12-letter words containing g, o, e, t
- geometrician — a person skilled in geometry.
- geometricize — to draw, design, or form in geometrical shapes or patterns.
- geophysicist — the branch of geology that deals with the physics of the earth and its atmosphere, including oceanography, seismology, volcanology, and geomagnetism.
- geopolitical — the study or the application of the influence of political and economic geography on the politics, national power, foreign policy, etc., of a state.
- geopotential — the difference between the potential energy of a mass at a given altitude and the potential energy of an identical mass at sea level, equivalent to the energy required to move the mass from sea level to the given altitude.
- geoscientist — a specialist in earth science.
- geostrategic — Of, pertaining to, or using geostrategy.
- geotechnical — of or relating to practical applications of geological science in civil engineering, mining, etc.
- geothermally — By geothermal means, especially by means of geothermal energy.
- germinations — Plural form of germination.
- gerontocracy — government by a council of elders.
- gerontogeous — belonging to the Old World.
- gerontologic — relating to gerontology
- gerontophile — someone who is sexually attracted to old people
- gerontophobe — a person who fears or hates old people or the idea of growing old
- gersdorffite — a mineral, sulfide-arsenide of nickel, NiAsS, occurring in metallic, light-gray cubes.
- gesticulator — to make or use gestures, especially in an animated or excited manner with or instead of speech.
- get a bun on — to become drunk
- get ahead of — to outdo or excel
- get ahold of — to get in touch with
- get in touch — make contact
- get in wrong — not in accordance with what is morally right or good: a wrong deed.
- get involved — play a part
- get knotted! — used as a response to express disapproval or rejection
- get off with — kiss
- get religion — a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, especially when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs.
- get round to — find time
- get the hook — a curved or angular piece of metal or other hard substance for catching, pulling, holding, or suspending something.
- get to grips — to deal with (a problem or subject)
- get to sleep — If you cannot get to sleep, you are unable to sleep.
- get together — an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal: the get of a stallion.
- get-together — an informal and usually small social gathering.
- ghost estate — (esp in Ireland) a housing estate built during an economic boom but unfinished or unoccupied during a recession
- ghost writer — a person who writes one or numerous speeches, books, articles, etc., for another person who is named as or presumed to be the author.
- ghostbusters — Plural form of ghostbuster.
- ghostwriters — Plural form of ghostwriter.
- ghostwritten — Written by a ghostwriter.
- giant hornet — any large, stinging paper wasp of the family Vespidae, as Vespa crabro (giant hornet) introduced into the U.S. from Europe, or Vespula maculata (bald-faced hornet or white-faced hornet) of North America.
- giant powder — dynamite composed of nitroglycerin and kieselguhr.
- gift voucher — gift certificate.
- 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.
- gingivectomy — surgical removal of gum tissue.
- give or take — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
- give over to — If something is given over or given up to a particular use, it is used entirely for that purpose.
- give rein to — Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- give rise to — to get up from a lying, sitting, or kneeling posture; assume an upright position: She rose and walked over to greet me. With great effort he rose to his knees.
- give suck to — to give (a baby or young animal) milk from the breast or udder
- give vent to — to release (an emotion, passion, idea, etc) in an utterance or outburst
- give wing to — to enable to fly or soar on or as if on wings
- 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.