13-letter words containing g, r, i
- milliroentgen — a unit of radiation equal to one thousandth of a roentgen. Abbreviation: mR, mr.
- mills grenade — a type of high-explosive grenade weighing about 1.5 pounds (0.7 kg).
- mimeographing — Present participle of mimeograph.
- mind-altering — causing marked changes in patterns of mood and behavior, as a hallucinogenic drug.
- mine-clearing — the process of disarming and removing explosive mines from an area
- miner's right — a licence to prospect for minerals, esp gold
- mineralogical — Relating to mineralogy.
- miniaturizing — Present participle of miniaturize.
- minor-leaguer — a member of a minor-league team.
- miscategorize — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
- misconfigured — Simple past tense and past participle of misconfigure.
- misconstruing — Present participle of misconstrue.
- misgovernance — to govern or manage badly.
- misgovernment — to govern or manage badly.
- misperceiving — Present participle of misperceive.
- misrecognized — Simple past tense and past participle of misrecognize.
- misrecognizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misrecognize.
- mistrustingly — In a mistrusting manner.
- mixed farming — agriculture: raising both crops and livestock
- molding board — a board upon which bread is kneaded, cookies prepared, etc.
- molly maguire — Irish History. a member of a secret terrorist society organized in Ireland in 1843 to prevent evictions by the government: so called because the members disguised themselves as women.
- moneygrubbing — Alternative spelling of money-grubbing.
- mongol empire — an empire founded in the 12th century by Genghis Khan, which reached its greatest territorial extent in the 13th century, encompassing the larger part of Asia and extending westward to the Dnieper River in eastern Europe.
- monkey bridge — flying bridge.
- monoaminergic — (of a neuron or neural pathway) transmitting messages by means of a monoamine
- monoglyceride — an ester obtained from glycerol by the esterification of one hydroxyl group with a fatty acid.
- monogrammatic — a design consisting of two or more alphabetic letters combined or interlaced, commonly one's initials, often printed on stationery, embroidered on clothing, etc.
- mood-altering — (especially of drugs) capable of changing one's emotional state.
- mooring screw — a broad, augerlike anchor used for securing buoys in soft-bottomed lakes, rivers, etc.
- mooring tower — a mast or tower to which a balloon or airship may be moored
- moravian gate — a mountain pass between the Sudeten Mountains and the Tatra range of the Carpathians, leading from S Poland into N Moravia in the NE Czech Republic.
- morning after — a period, as in the morning, when the aftereffects of excessive self-indulgence during the previous evening are felt, especially the aftereffects of excessive drinking of alcoholic beverages.
- morning dress — formal daytime apparel for men, including striped pants, a cutaway, and a silk hat.
- morning glory — any of various plants, especially of the genera Ipomoea and Convolvulus, as I. purpurea, a twining plant having cordate leaves and funnel-shaped flowers of various colors, often opening only in the morning.
- morning paper — a paper published the night before for distribution in the morning (as opposed to an evening paper)
- morning watch — the watch from 4 a.m. until 8 a.m.
- morning-glory — any of various plants, especially of the genera Ipomoea and Convolvulus, as I. purpurea, a twining plant having cordate leaves and funnel-shaped flowers of various colors, often opening only in the morning.
- morphogenesis — the development of structural features of an organism or part.
- morphogenetic — the development of structural features of an organism or part.
- morphological — the branch of biology dealing with the form and structure of organisms.
- morse signals — signals encoded using the Morse Code
- mother figure — a woman embodying or seeming to embody the qualities of an idealized conception of the female parent, eliciting from others the emotional responses that a child typically has toward its mother.
- motherfucking — a mean, despicable, or vicious person.
- mount gambier — a city in S Australia.
- mourning band — a piece of black material, esp an armband, worn to indicate that the wearer is in mourning
- mourning dove — variety of pigeon
- mousetrapping — Present participle of mousetrap.
- mouthwatering — very appetizing in appearance, aroma, or description: a mouth-watering dessert.
- mud wrestling — sport: physical combat in mud
- mud-wrestling — wrestling in an enclosure with a floor or base of wet mud, staged as a public display and competitive event.