13-letter words containing g, a, s, p
- gradient post — a small white post beside a railway line at a point where the gradient changes having arms set at angles representing the gradients
- gram-positive — (of bacteria) retaining the violet dye when stained by Gram's method.
- gran paradiso — the highest peak in the Graian Alps, in N Italy. 13,324 feet (4061 meters).
- grand passion — an intense or overwhelming attraction or love.
- grantsmanship — skill in securing grants, as for research, from federal agencies, foundations, or the like.
- grape harvest — gathering of ripe grapes from the vine
- graphics card — graphics adaptor
- grease nipple — a metal nipple designed to engage with a grease gun for injecting grease into a bearing, etc
- grease pencil — a pencil of pigment and compressed grease encased in a spiral paper strip that can be partially unwound to expose a new point and used especially for writing on glossy surfaces.
- greater scaup — any of several diving ducks of the genus Aythya, especially A. marila (greater scaup) of the Northern Hemisphere, having a bluish-gray bill.
- growing pains — If a person or organization suffers from growing pains, they experience temporary difficulties and problems at the beginning of a particular stage of development.
- gypsy capstan — a small capstan moved only by a motor or engine.
- gyrocompasses — Plural form of gyrocompass.
- hagiographers — Plural form of hagiographer.
- hagiographies — Plural form of hagiography.
- hairsplitting — the making of unnecessarily fine distinctions.
- hasty pudding — New England. cornmeal mush.
- heartstopping — Very exciting or shocking, as though to cause one's heart to skip beats.
- hedge sparrow — the dunnock.
- hematophagous — feeding on blood, as the vampire bat.
- heresiography — a treatise on heresy.
- hospitalizing — Present participle of hospitalize.
- hypermegasoma — gigantism.
- hypostatizing — Present participle of hypostatize.
- iconographies — Plural form of iconography.
- impersonating — to assume the character or appearance of; pretend to be: He was arrested for impersonating a police officer.
- in good shape — person: fit, healthy
- ipecac spurge — a spurge, Euphorbia ipecacuanhae, of the eastern U.S.
- isoamyl group — the univalent group C 5 H 11 .
- jigsaw puzzle — Also called picture puzzle. a set of irregularly cut pieces of pasteboard, wood, or the like that form a picture or design when fitted together.
- landing speed — the minimum air speed at which an aircraft lands safely
- landing strip — airstrip.
- laryngoscopes — Plural form of laryngoscope.
- laryngoscopic — Of or pertaining to laryngoscopy.
- leapfrog test — a diagnostic technique using arithmetic or logical operations in a routine to manage the capacity of storage media, transfer data, and check the results.
- legal process — court procedure
- letterspacing — the amount of space between each letter in a word, or the adjustment of this amount of space
- lump of sugar — lump1 (def 4).
- lymphangiomas — Plural form of lymphangioma.
- magnetographs — Plural form of magnetograph.
- magnetooptics — the branch of physics that deals with magnetooptic phenomena.
- magnetosphere — the outer region of the earth's ionosphere, where the earth's magnetic field controls the motion of charged particles, as in the Van Allen belts. Compare magnetopause.
- maple heights — a city in NE Ohio.
- masking piece — a flat, curtain, or other piece of scenery for concealing a part of a stage from the audience.
- mastigophoran — Also, mastigophore [mas-ti-guh-fawr, -fohr] /ˈmæs tɪ gəˌfɔr, -ˌfoʊr/ (Show IPA). a protozoan of the phylum Mastigophora.
- mastigophoric — Carrying or wielding a whip.
- measuring cup — a graduated cup used especially in cooking for measuring ingredients.
- megalopolises — Plural form of megalopolis.
- megasporangia — a sporangium containing megaspores.
- megasporocyte — a diploid cell in plants that undergoes meiosis to create four haploid megaspores.