12-letter words containing e, g, d
- gandy dancer — a member of a railroad section gang that lays or maintains track.
- ganglionated — gangliate.
- 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
- garand rifle — M-1.
- garbage dump — rubbish tip, place where refuse is disposed of
- garde manger — a cool room used for storing foods and for preparing certain dishes, especially cold buffet dishes.
- garde-manger — a cool room used for storing foods and for preparing certain dishes, especially cold buffet dishes.
- garden cress — a peppergrass, Lepidium sativum, used as a salad vegetable.
- garden grove — a city in SW California.
- garden party — a party given out of doors in a garden or yard.
- garden snail — Zoology
- garden state — New Jersey (used as a nickname).
- garlic bread — baguette toasted with garlic and butter
- 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.
- gateway drug — any mood-altering drug, as a stimulant or tranquilizer, that does not cause physical dependence but may lead to the use of addictive drugs, as heroin.
- gay-friendly — welcoming to gay people
- gelande jump — jump made in downhill skiing
- gendarmeries — Plural form of gendarmerie.
- gender-blind — not discriminating on the basis of gender, or not making a distinction between the sexes
- gender-fluid — noting or relating to a person whose gender identity or gender expression is not fixed and shifts over time or depending on the situation.
- generic drug — medicine: not sold under brand name
- genetic code — the biochemical instructions that translate the genetic information present as a linear sequence of nucleotide triplets in messenger RNA into the correct linear sequence of amino acids for the synthesis of a particular peptide chain or protein. Compare codon, translation (def 9).
- genetic load — the extent to which a population deviates from the theoretically fittest genetic constitution.
- 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
- geodetically — pertaining to geodesy.
- geohydrology — hydrogeology.
- geopressured — subject to geostatic pressure.
- george dewey — George, 1837–1917, U.S. admiral: defeated Spanish fleet in Manila Bay during the Spanish-American War.
- 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 ahead of — to outdo or excel
- get ahold of — to get in touch with
- get involved — play a part
- get knotted! — used as a response to express disapproval or rejection
- get round to — find time
- get stuffed! — an exclamation of contemptuous anger or annoyance, esp against another person
- get the bird — to be fired or dismissed
- get the idea — understand
- giant powder — dynamite composed of nitroglycerin and kieselguhr.
- giddy-headed — giddy (def 1).
- gideon bible — a Bible purchased by members of a Christian organization (Gideons International) and placed in a hotel room, hospital ward, etc
- gift-wrapped — A gift-wrapped present is wrapped in pretty paper.
- gimme birdie — a birdie in which the final putt is a gimme
- gingerbreads — Plural form of gingerbread.