13-letter words containing g, i, o, r, d
- flying dragon — any of several arboreal lizards of the genus Draco, having an extensible membrane between the limbs along each side by means of which it makes long, gliding leaps.
- folding chair — a chair that can be collapsed flat for easy storage or transport.
- folding press — a fall in wrestling won by folding one's opponent's legs up to his head and pressing his shoulders to the floor
- foot-dragging — reluctance or failure to proceed or act promptly.
- foregrounding — Present participle of foreground.
- foreign-owned — owned by an individual who is resident in a different country or by a company whose headquarters are in a different country
- foreordaining — Present participle of foreordain.
- foreshadowing — to show or indicate beforehand; prefigure: Political upheavals foreshadowed war.
- foresightedly — In a foresighted manner.
- forge welding — the welding of pieces of hot metal with pressure or blows.
- freight depot — (on a rail network) a place where freight is stored while awaiting onward transport
- front-loading — Also, front-loaded. front-loading (def 1).
- fruiting body — an organ that produces spores; fructification.
- gagging order — an official order against certain information being made public or discussed (by the press, etc)
- garret window — a skylight that lies along the slope of the roof
- geohydrologic — relating to geohydrology
- get rid of sb — If you get rid of someone who is causing problems for you or who you do not like, you do something to prevent them affecting you any more, for example by making them leave.
- gheorghiu-dej — Gheorghe [gyawr-ge] /ˈgyɔr gɛ/ (Show IPA), 1901–65, Romanian statesman: premier 1952–55; president of the state council 1961–65.
- ghiordes knot — a hand-tied knot, used in rug weaving, in which the parallel ends of looped yarn alternate with two threads of warp, producing an uneven pile effect.
- giant redwood — big tree.
- gibson desert — a desert in W central Australia: scrub; salt marshes. About 85,000 sq. mi. (220,000 sq. km).
- gladiatorship — the work of a gladiator
- glucuronidase — an enzyme that catalyzes glucuronide hydrolysis
- goal-oriented — (of a person) focused on reaching a specific objective or accomplishing a given task; driven by purpose: goal-oriented teams of teachers.
- gold chloride — a yellow to red, water-soluble compound, AuCl 3 , used chiefly in photography, gilding ceramic ware and glass, and in the manufacture of purple of Cassius.
- golden oriole — an Old World oriole, Oriolus oriolus, the male of which is bright yellow with black wings.
- golden shiner — a small, silvery freshwater minnow, Notemigonus crysoleucas, native to eastern North America and introduced into western North America: often used as live bait in sport fishing.
- goldie's fern — a wood fern, Dryopteris goldiana, of northeastern North America, having large, golden-green, leathery fronds with blades that tilt backward.
- gonadotrophic — Of, pertaining to, or stimulating the functions of the gonads.
- gonadotrophin — a gonadotropic substance.
- gonadotropins — Plural form of gonadotropin.
- good behavior — satisfactory, proper, or polite conduct.
- good gracious — Some people say good gracious or goodness gracious in order to express surprise or annoyance.
- good riddance — the act or fact of clearing away or out, as anything undesirable.
- good-neighbor — characterized by friendly political relations and mutual aid between countries.
- goods service — a transport service in which goods are sent by train from one location to another
- gourmandizers — Plural form of gourmandizer.
- gourmandizing — Present participle of gourmandize.
- 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
- gran paradiso — the highest peak in the Graian Alps, in N Italy. 13,324 feet (4061 meters).
- grand guignol — a short drama stressing horror and sensationalism.
- grand opening — celebratory first-day event
- grand passion — an intense or overwhelming attraction or love.
- grandiloquent — speaking or expressed in a lofty style, often to the point of being pompous or bombastic.
- grandiloquous — grandiloquent
- grandioseness — affectedly grand or important; pompous: grandiose words.
- granodioritic — relating to granodiorite
- grass widower — a man who is separated, divorced, or lives apart from his wife.
- gravel-voiced — speaking in a rough and rasping tone
- grimes golden — a yellow variety of apple that ripens in late autumn.