13-letter words containing g, o, l, d, s
- gladstone bag — a small rectangular suitcase hinged to open into two compartments of equal size.
- glucuronidase — an enzyme that catalyzes glucuronide hydrolysis
- glycopeptides — Plural form of glycopeptide.
- gödel's proof — a proof that in a formal axiomatic system such as logic or mathematics it is impossible to prove consistency without using methods from outside the system, demonstrated by Kurt Gödel (1906–78)
- gold standard — a monetary system with gold of specified weight and fineness as the unit of value.
- golden shiner — a small, silvery freshwater minnow, Notemigonus crysoleucas, native to eastern North America and introduced into western North America: often used as live bait in sport fishing.
- golden shower — a tree, Cassia fistula, of the legume family, native to India, having long, drooping clusters of yellow flowers.
- goldfish bowl — round glass container for goldfish
- goldie's fern — a wood fern, Dryopteris goldiana, of northeastern North America, having large, golden-green, leathery fronds with blades that tilt backward.
- good old days — past times viewed with nostalgia
- grandiloquous — grandiloquent
- grimes golden — a yellow variety of apple that ripens in late autumn.
- ground sluice — a trench, cut through a placer or through bedrock, through which a stream is diverted in order to dislodge and wash the gravel.
- gulf of sidra — a wide inlet of the Mediterranean on the N coast of Libya
- high holidays — either of two holy days of special significance, Rosh Hashanah or Yom Kippur.
- housebuilding — The trade or activity of building houses.
- household god — a god presiding over and protecting the home, especially in the religion of ancient Rome.
- indigo squill — wild hyacinth.
- james douglas — Sir James ("the Black Douglas") 1286–1330, Scottish military leader.
- juglandaceous — belonging to the plant family Juglandaceae.
- knowledgebase — Alternative spelling of knowledge base.
- knowledgeless — acquaintance with facts, truths, or principles, as from study or investigation; general erudition: knowledge of many things.
- leather goods — products made of animal skin
- load shedding — the deliberate shutdown of electric power in a part or parts of a power-distribution system, generally to prevent the failure of the entire system when the demand strains the capacity of the system.
- load-shedding — the deliberate shutdown of electric power in a part or parts of a power-distribution system, generally to prevent the failure of the entire system when the demand strains the capacity of the system.
- lodging house — a house in which rooms are rented, especially a house other than an inn or hotel; rooming house.
- long division — division, usually by a number of two or more digits, in which each step of the process is written down.
- long-distance — of, from, or between distant places: a long-distance phone call.
- long-standing — existing or occurring for a long time: a longstanding feud.
- loose-tongued — unrestrained or irresponsible in speech; given to gossiping.
- losing hazard — an unavoidable danger or risk, even though often foreseeable: The job was full of hazards.
- methodologies — a set or system of methods, principles, and rules for regulating a given discipline, as in the arts or sciences.
- methodologist — a set or system of methods, principles, and rules for regulating a given discipline, as in the arts or sciences.
- middlesbrough — a seaport in NE England, on the Tees estuary.
- nondigestible — Not digestible.
- odontoglossum — any epiphytic orchid of the genus Odontoglossum, of the mountainous regions from Bolivia to Mexico.
- old stone age — the Paleolithic period.
- oligopeptides — Plural form of oligopeptide.
- orchidologist — someone who is knowledgeable in orchidology
- outstandingly — prominent; conspicuous; striking: an outstanding example of courage.
- prostaglandin — Biochemistry. any of a class of unsaturated fatty acids that are involved in the contraction of smooth muscle, the control of inflammation and body temperature, and many other physiological functions.
- ragged school — (in Britain, formerly) a free elementary school for poor children
- regardless of — in spite of
- riding school — a place where equitation is taught.
- scandalmonger — a person who spreads scandal or gossip.
- sedimentology — the study of sedimentary rocks.
- self-doubting — lacking in confidence
- self-governed — governed by itself or having self-government, as a state or community; independent.
- shed light on — something that makes things visible or affords illumination: All colors depend on light.
- shoulder-high — A shoulder-high object is as high as your shoulders.