11-letter words containing g, r, o, s
- grotesquely — odd or unnatural in shape, appearance, or character; fantastically ugly or absurd; bizarre.
- grotesquery — grotesque character.
- grouchiness — The characteristic or quality of being grouchy.
- ground bass — a short fundamental bass part continually repeated throughout a movement.
- ground-fish — bottom-fish.
- groundburst — The explosion of a bomb dropped from the air when it hits the ground.
- groundlings — Plural form of groundling.
- groundshare — to share the facilities and running costs of a single stadium with another team
- groundsheet — a waterproof sheet of plastic, canvas, or other durable material spread on the ground, as under a sleeping bag or in a tent, for protection against moisture.
- groundsills — Plural form of groundsill.
- groundspeed — the speed of an aircraft with reference to the ground.
- groundstone — A simple neolithic stone tool made by grinding.
- groundswell — a broad, deep swell or rolling of the sea, due to a distant storm or gale.
- groundworks — Plural form of groundwork.
- group speed — the speed at which energy is propagated in a wave. This is the quantity determined when one measures the distance which the radiation travels in a given time. In a medium in which the speed increases with wavelength the group speed is less than the phase speed, and vice versa
- groupuscule — A political or religious splinter group.
- grouse moor — a moor where grouse live or are hunted
- growthiness — the quality of being growthy
- guaniferous — yielding guano
- guardhouses — Plural form of guardhouse.
- guardswoman — A female guardsman.
- guardswomen — Plural form of guardswoman.
- guelderrose — snowball (sense 2)
- gummiferous — producing gum
- gustatorily — in a gustatory manner
- guttiferous — relating to plants that produce gum or gum-like fluids
- gymnosperms — Plural form of gymnosperm.
- gymnospermy — The property of being gymnospermous.
- gypsiferous — containing gypsum.
- gyrocompass — a navigational compass containing a gyroscope rotor, that, when adjusted for the latitude and speed of the vessel or aircraft, indicates the direction of true north along the surface of the earth or communicates this information to one or more gyro repeaters.
- gyrostatics — the science that deals with the laws of rotating bodies.
- halsingborg — a seaport in SW Sweden, opposite Helsingör.
- haplogroups — Plural form of haplogroup.
- harmonising — Present participle of harmonise.
- hatemongers — Plural form of hatemonger.
- heliographs — Plural form of heliograph.
- helsingborg — a port in SW Sweden, on the Sound opposite Helsingør, Denmark: changed hands several times between Denmark and Sweden, finally becoming Swedish in 1710; shipbuilding. Pop: 121 097 (2004 est)
- hemorrhages — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hemorrhage.
- herbologist — the study or collecting of herbs, especially as a hobby.
- hercogamous — (of flowers) incapable of self-fertilization
- heresiology — the study of heresies.
- hieroglyphs — Plural form of hieroglyph.
- highbrowism — Highbrow attitudes and policies generally.
- hippogriffs — Plural form of hippogriff.
- histography — a treatise on or description of organic tissues.
- homeshoring — A migration of service employees from the office to the home, where such homes have proper communications equipment.
- hoppergrass — grasshopper (def 1).
- hormigueros — a city in W Puerto Rico, S of Mayagüez.
- hornswoggle — to swindle, cheat, hoodwink, or hoax.
- horse guard — a black and yellow sand wasp, Bembix carolina, of the southern U.S., preying on flies that gather around horses and cattle.