12-letter words containing e, n, r, o
- get religion — a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, especially when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs.
- get round to — find time
- ghostwritten — Written by a ghostwriter.
- giant hornet — any large, stinging paper wasp of the family Vespidae, as Vespa crabro (giant hornet) introduced into the U.S. from Europe, or Vespula maculata (bald-faced hornet or white-faced hornet) of North America.
- giant powder — dynamite composed of nitroglycerin and kieselguhr.
- gila monster — a large, venomous lizard, Heloderma suspectum, of the southwestern U.S. and northwestern Mexico, covered with beadlike scales of yellow, orange, and black.
- ginger group — the most active group within an organization, as a political party.
- give rein to — Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- glabrousness — The quality of being glabrous.
- glandiferous — bearing nuts or acorns
- glenohumeral — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the glenoid fossa and the humerus.
- gloriousness — delightful; wonderful; completely enjoyable: to have a glorious time at the circus.
- glucoprotein — glycoprotein.
- glutaredoxin — (enzyme) Any of a family of small redox enzymes that use glutathione as a cofactor.
- glycoprotein — any of a group of complex proteins, as mucin, containing a carbohydrate combined with a simple protein.
- glyndebourne — an estate in SE England, in East Sussex: site of a famous annual festival of opera founded in 1934 by John Christie
- go on record — to set down in writing or the like, as for the purpose of preserving evidence.
- go the round — to be circulated among a number of people: said of a story, rumor, etc.
- go-go dancer — an entertainer who performs popular dances on a stage or platform for the patrons of a discotheque or nightclub.
- 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 horde — the army of Mongol Tartars that overran eastern Europe in the 13th century, established a khanate in Russia, and maintained suzerainty there until the 15th century.
- golden perch — a freshwater food fish, Plectroplites ambiguus, that inhabits inland waters of Australia.
- golden ratio — the ratio of two lengths, equal in value to (1 + √5)/2, and given by b/a = (b + a)/b; it is the reciprocal of the golden section and also equal to (1 + golden section)
- 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 syrup — treacle (def 2b).
- golden trout — a very colorful freshwater fish, Salmo aguabonita or Oncorhynchus aguabonita, of the salmon family, native to the Sierra Nevada, having a red and orange body and golden sides.
- golden years — the years that follow retirement from work
- golden-brown — of brown with a golden tinge
- gonfaloniers — Plural form of gonfalonier.
- good-natured — having or showing a pleasant, kindly disposition; amiable: a warm, good-natured person.
- googleganger — a person with whom one shares one’s name, discovered when typing one’s name into an internet search engine
- gopher snake — a bullsnake, Pituophis melanoleucus, of western North America, that invades burrows to prey on rodents.
- gorgeousness — splendid or sumptuous in appearance, coloring, etc.; magnificent: a gorgeous gown; a gorgeous sunset.
- gormandizers — gourmandise1 .
- gormlessness — The state of being gormless.
- gossipmonger — a person especially fond of or addicted to gossiping.
- gourmandizer — One who gourmandizes.
- governmental — the political direction and control exercised over the actions of the members, citizens, or inhabitants of communities, societies, and states; direction of the affairs of a state, community, etc.; political administration: Government is necessary to the existence of civilized society.
- governorates — Plural form of governorate.
- governorship — the duties, term in office, etc., of a governor.
- graciousness — pleasantly kind, benevolent, and courteous.
- gradeflation — grade inflation.
- graeco-roman — of or having both Greek and Roman characteristics: the Greco-Roman influence.
- graminaceous — Of, pertaining to, or resembling a grass.
- graminivores — Plural form of graminivore.
- grand coulee — a dry canyon in central Washington: cut by the Columbia River in the glacial period. 52 miles (84 km) long; over 400 feet (120 meters) deep.
- grandmothers — Plural form of grandmother.
- granodiorite — a coarse-grained acid igneous rock containing almost twice as much plagioclase as orthoclase: intermediate in composition between granite and diorite
- granulocytes — Plural form of granulocyte.