11-letter words containing g, r, o, u
- ground beam — a reinforced concrete beam for supporting walls, joists, etc., at or near ground level, itself either resting directly upon the ground or supported at both ends by piers.
- ground beef — meat: minced beef
- ground crew — ground personnel responsible for the maintenance and repair of aircraft.
- ground dove — any of several small terrestrial doves of the warmer parts of the Americas, especially Columbina passerina.
- ground game — game animals, such as hares or deer, found on the earth's surface: distinguished from game birds
- ground itch — a disease of the skin of the feet, caused by penetration of hookworm larvae, characterized by a blisterlike eruption and itching.
- ground loop — a sharp horizontal loop performed, usually involuntarily, while touching the ground.
- ground pine — any of several species of club moss, especially Lycopodium obscurum or L. complanatum.
- ground pink — a plant, Linanthus dianthiflorus, of southern California, having pink or white flowers.
- ground plan — Also called groundplot. the plan of a floor of a building.
- ground plum — a prostrate milk vetch, Astragalus crassicarpus, of the legume family, growing in the prairie regions of North America.
- ground rent — the rent at which land is let to a tenant either for a long term or perpetually.
- ground rule — Usually, ground rules. basic or governing principles of conduct in any situation or field of endeavor: the ground rules of press conferences.
- ground wave — a radio wave that propagates on or near the earth's surface and is affected by the ground and the troposphere.
- ground wire — a lead from an electric apparatus to the earth or to a ground connection.
- ground zero — the point on the surface of the earth or water directly below, directly above, or at which an atomic or hydrogen bomb explodes.
- ground-fish — bottom-fish.
- groundburst — The explosion of a bomb dropped from the air when it hits the ground.
- groundcloth — A groundcloth is a piece of waterproof material which you put on the ground to sleep on when you are camping.
- groundcover — Alternative spelling of ground cover.
- 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.
- groundwater — 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.
- groundworks — Plural form of groundwork.
- group grope — sexual activity involving several people; orgy.
- 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
- group-grope — sexual activity involving several people; orgy.
- groupuscule — A political or religious splinter group.
- grouse moor — a moor where grouse live or are hunted
- grow out of — to increase by natural development, as any living organism or part by assimilation of nutriment; increase in size or substance.
- growth fund — a mutual fund that invests primarily in growth stocks.
- grunting ox — the yak.
- guaniferous — yielding guano
- guardhouses — Plural form of guardhouse.
- guardswoman — A female guardsman.
- guardswomen — Plural form of guardswoman.
- gubernation — the act of governing or ruling
- guelderrose — snowball (sense 2)
- guerrillero — a guerrilla
- guided tour — visit with commentary
- guinea corn — durra.
- guinea worm — a long, slender roundworm, Dracunculus medinensis, parasitic under the skin of humans and animals, common in parts of India and Africa.
- gummiferous — producing gum
- gun control — government regulation of the sale and ownership of firearms.
- gurgitation — a surging rise and fall; ebullient motion, as of water.