11-letter words containing g, s
- 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
- grub street — a street in London, England: formerly inhabited by many impoverished minor writers and literary hacks; now called Milton Street.
- guaifenesin — An expectorant used in cough syrups and sometimes for pain relief from fibromyalgia.
- guaniferous — yielding guano
- guaranteers — Plural form of guaranteer.
- guard's van — The guard's van of a train is a small carriage or part of a carriage in which the guard travels.
- guardedness — The state or condition of being guarded.
- guardhouses — Plural form of guardhouse.
- guardswoman — A female guardsman.
- guardswomen — Plural form of guardswoman.
- gudmundsson — Kristmann [krist-mahn] /ˈkrɪst mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1902–1983, Icelandic novelist.
- guelderrose — snowball (sense 2)
- guesstimate — to estimate without substantial basis in facts or statistics.
- guest house — small hotel
- guest night — an evening when members of an institution are allowed to bring guests
- guesthouses — Plural form of guesthouse.
- guestimates — Plural form of guestimate.
- guide vanes — fixed aerofoils that direct air, gas, or water into the moving blades of a turbine or into or around bends in ducts with minimum loss of energy
- guildswoman — a woman who is a member of a guild
- guilelessly — free from guile; sincere; honest; straightforward; frank.
- guillotines — Plural form of guillotine.
- guiltlessly — free from guilt; innocent.
- gulf crisis — the unstable period prior to the war of 1991 between US-led UN forces and Iraq
- gulf states — the oil-producing states around the Persian Gulf: Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Oman
- gulf stream — a warm ocean current flowing N from the Gulf of Mexico, along the E coast of the U.S., to an area off the SE coast of Newfoundland, where it becomes the western terminus of the North Atlantic Current.
- gullywasher — a usually short, heavy rainstorm.
- gum disease — dental infection
- gum elastic — rubber1 (def 1).
- gummiferous — producing gum
- gunslingers — Plural form of gunslinger.
- gunslinging — Informal. gunfighter.
- gunsmithing — The craft of a gunsmith.
- gustatorily — in a gustatory manner
- gustavus ii — (Gustavus Adolphus"Lion of the North") 1594–1632, king of Sweden 1611–32: national military hero (grandson of Gustavus I).
- gustavus iv — (Gustavus Adolphus) 1778–1837, king of Sweden 1792–1809 (son of Gustavus III).
- gustavus vi — (Gustaf Adolf) 1882–1973, king of Sweden 1950–73 (son of Gustavus V).
- gutlessness — The state or condition of being gutless; cowardice.
- guttersnipe — a person belonging to or characteristic of the lowest social group in a city.
- guttiferous — relating to plants that produce gum or gum-like fluids