13-letter words containing g, a, n, t, r
- north reading — a city in NE Massachusetts.
- north sea gas — natural gas extracted from deposits beneath the North Sea
- not far wrong — Someone or something that is not far wrong, not far out, or not far off is almost correct or almost accurate.
- nusa tenggara — an island chain east of Java, mostly in Indonesia: the main islands are Bali, Lombok, Sumbawa, Sumba, Flores, Alor, and Timor. Pop: 11 112 702 (2000). Area: 73 144 sq km (28 241 sq miles)
- nutmeg grater — a utensil used to grate the seed nutmeg, so that is can be used as a spice in cooking, etc
- octane-rating — (of gasoline) a designation of antiknock quality, numerically equal to the percentage of isooctane by volume in a mixture of isooctane and normal heptane that matches the given gasoline in antiknock characteristics.
- octogenarians — Plural form of octogenarian.
- oppignoration — the act or an instance of pawning or pledging
- orchestrating — Present participle of orchestrate.
- organ whistle — a steam or air whistle in which the jet is forced up against the thin edge of a pipe closed at the top.
- organisations — Plural form of organisation.
- organizations — The action of organizing something.
- organogenetic — Relating to organogenesis.
- organolithium — (organic chemistry) Describing any organic compound containing a carbon to lithium bond.
- organotherapy — the branch of therapeutics that deals with the use of remedies prepared from the organs of animals, as from the thyroid gland, the pancreas, or the suprarenal bodies.
- organotropism — Physiology. the attraction of microorganisms or chemical substances to particular organs or tissues of the body.
- orientalizing — Present participle of orientalize.
- originalities — Plural form of originality.
- originatively — in an originative manner
- orthodiagonal — the axis in a crystal
- orthognathous — straight-jawed; having the profile of the face vertical or nearly so; having a gnathic index below 98.
- orthogonalise — to make (vectors, functions, etc.) orthogonal.
- orthogonality — (mathematics, statistics) the property of being orthogonal.
- orthogonalize — to make (vectors, functions, etc.) orthogonal.
- out of danger — no longer at risk
- outgeneraling — Present participle of outgeneral.
- outgeneralled — Simple past tense and past participle of outgeneral.
- over-standing — overreach (def 13).
- overbreathing — hyperventilation
- overnight bag — a travel bag large enough to hold personal articles and clothing for an overnight trip.
- packing crate — A packing crate is a large wooden box in which things are put so that they can be stored or taken somewhere.
- pair trawling — the act or practice of using two boats to trawl for fish
- pangrammatist — a writer of pangrams
- pantagruelian — (in Rabelais' Pantagruel) the huge son of Gargantua, represented as dealing with serious matters in a spirit of broad and somewhat cynical good humor.
- pantagruelism — (in Rabelais' Pantagruel) the huge son of Gargantua, represented as dealing with serious matters in a spirit of broad and somewhat cynical good humor.
- pantie girdle — a girdle with a crotch.
- paramagnetism — a body or substance that, placed in a magnetic field, possesses magnetization in direct proportion to the field strength; a substance in which the magnetic moments of the atoms are not aligned.
- parking light — The parking lights on a vehicle are the small lights at the front that help other drivers to notice the vehicle and to judge its width.
- parking meter — a mechanical device for registering and collecting payment for the length of time that a vehicle occupies a parking space, consisting typically of a timer, actuated by a coin that a driver deposits upon parking, set in a headpiece mounted on a pole.
- parking orbit — a temporary orbit in which a spacecraft awaits the next phase of its mission.
- parking strip — Chiefly Upper Midwest and Western U.S. parkway (def 2).
- parliamenting — parliamentary debating
- parotid gland — Also called parotid gland. a salivary gland situated at the base of each ear.
- part exchange — If you give an old item in part exchange for something you are buying, the seller accepts the old item as part of the payment, so you do not have to give them as much money.
- participating — to take or have a part or share, as with others; partake; share (usually followed by in): to participate in profits; to participate in a play.
- parting strip — a strip, as of wood, used to keep two parts separated, as one in each side of the frame of a window to keep the sashes apart when lowered or raised.
- passenger jet — a jet that carries passengers
- pastel orange — suntan (def 3).
- path-breaking — very original; ground-breaking
- patronizingly — displaying or indicative of an offensively condescending manner: a patronizing greeting, accompanied by a gentle pat on the pack.