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

  • molly maguire — Irish History. a member of a secret terrorist society organized in Ireland in 1843 to prevent evictions by the government: so called because the members disguised themselves as women.
  • moneygrubbing — Alternative spelling of money-grubbing.
  • mongol empire — an empire founded in the 12th century by Genghis Khan, which reached its greatest territorial extent in the 13th century, encompassing the larger part of Asia and extending westward to the Dnieper River in eastern Europe.
  • monkey bridge — flying bridge.
  • monoaminergic — (of a neuron or neural pathway) transmitting messages by means of a monoamine
  • monoglyceride — an ester obtained from glycerol by the esterification of one hydroxyl group with a fatty acid.
  • monogrammatic — a design consisting of two or more alphabetic letters combined or interlaced, commonly one's initials, often printed on stationery, embroidered on clothing, etc.
  • mood-altering — (especially of drugs) capable of changing one's emotional state.
  • mooring screw — a broad, augerlike anchor used for securing buoys in soft-bottomed lakes, rivers, etc.
  • mooring tower — a mast or tower to which a balloon or airship may be moored
  • moravian gate — a mountain pass between the Sudeten Mountains and the Tatra range of the Carpathians, leading from S Poland into N Moravia in the NE Czech Republic.
  • morning after — a period, as in the morning, when the aftereffects of excessive self-indulgence during the previous evening are felt, especially the aftereffects of excessive drinking of alcoholic beverages.
  • morning dress — formal daytime apparel for men, including striped pants, a cutaway, and a silk hat.
  • morning glory — any of various plants, especially of the genera Ipomoea and Convolvulus, as I. purpurea, a twining plant having cordate leaves and funnel-shaped flowers of various colors, often opening only in the morning.
  • morning paper — a paper published the night before for distribution in the morning (as opposed to an evening paper)
  • morning watch — the watch from 4 a.m. until 8 a.m.
  • morning-glory — any of various plants, especially of the genera Ipomoea and Convolvulus, as I. purpurea, a twining plant having cordate leaves and funnel-shaped flowers of various colors, often opening only in the morning.
  • morphogenesis — the development of structural features of an organism or part.
  • morphogenetic — the development of structural features of an organism or part.
  • morphological — the branch of biology dealing with the form and structure of organisms.
  • morse signals — signals encoded using the Morse Code
  • mother figure — a woman embodying or seeming to embody the qualities of an idealized conception of the female parent, eliciting from others the emotional responses that a child typically has toward its mother.
  • motherfucking — a mean, despicable, or vicious person.
  • mount gambier — a city in S Australia.
  • mourning band — a piece of black material, esp an armband, worn to indicate that the wearer is in mourning
  • mourning dove — variety of pigeon
  • mousetrapping — Present participle of mousetrap.
  • mouthwatering — very appetizing in appearance, aroma, or description: a mouth-watering dessert.
  • multicategory — (mathematics) A generalization of the concept of category that allows morphisms of multiple arity.
  • multiorgasmic — Capable of multiple orgasms without a refractory period.
  • multiregional — of, relating to or involving several regions
  • myocardiogram — the graphic record produced by a myocardiograph.
  • myringoplasty — (surgery) The closure of the perforation of pars tensa of the tympanic membrane.
  • mythographies — Plural form of mythography.
  • name-dropping — the introduction into one's conversation, letters, etc., of the names of famous or important people as alleged friends or associates in order to impress others.
  • nanofortnight — (jargon)   (Adelaide University) 10^-9 fortnights or about 1.2 milliseconds. This unit was used largely by students doing undergraduate practicals. See microfortnight, attoparsec, and micro-.
  • narratologist — a person who studies narratology; an expert in narratology
  • narrowcasting — Present participle of narrowcast.
  • national grid — a network of high-voltage power lines connecting major power stations
  • neighboorhood — Alternative spelling of neighbourhood.
  • neighborhoods — Plural form of neighborhood.
  • neighbourhood — Standard spelling of neighborhood.
  • neogrammarian — a member of the Junggrammatiker.
  • nephrological — of or relating to nephrology
  • neurolinguist — One who studies neurolinguistics.
  • neurosurgical — Of, or pertaining to neurosurgery.
  • night journey — the journey in which Muhammad was carried from Mecca to Jerusalem and ascended into heaven.
  • night terrors — a sudden feeling of extreme fear that awakens a sleeping person, usually during slow-wave sleep, and is not associated with a dream or nightmare.
  • night-terrors — a sudden feeling of extreme fear that awakens a sleeping person, usually during slow-wave sleep, and is not associated with a dream or nightmare.
  • nitrogelatine — an explosive, consisting mainly of nitroglycerine, that is used in the production of gelignite
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