11-letter words containing g, a, c
- gonadectomy — (surgery) The procedure to remove an ovary or testis.
- gonycampsis — abnormal curvature of the knee.
- good graces — If you are in someone's good graces, they are pleased with you.
- googlewhack — A Google search result consisting of a single hit, in response to a search on two separate words.
- gopherspace — (networking) The sum of all files that can be reached using gopher.
- gothic arch — a pointed arch, especially one having only two centers and equal radii.
- gracelessly — In a graceless manner.
- gracileness — The state or quality of being gracile.
- grain coast — a historic region on the Gulf of Guinea, in W Africa, in present-day Liberia.
- grammatical — of or relating to grammar: grammatical analysis.
- grand canal — a canal in E China, extending S from Tientsin to Hangchow. 900 miles (1450 km) long.
- grand chain — a figure in formation dances, such as the lancers and Scottish reels, in which couples split up and move around in a circle in opposite directions, passing all other dancers until reaching their original partners
- grand duchy — a territory ruled by a grand duke or grand duchess.
- grand march — the opening ceremonies of a formal ball, in which guests promenade into or around the ballroom.
- grand-scale — of large proportion, extent, magnitude, etc.: grand-scale efforts; a grand-scale approach.
- grandnieces — Plural form of grandniece.
- granduncles — Plural form of granduncle.
- granolithic — (of concrete) containing fine granite chippings or crushed granite, used to render floors and surfaces.
- granulocyte — a circulating white blood cell having prominent granules in the cytoplasm and a nucleus of two or more lobes.
- grape juice — nectar of the grape
- graphically — giving a clear and effective picture; vivid: a graphic account of an earthquake.
- graphicness — The quality of being graphic: grotesqueness or vividness.
- graptolitic — relating to, or containing, graptolites
- grass cloth — a cloth made from plant fibres, such as jute or hemp
- grass court — an outdoor tennis court having a grass surface.
- grass finch — any of several Australian weaverbirds, especially of the genus Poephila.
- grasscutter — a device used to cut grass, as a lawn mower.
- gravimetric — of or relating to measurement by weight.
- great abaco — two islands (Great Abaco and Little Abaco) in the N Bahamas. 776 sq. mi. (2010 sq. km).
- great-niece — a daughter of one's nephew or niece; grandniece.
- great-uncle — a granduncle.
- greco-roman — of or having both Greek and Roman characteristics: the Greco-Roman influence.
- greenlandic — a dialect of Inuit, spoken in Greenland.
- griddlecake — a thin cake of batter cooked on a griddle; pancake.
- grimacingly — With a grimace.
- grind crank — A mythical accessory to a terminal. A crank on the side of a monitor, which when operated makes a zizzing noise and causes the computer to run faster. Usually one does not refer to a grind crank out loud, but merely makes the appropriate gesture and noise. See grind. Historical note: At least one real machine actually had a grind crank - the R1, a research machine built toward the end of the days of the great vacuum tube computers, in 1959. R1 (also known as "The Rice Institute Computer" (TRIC) and later as "The Rice University Computer" (TRUC)) had a single-step/free-run switch for use when debugging programs. Since single-stepping through a large program was rather tedious, there was also a crank with a cam and gear arrangement that repeatedly pushed the single-step button. This allowed one to "crank" through a lot of code, then slow down to single-step for a bit when you got near the code of interest, poke at some registers using the console typewriter, and then keep on cranking.
- guadalcanal — the largest of the Solomon Islands, in the W central Pacific: U.S. victory over the Japanese 1942–43. About 2500 sq. mi. (6475 sq. km).
- guinea corn — durra.
- gum elastic — rubber1 (def 1).
- gymnasiarch — (in ancient Greece) a magistrate who superintended the gymnasia and public games in certain cities.
- gymnastical — Alternative form of gymnastic.
- gynaecology — Alternative form of gynecology.
- gynaecomast — a man who suffers from gynaecomastia
- gynecocracy — gynarchy.
- gynecopathy — any disease occurring only in women.
- gypsy scale — either of two scales that often form the basis of Hungarian Gypsy music.
- gyrocompass — a navigational compass containing a gyroscope rotor, that, when adjusted for the latitude and speed of the vessel or aircraft, indicates the direction of true north along the surface of the earth or communicates this information to one or more gyro repeaters.
- gyrostatics — the science that deals with the laws of rotating bodies.
- hacking run — (jargon) (Analogy with "bombing run" or "speed run") A hack session extended long outside normal working times, especially one longer than 12 hours. May cause you to "change phase the hard way".
- hagioscopes — Plural form of hagioscope.