15-letter words containing g, o, t, e
- freedom fighter — a fighter for freedom, especially a person who battles against established forces of tyranny and dictatorship.
- french togoland — a former United Nations Trust Territory in W Africa, administered by France (1946–60), now the independent republic of Togo
- frigidoreceptor — a receptor stimulated by cold.
- fringing forest — gallery forest.
- from the get-go — If something happens or is true from the get-go, it happens or is true from the beginning of a process or activity.
- front-page news — a story printed on the first page of a newspaper
- gaelic football — an Irish game played with 15 players on each side and goals resembling rugby posts with a net on the bottom part. Players are allowed to kick, punch, and bounce the ball and attempt to get it over the bar or in the net
- gaia hypothesis — a model of the earth as a self-regulating organism, advanced as an alternative to a mechanistic model.
- gallant soldier — a South American plant, Galinsoga parviflora, widely distributed as a weed, having small daisy-like flowers surrounded by silvery scales: family Asteraceae (composites)
- galvanomagnetic — of or relating to the creation of an electromagnetic field within a conductor, as a metal, or a semiconductor through which an electric current is passed.
- garbage collect — garbage collection
- garboard strake — the first strake on each side of a keel.
- gardening tools — tools used for gardening, such as a trowel, spade, rake, etc
- gas thermometer — a device for measuring temperature by observing the change in either pressure or volume of an enclosed gas.
- gastroenteritis — inflammation of the stomach and intestines.
- gated community — a group of houses or apartment buildings protected by gates, walls, or other security measures.
- gatefold sleeve — a record sleeve that opens out like a book
- gender politics — debate about the roles and relations of men and women
- gene technology — manipulation of DNA
- generalisations — Plural form of generalisation.
- generalizations — Plural form of generalization.
- geneva protocol — the agreement in 1925 to ban the use of asphyxiating, poisonous, or other gases in war. It does not ban the development or manufacture of such gases
- geochronologist — A geologist whose speciality is geochronology.
- geodetic survey — a land area survey in which the curvature of the surface of the earth is taken into account.
- geomagnetically — In a geomagnetic way; through geomagnetism.
- geometric ratio — the ratio of consecutive terms in a geometric progression.
- geomorphogenist — one who studies, or is an expert in, geomorphogeny
- geomorphologist — A geologist whose speciality is geomorphology.
- geostrophically — By means of, or in terms of, geostrophy.
- geotectonically — from a geotectonic point of view
- gesta romanorum — a popular collection of tales in Latin with moral applications, compiled in the late 13th century as a manual for preachers
- get a handle on — that which may be held, seized, grasped, or taken advantage of in effecting a purpose: The clue was a handle for solving the mystery.
- get a wiggle on — to hurry up
- get any good of — to handle to good effect
- get hold of sth — If you get hold of an object or information, you obtain it, usually after some difficulty.
- get it together — to achieve one's full potential, either generally as a person or in a particular field of activity
- get one's cards — to be told to leave one's employment
- get one's lumps — a piece or mass of solid matter without regular shape or of no particular shape: a lump of coal.
- get out of jail — to get out of a difficult situation
- get outta here! — go away!
- get sb into bed — To get someone into bed means to persuade them to have sex with you.
- get the best of — to surpass, defeat, or outwit; better
- get the drop on — a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
- get the feel of — If you get the feel of something, for example a place or a new activity, you become familiar with it.
- get the hang of — to understand the technique of doing something
- get the jump on — to spring clear of the ground or other support by a sudden muscular effort; leap: to jump into the air; to jump out a window.
- get wise to sth — If you get wise to something, you find out about it, especially when someone has been trying to keep it secret.
- ghetto fabulous — pertaining to or noting a lifestyle of showy but superficial glamour and luxury that is sometimes adopted by people in or from an urban ghetto: That man is just ghetto-fabulous; his bling wears bling!
- ghetto-fabulous — pertaining to or noting a lifestyle of showy but superficial glamour and luxury that is sometimes adopted by people in or from an urban ghetto: That man is just ghetto-fabulous; his bling wears bling!
- giant sunflower — a composite plant, Helianthus giganteus, of eastern North America, growing nearly 12 feet (4 meters) high and having very large yellow flower heads.