12-letter words containing g, r, o, e, n, d
- gormandizers — gourmandise1 .
- gourmandizer — One who gourmandizes.
- gradeflation — grade inflation.
- grand coulee — a dry canyon in central Washington: cut by the Columbia River in the glacial period. 52 miles (84 km) long; over 400 feet (120 meters) deep.
- grandmothers — Plural form of grandmother.
- granodiorite — a coarse-grained acid igneous rock containing almost twice as much plagioclase as orthoclase: intermediate in composition between granite and diorite
- green dragon — a mythical monster generally represented as a huge, winged reptile with crested head and enormous claws and teeth, and often spouting fire.
- grosswardein — German name of Oradea.
- 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.
- ground cover — the herbaceous plants and low shrubs in a forest, considered as a whole.
- ground force — a military force that operates on the ground
- ground level — ground state.
- ground plane — (in perspective drawing) the theoretical horizontal plane receding from the picture plane to the horizon, beginning at the level of the base line.
- ground plate — Electricity. a metal plate for making a ground connection to the earth.
- ground rules — Usually, ground rules. basic or governing principles of conduct in any situation or field of endeavor: the ground rules of press conferences.
- ground state — the state of least energy of a particle, as an atom, or of a system of particles.
- ground water — the water beneath the surface of the ground, consisting largely of surface water that has seeped down: the source of water in springs and wells.
- groundedness — the solid surface of the earth; firm or dry land: to fall to the ground.
- groundkeeper — groundskeeper.
- groundlessly — In a groundless manner; without justification.
- groundsheets — Plural form of groundsheet.
- groundstroke — A stroke played after the ball has bounced, as opposed to a volley.
- groundworker — One who works on the ground, as opposed to an aviator, etc.
- headstrongly — In a headstrong manner.
- herringboned — Simple past tense and past participle of herringbone.
- heterodyning — Present participle of heterodyne.
- honey badger — ratel.
- hornswoggled — Simple past tense and past participle of hornswoggle.
- horse riding — activity: riding on a horse
- hydrogen ion — ionized hydrogen of the form H + , found in aqueous solutions of all acids.
- hydrogenated — to combine or treat with hydrogen, especially to add hydrogen to the molecule of (an unsaturated organic compound).
- hydrogenates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hydrogenate.
- hydrogenized — Simple past tense and past participle of hydrogenize.
- in danger of — liable to
- in regard to — to look upon or think of with a particular feeling: to regard a person with favor.
- interrogated — to ask questions of (a person), sometimes to seek answers or information that the person questioned considers personal or secret.
- jeopardising — Present participle of jeopardise.
- jeopardizing — Present participle of jeopardize.
- kiteboarding — A sport in which participants ride a form of wakeboard or surfboard harnessed to a large kite which is controlled by the rider.
- kluge around — (jargon) To avoid a bug or difficult condition by inserting a kluge. Compare workaround.
- leading role — prominent acting part
- leveling rod — rod (def 19).
- ligniperdous — (of insects) wood-destroying
- load-bearing — bearing the weight that is carried by a structure
- long residue — Long residue is the heaviest fraction from the crude oil distillation process.
- microlending — the lending of very small amounts of money at low interest, especially to a start-up company or self-employed person.
- micromanaged — Simple past tense and past participle of micromanage.
- modern greek — the Greek language since c1500. Abbreviation: ModGk.