created by the intersection of vaults.
- ground bait — chum2 (def 1).
- groundwater — the water beneath the surface of the ground, consisting largely of surface water that has seeped down: the source of water in springs and wells.
- growth area — a geographic or economic area in which there is noticeable growth
- growth rate — increase per unit
- gubernation — the act of governing or ruling
- gurgitation — a surging rise and fall; ebullient motion, as of water.
- gustatorily — in a gustatory manner
- gyrostatics — the science that deals with the laws of rotating bodies.
- habilitator — to clothe or dress.