11-letter words containing g, o, d, s
- guardswoman — A female guardsman.
- guardswomen — Plural form of guardswoman.
- gudmundsson — Kristmann [krist-mahn] /ˈkrɪst mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1902–1983, Icelandic novelist.
- guelderrose — snowball (sense 2)
- guildswoman — a woman who is a member of a guild
- hash coding — (programming, algorithm) (Or "hashing") A scheme for providing rapid access to data items which are distinguished by some key. Each data item to be stored is associated with a key, e.g. the name of a person. A hash function is applied to the item's key and the resulting hash value is used as an index to select one of a number of "hash buckets" in a hash table. The table contains pointers to the original items. If, when adding a new item, the hash table already has an entry at the indicated location then that entry's key must be compared with the given key to see if it is the same. If two items' keys hash to the same value (a "hash collision") then some alternative location is used (e.g. the next free location cyclically following the indicated one). For best performance, the table size and hash function must be tailored to the number of entries and range of keys to be used. The hash function usually depends on the table size so if the table needs to be enlarged it must usually be completely rebuilt. When you look up a name in the phone book (for example), you typically hash it by extracting its first letter; the hash buckets are the alphabetically ordered letter sections. See also: btree, checksum, CRC, pseudorandom number, random, random number, soundex.
- hodgepodges — Plural form of hodgepodge.
- homogenised — to form by blending unlike elements; make homogeneous.
- horse guard — a black and yellow sand wasp, Bembix carolina, of the southern U.S., preying on flies that gather around horses and cattle.
- hot-desking — the practice of not assigning permanent desks in a workplace, so that employees may work at any available desk
- hydragogues — Plural form of hydragogue.
- hydrogenase — an enzyme in certain microorganisms that speeds up the reversible oxidation of hydrogen
- hydrogenous — of or containing hydrogen.
- hydrologist — the science dealing with the occurrence, circulation, distribution, and properties of the waters of the earth and its atmosphere.
- ideologists — Plural form of ideologist.
- idioglossia — a private form of speech invented by one child or by children who are in close contact, as twins.
- indigestion — uncomfortable inability or difficulty in digesting food; dyspepsia.
- 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.
- isogradient — a line on a weather map or chart connecting points having the same horizontal gradient of a meteorological quantity, as temperature, pressure, or the like.
- knighthoods — Plural form of knighthood.
- krugersdorp — a city in S Transvaal, in the NE Republic of South Africa, NW of Johannesburg.
- loggerheads — a thick-headed or stupid person; blockhead.
- long island — an island in SE New York: the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens of New York City are located at its W end. 118 miles (190 km) long; 12–20 miles (19–32 km) wide; 1682 sq. mi. (4356 sq. km).
- long radius — the distance from the centre of a regular polygon to a vertex
- longhandles — long underwear.
- longsighted — Alternative spelling of long-sighted.
- lose ground — the solid surface of the earth; firm or dry land: to fall to the ground.
- maltese dog — one of a breed of toy dogs having a long, straight, silky white coat.
- megadontism — macrodontia.
- megastardom — The state of someone acknowledged as a megastar.
- misdiagnose — to make an incorrect diagnosis.
- misdoubting — Present participle of misdoubt.
- misgoverned — Simple past tense and past participle of misgovern.
- misordering — an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate.
- modernising — Present participle of modernise.
- mondo grass — any of several plants belonging to the genus Ophiopogon, of the lily family, native to western Asia, especially O. japonicus, having grasslike leaves and lavender or white flowers.
- mosaic gold — Chemistry. stannic sulfide.
- nacogdoches — a city in N Texas.
- old english — Also called Anglo-Saxon. the English language of a.d. c450–c1150. Abbreviation: OE.
- ontologised — Simple past tense and past participle of ontologise.
- outspeeding — Present participle of outspeed.
- outstanding — prominent; conspicuous; striking: an outstanding example of courage.
- overbridges — Plural form of overbridge.
- overdosages — Plural form of overdosage.
- oxford bags — trousers with very wide baggy legs, originally popular in the 1920s
- pedagoguish — resembling or reminiscent of a pedagogue
- pedogenesis — the process of soil formation.
- piece goods — goods, esp fabrics, made in standard widths and lengths
- postediting — the act of editing after a piece of writing has been produced or printed by a machine
- postlanding — occurring after a landing (of an aircraft, shuttle, etc)