13-letter words containing g, i, d, y, a
- grylloblattid — a primitive insect of the order Grylloblattidea, having a soft, unpigmented wingless body with long antennae and no eyes, living under stones in moderately high mountains of the western U.S., Japan, and the U.S.S.R.
- guanylic acid — GMP.
- hasty pudding — New England. cornmeal mush.
- high holidays — either of two holy days of special significance, Rosh Hashanah or Yom Kippur.
- high holy day — either of two holy days of special significance, Rosh Hashanah or Yom Kippur.
- hydrargillite — gibbsite.
- hydraulicking — a type of mining that uses water to move rock
- hydrocracking — the cracking of petroleum or the like in the presence of hydrogen.
- hydrofracking — a process in which fractures in rocks below the earth's surface are opened and widened by injecting chemicals and liquids at high pressure: used especially to extract natural gas or oil.
- hydrogenating — Present participle of hydrogenate.
- hydrogenation — to combine or treat with hydrogen, especially to add hydrogen to the molecule of (an unsaturated organic compound).
- ideologically — of or relating to ideology.
- indefatigably — In an extremely persistent and untiring manner; in an indefatigable manner.
- indian agency — headquarters of an Indian agent.
- judgmatically — in the manner of a judge
- land registry — In Britain, a land registry is a government office where records are kept about each area of land in a country or region, including information about who owns it.
- landing party — a component of a ship's company detached for special duty ashore.
- legal holiday — a public holiday established by law, during which certain work, government business, etc., is restricted.
- lightheadedly — In a lightheaded manner.
- lying-in ward — a room where women were confined in childbirth
- lysergic acid — a crystalline solid, C 16 H 16 N 2 O 2 , obtained from ergot or synthesized: used in the synthesis of LSD.
- maiden voyage — the first voyage of a ship after its acceptance by the owners from the builders.
- my giddy aunt — an exclamation of surprise
- myocardiogram — the graphic record produced by a myocardiograph.
- nearsightedly — In a nearsighted manner; as if nearsighted; myopically.
- night and day — the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
- ordinary gain — An ordinary gain is a gain in the course of normal business.
- outstandingly — prominent; conspicuous; striking: an outstanding example of courage.
- pedagogically — of or relating to a pedagogue or pedagogy.
- peptidoglycan — a polymer, consisting of polysaccharide and peptide chains, responsible for the structure of the cell wall of bacteria
- phrygian mode — an authentic church mode represented on the white keys of a keyboard instrument by an ascending scale from E to E.
- playing cards — cards used in playing various games, arranged in decks of four suits (spades, hearts, diamonds, and clubs): a standard deck has 52 cards
- playing field — an expanse of level ground, as in a park or stadium, where athletic events are held.
- quadringenary — a 400th anniversary
- raiding party — a group of people who together carry out a raid
- railway guide — a publication containing routes and timetables for train journeys
- rally driving — the sport of taking part in motor rallies
- rayleigh disc — a small light disc suspended in the path of a sound wave, used to measure the intensity of the sound by analysing the resulting deflection of the disc
- rayleigh disk — a small circular disk, usually of mica, that is suspended from a fiber and tends to be deflected at right angles to a stream of air, indicating by its deflection the intensity of a sound wave.
- rogation days — Usually, rogations. Ecclesiastical. solemn supplication, especially as chanted during procession on the three days (Rogation Days) before Ascension Day.
- sand-yachting — the sport of riding in a sand yacht
- semilegendary — having some historical basis, but legendary in part
- shunting yard — a place where railway coaches are manoeuvred
- sporting lady — a prostitute.
- squanderingly — in a squandering manner
- standing army — a permanently organized military force maintained by a nation.
- thyroid gland — a two-lobed endocrine gland, located at the base of the neck that secretes two hormones that regulate the rates of metabolism, growth, and development.
- tread lightly — to proceed with delicacy or tact
- undeviatingly — to turn aside, as from a route, way, course, etc.
- upgradability — an incline going up in the direction of movement.