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10-letter words containing g, i, t

  • giant clam — any of several huge clams of the family Tridacnidae, inhabiting the shallow waters of coral reefs in the tropical Indo-Pacific, as Tridacna gigas: some may weigh more than 500 pounds (225 kg).
  • giant crab — a large, deep-water Japanese spider crab, Macrocheira kaempferi, sometimes measuring 11 feet (3.4 meters) across from claw to claw.
  • giant kelp — any of various very large kelps of the genera Laminaria, Macrocystis, and Nereocystis.
  • giant reed — a tall grass, Arundo donax, of southern Europe, having woody stems and a spirelike flower cluster often 2 feet (60 cm) long.
  • giant star — a star having a diameter of from 10 to 100 times that of the sun, as Arcturus or Aldebaran.
  • giantesses — Plural form of giantess.
  • gift token — a piece of paper to a specified value, given as a present, that can be exchanged for goods (such as books, DVDs, toiletries, etc) in a shop
  • giftedness — The property of being gifted.
  • gigalitres — Plural form of gigalitre.
  • gigatonnes — Plural form of gigatonne.
  • gilbertian — of, relating to, or characteristic of the style or humor of Sir William S. Gilbert.
  • gilbertine — a member of a Christian order founded in approximately 1135 by St Gilbert of Sempringham, composed of nuns who followed the Cistercian rule and Augustinian canons who ministered to them. It was the only religious order of English origin and never spread to Europe
  • gill cleft — branchial cleft.
  • gillnetter — One who fishes using a gillnet.
  • gilt-edged — having the edge or edges gilded: gilt-edged paper.
  • gimlet eye — a sharp or piercing glance.
  • ginger nut — a small, brittle cookie flavored with ginger and molasses.
  • gingerroot — the rhizome of the ginger plant.
  • gingivitis — inflammation of the gums.
  • gipsy moth — a European moth, Lymantria dispar, introduced into North America, where it is a serious pest of shade trees: family Lymantriidae (or Liparidae)
  • girl scout — (sometimes initial capital letters) a member of an organization of girls (Girl Scouts) founded in the U.S. in 1912 by Juliette Low that seeks to develop certain skills, as well as health, citizenship, and character.
  • give birth — have a baby
  • give forth — to send forth; emit; issue
  • give it to — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
  • glacialist — a person who studies geological phenomena involving the action of ice, especially of glaciers.
  • glaciating — Present participle of glaciate.
  • glaciation — to cover with ice or glaciers.
  • gladiators — Plural form of gladiator.
  • glagolitic — noting or written in an alphabet, probably invented by St. Cyril in about a.d. 865, formerly used in writing Old Church Slavonic and other Slavic languages: almost completely replaced by Cyrillic starting about the 10th century.
  • glasnostic — relating to the policy of glasnost
  • glauberite — a mineral, sodium calcium sulfate, Na 2 Ca(SO 4) 2 , often found as a deposit on the beds of salt lakes.
  • glauconite — a greenish micaceous mineral consisting essentially of a hydrous silicate of potassium, aluminum, and iron and occurring in greensand, clays, etc.
  • gleization — the natural process of producing gley.
  • glide time — a system permitting flexibility of working hours at the beginning or end of the day, provided an agreed period of each day (core time) is spent at work
  • glistening — to reflect a sparkling light or a faint intermittent glow; shine lustrously.
  • glistering — to glisten; glitter.
  • glitterand — glittering
  • glitterati — The fashionable set of people engaged in show business or some other glamorous activity.
  • glittering — Shining with a shimmering or sparkling light.
  • glitziness — the state or quality of being glitzy
  • gloatingly — to look at or think about with great or excessive, often smug or malicious, satisfaction: The opposing team gloated over our bad luck.
  • globulites — Plural form of globulite.
  • glossarist — Someone who writes a glossary.
  • glottalise — Alternative spelling of glottalize.
  • glottalize — to pronounce with glottal coarticulation.
  • glottidean — Of or relating to the glottis; glottal.
  • glowsticks — Plural form of glowstick.
  • glutaminic — derived from glutamine
  • gluttoning — Present participle of glutton.
  • gluttonise — Alternative form of gluttonize.
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