10-letter words containing g, i, r, a
- gamilaraay — Kamilaroi.
- gamma iron — Metallurgy. an allotrope of iron, stable between 910°C and 1400°C and having a face-centered cubic lattice.
- gamotropic — of or relating to gamotropism
- gang drill — a drilling machine having a number of separately driven vertical spindles in a row, used for drilling holes in a piece successively.
- gangliform — having the form of a ganglion.
- gangrening — Present participle of gangrene.
- gargoylish — Of, pertaining to, or resembling a gargoyle.
- gargoylism — a congenital abnormality characterized chiefly by dwarfism, grotesque deformities of the head, trunk, and limbs, mental retardation, and enlargement of the liver and spleen.
- garibaldis — Plural form of garibaldi.
- garishness — crudely or tastelessly colorful, showy, or elaborate, as clothes or decoration.
- garlanding — Present participle of garland.
- garnierite — a mineral, hydrous nickel magnesium silicate, occurring in earthy, green masses: an important ore of nickel.
- garnisheed — Simple past tense and past participle of garnishee.
- garnishees — Plural form of garnishee.
- garnishing — to provide or supply with something ornamental; adorn; decorate.
- garnitures — Plural form of garniture.
- garrisoned — a body of troops stationed in a fortified place.
- gas fitter — a person who installs gas pipes and apparatus in buildings.
- gas liquor — ammonia liquor.
- gasparovic — Ivan. born 1941, Slovakian politician, president of Slovakia (2004–14)
- gastralgia — neuralgia of the stomach.
- gastrolith — a calculous concretion in the stomach.
- gatherings — Plural form of gathering.
- gatlinburg — a town in E Tennessee: resort.
- gaucheries — Plural form of gaucherie.
- gauffering — an ornamental plaiting used for frills and borders, as on women's caps.
- gauleiters — Plural form of gauleiter.
- gaultheria — (botany) Any of the genus Gaultheria of evergreen ericaceous shrubs.
- gaza strip — a coastal area on the E Mediterranean: formerly in the Palestine mandate, occupied by Israel 1967–94; since 1994 under Palestinian self-rule.
- gear ratio — the ratio of the rotational speeds of the first and final gears in a train of gears or of any two meshing gears.
- gear train — a set of automobile gears that transmit power; transmission.
- gearshifts — Plural form of gearshift.
- generalise — to infer (a general principle, trend, etc.) from particular facts, statistics, or the like.
- generalism — Generalization: lack of specialization.
- generalist — a person whose knowledge, aptitudes, and skills are applied to a field as a whole or to a variety of different fields (opposed to specialist).
- generality — an indefinite, unspecific, or undetailed statement: to speak in generalities about human rights.
- generalize — to infer (a general principle, trend, etc.) from particular facts, statistics, or the like.
- generating — Present participle of generate.
- generation — the entire body of individuals born and living at about the same time: the postwar generation.
- generative — capable of producing or creating.
- generatrix — generator (def 4b).
- geographic — of or relating to geography.
- geriatrics — Slang. an old person.
- german ivy — a twining composite plant, Senecio mikanioides, native to southern Africa, having ivy-shaped leaves and clusters of yellow flowers.
- germinally — By or involving germ cells.
- germinated — Simple past tense and past participle of germinate.
- germinates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of germinate.
- gesticular — pertaining to or characterized by gesticulation.
- get a grip — regain self-control
- giant crab — a large, deep-water Japanese spider crab, Macrocheira kaempferi, sometimes measuring 11 feet (3.4 meters) across from claw to claw.