12-letter words containing g, o, s, h, a
- gametophores — Plural form of gametophore.
- gametophytes — Plural form of gametophyte.
- gamophyllous — having leaves united by their edges.
- general shop — a shop that sells various types of goods
- geomechanics — the study and application of rock and soil mechanics
- ghost estate — (esp in Ireland) a housing estate built during an economic boom but unfinished or unoccupied during a recession
- glatt kosher — prepared for eating according to the dietary laws followed by Hasidic Jews, which differ somewhat from those followed by other observers of kashruth: glatt kosher meat.
- glossography — a glossator.
- glossophobia — The fear of public speaking.
- gnathostomes — Plural form of gnathostome.
- goddaughters — Plural form of goddaughter.
- golden share — a share in a company that controls at least 51% of the voting rights, esp one retained by the UK government in some privatization issues
- good heavens — You say 'Good heavens!' or 'Heavens!' to express surprise or to emphasize that you agree or disagree with someone.
- gopher snake — a bullsnake, Pituophis melanoleucus, of western North America, that invades burrows to prey on rodents.
- gopher state — Minnesota (used as a nickname).
- grade school — an elementary school that has its pupils grouped or classified into grades.
- gramophonist — a person who uses a gramophone
- grandmothers — Plural form of grandmother.
- graphologist — the study of handwriting, especially when regarded as an expression of the writer's character, personality, abilities, etc.
- grapple shot — a grapnellike projectile fired from a gun and used as a hold for the end of a line in rescue operations or in kedging.
- grass hockey — field hockey.
- grasshoppers — Plural form of grasshopper.
- ground shark — any of various requiem sharks, especially of the genus Carcharhinus.
- gynantherous — having the stamens converted into pistils by the action of frost, disease, or insects.
- haemogenesis — Haematopoiesis.
- haemorrhages — Plural form of haemorrhage.
- hagia sophia — flourished 6th century a.d, Byzantine engineer. He was one of the architects of Hagia Sophia; (originally an Orthodox cathedral and currently a museum in Istanbul, Turkey).
- hagiocracies — Plural form of hagiocracy.
- hanging post — a post from which a door, gate, etc., is hung.
- haptoglobins — Plural form of haptoglobin.
- harrisonburg — a city in N Virginia.
- have got sth — You use have got to say that someone has a particular thing, or to mention a quality or characteristic that someone or something has. In informal American English, people sometimes just use 'got'.
- hazel grouse — a European woodland grouse, Tetrastes bonasia, somewhat resembling the North American ruffed grouse.
- headlongness — Headlong quality or speed; precipitateness.
- headstrongly — In a headstrong manner.
- hearing loss — diminished ability to hear
- helicographs — Plural form of helicograph.
- heliogabalus — (Varius Avitus Bassianus"Marcus Aurelius Antoninus") a.d. 204–222, Roman emperor 218–222.
- hematogenous — originating in the blood.
- hematologist — the study of the nature, function, and diseases of the blood and of blood-forming organs.
- hepatogenous — originating in the liver
- heterogamous — Genetics. having unlike gametes, or reproducing by the union of such gametes (opposed to isogamous).
- heterografts — Plural form of heterograft.
- higashiosaka — a city on S Honshu, in Japan, W of Osaka.
- high fashion — haute couture.
- high treason — treason against the sovereign or state.
- hippophagist — a person who eats horseflesh.
- hippophagous — eating horse meat
- histographic — a treatise on or description of organic tissues.
- histological — the branch of biology dealing with the study of tissues.