11-letter words containing g, a, r, y
- good friday — the Friday before Easter, a holy day of the Christian church, observed as the anniversary of the Crucifixion of Jesus.
- gracelessly — In a graceless manner.
- gradability — a measure of a truck's pulling power expressed as the steepest grade the truck can climb with a full load.
- graminology — the branch of botany concerned with the study of grasses
- grand duchy — a territory ruled by a grand duke or grand duchess.
- grandiosely — affectedly grand or important; pompous: grandiose words.
- grandiosity — affectedly grand or important; pompous: grandiose words.
- granny bond — (in Britain) an informal name for retirement issue certificate, an index-linked savings certificate, originally available only to people over retirement age
- granny farm — a home where old people are cared for
- granny flat — a self-contained living area within a single-family home, as for an aging parent.
- granny knot — a reef knot with the ends crossed the wrong way, making it liable to slip or jam
- granularity — of the nature of granules; grainy.
- granulocyte — a circulating white blood cell having prominent granules in the cytoplasm and a nucleus of two or more lobes.
- grape jelly — a preserve made from sugar and grapes
- grapefruity — Resembling or characteristic of grapefruit.
- graphically — giving a clear and effective picture; vivid: a graphic account of an earthquake.
- grass style — a style of Japanese calligraphy and sumi-e painting, characterized chiefly by free or loose brush strokes.
- gratulatory — (archaic) congratulatory.
- gravity dam — a dam resisting the pressure of impounded water through its own weight.
- gravity-fed — the supplying of fuel, materials, etc., by force of gravity.
- gravy train — a position in which a person or group receives excessive and unjustified money or advantages with little or no effort: The top executives were on the gravy train with their huge bonuses.
- gray market — a market operating within the law but charging prices substantially below list prices or those fixed by an official agency.
- gray matter — Anatomy. nerve tissue, especially of the brain and spinal cord, that contains fibers and nerve cell bodies and is dark reddish-gray. Compare white matter.
- gray mullet — mullet1 (def 1).
- gray-headed — having gray hair.
- greasy pole — a pole covered with grease to make it slippery and difficult to climb, often used as entertainment
- greasy wool — untreated wool, still retaining the lanolin, which is used for waterproof clothing
- green party — a liberal political party especially in Germany focusing on environmental issues.
- grey market — Grey market goods are bought unofficially and then sold to customers at lower prices than usual.
- grey matter — You can refer to your intelligence or your brains as grey matter.
- grey-haired — having grey hair
- grey-headed — having gray hair.
- grimacingly — With a grimace.
- guarantying — a warrant, pledge, or formal assurance given as security that another's debt or obligation will be fulfilled.
- gullywasher — a usually short, heavy rainstorm.
- gustatorily — in a gustatory manner
- gymnasiarch — (in ancient Greece) a magistrate who superintended the gymnasia and public games in certain cities.
- gymnorhinal — (of a bird) having the nostrils exposed, not covered by feathers.
- gynecocracy — gynarchy.
- 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.
- hagiography — the writing and critical study of the lives of the saints; hagiology.
- hairstyling — a person who designs and arranges hair styles.
- haplography — the accidental omission of a letter or letter group that should be repeated in writing, as in Missippi for Mississippi.
- harassingly — in a harassing manner
- harpy eagle — a large, powerful eagle, Harpia harpyja, of tropical America: an endangered species.
- harrowingly — extremely disturbing or distressing; grievous: a harrowing experience.
- heliography — The scientific study of the sun.
- heyagashira — (sumo) the rikishi of highest rank in a particular heya.
- hierography — a treatise on religion or sacred things