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12-letter words containing e, l, g, r

  • grand siècle — the 17th century in French art and literature, esp the classical period of Louis XIV
  • granulocytes — Plural form of granulocyte.
  • grape family — the plant family Vitaceae, characterized by woody climbing vines with tendrils, having alternate, simple or compound leaves, and bearing clusters of small flowers and berries, and including Boston ivy, grape, grape ivy, and Virginia creeper.
  • grapple shot — a grapnellike projectile fired from a gun and used as a hold for the end of a line in rescue operations or in kedging.
  • gratefulness — warmly or deeply appreciative of kindness or benefits received; thankful: I am grateful to you for your help.
  • gravel-blind — more blind or dim-sighted than sand-blind and less than stone-blind.
  • gravicembalo — a harpsichord.
  • gravity cell — a cell containing two electrolytes that have different specific gravities.
  • great circle — a circle on a spherical surface such that the plane containing the circle passes through the center of the sphere. Compare small circle.
  • great laurel — a tall shrub, Rhododendron maximum, of eastern North America, having rose-pink flowers.
  • great plague — the bubonic plague that occurred in London in 1665 and killed about 15 percent of the city's population.
  • great plains — a semiarid region E of the Rocky Mountains, in the U.S. and Canada.
  • great vassal — (in feudal society) a man who entered into a personal relationship with a king to whom he paid homage and fealty in return for protection and often a fief.
  • greek-letter — designating or of a student fraternity or sorority whose name is designated by a combination of Greek letters
  • green plover — lapwing.
  • green turtle — a sea turtle, Chelonia mydas, common in tropical and subtropical seas, the flesh of which is used for turtle soup: now greatly reduced in number and endangered in some areas.
  • green-collar — noting or pertaining to workers, jobs, or businesses that are involved in protecting the environment or solving environmental problems.
  • green-wellie — characterizing or belonging to the upper-class set devoted to hunting, shooting, and fishing
  • greenbottles — Plural form of greenbottle.
  • greenlighted — to give permission to proceed; authorize: The renovation project was green-lighted by the board of directors.
  • gregariously — fond of the company of others; sociable.
  • grey wagtail — a greyish species of wagtail, Motacilla cinerea, found in temperate regions
  • grey warbler — a small bush bird that hatches the eggs of the shining cuckoo
  • griddlebread — bread or cake made on a griddle
  • griddlecakes — Plural form of griddlecake.
  • grimsel pass — an Alpine pass in S Switzerland. 7159 feet (2184 meters) high.
  • griseofulvin — an antibiotic, C 17 H 17 ClO 6 , obtained from a species of Penicillium, used in the treatment of ringworm and other fungous infections of the skin.
  • grizzly bear — a large North American brown bear, Ursus (arctos) horribilis, with coarse, gray-tipped brown fur, once widespread in the western part of the continent as far south as northern Mexico but now restricted to some regions of Alaska, western Canada, and the U.S. Rocky Mountains: a threatened species except in Alaska.
  • grossularite — a mineral, calcium aluminum garnet, Ca 3 Al 2 Si 3 O 12 , occurring in gray-white to pinkish crystals.
  • ground alert — the state of waiting for orders in or near combat airplanes ready to take to the air at once.
  • ground cable — a heavy chain for securing permanent floating moorings, as a number of mooring buoys.
  • ground level — ground state.
  • ground plane — (in perspective drawing) the theoretical horizontal plane receding from the picture plane to the horizon, beginning at the level of the base line.
  • ground plate — Electricity. a metal plate for making a ground connection to the earth.
  • ground rules — Usually, ground rules. basic or governing principles of conduct in any situation or field of endeavor: the ground rules of press conferences.
  • groundlessly — In a groundless manner; without justification.
  • groupuscules — Plural form of groupuscule.
  • grovellingly — With grovelling or self-abasement; obsequiously.
  • gubernacular — relating to a gubernaculum
  • gubernaculum — a part or organ that directs the movement or course of another part.
  • guelder rose — a shrub, Viburnum opulus, of the honeysuckle family, native to the Old World, having broad clusters of white flowers and scarlet fruit.
  • guelder-rose — a shrub, Viburnum opulus, of the honeysuckle family, native to the Old World, having broad clusters of white flowers and scarlet fruit.
  • guilt-ridden — If a person is guilt-ridden, they feel very guilty about something.
  • gully-washer — a usually short, heavy rainstorm.
  • gullywashers — Plural form of gullywasher.
  • gutturalized — pronounced with guttural coarticulation.
  • gutturalness — The quality of being guttural.
  • h paul grice — H(erbert) Paul, 1913–88, English philosopher.
  • hard feeling — resentment; ill will
  • hash-slinger — a waiter or waitress, especially in a hash house.
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