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11-letter words containing g, r, o, y, n

  • glastonbury — a borough of SW England, in whose vicinity the ruins of an important Iron Age lake village have been found and to which in folklore both King Arthur and Joseph of Arimathaea have been linked, the latter as the founder of the abbey there.
  • goldenberry — the Cape gooseberry
  • gooney bird — any of several albatrosses, especially the black-footed albatross and the Laysan albatross, occurring on islands in the Pacific Ocean, often near naval bases.
  • governmenty — pompous.
  • graminology — the branch of botany concerned with the study of grasses
  • grandiosely — affectedly grand or important; pompous: grandiose words.
  • grandiosity — affectedly grand or important; pompous: grandiose words.
  • granny bond — (in Britain) an informal name for retirement issue certificate, an index-linked savings certificate, originally available only to people over retirement age
  • granny knot — a reef knot with the ends crossed the wrong way, making it liable to slip or jam
  • granulocyte — a circulating white blood cell having prominent granules in the cytoplasm and a nucleus of two or more lobes.
  • grovelingly — Alternative form of grovellingly.
  • gymnorhinal — (of a bird) having the nostrils exposed, not covered by feathers.
  • gymnosperms — Plural form of gymnosperm.
  • gymnospermy — The property of being gymnospermous.
  • gynecocracy — gynarchy.
  • gynocentric — Centered on or concerned exclusively with women; taking a female (or specifically a feminist) point of view.
  • harrowingly — extremely disturbing or distressing; grievous: a harrowing experience.
  • hectoringly — So as to hector or bully.
  • hobgoblinry — the behaviour or activities of hobgoblins
  • hurry along — rush, go quickly
  • hydrogenase — an enzyme in certain microorganisms that speeds up the reversible oxidation of hydrogen
  • hydrogenate — to combine or treat with hydrogen, especially to add hydrogen to the molecule of (an unsaturated organic compound).
  • hydrogenize — hydrogenate.
  • hydrogenous — of or containing hydrogen.
  • hydrolyzing — Present participle of hydrolyze.
  • hymnography — the craft of hymn composition
  • ichnography — the art of drawing a ground plan or layout of a building.
  • iconography — symbolic representation, especially the conventional meanings attached to an image or images.
  • imploringly — to beg urgently or piteously, as for aid or mercy; beseech; entreat: They implored him to go.
  • incongruity — the quality or condition of being incongruous.
  • informingly — In an informing manner.
  • ironmongery — a hardware store or business.
  • karyotyping — the analysis of chromosomes.
  • keyboarding — the row or set of keys on a piano, organ, or the like.
  • laryngology — the branch of medicine dealing with the larynx.
  • laryngotomy — incision of the larynx.
  • legationary — Relating to a legation.
  • lingonberry — mountain cranberry.
  • lognormally — in the manner of having a having a natural logarithm with normal distribution
  • loiteringly — in a loitering manner
  • morgan city — a city in S Louisiana: headquarters for offshore oil drilling and base for shrimp fleet.
  • myringotomy — surgical incision of the tympanic membrane.
  • narratology — The study of narrative structure.
  • negotiatory — Of or pertaining to negotiation.
  • neighbourly — (British, Canada) Showing the qualities of a friendly and helpful neighbour.
  • non-gravity — the force of attraction by which terrestrial bodies tend to fall toward the center of the earth.
  • observingly — Attentively, observantly.
  • obsignatory — (obsolete) Ratifying; confirming by sealing.
  • onion gravy — a type of gravy made with onions and stock and usually served with meat
  • or anything — You can add or anything to the end of a clause or sentence in order to refer vaguely to other things that are or may be similar to what has just been mentioned.
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