14-letter words containing g, r, u, d, i
- disgruntlement — to put into a state of sulky dissatisfaction; make discontent.
- disregardfully — In a disregardful manner; negligently; heedlessly.
- distraughtness — The state or quality of being distraught or agitated; distressedness.
- district judge — any judge of a federal district court.
- divine liturgy — liturgy (def 5).
- double marking — a method of assessment in which two individuals independently mark a test or evaluate a performance
- double parking — the activity or offence of parking a vehicle in a traffic lane
- downregulating — Present participle of downregulate.
- downregulation — (genetics) The process, in the regulation of gene expression, in which the number, or activity of receptors decreases in order to decrease sensitivity.
- drifting cloud — Japanese Uki Gumo. a novel (1887–89) by Shimei Futabatei.
- drilling fluid — a fluid used in the process of drilling bore holes and oil wells, for instance drilling mud, water, and compressed air amongst others
- drug addiction — dependence on a chemical substance
- drummond light — calcium light.
- drunk dialling — the practice of making a phone call while drunk, esp to someone about whom one has romantic notions
- dumping ground — dump (def 17).
- dumping-ground — dump (def 17).
- dunning letter — a letter pressing someone for payment
- dusting powder — a powder used on the skin, especially to relieve irritation or absorb moisture.
- dusting-powder — a powder used on the skin, especially to relieve irritation or absorb moisture.
- feeding ground — The feeding ground of a group of animals or birds, is the place where they find food and eat.
- fertility drug — a substance that enhances the ability to produce young.
- fishing ground — a part of a body of water where the fishing is usually good.
- flying gurnard — any marine fish of the family Dactylopteridae, especially Dactylopterus volitans, having greatly enlarged, colorful pectoral fins that enable it to glide short distances through the air.
- food colouring — substances used to impart colour to food
- forward buying — the purchase of merchandise in quantities exceeding demand
- fredericksburg — a city in NE Virginia, on the Rappahannock River: scene of a Confederate victory 1862.
- frozen pudding — a frozen or chilled dessert mixture of rich custard, nuts or candied fruit, and sometimes liquor.
- garden rubbish — organic refuse generated by gardening
- garlic mustard — a plant, Alliaria petiolata, of N temperate regions, with small white flowers and an odour of garlic: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
- gaudi i cornet — Antoni [ahn-taw-nee] /ɑnˈtɔ ni/ (Show IPA), 1852–1926, Spanish architect and designer.
- gender studies — subject: male and female roles
- gertrude stein — Gertrude, 1874–1946, U.S. author in France.
- glanduliferous — having glands or glandules
- glucocorticoid — any of a class of steroid hormones that are synthesized by the adrenal cortex of vertebrates and have anti-inflammatory activity.
- go around with — If you go around with a person or group of people, you regularly meet them and go to different places with them.
- graduation day — the day on which the ceremony is held at which university or college degrees and diplomas are conferred
- grand junction — a city in W Colorado.
- grand seigneur — a dignified or aristocratic man
- grandiloquence — speech that is lofty in tone, often to the point of being pompous or bombastic.
- granny dumping — the abandonment of an elderly person, especially a relative, at a hospital, bus station, etc.
- groundbreaking — the act or ceremony of breaking ground for a new construction project.
- groundskeeping — The activity of tending an area of land for aesthetic or functional purposes; typically as an employee of a person or institution.
- group dynamics — (used with a plural verb) the interactions that influence the attitudes and behavior of people when they are grouped with others through either choice or accidental circumstances.
- group medicine — the practice of medicine by a number of specialists working together in association
- guardian angel — an angel believed to protect a particular person, as from danger or error.
- guided imagery — a relaxation technique in which words, sounds, etc., are used to evoke positive mental images, feelings, and thoughts.
- guided writing — In language teaching, when students do guided writing activities, they are given an outline in words or pictures to help them write.
- guido d'arezzo — (Guido Aretinus"Fra Guittone") c995–1049? Italian monk and music theorist: reformer of musical notation.
- gull-wing door — a car door that opens upwards
- heading course — (in brickwork) a course of headers.