14-letter words containing g, l, i, d, e
- galeopithecoid — of or resembling a flying lemur
- gambling debts — debts acquired as a result of money spent gambling
- geohydrologist — a person who studies geohydrology
- get with child — to make pregnant
- girls' brigade — (in Britain) an organization for girls, founded in 1893, with the aim of promoting self-discipline and self-respect
- glacial period — Also called glacial period, ice age. the geologically recent Pleistocene Epoch, during which much of the Northern Hemisphere was covered by great ice sheets.
- glanduliferous — having glands or glandules
- glow discharge — the conduction of electricity in a low-pressure gas, producing a diffuse glow.
- gluteus medius — the muscle of the buttocks lying between the gluteus maximus and the gluteus minimus, involved in the abduction of the thigh.
- glycaemic load — an index indicating the amount of carbohydrate contained in a specified serving of a particular food. It is calculated by multiplying the food's glycaemic index by its carbohydrate content in grams and then dividing by 100
- glycemic index — a system that ranks foods by the speeds at which their carbohydrates are converted into glucose in the body; a measure of the effects of foods on blood-sugar levels.
- go into detail — elaborate, recount more fully
- gold medallist — the winner of competition or race, who is awarded a gold medal
- golden jubilee — the celebration of any of certain anniversaries, as the twenty-fifth (silver jubilee) fiftieth (golden jubilee) or sixtieth or seventy-fifth (diamond jubilee)
- golden section — a ratio between two portions of a line, or the two dimensions of a plane figure, in which the lesser of the two is to the greater as the greater is to the sum of both: a ratio of approximately 0.618 to 1.000.
- golden thistle — Spanish oyster plant.
- golden wedding — the fiftieth anniversary of a wedding.
- goncalves dias — Antonio [an-taw-nyoo] /ɛ̃ˈtɔ nyʊ/ (Show IPA), 1823–64, Brazilian poet.
- good-time girl — a young woman whose chief concern is seeking pleasure and having fun
- goodfellowship — cheerful company
- grandiloquence — speech that is lofty in tone, often to the point of being pompous or bombastic.
- gridwall panel — A gridwall panel is a metal grid that can be hung on a wall and used for displaying goods.
- grinding wheel — a wheel composed of abrasive material, used for grinding.
- guardian angel — an angel believed to protect a particular person, as from danger or error.
- guided missile — an aerial missile, as a rocket, steered during its flight by radio signals, clockwork controls, etc.
- gyrostabilized — stabilized by means of a gyrostabilizer.
- half-pedalling — a technique of piano playing in which the sustaining pedal is raised and immediately depressed thus allowing the lower strings to continue sounding
- hand-lettering — to print by hand: She hand-lettered a “for sale” sign.
- heartrendingly — In a heartrending manner.
- hedge clippers — clippers or shears used to trim hedges
- heidelberg jaw — a human lower jaw of early middle Pleistocene age found in 1907 near Heidelberg, Germany.
- heidelberg man — the primitive human being reconstructed from the Heidelberg jaw.
- height of land — a watershed
- highland dress — the historical costume, including the plaid, kilt or filibeg, and bonnet, as worn by Highland clansmen and soldiers
- highland games — a meeting in which competitions in sport, piping, and dancing are held: originating in the Highlands of Scotland
- highly charged — electrical
- highly trained — that has received a lot of academic or physical training
- hydrogenolysis — decomposition of a compound resulting from its interaction with hydrogen.
- image-building — improving the brand image or public image of something or someone by good public relations, advertising, etc
- indian grackle — a starling, Gracula religiosa, of S and SE Asia: a popular cage bird because of its ability to talk
- inland passage — Inside Passage
- jerry-building — the act of building (houses, flats, etc) badly using cheap materials
- judgementalism — Alternative form of judgmentalism.
- killing fields — People sometimes refer to a battlefield or a place where many people have been killed as that place's killing fields.
- landing beacon — a radio transmitter that emits a landing beam
- landing strake — the next strake of planking in an open boat below the sheer strake.
- landing wheels — wheels that a plane lowers when it is going to land
- landing-waiter — landwaiter.
- laser-guidance — a technique of guiding a missile, etc, using a laser beam
- lattice girder — a trusslike girder having the upper and lower chords connected by latticing.