10-letter words containing g, r, o, i, d
- foundering — (of a ship, boat, etc.) to fill with water and sink.
- gadrooning — ornamentation with gadroons.
- garrisoned — a body of troops stationed in a fortified place.
- geometrids — Plural form of geometrid.
- get rid of — to clear, disencumber, or free of something objectionable (usually followed by of): I want to rid the house of mice. In my opinion, you'd be wise to rid yourself of the smoking habit.
- girandoles — Plural form of girandole.
- gladiators — Plural form of gladiator.
- glamorised — Simple past tense and past participle of glamorise.
- glamorized — Simple past tense and past participle of glamorize.
- glandiform — (anatomy) Shaped like, resembling, or characteristic of glands.
- god forbid — If you say God forbid, you are expressing your hope that something will not happen.
- godfearing — Acting with obedience to rules established by a deity out of fear of the power of that deity.
- gold braid — a gold-coloured braid which is used to decorate uniforms
- gold brick — Informal. a brick made to look like gold, sold by a swindler.
- golda meir — Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
- golddigger — Alternative spelling of gold digger.
- goliardery — one of a class of wandering scholar-poets in Germany, France, and England, chiefly in the 12th and 13th centuries, noted as the authors of satirical Latin verse written in celebration of conviviality, sensual pleasures, etc.
- gondoliers — Plural form of gondolier.
- good grief — keen mental suffering or distress over affliction or loss; sharp sorrow; painful regret.
- gooneybird — an informal name for the albatross, esp the black-footed albatross (Diomedea nigripes)
- gorbellied — a protruding belly.
- gormandise — Alternative spelling of gourmandise.
- gormandism — Alternative form of gourmandism.
- gormandize — gourmandise1 .
- gossiprede — (obsolete) The relationship between a person and his sponsors.
- gourdiness — the state of being gourdy
- gradations — any process or change taking place through a series of stages, by degrees, or in a gradual manner.
- graduation — an act of graduating; the state of being graduated.
- graphitoid — resembling graphite
- gridlocked — Simple past tense and past participle of gridlock.
- grimlooked — having a grim appearance
- grind down — make into powder
- grind rock — whetstone.
- grindhouse — a burlesque house, especially one providing continuous entertainment at reduced prices.
- grindstone — a rotating solid stone wheel used for sharpening, shaping, etc.
- ground fir — ground pine
- ground ice — anchor ice.
- ground ivy — a creeping, aromatic plant, Glechoma hederacea, of the mint family, having rounded leaves and whorling clusters of small blue flowers.
- groundbait — chum2 (def 1).
- groundfire — small arms fire directed against aircraft from the ground.
- groundfish — (fishing) Fish that swim near the seafloor.
- groundling — a plant or animal that lives on or close to the ground.
- groundside — the part of an airport not used for aircraft takeoffs and landings.
- groundsill — the lowermost sill of a framed structure, especially one lying close to the ground.
- guide rope — a rope fastened, usually at an angle, to a hoisting or towing line, to guide the object being moved.
- guide word — catchword (def 2).
- guideboard — a large board or sign, usually mounted on a post, giving directions to travelers.
- high board — a diving board three meters above the water.
- highbrowed — (of a person) highbrow; intellectual and cultured.
- hydrogenic — (chemistry) hydrogen-like.