16-letter words containing g, o, r

glory-of-the-sun — a bulbous, Chilean plant, Leucocoryne ixioides, of the amaryllis family, having fragrant, white or blue flowers.
glossopharyngeal — of or relating to the tongue and pharynx.
glottochronology — the branch of lexicostatistics that studies the rate of replacement of vocabulary and attempts to determine what percentage of basic vocabulary two presently distinct but related languages share, using the information thus obtained to estimate how long ago they ceased being a single language.
glycosylceramide — (organic chemistry) Any glycosyl derivative of a ceramide.
go for your life — an expression of encouragement
go off the rails — If someone goes off the rails, they start to behave in a way that other people think is unacceptable or very strange, for example they start taking drugs or breaking the law.
go over the hill — a natural elevation of the earth's surface, smaller than a mountain.
go with the turf — to be an unavoidable part of a particular situation or process
go-faster stripe — a decorative line, intended to be suggestive of high speed, on the bodywork of a car
gold certificate — a former U.S. paper currency issued by the federal government for circulation from 1865 to 1933, equal to and redeemable for gold to a stated value.
gold star mother — an American woman whose son or daughter has died while serving in the United States Armed Forces
gold-of-pleasure — a yellow-flowered Eurasian plant, Camelina sativa, widespread as a weed, esp in flax fields, and formerly cultivated for its oil-rich seeds: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
golden horseshoe — the urban and agricultural area surrounding Toronto.
golden parachute — an employment contract or agreement guaranteeing a key executive of a company substantial severance pay and other financial benefits in the event of job loss caused by the company's being sold or merged.
golden rain tree — an ornamental tree, Koelreuteria paniculata, of the soapberry family, native to China and adjacent areas, having pinnate leaves, large clusters of fragrant yellow flowers, and inflated pods containing black seeds used as beads.
golden retriever — one of an English breed of retrievers having a thick, flat or wavy, golden coat.
gongora y argote — Luis de [lwees de] /lwis dɛ/ (Show IPA), 1561–1627, Spanish poet.
gonzález márquez — Felipe (feˈlipe). born 1942, Spanish statesman; prime minister of Spain (1982–96)
good housekeeper — a person who is an efficient and thrifty domestic manager
good-for-nothing — worthless; of no use.
good-heartedness — the quality of being good-hearted
goods in transit — articles that are in the process of being carried by vehicle from one place to another
government house — the official residence of a colonial governor, as in a British Commonwealth country.
government issue — (often initial capital letter) issued or supplied by the government or one of its agencies.
government stock — stock issued by the UK or another national government
governmentalized — Simple past tense and past participle of governmentalize.
governor general — a governor who is chief over subordinate or deputy governors.
governor-general — A Governor-General is a person who is sent to a former British colony as the chief representative of Britain.
governors island — an island in New York Bay at the S end of the East River: U.S. military post. 2 sq. mi. (5 sq. km).
grace-and-favour — (of a house, flat, etc) owned by the sovereign and granted free of rent to a person to whom the sovereign wishes to express gratitude
grade separation — separation of the levels at which roads, railroads, paths, etc., cross one another in order to prevent conflicting rows of traffic or the possibility of accidents.
gram atomic mass — the quantity of an element whose weight in grams is numerically equal to the atomic weight of the element.
grand inquisitor — (often initial capital letters) the presiding officer of a court of inquisition.
granger movement — a campaign for state control of railroads and grain elevators, especially in the north central states, carried on during the 1870s by members of the Patrons of Husbandry (the Grange) a farmers' organization that had been formed for social and cultural purposes.
grant of probate — a certificate stating that a will is valid
granulocytopenia — a diminished number of granulocytes in the blood, which occurs in certain forms of anaemia
grape phylloxera — See under phylloxera.
graphics adaptor — (hardware, graphics) (Or "graphics adapter", "graphics card", "video adaptor", etc.) A circuit board fitted to a computer, especially an IBM PC, containing the necessary video memory and other electronics to provide a bitmap display. Adaptors vary in the resolution (number of pixels) and number of colours they can display, and in the refresh rate they support. These parameters are also limited by the monitor to which the adaptor is connected. A number of such display standards, e.g. SVGA, have become common and different software requires or supports different sets.
gravity platform — (in the oil industry) a drilling platform that rests directly on the sea bed and is kept in position by its own weight; it is usually made of reinforced concrete
gravity railroad — a railroad depending partly on the force of gravity for motive power.
great blue heron — a large American heron, Ardea herodias, having bluish-gray plumage.
great depression — the economic crisis and period of low business activity in the U.S. and other countries, roughly beginning with the stock-market crash in October, 1929, and continuing through most of the 1930s.
great horned owl — a large, brown-speckled owl, Bubo virginianus, common in the Western Hemisphere, having prominent ear tufts.
great soil group — according to a system of classification that originated in Russia, any of several broad groups of soils with common characteristics usually associated with particular climates and vegetation types.
greater-doxology — Gloria in Excelsis Deo.
green cross code — (in Britain) a code for children giving rules for road safety: first issued in 1971
green revolution — an increase in food production, especially in underdeveloped and developing nations, through the introduction of high-yield crop varieties and application of modern agricultural techniques.
green woodpecker — a woodpecker, Picus viridis, of Eurasia and northern Africa, having green plumage with a yellow rump and red on the top of the head.
gregory of nyssa — Saint, a.d. c330–395? Christian bishop and theologian in Asia Minor (brother of Saint Basil).
gregory of tours — Saint, a.d. 538?–594, Frankish bishop and historian.

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