12-letter words containing g, o, s, i
- gillyflowers — Plural form of gillyflower.
- give offense — to offend; anger, insult, etc.
- give rise to — to get up from a lying, sitting, or kneeling posture; assume an upright position: She rose and walked over to greet me. With great effort he rose to his knees.
- give suck to — to give (a baby or young animal) milk from the breast or udder
- glaciologist — glacialist.
- glandiferous — bearing nuts or acorns
- glassblowing — the art or process of forming or shaping a mass of molten or heat-softened glass into ware by blowing air into it through a tube.
- glioblastoma — A highly invasive glioma in the brain.
- glockenspiel — a musical instrument composed of a set of graduated steel bars mounted in a frame and struck with hammers, used especially in bands.
- glomerulitis — inflammation of the glomeruli of the kidney.
- gloriousness — delightful; wonderful; completely enjoyable: to have a glorious time at the circus.
- gloss finish — a reflective or shiny surface, usually on a photograph but also sometimes on metal, paper, paint, etc
- glossarially — In the manner of a glossary.
- glossematics — a school of linguistic analysis developed by Louis Hjelmslev (1899–1965) in Copenhagen in the 1930s based on the study of the distribution of glossemes.
- glossolalist — One who exhibits glossolalia; one who speaks in tongues.
- glossologist — One who defines and explains terms; one versed in glossology.
- glossophobia — The fear of public speaking.
- glossoptosis — (medicine) The abnormal downward displacement or retraction of the tongue.
- glottologist — One who studies glottology; a linguist or philologist.
- gloversville — a city in E New York.
- glucogenesis — the production of glucose by the decomposition of glycogen or from any nonglucose precursor.
- glycerolysis — chemical decomposition resulting from the interaction of a compound and glycerol.
- glycogenesis — the formation of glycogen from monosaccharides in the body, especially glucose.
- glycogenosis — any of several inherited disorders of glycogen metabolism that result in excess accumulation of glycogen in various organs of the body.
- glycosidases — Plural form of glycosidase.
- gnotobiotics — the study of organisms living in germ-free conditions or when inoculated with known microorganisms
- go ballistic — of or relating to ballistics.
- go to pieces — a separate or limited portion or quantity of something: a piece of land; a piece of chocolate.
- gobind singh — 1666–1708, tenth and last guru of the Sikhs (1675–1708): assassinated
- godwin's law — (humour) "As a Usenet discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches one." There is a tradition in many groups that, once this occurs, that thread is over, and whoever mentioned the Nazis has automatically lost whatever argument was in progress. Godwin's Law thus practically guarantees the existence of an upper bound on thread length in those groups. However there is also a widely recognised codicil that any intentional triggering of Godwin's Law in order to invoke its thread-ending effects will be unsuccessful.
- going strong — If someone or something is still going strong, they are still alive, in good condition, or popular after a long time.
- goldsmithery — the occupation of a goldsmith
- goldsmithing — The work of a goldsmith; the forging of gold.
- gonfaloniers — Plural form of gonfalonier.
- good offices — Someone's good offices are the help that they give to other people who are trying to achieve something.
- goods engine — a railway locomotive used to haul a freight train.
- goods siding — a short railway track beside the main tracks where goods trains or goods wagons are left when they are not being used
- gooseberries — Plural form of gooseberry.
- gormandising — Present participle of gormandise.
- gormandizers — gourmandise1 .
- gospel choir — a choir performing gospel music
- gospel music — a now popularized form of impassioned rhythmic spiritual music rooted in the solo and responsive church singing of rural blacks in the American South, central to the development of rhythm and blues and of soul music.
- gossipmonger — a person especially fond of or addicted to gossiping.
- governorship — the duties, term in office, etc., of a governor.
- graciousness — pleasantly kind, benevolent, and courteous.
- graminaceous — Of, pertaining to, or resembling a grass.
- graminivores — Plural form of graminivore.
- gramophonist — a person who uses a gramophone
- gran turismo — (of an automobile) certified as conforming to the specifications, as fuel capacity and engine displacement, for a class of standard automobiles (Gran Turismo) qualified to engage in various types of competitions. Abbreviation: GTO.
- granulations — Plural form of granulation.