10-letter words containing g, o, s, i
- raised bog — a bog of convex shape produced by growth of sphagnum and other bog plants in acid conditions and the subsequent build up of acid peat
- recognised — to identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc.: He had changed so much that one could scarcely recognize him.
- recognizes — to identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc.: He had changed so much that one could scarcely recognize him.
- regression — the act of going back to a previous place or state; return or reversion.
- resonating — to resound.
- resounding — making an echoing sound: a resounding thud.
- resourcing — the provision of resources
- rigorously — characterized by rigor; rigidly severe or harsh, as people, rules, or discipline: rigorous laws.
- ring shout — a group dance of West African origin introduced into parts of the southern U.S. by black revivalists, performed by shuffling counterclockwise in a circle while answering shouts of a preacher with corresponding shouts, and held to be, in its vigorous antiphonal patterns, a source in the development of jazz.
- ring stone — a voussoir appearing on a face of an arch.
- ring-shout — a group dance of West African origin introduced into parts of the southern U.S. by black revivalists, performed by shuffling counterclockwise in a circle while answering shouts of a preacher with corresponding shouts, and held to be, in its vigorous antiphonal patterns, a source in the development of jazz.
- rodfishing — angling or fishing using a fishing rod
- roger, sir — Sir Roger (Gilbert) born 1929, English track and field athlete: first to run a mile in less than four minutes.
- roistering — to act in a swaggering, boisterous, or uproarious manner.
- rosemaling — decorative work of Norwegian folk origin consisting of painted or carved floral designs, as on furniture or woodwork.
- rough fish — any fish that is not valued as a sport fish or considered a significant source of food by sport fishers.
- rough spin — hard or unfair treatment
- roystering — roister.
- rubiginose — rust-coloured or rusty
- rubiginous — rusty; rust-colored; brownish-red.
- sagination — the act of fattening livestock
- sang-froid — coolness of mind; calmness; composure: They committed the robbery with complete sang-froid.
- sangiovese — a black grape grown in the Tuscany region of Italy, used for making Chianti and other wines
- sao miguel — the largest island of the Azores. 150,000. 288 sq. mi. (746 sq. km).
- saprogenic — producing putrefaction or decay, as certain bacteria.
- sarcophagi — a stone coffin, especially one bearing sculpture, inscriptions, etc., often displayed as a monument.
- scalloping — any of the bivalve mollusks of the genus Argopecten (Pecten) and related genera that swim by rapidly clapping the fluted shell valves together.
- schizogamy — reproduction characterized by division of the organism into sexual and asexual parts, as in certain polychaetes.
- schizogony — (in the asexual reproduction of certain sporozoans) the multiple fission of a trophozoite or schizont into merozoites.
- schoolgirl — a girl attending school.
- schooligan — a person of school age who engages in acts of public disorder
- scoffingly — to speak derisively; mock; jeer (often followed by at): If you can't do any better, don't scoff. Their efforts toward a peaceful settlement are not to be scoffed at.
- scowlingly — in a scowling manner
- sea pigeon — the common black guillemot, Cepphus grylle.
- seaborgium — a superheavy, synthetic, radioactive element with a very short half-life. Symbol: Sg; atomic number: 106.
- sectioning — a part that is cut off or separated.
- seignorial — of or relating to a seignior.
- seismogram — a record made by a seismograph.
- seismology — the science or study of earthquakes and their phenomena.
- semeiology — the study of signs and symbols; semiotics.
- semiologic — the study of signs and symbols; semiotics.
- serologist — the science dealing with the immunological properties and actions of serum.
- setigerous — having setae or bristles.
- sexologist — the study of sexual behavior.
- shockingly — causing intense surprise, disgust, horror, etc.
- shoestring — a shoelace.
- shop right — the right of an employer to use an employee's invention without compensating the employee for the use, in cases where the invention was made at the place of and during the hours of employment.
- shortening — butter, lard, or other fat, used to make pastry, bread, etc., short.
- shotmaking — the playing of good shots (by a sports player)
- shoutingly — by way of shouting