10-letter words containing g, r, o, y
- phrenology — a psychological theory or analytical method based on the belief that certain mental faculties and character traits are indicated by the configurations of the skull.
- pillorying — a wooden framework erected on a post, with holes for securing the head and hands, formerly used to expose an offender to public derision.
- playground — an area used for outdoor play or recreation, especially by children, and often containing recreational equipment such as slides and swings.
- polygraphy — a code
- ponerology — a theory of evil
- portraying — to make a likeness of by drawing, painting, carving, or the like.
- power yoga — a form of yoga involving aerobic exercises and constant strenuous movement
- praxeology — the study of human conduct.
- proctology — the branch of medicine dealing with the rectum and anus.
- prodigally — wastefully or recklessly extravagant: prodigal expenditure.
- profligacy — shameless dissoluteness.
- prowlingly — in the manner of a prowl
- psychogram — a message believed to be written by a spirit or authored by psychical means
- pyatigorsk — a city in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, in Caucasia.
- pyretology — a discourse on fevers
- pyrogallol — a white, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous, solid, phenolic compound, C 6 H 3 (OH) 3 , obtained by heating gallic acid and water: used chiefly as a developer in photography, as a mordant for wool, in dyeing, and in medicine in the treatment of certain skin conditions.
- pyrogenous — pyrogenic (def 2).
- pyrography — the process of burning designs on wood, leather, etc., with a heated tool.
- pythagoras — c582–c500 b.c, Greek philosopher, mathematician, and religious reformer.
- quadrilogy — (nonstandard) A tetralogy.
- regionally — of or relating to a region of considerable extent; not merely local: a regional meeting of the Boy Scouts.
- regulatory — to control or direct by a rule, principle, method, etc.: to regulate household expenses.
- renography — x-ray examination of the kidney following injection of a radiopaque substance.
- rigid body — A rigid body is a body that does not deform or vibrate.
- rigorously — characterized by rigor; rigidly severe or harsh, as people, rules, or discipline: rigorous laws.
- roma gypsy — a member of a people scattered throughout Europe and North America, who maintain a nomadic way of life in industrialized societies
- rotary rig — A rotary rig is the equipment used for drilling in most wells, which includes an engine and a hoisting, rotating and mud circulating system.
- rough copy — writing: early draft
- roy rogers — a nonalcoholic cocktail of ginger ale and grenadine, garnished with a maraschino cherry: a child's drink, served especially to a boy.
- roystering — roister.
- sonography — the medical diagnostic imaging technique used to see internal organs, muscles, etc
- sportingly — engaging in, disposed to, or interested in open-air or athletic sports: a rugged, sporting man.
- stereology — a branch of science dealing with the determination of the three-dimensional structure of objects based on two-dimensional views of them.
- storiology — the study of the origins and development of folk narratives and legends
- stylograph — a fountain pen in which the writing point is a fine, hollow tube instead of a nib.
- sumerology — the study of the history, language, and culture of the Sumerians.
- teratogeny — the production or induction of malformations or monstrosities, especially of a developing embryo or fetus.
- teratology — the science or study of monstrosities or abnormal formations in organisms.
- thermology — the study or science of heat
- thoroughly — in a thorough manner or degree; completely and carefully: We will review the data thoroughly.
- throughway — a limited-access toll highway providing a means of direct transportation between distant areas for high-speed automobile traffic.
- timbrology — philately or the study of postage stamps
- tomography — a machine for making an x-ray of a selected plane of the body.
- topography — the detailed mapping or charting of the features of a relatively small area, district, or locality.
- trichogyne — a hairlike prolongation of a carpogonium, serving as a receptive organ for the spermatium.
- trichology — the science dealing with the study of the hair and its diseases.
- trigonally — from a trigonal point of view
- troglodyte — a prehistoric cave dweller.
- trophology — the study or science of nutrition
- typography — the art or process of printing with type.