12-letter words containing e, d, g, s
- galactosides — Plural form of galactoside.
- gallbladders — Plural form of gallbladder.
- gangliosides — Plural form of ganglioside.
- gangsterland — an area controlled by gangsters
- gapped scale — a scale, such as a pentatonic scale, containing fewer than seven notes
- garden cress — a peppergrass, Lepidium sativum, used as a salad vegetable.
- garden snail — Zoology
- garden state — New Jersey (used as a nickname).
- gas cylinder — container for storing gas
- gas-operated — (of a firearm) using some of the exhaust gases to operate the action.
- gastrodermal — the inner cell layer of the body of an invertebrate.
- gastrodermis — the inner cell layer of the body of an invertebrate.
- gendarmeries — Plural form of gendarmerie.
- geneva bands — a pair of white lawn or linen strips hanging from the front of the neck or collar of some ecclesiastical and academic robes
- geopressured — subject to geostatic pressure.
- gerrymanders — Plural form of gerrymander.
- gersdorffite — a mineral, sulfide-arsenide of nickel, NiAsS, occurring in metallic, light-gray cubes.
- gesticulated — to make or use gestures, especially in an animated or excited manner with or instead of speech.
- get stuffed! — an exclamation of contemptuous anger or annoyance, esp against another person
- gingerbreads — Plural form of gingerbread.
- gladsomeness — (archaic) gladness.
- glandiferous — bearing nuts or acorns
- glassyheaded — smooth; bald
- glycosidases — Plural form of glycosidase.
- glycosylated — Simple past tense and past participle of glycosylate.
- god's plenty — an abundant or overabundant quantity.
- goddaughters — Plural form of goddaughter.
- gold reserve — the stock of gold held by a government or central bank to back its promissory notes or currency or to settle its international debts.
- golden aster — any North American, asterlike, composite plant of the genus Chrysopsis, having bright, golden-yellow flower heads, as C. mariana, of the eastern U.S.
- golden goose — a legendary goose that laid one golden egg a day and was killed by its impatient owner, who wanted all the gold immediately.
- golden share — a share in a company that controls at least 51% of the voting rights, esp one retained by the UK government in some privatization issues
- golden stars — a plant, Bloomeria crocea, of the amaryllis family, native to southern California, having clusters of golden-orange, starlike flowers.
- golden state — California (used as a nickname).
- golden syrup — treacle (def 2b).
- golden years — the years that follow retirement from work
- goldsmithery — the occupation of a goldsmith
- good heavens — You say 'Good heavens!' or 'Heavens!' to express surprise or to emphasize that you agree or disagree with someone.
- good offices — Someone's good offices are the help that they give to other people who are trying to achieve something.
- goods engine — a railway locomotive used to haul a freight train.
- gormandizers — gourmandise1 .
- grade school — an elementary school that has its pupils grouped or classified into grades.
- graduateship — the time or condition of being a graduate
- grand master — the head of a military order of knighthood, a lodge, fraternal order, or the like.
- grand siècle — the 17th century in French art and literature, esp the classical period of Louis XIV
- granddaddies — Plural form of granddaddy.
- grandfathers — Plural form of grandfather.
- grandmasters — Plural form of grandmaster.
- grandmothers — Plural form of grandmother.
- grandnephews — Plural form of grandnephew.
- grandparents — a parent of a parent.