12-letter words containing g, l, e, s
- gas cylinder — container for storing gas
- gas pipeline — a system of transmission for gaseous material, esp natural gas
- gastrodermal — the inner cell layer of the body of an invertebrate.
- geanticlines — Plural form of geanticline.
- gear cluster — an assembly of gears permanently attached to a shaft
- gebrselassie — Haile (ˈhaɪlɪ). born 1973, Ethiopian athlete; won gold medals in the 10,000 metres at the Olympics (1996, 2000) and in four consecutive World Championships (1993–99)
- gefilte fish — a forcemeat of boned fish, especially such freshwater fish as carp, pike, or whitefish, blended with eggs, matzo meal, and seasoning, shaped into balls or sticks and simmered in a vegetable broth, and often served chilled.
- gelatigenous — (archaic) Producing or yielding gelatin.
- general shop — a shop that sells various types of goods
- generalising — to infer (a general principle, trend, etc.) from particular facts, statistics, or the like.
- generalities — Plural form of generality.
- generalships — Plural form of generalship.
- genioglossus — (anatomy) A muscle that runs from the mandible to the tongue.
- genoa salami — a hard, garlic-flavored salami of pork and veal or, especially in the U.S., pork and beef.
- gentilitious — relating to a gens
- gentleperson — a person of good family and position; gentleman or lady.
- geosynclinal — Geology. pertaining to a synclinal fold that involves a relatively large part of the earth's surface.
- geosynclines — Plural form of geosyncline.
- gesellschaft — an association of individuals for common goals, as for entertainment, intellectual, or cultural purposes or for business reasons.
- gesticulated — to make or use gestures, especially in an animated or excited manner with or instead of speech.
- gesticulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gesticulate.
- gesticulator — to make or use gestures, especially in an animated or excited manner with or instead of speech.
- get to sleep — If you cannot get to sleep, you are unable to sleep.
- ghoulishness — The quality of being ghoulish.
- gibberellins — Plural form of gibberellin.
- gila monster — a large, venomous lizard, Heloderma suspectum, of the southwestern U.S. and northwestern Mexico, covered with beadlike scales of yellow, orange, and black.
- gillyflowers — Plural form of gillyflower.
- give sb hell — If you say that something is giving you hell, you are emphasizing that it is causing you a lot of trouble or pain.
- glabrousness — The quality of being glabrous.
- glacis plate — the frontal plate armour on a tank
- gladsomeness — (archaic) gladness.
- glandiferous — bearing nuts or acorns
- glass cutter — a tool for cutting glass.
- glassyheaded — smooth; bald
- glatt kosher — prepared for eating according to the dietary laws followed by Hasidic Jews, which differ somewhat from those followed by other observers of kashruth: glatt kosher meat.
- glaucescence — the state of having bluish green coloration
- glaucousness — Quality of being glaucous.
- glisteningly — In a glistening manner.
- globeflowers — Plural form of globeflower.
- glockenspiel — a musical instrument composed of a set of graduated steel bars mounted in a frame and struck with hammers, used especially in bands.
- glomerulitis — inflammation of the glomeruli of the kidney.
- gloriousness — delightful; wonderful; completely enjoyable: to have a glorious time at the circus.
- glossematics — a school of linguistic analysis developed by Louis Hjelmslev (1899–1965) in Copenhagen in the 1930s based on the study of the distribution of glossemes.
- glossy snake — a nocturnal burrowing snake, Arizona elegans, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico, having smooth, glistening scales of tan with brown blotches.
- gloversville — a city in E New York.
- glucogenesis — the production of glucose by the decomposition of glycogen or from any nonglucose precursor.
- glycerolysis — chemical decomposition resulting from the interaction of a compound and glycerol.
- glycogenesis — the formation of glycogen from monosaccharides in the body, especially glucose.
- glycogenosis — any of several inherited disorders of glycogen metabolism that result in excess accumulation of glycogen in various organs of the body.
- glycosidases — Plural form of glycosidase.