12-letter words containing e, o, u, s
- glaucousness — Quality of being glaucous.
- glomerulitis — inflammation of the glomeruli of the kidney.
- gloriousness — delightful; wonderful; completely enjoyable: to have a glorious time at the circus.
- glucogenesis — the production of glucose by the decomposition of glycogen or from any nonglucose precursor.
- goddaughters — Plural form of goddaughter.
- golden syrup — treacle (def 2b).
- gorgeousness — splendid or sumptuous in appearance, coloring, etc.; magnificent: a gorgeous gown; a gorgeous sunset.
- gospel music — a now popularized form of impassioned rhythmic spiritual music rooted in the solo and responsive church singing of rural blacks in the American South, central to the development of rhythm and blues and of soul music.
- gospel truth — an unquestionably true statement, fact, etc.
- graciousness — pleasantly kind, benevolent, and courteous.
- graminaceous — Of, pertaining to, or resembling a grass.
- granulocytes — Plural form of granulocyte.
- gregariously — fond of the company of others; sociable.
- grievousness — causing grief or great sorrow: grievous news.
- 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.
- grossularite — a mineral, calcium aluminum garnet, Ca 3 Al 2 Si 3 O 12 , occurring in gray-white to pinkish crystals.
- grotesquerie — Grotesque quality or grotesque things collectively.
- ground rules — Usually, ground rules. basic or governing principles of conduct in any situation or field of endeavor: the ground rules of press conferences.
- ground state — the state of least energy of a particle, as an atom, or of a system of particles.
- groundedness — the solid surface of the earth; firm or dry land: to fall to the ground.
- groundlessly — In a groundless manner; without justification.
- groundsheets — Plural form of groundsheet.
- groundstroke — A stroke played after the ball has bounced, as opposed to a volley.
- groupuscules — Plural form of groupuscule.
- gruesomeness — The characteristic or quality of being gruesome.
- 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.
- guest worker — a foreign worker permitted to work in a country, especially in Western Europe, on a temporary basis.
- guide fossil — index fossil.
- gulf of suez — the NW arm of the Red Sea: linked with the Mediterranean by the Suez Canal
- gustave dore — (Paul) Gustave [pawl gy-stav] /pɔl güˈstav/ (Show IPA), 1832?–83, French painter, illustrator, and sculptor.
- gynantherous — having the stamens converted into pistils by the action of frost, disease, or insects.
- hadrosaurine — Hadrosaurid.
- half serious — of, showing, or characterized by deep thought.
- half-serious — of, showing, or characterized by deep thought.
- harbour dues — the fees or charges paid for using a harbour
- harbour seal — a common earless seal, Phoca vitulina, that is greyish-black with paler markings: found off the coasts of North America, N Europe, and NE Asia
- has no equal — If you say that someone or something has no equal, you think that there is nothing that is as good as them or that reaches the same standard.
- haute-savoie — a department in E France. 1775 sq. mi. (4595 sq. km). Capital: Annecy.
- hazel grouse — a European woodland grouse, Tetrastes bonasia, somewhat resembling the North American ruffed grouse.
- hebetudinous — the state of being dull; lethargy.
- hectocotylus — a modified arm of the male of certain cephalopods that is used to transfer sperm to the female.
- heliogabalus — (Varius Avitus Bassianus"Marcus Aurelius Antoninus") a.d. 204–222, Roman emperor 218–222.
- heliophilous — attracted to sunlight
- hellaciously — In a hellacious manner.
- hellespontus — an area in the southern hemisphere of Mars.
- hematogenous — originating in the blood.
- hepatogenous — originating in the liver
- herbivourous — Misspelling of herbivorous.
- herstmonceux — a village in S England, in E Sussex north of Eastbourne: 15th-century castle, site of the Royal Observatory, which was transferred from Greenwich between 1948 and 1958, until 1990