11-letter words containing g, o, r
- astrogation — (in science fiction) navigation in outer space.
- astrography — The art of describing or delineating the stars; a description or mapping of the heavens.
- astrologers — Plural form of astrologer.
- astrologian — (obsolete) An astrologer.
- astrologist — the study that assumes and attempts to interpret the influence of the heavenly bodies on human affairs.
- atherogenic — causing atheroma
- authorising — Present participle of authorise.
- authorizing — Present participle of authorize.
- auto racing — the sport of racing automobiles in which drivers compete against each other on a course designed for racing or on closed public roads.
- autochanger — a device in a record player or CD player that enables a small stack of records or CDs to be dropped automatically onto the turntable or player tray one at a time and played separately
- autographed — Simple past tense and past participle of autograph.
- autographic — of, for, or like an autograph or autographs
- autogravure — a particular process of photographic engraving in which images are projected directly onto a plate
- autozeroing — (electronics) A sampling technique that measures an offset from zero and later compensates by subtracting the difference.
- average joe — An average Joe is an average or ordinary man.
- average out — If a set of numbers average out to a particular figure or if you average them out to that figure, their average is calculated to be that figure.
- azido group — the univalent group N 3 −, derived from hydrazoic acid.
- azores high — a subtropical high centered near the Azores.
- backgrounds — Plural form of background.
- baconburger — a hamburger topped with strips of cooked bacon.
- bad homburg — a city in W central Germany on the S slope of the Taunus Mountains, near Frankfurt.
- bankrolling — Present participle of bankroll.
- bar-hopping — Informal. to go to a succession of bars or nightclubs, with a brief stay at each.
- bargain for — If you have not bargained for or bargained on something that happens, you did not expect it to happen and so feel surprised or worried by it.
- bargeboards — Plural form of bargeboard.
- barographic — Measured using a barograph.
- baton rouge — the capital of Louisiana, in the SE part on the Mississippi River. Pop: 225 090 (2003 est)
- be good for — If someone is good for something, you can rely on them to provide that thing.
- be great on — to be informed about
- beardtongue — a plant of the genus Penstemon
- beaugregory — a blue and yellow damselfish, Pomacentrus leucostictus, inhabiting shallow waters off Bermuda, Florida, and the West Indies.
- beech grove — a grove of beech trees
- before long — If you say that something will happen or happened before long, you mean that it will happen or happened soon.
- belowground — underground
- bengal rose — China rose (def 1).
- bengal-rose — Also called Bengal rose. a rose, Rosa chinensis, of China, having slightly fragrant crimson, pink, or white flowers.
- bibliograph — to put in a bibliography.
- big brother — People sometimes use Big Brother to refer to a person, government, or organization when they think it has complete control over people and is always checking what they do.
- bikram yoga — a form of yoga in which traditional exercises are performed at high temperature and humidity
- bilge board — a board lowered from the bilge of a sailing vessel to serve as a keel.
- bioengineer — Also called biomedical engineering. the application of engineering principles and techniques to problems in medicine and biology, as the design and production of artificial limbs and organs.
- biographize — to write a biography of (someone)
- bioprinting — the construction of replacement body parts using techniques developed for three-dimensional printing
- bioregional — relating to a bioregion
- birddogging — the act of pursuing with determination
- bit-robbing — in-band signalling
- blagonravov — Anatoli Arkadyevich [an-uh-toh-lee;; Russian uh-nuh-taw-lyee uhr-kah-dyi-vyich] /ˈæn əˌtoʊ li;; Russian ʌ nʌˈtɔ lyi ʌrˈkɑ dyɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1894–1975, Russian scientist.
- block grant — (in Britain) an annual grant made by the government to a local authority to help to pay for the public services it provides, such as health, education, and housing
- blogosphere — In computer technology, the blogosphere or the blogsphere is all the weblogs on the Internet, considered collectively.
- blood group — Someone's blood group is the type of blood that they have in their body. There are four main types: A, B, AB, and O.