14-letter words containing g, r, o, e, t
- organic matter — matter derived from organisms, esp decayed matter in soil
- organometallic — pertaining to or noting an organic compound containing a metal or a metalloid linked to carbon.
- orthopterology — the study of the Orthoptera
- osmoregulation — the process by which cells and simple organisms maintain fluid and electrolyte balance with their surroundings.
- osmoregulatory — Of or pertaining to osmoregulation.
- outer garments — the garments that are worn over a person's other clothes
- outer mongolia — a region in Asia including Inner Mongolia of China and the Mongolian People's Republic.
- outgeneralling — Present participle of outgeneral.
- outmaneuvering — Present participle of outmaneuver.
- outmanoeuvring — Present participle of outmanoeuvre.
- outrageousness — of the nature of or involving gross injury or wrong: an outrageous slander.
- overcommitting — Present participle of overcommit.
- overestimating — Present participle of overestimate.
- overexaggerate — to magnify beyond the limits of truth; overstate; represent disproportionately: to exaggerate the difficulties of a situation.
- overgenerosity — the quality of being too generous
- overhead light — a light which throws light downwards by being situated on the ceiling or having a downward shade, etc
- overland stage — a stagecoach used in the western U.S. during the middle of the 19th century.
- overnight stay — in hospital or hotel
- overregulation — a law, rule, or other order prescribed by authority, especially to regulate conduct.
- oversaturating — to cause (a substance) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance, through solution, chemical combination, or the like.
- owlet nightjar — any of several birds of the family Aegothelidae, of Australia and Papua New Guinea, related to the nightjars but resembling small owls.
- oyster farming — the activity of cultivating oysters for food or pearls
- paleontography — the formal description of fossils
- partridge wood — the rotted condition of the wood of certain trees, especially oaks, caused by a parasitic fungus, Xylobolus frustulatus.
- partridge-wood — the rotted condition of the wood of certain trees, especially oaks, caused by a parasitic fungus, Xylobolus frustulatus.
- patch together — assemble roughly
- perhydrogenate — to hydrogenate as completely as possible.
- periodontology — periodontics.
- photoengraving — a photographic process of preparing printing plates for letterpress printing.
- photogrammetry — the process of making surveys and maps through the use of photographs, especially aerial photographs.
- photorecording — the act of making photographic records, especially of documents.
- phototelegraph — of or relating to phototelegraphy
- phytogeography — the science dealing with the geographical relationships of plants.
- piece together — a separate or limited portion or quantity of something: a piece of land; a piece of chocolate.
- pigeon-hearted — timid; meek.
- pilgrim bottle — a flat-sided water bottle having two loops at the side of a short neck for a suspending cord or chain.
- plane geometry — the geometry of figures whose parts all lie in one plane.
- pleasant grove — a town in central Utah.
- plethysmograph — a device for measuring and recording changes in the volume of the body or of a body part or organ.
- pocket borough — (before the Reform Bill of 1832) any English borough whose representatives in Parliament were controlled by an individual or family.
- poetry reading — a public recital or rendering of a poem
- polygraph test — a test carried out using a polygraph, esp used by the police to try to find out whether somebody is telling the truth
- pontoon bridge — a bridge supported by pontoons.
- porphyrogenite — a prince born after his father has succeeded to the throne
- porter's lodge — a room near the entrance of a public building such as a college, which is occupied by the porter
- positive organ — a small pipe organ of the Middle Ages.
- post-pregnancy — the state, condition, or quality of being pregnant.
- pound sterling — pound2 (def 3).
- power steering — an automotive steering system in which the engine's power is used to supplement the driver's effort in turning the steering wheel.
- power struggle — fight to take control