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11-letter words containing g, e, r, l

  • globeflower — any of several plants belonging to the genus Trollius, of the buttercup family, as T. laxus, of North America, having rounded, yellowish flowers.
  • globigerina — any marine foraminifer of the genus Globigerina, having a calcareous shell, occurring either near the surface of the sea or in the mud at the bottom.
  • glomerating — Present participle of glomerate.
  • glomeration — a glomerate condition; conglomeration.
  • glomerulate — grouped in small, dense clusters
  • glory years — very great praise, honor, or distinction bestowed by common consent; renown: to win glory on the field of battle.
  • glove maker — someone who makes gloves
  • glucuronide — a glycoside that yields glucuronic acid upon hydrolysis.
  • glumiferous — having glumes
  • gluten-free — (of food, a diet, etc) not containing gluten
  • glycerinate — to impregnate with glycerin.
  • go kerplunk — to make a noise when landing on or hitting the bottom of something
  • goal crease — crease1 (def 4).
  • goal scorer — somebody who scores goals
  • goalkeepers — Plural form of goalkeeper.
  • goalscorers — Plural form of goalscorer.
  • goaltenders — Plural form of goaltender.
  • godchildren — Plural form of godchild.
  • gold bronze — an alloy of about 90 percent copper, 5 percent zinc, 3 percent lead, and 2 percent tin.
  • gold digger — a person who seeks or digs for gold in a gold field.
  • gold orange — an orange-yellow, slightly water-soluble powder, C 1 4 H 1 4 N 3 NaO 3 S, used chiefly as an acid-base indicator.
  • gold-digger — a person who seeks or digs for gold in a gold field.
  • gold-rimmed — Gold-rimmed glasses have gold-coloured frames.
  • goldbergian — Rube Goldberg.
  • goldbricked — Simple past tense and past participle of goldbrick.
  • goldbricker — Informal. a brick made to look like gold, sold by a swindler.
  • golden ager — an elderly person, especially one who has retired.
  • golden girl — successful or celebrated woman
  • golden gram — (in the East Indies) the chickpea used as a food for people and cattle.
  • golden horn — an inlet of the Bosporus, in European Turkey: forms the inner part of Istanbul.
  • golden hour — the first hour after a serious accident, when it is crucial that the victim receives medical treatment in order to have a chance of surviving
  • golden orfe — one of the two varieties of orfe, an aquarium fish
  • golden rose — a gold, bejeweled ornament in the form of a rose or spray of roses, blessed and presented by the pope in recognition of service to the Holy See.
  • golden rule — a rule of ethical conduct, usually phrased “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you,” or, as in the Sermon on the Mount, “Whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so unto them.” Matt. 7:12; Luke 6:31.
  • golden-ager — an elderly person, especially one who has retired.
  • goldenberry — the Cape gooseberry
  • goldthreads — Plural form of goldthread.
  • golf course — the ground or course over which golf is played. A standard full-scale golf course has 125 to 175 acres (51 to 71 hectares), usually with 18 holes varying from 100 to 650 yards (91 to 594 meters) in length from tee to cup.
  • gonfalonier — the bearer of a gonfalon.
  • gonorrhoeal — Alternative spelling of gonorrheal.
  • good-looker — a person with a pleasingly attractive appearance.
  • googlewhore — (Internet slang) To promote via Google; in particular, to do so by googlebombing.
  • gopher ball — a pitched ball hit for a home run: leading the league in gopher balls.
  • gorillalike — (informal) Resembling or characteristic of a gorilla.
  • grab handle — A grab handle is a handle on the side of an object such as a bathtub that you hold in order to help you get in and out.
  • gracelessly — In a graceless manner.
  • gracileness — The state or quality of being gracile.
  • gradualness — The condition of being gradual.
  • grammalogue — a word symbolized by a sign or letter.
  • grand-scale — of large proportion, extent, magnitude, etc.: grand-scale efforts; a grand-scale approach.
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