0%

11-letter words containing g, o, n, d

  • golden deed — a noble deed or act
  • golden fizz — a drink containing egg yolk, gin or vodka, lemon juice, sugar, and soda water.
  • golden gate — a strait in W California, between San Francisco Bay and the Pacific. 2 miles (3.2 km) wide.
  • golden girl — successful or celebrated woman
  • golden glow — a tall garden black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia laciniata) with numerous globular, yellow ray flower heads
  • golden goal — In some football matches, a golden goal is the first goal scored in extra time, which wins the match for the team that scores it.
  • golden gram — (in the East Indies) the chickpea used as a food for people and cattle.
  • golden horn — an inlet of the Bosporus, in European Turkey: forms the inner part of Istanbul.
  • golden hour — the first hour after a serious accident, when it is crucial that the victim receives medical treatment in order to have a chance of surviving
  • golden mean — the perfect moderate course or position that avoids extremes; the happy medium.
  • golden mole — any of several burrowing insectivores of the family Chrysochloridae, of southern Africa, the fur of which has an iridescent, often golden luster.
  • golden orfe — one of the two varieties of orfe, an aquarium fish
  • golden rose — a gold, bejeweled ornament in the form of a rose or spray of roses, blessed and presented by the pope in recognition of service to the Holy See.
  • 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.
  • gonadectomy — (surgery) The procedure to remove an ovary or testis.
  • gonadotrope — a gonadotropic substance.
  • goniatitoid — relating to goniatite
  • good nature — pleasant disposition; kindly nature; amiability.
  • good on you — well done, well said, etc: a term of congratulation
  • goodnatured — Alternative spelling of good-natured.
  • goods train — freight train.
  • goods wagon — a heavy railroad freight car.
  • goof around — to blunder; make an error, misjudgment, etc.
  • gooney bird — any of several albatrosses, especially the black-footed albatross and the Laysan albatross, occurring on islands in the Pacific Ocean, often near naval bases.
  • goosewinged — (of a square sail) having the lee clew furled while the weather clew is held taut.
  • gormandized — Simple past tense and past participle of gormandize.
  • gormandizer — A person who gormandizes; a glutton or gourmand.
  • gormandizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gormandize.
  • gourmandise — unrestrained enjoyment of fine foods, wines, and the like.
  • gourmandism — a person who is fond of good eating, often indiscriminatingly and to excess.
  • gourmandize — to enjoy fine food and drink, especially often and in lavish quantity.
  • gradational — any process or change taking place through a series of stages, by degrees, or in a gradual manner.
  • grade point — Education. a numerical equivalent to a received letter grade, usually 0 for F, 1 for D, 2 for C, 3 for B, and 4 for A, that is multiplied by the number of credits for the course: used to compute a grade point average.
  • graduations — Plural form of graduation.
  • grand forks — a town in E North Dakota.
  • grand juror — a person serving on a grand jury.
  • grand monde — fashionable society; high society
  • grand opera — a serious, usually tragic, opera in which most of the text is set to music.
  • grand piano — a piano having the frame supported horizontally on three legs.
  • 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.
  • grandiosity — affectedly grand or important; pompous: grandiose words.
  • grandmother — the mother of one's father or mother.
  • granny bond — (in Britain) an informal name for retirement issue certificate, an index-linked savings certificate, originally available only to people over retirement age
  • gravidation — (obsolete) gravidity.
  • green pound — a unit of account used in calculating Britain's contributions to and payments from the Community Agricultural Fund of the EU
Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?