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11-letter words containing g, i, o, r

  • approvingly — to speak or think favorably of; pronounce or consider agreeable or good; judge favorably: to approve the policies of the administration.
  • aquariology — The study of the fauna and flora of aquaria.
  • arab legion — a police force (1920–56) under British supervision, responsible for keeping order among desert tribesmen in Trans-Jordan.
  • archegonial — relating to an archegonium
  • archegonium — a female sex organ, occurring in mosses, spore-bearing vascular plants, and gymnosperms, that produces a single egg cell in its swollen base
  • archeologic — (American spelling) alternative spelling of archaeologic.
  • archipelago — An archipelago is a group of islands, especially small islands.
  • arcticology — the scientific study of the Polar Regions.
  • areographic — relating to areography
  • arkeologist — Someone who studies the story of Noah's Ark, particularly by searching for physical evidence which would corroborate it.
  • aromatizing — Present participle of aromatize.
  • arteriogram — an X-ray of a vein or artery which has been injected with dye in order to diagnose obstruction or damage
  • aspergation — the action of sprinkling, suffusing or irrigating with water
  • assyriology — the study of the culture, history, and archaeological remains of ancient Assyria
  • astrogation — (in science fiction) navigation in outer space.
  • astrologian — (obsolete) An astrologer.
  • astrologist — the study that assumes and attempts to interpret the influence of the heavenly bodies on human affairs.
  • atherogenic — causing atheroma
  • authorising — Present participle of authorise.
  • authorizing — Present participle of authorize.
  • auto racing — the sport of racing automobiles in which drivers compete against each other on a course designed for racing or on closed public roads.
  • autographic — of, for, or like an autograph or autographs
  • autozeroing — (electronics) A sampling technique that measures an offset from zero and later compensates by subtracting the difference.
  • azido group — the univalent group N 3 −, derived from hydrazoic acid.
  • azores high — a subtropical high centered near the Azores.
  • bankrolling — Present participle of bankroll.
  • bar-hopping — Informal. to go to a succession of bars or nightclubs, with a brief stay at each.
  • bargain for — If you have not bargained for or bargained on something that happens, you did not expect it to happen and so feel surprised or worried by it.
  • barographic — Measured using a barograph.
  • bibliograph — to put in a bibliography.
  • big brother — People sometimes use Big Brother to refer to a person, government, or organization when they think it has complete control over people and is always checking what they do.
  • bikram yoga — a form of yoga in which traditional exercises are performed at high temperature and humidity
  • bilge board — a board lowered from the bilge of a sailing vessel to serve as a keel.
  • bioengineer — Also called biomedical engineering. the application of engineering principles and techniques to problems in medicine and biology, as the design and production of artificial limbs and organs.
  • biographize — to write a biography of (someone)
  • bioprinting — the construction of replacement body parts using techniques developed for three-dimensional printing
  • bioregional — relating to a bioregion
  • birddogging — the act of pursuing with determination
  • bit-robbing — in-band signalling
  • bogtrotting — the act of roaming over boggy areas, or living in boggy areas
  • bolingbroke — the surname of Henry IV of England
  • bolingbrook — a city in NE Illinois.
  • bombing run — the part of a flight of a bomber aircraft that brings it to the point over a target at which its bombs are released
  • bonderizing — to coat (steel) with an anticorrosive phosphate solution, usually in preparation for the application of paint, enamel, or lacquer.
  • book rights — the legal right to make use of the text of a printed book
  • boring clam — piddock
  • boring mill — a large vertical lathe having a rotating table on which work is secured. Tools are held on a fixed post and the work is rotated around it
  • boulangerie — a bakery shop, specif. one that specializes in breads, rolls, etc.
  • bourgeoisie — In Marxist theory, the bourgeoisie are the middle-class people who own most of the wealth in a capitalist system.
  • bourgeoning — to grow or develop quickly; flourish: The town burgeoned into a city. He burgeoned into a fine actor.
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