10-letter words containing g, r, e, t
- ergotamine — A compound present in some kinds of ergot. An alkaloid, it causes constriction of blood vessels and is used in the treatment of migraine.
- erotogenic — originating from or causing sexual stimulation; erogenous
- estranging — Present participle of estrange.
- estrangled — Simple past tense and past participle of estrangle.
- estreating — Present participle of estreat.
- estrogenic — (steroid) Of, relating to, or acting like estrogen.
- eternizing — Present participle of eternize.
- etherizing — Present participle of etherize.
- everything — All things; all the things of a group or class.
- exaggerate — Represent (something) as being larger, greater, better, or worse than it really is.
- excerpting — Present participle of excerpt.
- execrating — Present participle of execrate.
- expurgated — Remove matter thought to be objectionable or unsuitable from (a book or account).
- expurgator — One who expurgates.
- extracting — Present participle of extract.
- extralarge — Something very big, large.
- extralegal — (of an action or situation) beyond the authority of the law; not regulated by the law.
- eyes right — a command to troops to look right, esp as a salute when marching
- eyestrings — tendons formerly believed to be present in the eye and to break at the onset of death or blindness
- fare stage — a section of a bus journey for which a set charge is made
- farsighted — seeing objects at a distance more clearly than those near at hand; hyperopic.
- fat-finger — noting or pertaining to errors made by hitting the wrong key or button on a keyboard, keypad, or number pad: fat-finger dialing errors; a large number of typos evidencing the fat-finger syndrome.
- fearnaught — A fearless person.
- fearnought — a stout woolen cloth for overcoats.
- feathering — one of the horny structures forming the principal covering of birds, consisting typically of a hard, tubular portion attached to the body and tapering into a thinner, stemlike portion bearing a series of slender, barbed processes that interlock to form a flat structure on each side.
- federating — Present participle of federate.
- fergiegate — the scandal resulting from a News of the World sting operation in which Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, was videotaped offering access to her former husband, Prince Andrew, for £500,000
- fermenting — Present participle of ferment.
- fever twig — the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens.
- figurantes — Plural form of figurante.
- figurative — of the nature of or involving a figure of speech, especially a metaphor; metaphorical and not literal: The word “head” has several figurative senses, as in “She's the head of the company.”. Synonyms: metaphorical, not literal, symbolic.
- figure out — a numerical symbol, especially an Arabic numeral.
- fingerpost — A post at a road junction from which signs project in the direction of the place or route indicated.
- fingerroot — A plant related to ginger, Boesenbergia rotunda, with finger-like roots used as a spice.
- fingertips — the tip or end of a finger.
- firefights — Plural form of firefight.
- fitzgerald — Edward, 1809–83, English poet: translator of drama and poetry, especially of Omar Khayyám.
- flabergast — (archaic) Alternative form of flabbergast.
- flattering — to try to please by complimentary remarks or attention.
- flittering — Present participle of flitter.
- flustering — Agitated, confusing.
- fluttering — Rapid back-and-forth waving or oscillation.
- fog forest — the thick forest growth at fairly high elevations on tropical mountains, where there is a prevalence of clouds, high humidity, and mild temperature.
- footbridge — a bridge intended for pedestrians only.
- fore-stage — the part of a stage in front of the curtain
- foredating — Present participle of foredate.
- foregather — forgather.
- forfeiting — a fine; penalty.
- forgetfull — Archaic form of forgetful.
- forgetness — Oblivion; forgetfulness; obliviousness.