14-letter words containing g, r, i, s, l
- file signature — A magic number.
- fingerlessness — Absence of fingers.
- fingerspelling — the communication in sign language of a word or other expression by rendering its written form letter by letter in a manual alphabet.
- first language — mother tongue
- flabbergasting — to overcome with surprise and bewilderment; astound.
- flagelliferous — bearing a flagellum
- flagship store — A flagship store is the most important store in a chain, often with the largest volume of sales, or the most up-to-date formats or layouts
- flight surgeon — a medical officer in the U.S. Air Force who is trained in aviation medicine.
- flinders grass — a drought-resistant pasture grass, Iseilema membranacea, native to inland regions of Australia and used as fodder.
- flinders range — a mountain range in S Australia. Highest peak, St. Mary Peak, 3900 feet (1190 meters).
- floorcoverings — Plural form of floorcovering.
- flowering moss — pyxie.
- flying colours — conspicuous success; triumph
- folies bergere — a Parisian music hall founded in 1869 and noted for the lavish spectacle and mildly risqué content of its entertainments.
- framing chisel — a woodworking chisel for heavy work and deep cuts, often having a handle reinforced to withstand blows from a metal hammer head.
- galvanotropism — the directional growth of an organism, esp a plant, in response to an electrical stimulus
- garlic crusher — a kitchen implement used to crush cloves of garlic
- garlic mustard — a plant, Alliaria petiolata, of N temperate regions, with small white flowers and an odour of garlic: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
- garlic sausage — sausage meat flavoured with garlic
- gastric lavage — the washing out of the stomach; lavage.
- gelatiniferous — Yielding gelatine on boiling with water; capable of gelatination.
- general strike — a mass strike in all or many trades and industries in a section or in all parts of a country.
- generalisation — The formulation of general concepts from specific instances by abstracting common properties.
- generalissimos — Plural form of generalissimo.
- genital herpes — a sexually transmitted disease caused by herpes simplex virus type 2, characterized primarily by transient blisters on and around the genitals.
- geohydrologist — a person who studies geohydrology
- girls' brigade — (in Britain) an organization for girls, founded in 1893, with the aim of promoting self-discipline and self-respect
- glamourisation — Alternative spelling of glamorization.
- glanduliferous — having glands or glandules
- glans-clitoris — the head of the penis (glans penis) or of the clitoris (glans clitoris)
- glow discharge — the conduction of electricity in a low-pressure gas, producing a diffuse glow.
- granulomatosis — any disease characterized by the formation of numerous granulomas.
- grylloblattids — Plural form of grylloblattid.
- gymslip mother — a girl of school age who has become a mother
- gyroscopically — Using a gyroscope.
- gyrostabiliser — (British spelling) Alternative form of gyrostabilizer.
- gyrostabilized — stabilized by means of a gyrostabilizer.
- gyrostabilizer — a device for stabilizing a seagoing vessel by counteracting its rolling motion from side to side, consisting essentially of a rotating gyroscope weighing about 1 percent of the displacement of the vessel.
- hair-splitting — the making of unnecessarily fine distinctions.
- half sovereign — a gold coin of the United Kingdom, discontinued in 1917, equal to 10 shillings.
- hanging scroll — a roll of parchment, paper, copper, or other material, especially one with writing on it: a scroll containing the entire Old Testament.
- healing powers — beneficial qualities
- hedge clippers — clippers or shears used to trim hedges
- herpetologists — Plural form of herpetologist.
- highland dress — the historical costume, including the plaid, kilt or filibeg, and bonnet, as worn by Highland clansmen and soldiers
- horse vaulting — gymnastics performed on horseback
- hydrobiologist — someone who studies or specializes in hydrobiology
- hydrogenolysis — decomposition of a compound resulting from its interaction with hydrogen.
- in one's glory — at one's best, happiest, etc.
- ingloriousness — The state of being inglorious.