16-letter words containing g, o, s, e

government stock — stock issued by the UK or another national government
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).
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.
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 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.
green cross code — (in Britain) a code for children giving rules for road safety: first issued in 1971
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.
gregory's powder — a formulation of rhubarb powder used as a laxative or purgative
grit one's teeth — abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc.
gross negligence — extreme carelessness that shows wilful or reckless disregard for the consequences to the safety or property of another
ground substance — Also called matrix. the homogeneous substance in which the fibers and cells of connective tissue are embedded.
growth substance — any substance, produced naturally by a plant or manufactured commercially, that, in very low concentrations, affects plant growth; a plant hormone
guaranteed stock — stock for which dividends are guaranteed by a company other than the one issuing the stock.
gum up the works — exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil.
gyratory crusher — A gyratory crusher is a crusher in which a cone-shaped rod rotates in a cone-shaped bowl.
hammer and tongs — with great vigor, determination, or vehemence: When he starts a job he goes at it hammer and tongs.
hedge one's bets — If you hedge your bets, you reduce the risk of losing a lot by supporting more than one person or thing in a situation where they are opposed to each other.
hemangioblastoma — (medicine) Any of several benign neoplasm tumours of the brain.
heralds' college — a royal corporation in England, instituted in 1483, concerned chiefly with armorial bearings, genealogies, honors, and precedence.
heterosuggestion — Suggestion from outside.
high-compression — of a modern type of internal-combustion engine designed so that the fuel mixture is compressed into a smaller cylinder space, resulting in more pressure on the pistons and more power
high/great hopes — If you have high hopes or great hopes that something will happen, you are confident that it will happen.
historiographies — Plural form of historiography.
horseback riding — activity: riding a horse
horsehair fungus — an edible white, striated, umbrella-capped mushroom, Marasmius rotula, commonly found in eastern North America.
horseshoe magnet — a horseshoe-shaped permanent magnet.
horsetail agaric — the shaggy-mane.
hot stove league — devotees of a sport, especially baseball, who meet for off-season talks.
hot-stove league — devotees of a sport, especially baseball, who meet for off-season talks.
hourglass figure — the shape of a woman who is well-proportioned and has a small waist
household knight — bachelor (def 5).
household-knight — an unmarried man.
housing shortage — a deficiency or lack in the number of houses needed to accommodate the population of an area
hydrogen sulfide — a colorless, flammable, water-soluble, cumulatively poisonous gas, H 2 S, having the odor of rotten eggs: used chiefly in the manufacture of chemicals, in metallurgy, and as a reagent in laboratory analysis.
hyperandrogenism — (medicine) An abnormally high production of androgens.
hypnagogic state — the drowsy period between wakefulness and sleep, during which fantasies and hallucinations often occur.
ill-gotten gains — Ill-gotten gains are things that someone has obtained in a dishonest or illegal way.
image consultant — imagemaker.
image processing — (graphics) Computer manipulation of images. Some of the many algorithms used in image processing include convolution (on which many others are based), FFT, DCT, thinning (or skeletonisation), edge detection and contrast enhancement. These are usually implemented in software but may also use special purpose hardware for speed. Image processing contrasts with computer graphics, which is usually more concerned with the generation of artificial images, and visualisation, which attempts to understand (real-world) data by displaying it as an artificial image (e.g. a graph). Image processing is used in image recognition and computer vision. See also Pilot European Image Processing Archive.
immoral earnings — money earned from work that transgresses accepted moral or legal rules
import surcharge — a tax imposed on all imported goods, adding to any established tariffs
in the spotlight — prominently featured
in utero surgery — surgery performed on a fetus while it is in the womb.
incorrigibleness — The quality of being incorrigible; incorrigibility.
james oglethorpe — James Edward, 1696–1785, British general: founder of the colony of Georgia.
jeweller's rouge — a finely powdered form of ferric oxide used as a metal polish
julius rosenberg — Alfred, 1893–1946, German Nazi ideologist and political leader, born in Estonia.
kamerlingh onnes — Heike [hahy-kuh] /ˈhaɪ kə/ (Show IPA), 1853–1926, Dutch physicist: Nobel Prize 1913.
kamerlingh-onnes — Heike (ˈhaɪkə). 1853–1926, Dutch physicist: a pioneer of the physics of low-temperature materials and discoverer (1911) of superconductivity. Nobel prize for physics 1913

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