11-letter words containing g, l, e, n, o
- golden buck — a dish consisting of Welsh rabbit topped with a poached egg.
- golden bull — an edict of Charles IV, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, issued in 1356 and in force until the extinction of the empire in 1806, in which the selection of the emperor was entrusted to seven Electors.
- golden calf — a golden idol set up by Aaron and worshiped by the Israelites. Ex. 32.
- golden club — an aquatic plant, Orontium aquaticum, of the arum family, native to the eastern U.S., having blue-green leaves and a clublike spadix covered with tiny yellow flowers.
- golden deed — a noble deed or act
- golden fizz — a drink containing egg yolk, gin or vodka, lemon juice, sugar, and soda water.
- golden gate — a strait in W California, between San Francisco Bay and the Pacific. 2 miles (3.2 km) wide.
- golden girl — successful or celebrated woman
- golden glow — a tall garden black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia laciniata) with numerous globular, yellow ray flower heads
- golden goal — In some football matches, a golden goal is the first goal scored in extra time, which wins the match for the team that scores it.
- golden gram — (in the East Indies) the chickpea used as a food for people and cattle.
- golden horn — an inlet of the Bosporus, in European Turkey: forms the inner part of Istanbul.
- golden hour — the first hour after a serious accident, when it is crucial that the victim receives medical treatment in order to have a chance of surviving
- golden mean — the perfect moderate course or position that avoids extremes; the happy medium.
- golden mole — any of several burrowing insectivores of the family Chrysochloridae, of southern Africa, the fur of which has an iridescent, often golden luster.
- golden orfe — one of the two varieties of orfe, an aquarium fish
- golden rose — a gold, bejeweled ornament in the form of a rose or spray of roses, blessed and presented by the pope in recognition of service to the Holy See.
- golden rule — a rule of ethical conduct, usually phrased “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you,” or, as in the Sermon on the Mount, “Whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so unto them.” Matt. 7:12; Luke 6:31.
- golden-ager — an elderly person, especially one who has retired.
- goldenberry — the Cape gooseberry
- goldfinches — Plural form of goldfinch.
- gonfalonier — the bearer of a gonfalon.
- gonorrhoeal — Alternative spelling of gonorrheal.
- gospel song — a piece of gospel music
- grandiosely — affectedly grand or important; pompous: grandiose words.
- granulocyte — a circulating white blood cell having prominent granules in the cytoplasm and a nucleus of two or more lobes.
- greenbottle — any of several metallic-green blowflies, as Phaenicia sericata.
- groenendael — former name of Belgian sheepdog.
- ground rule — Usually, ground rules. basic or governing principles of conduct in any situation or field of endeavor: the ground rules of press conferences.
- groundswell — a broad, deep swell or rolling of the sea, due to a distant storm or gale.
- grovelingly — Alternative form of grovellingly.
- guillotined — Simple past tense and past participle of guillotine.
- guillotines — Plural form of guillotine.
- guinea fowl — any of several African, gallinaceous birds of the subfamily Numidinae, especially a common species, Numida meleagris, that has a bony casque on the head and dark gray plumage spotted with white and that is now domesticated and raised for its flesh and eggs.
- gynaecology — Alternative form of gynecology.
- gynecologic — the branch of medical science that deals with the health maintenance and diseases of women, especially of the reproductive organs. Abbreviation: GYN, gyn.
- haemoglobin — (protein) alternative spelling of hemoglobin.
- halogenated — Simple past tense and past participle of halogenate.
- hectoringly — So as to hector or bully.
- hegemonical — having hegemony, or dominance: the ruling party's hegemonic control of all facets of society.
- helsingborg — a port in SW Sweden, on the Sound opposite Helsingør, Denmark: changed hands several times between Denmark and Sweden, finally becoming Swedish in 1710; shipbuilding. Pop: 121 097 (2004 est)
- hexagonally — In a hexagonal manner.
- hodgenville — a town in central Kentucky: birthplace of Abraham Lincoln.
- holding-pen — a tank for the temporary storage of a substance.
- home-loving — fond of one's home
- homolignane — (organic chemistry) Any compound derived from a lignane by adding extra carbon atoms in a ring or sidechain.
- hornswoggle — to swindle, cheat, hoodwink, or hoax.
- hot-selling — (of a good or product) that sells in large numbers
- hylogenesis — the formation or coming into being of matter
- ignobleness — The state or condition of being ignoble.