11-letter words containing g, o, d, l
- 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.
- goldschmidt — Richard Benedikt. 1878–1958, US geneticist, born in Germany. He advanced the theory that heredity is determined by the chemical configuration of the chromosome molecule rather than by the qualities of the individual genes
- goldthreads — Plural form of goldthread.
- good fellow — a friendly and pleasant person.
- good people — honest or kind people
- good-looker — a person with a pleasingly attractive appearance.
- googly-eyed — goggle-eyed.
- gospel side — (in some Protestant churches) the left side of a church, facing the altar.
- gradational — any process or change taking place through a series of stages, by degrees, or in a gradual manner.
- grand total — final sum or amount
- grandiflora — any of several plant varieties or hybrids characterized by large showy flowers, as certain kinds of petunias, baby's breath, or roses.
- grandiosely — affectedly grand or important; pompous: grandiose words.
- great world — fashionable society and its way of life
- groenendael — former name of Belgian sheepdog.
- ground ball — a batted ball that rolls or bounces along the ground.
- ground loop — a sharp horizontal loop performed, usually involuntarily, while touching the ground.
- ground plan — Also called groundplot. the plan of a floor of a building.
- ground plum — a prostrate milk vetch, Astragalus crassicarpus, of the legume family, growing in the prairie regions of North America.
- ground rule — Usually, ground rules. basic or governing principles of conduct in any situation or field of endeavor: the ground rules of press conferences.
- groundcloth — A groundcloth is a piece of waterproof material which you put on the ground to sleep on when you are camping.
- groundlings — Plural form of groundling.
- groundsills — Plural form of groundsill.
- groundswell — a broad, deep swell or rolling of the sea, due to a distant storm or gale.
- guelderrose — snowball (sense 2)
- guildswoman — a woman who is a member of a guild
- guillotined — Simple past tense and past participle of guillotine.
- gutterblood — a low person of inferior breeding
- halogenated — Simple past tense and past participle of halogenate.
- handholding — the act of holding hands, especially as a sign or token of affection.
- highblooded — of high blood, family, or race
- hodgenville — a town in central Kentucky: birthplace of Abraham Lincoln.
- holding-pen — a tank for the temporary storage of a substance.
- holographed — to make by the use of holography.
- homologated — Simple past tense and past participle of homologate.
- homologized — Simple past tense and past participle of homologize.
- hydrologist — the science dealing with the occurrence, circulation, distribution, and properties of the waters of the earth and its atmosphere.
- hydrolyzing — Present participle of hydrolyze.
- idealogical — Ideologic.
- ideological — of or relating to ideology.
- ideologists — Plural form of ideologist.
- ideologized — to explain or express ideologically: to ideologize a political opinion.
- idioglossia — a private form of speech invented by one child or by children who are in close contact, as twins.
- idiot light — a light on an instrument panel or dashboard that reminds or warns the operator or driver of something
- indigo blue — indigo (def 4).
- iridologist — the inspection of the iris of the eye as an aid in determining a person's state of health or in diagnosing a health problem.
- knowledging — Present participle of knowledge.
- la-gioconda — Italian La Gioconda. a portrait (1503?–05?) by Leonardo da Vinci.