13-letter words containing g, o, d, t, u
- go the rounds — If a story, idea, or joke is going the rounds or doing the rounds, a lot of people have heard it and are telling it to other people.
- god's country — an area or region supposed to be favored by God, especially a naturally beautiful rural area.
- godwin-austen — Also called Godwin Austen [god-win aw-stin] /ˈgɒd wɪn ˈɔ stɪn/ (Show IPA), Dapsang [duh p-suhng] /dəpˈsʌŋ/ (Show IPA). a mountain in N Kashmir, in the Karakoram range: second highest peak in the world. 28,250 feet (8611 meters).
- good question — pertinent or insightful enquiry
- goodnaturedly — In a good-natured manner.
- grandiloquent — speaking or expressed in a lofty style, often to the point of being pompous or bombastic.
- gros de tours — a ribbed silk fabric made with a two- or three-ply warp interlaced with organzine and tram filling.
- ground attack — an attack using ground forces, as opposed to air or naval forces
- ground beetle — any of numerous nocturnal, terrestrial beetles of the family Carabidae that feed chiefly on other insects.
- ground effect — the improvement to the aerodynamic qualities of a low-slung motor vehicle resulting from a cushion of air beneath it
- ground return — Ground return is the return path for an electrical circuit made by connections to ground at each end.
- ground stroke — a stroke made by hitting the ball after it has bounced from the ground. Compare volley (def 4b).
- ground tackle — equipment, as anchors, chains, or windlasses, for mooring a vessel away from a pier or other fixed moorings.
- ground troops — soldiers positioned on the ground
- ground-to-air — (of weapons) designed to be fired at aircraft from the ground
- groundnut oil — a mild-tasting oil extracted from peanuts and used in cooking
- groundstrokes — Plural form of groundstroke.
- gunpowder tea — an explosive mixture, as of potassium nitrate, sulfur, and charcoal, used in shells and cartridges, in fireworks, for blasting, etc.
- gunshot wound — bullet injury caused by a firearm
- housed string — a string of a stair (housed stair) receiving the ends of the risers or treads in a series of housings.
- hunting lodge — a house or hut in the country or in the mountains where people stay on holiday when they want to go hunting
- hunting sword — a short, light saber of the 18th century, having a straight or slightly curved blade.
- judgment book — the book from which all persons will be judged at the Last Judgment, containing a full record of their acts.
- judgment note — Law. a note that expressly authorizes a creditor, in case of default, to seek a judgment in court without notifying the debtor.
- loft building — a building of several floors with large areas of unobstructed space, originally rented out for light industrial purposes and now frequently converted to residential occupancy.
- loose-tongued — unrestrained or irresponsible in speech; given to gossiping.
- magnitudinous — size; extent; dimensions: to determine the magnitude of an angle.
- mordant rouge — a solution of aluminum acetate in acetic acid, used in dyeing and calico printing.
- non-budgetary — an estimate, often itemized, of expected income and expense for a given period in the future.
- nonconducting — That does not conduct (electricity or heat).
- nonconjugated — not conjugated
- nonguaranteed — Not guaranteed; unguaranteed.
- nonjudgmental — not judged or judging on the basis of one's personal standards or opinions: They tried to adopt a nonjudgmental attitude that didn't reflect their own biases. My guidance counselor in high school was sympathetic and nonjudgmental.
- odontoglossum — any epiphytic orchid of the genus Odontoglossum, of the mountainous regions from Bolivia to Mexico.
- out of danger — no longer at risk
- outdistancing — Present participle of outdistance.
- outgeneralled — Simple past tense and past participle of outgeneral.
- outside-right — a footballer who plays on the outside right wing of the field
- outstandingly — prominent; conspicuous; striking: an outstanding example of courage.
- post-graduate — of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or consisting of post-graduates: a postgraduate seminar.
- product range — variety of merchandise within a brand
- provost guard — a detachment of soldiers assigned to police duties under the provost marshal.
- pudding stone — conglomerate (def 3).
- roundtripping — a form of trading in which a company borrows a sum of money from one source and takes advantage of a short-term rise in interest rates to make a profit by lending it to another
- ruggedization — the act or process of making something rugged
- scoping study — a preliminary study to define the scope of a project
- self-doubting — lacking in confidence
- sharp-tongued — characterized by or given to harshness, bitterness, or sarcasm in speech.
- solidungulate — having a single, undivided hoof on each foot, as a horse.
- sports ground — an area of land where sports are played