12-letter words containing g, r, e, m, i
- gram calorie — calorie (def 1a). Abbreviation: g-cal.
- graminaceous — Of, pertaining to, or resembling a grass.
- graminivores — Plural form of graminivore.
- grammaticise — to make grammatical
- grammaticize — (transitive) To render grammatical.
- grape family — the plant family Vitaceae, characterized by woody climbing vines with tendrils, having alternate, simple or compound leaves, and bearing clusters of small flowers and berries, and including Boston ivy, grape, grape ivy, and Virginia creeper.
- graven image — an idol.
- gravicembalo — a harpsichord.
- gravitometer — an instrument that measures specific gravities
- great primer — an 18-point type of a size larger than Columbian, formerly used for Bibles.
- great schism — a period of division in the Roman Catholic Church, 1378–1417, over papal succession, during which there were two, or sometimes three, claimants to the papal office.
- greenbackism — a former political party, organized in 1874, opposed to the retirement or reduction of greenbacks and favoring their increase as the only paper currency.
- gregarianism — the practice of living or clustering together in crowds or flocks
- grimsel pass — an Alpine pass in S Switzerland. 7159 feet (2184 meters) high.
- gross income — Accounting. total revenue received before any deductions or allowances, as for rent, cost of goods sold, taxes, etc.
- gyromagnetic — of or relating to the magnetic properties of a rotating charged particle.
- haemorrhagic — (chiefly, British) alternative spelling of hemorrhagic.
- haulage firm — a firm that transports goods by lorry
- heartwarming — gratifying; rewarding; satisfying: a heartwarming response to his work.
- heimskringla — a book of the 13th century narrating the history of the kings of Norway by Snorri Sturluson.
- hellgramites — Plural form of hellgramite.
- hellgrammite — the aquatic larva of a dobsonfly, used as bait in fishing.
- hemorrhaging — a profuse discharge of blood, as from a ruptured blood vessel; bleeding.
- hergesheimer — Joseph, 1880–1954, U.S. novelist.
- hierogrammat — a writer of hierograms.
- high polymer — a polymer composed of a large number of monomers.
- housewarming — a party to celebrate a person's or family's move to a new home.
- hypermagical — produced by or as if by magic: The change in the appearance of the room was magical.
- iambographer — a person who writes iambs
- imagineering — the implementing of creative ideas into practical form.
- immiserising — immiserate.
- immiserizing — immiserate.
- impregnating — Present participle of impregnate.
- impregnation — to make pregnant; get with child or young.
- in agreement — of the same opinion
- income group — a group in a given population having incomes within a certain range
- incrementing — Present participle of increment.
- infringement — a breach or infraction, as of a law, right, or obligation; violation; transgression.
- intermeshing — That mesh between one another.
- intermingled — Simple past tense and past participle of intermingle.
- intermingles — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of intermingle.
- intermitting — to discontinue temporarily; suspend.
- interregnums — Plural form of interregnum.
- intersegment — Between segments.
- ironmonger's — a shop where articles for the house and garden such as tools, nails, and pans are sold
- ivy geranium — a trailing geranium, Pelargonium peltatum, of southern Africa, having a fleshy stem that becomes woody with age, glossy, ivy-shaped leaves, and clusters of flowers ranging from white to deep rose in color.
- john gilmore — (person) A noted Unix hacker who cofounded Usenet's anarchic alt.* newsgroup hierarchy with Brian Reid. He also worked on GDB. E-mail: John Gilmore <[email protected]>.
- jumping hare — springhare.
- keeping room — hall (def 11).
- kremlinology — the study of the government of the former Soviet Union, especially the study of those factors governing its foreign affairs.