12-letter words containing g, r, e
- grecian bend — (especially in the late 19th century) a posture or walk, often considered fashionable, in which the body is bent forward from the waist.
- greek church — Greek Orthodox Church (def 1).
- greek yogurt — a thick, creamy, protein-rich yogurt made by removing most of the liquid whey, as by centrifuge or straining.
- greek-letter — designating or of a student fraternity or sorority whose name is designated by a combination of Greek letters
- greeked text — words which appear on screen as grey lines when the type size is too small for actual letters to be shown
- green dragon — a mythical monster generally represented as a huge, winged reptile with crested head and enormous claws and teeth, and often spouting fire.
- green iguana — the common iguana (Iguana iguana)
- green keeper — greenskeeper.
- green manure — a crop of growing plants, as clover and other nitrogen-fixing plants, plowed under to enrich the soil.
- green monkey — a W African variety of a common guenon monkey, Cercopithecus aethiops, having greenish-brown fur and a dark face
- green pepper — the mild-flavored, unripe fruit of the bell or sweet pepper, Capsicum annuum grossum, used as a green vegetable.
- green plover — lapwing.
- green turtle — a sea turtle, Chelonia mydas, common in tropical and subtropical seas, the flesh of which is used for turtle soup: now greatly reduced in number and endangered in some areas.
- green-collar — noting or pertaining to workers, jobs, or businesses that are involved in protecting the environment or solving environmental problems.
- green-wellie — characterizing or belonging to the upper-class set devoted to hunting, shooting, and fishing
- 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.
- greenbottles — Plural form of greenbottle.
- greenfinches — Plural form of greenfinch.
- greengrocers — Plural form of greengrocer.
- greengrocery — a greengrocer's shop.
- greenishness — The quality of being greenish.
- greenlighted — to give permission to proceed; authorize: The renovation project was green-lighted by the board of directors.
- greenmarkets — Plural form of greenmarket.
- greenskeeper — a person charged with the care and maintenance of a golf course.
- greenwashing — Present participle of greenwash.
- gregarianism — the practice of living or clustering together in crowds or flocks
- gregariously — fond of the company of others; sociable.
- gregory viii — (Alberto de MoraorAlberto di Morra) died 1187, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1187.
- gregory xiii — (Ugo Buoncompagni) 1502–85, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1572–85, educator and innovator of the modern calendar.
- gretna green — a village in S Scotland, near the English border, to which many English couples formerly eloped to be married.
- grey gurnard — a species of scorpionfish, Eutriglia gurnardus
- grey panther — a member of the generation of affluent older consumers, who regard themselves as young, active, and sociable
- grey wagtail — a greyish species of wagtail, Motacilla cinerea, found in temperate regions
- grey warbler — a small bush bird that hatches the eggs of the shining cuckoo
- grid current — the current that moves within the vacuum tube from the grid to the cathode.
- griddlebread — bread or cake made on a griddle
- griddlecakes — Plural form of griddlecake.
- grievousness — causing grief or great sorrow: grievous news.
- grimsel pass — an Alpine pass in S Switzerland. 7159 feet (2184 meters) high.
- griseofulvin — an antibiotic, C 17 H 17 ClO 6 , obtained from a species of Penicillium, used in the treatment of ringworm and other fungous infections of the skin.
- grizzly bear — a large North American brown bear, Ursus (arctos) horribilis, with coarse, gray-tipped brown fur, once widespread in the western part of the continent as far south as northern Mexico but now restricted to some regions of Alaska, western Canada, and the U.S. Rocky Mountains: a threatened species except in Alaska.
- groom's cake — a fruit cake in layers of graduated size, served at a wedding.
- gross income — Accounting. total revenue received before any deductions or allowances, as for rent, cost of goods sold, taxes, etc.
- gross weight — total weight without deduction for tare, tret, or waste.
- grossularite — a mineral, calcium aluminum garnet, Ca 3 Al 2 Si 3 O 12 , occurring in gray-white to pinkish crystals.
- grosswardein — German name of Oradea.
- grotesquerie — Grotesque quality or grotesque things collectively.
- ground alert — the state of waiting for orders in or near combat airplanes ready to take to the air at once.
- ground cable — a heavy chain for securing permanent floating moorings, as a number of mooring buoys.
- ground cedar — a ground pine, Lycopodium complanatum.