16-letter words containing g, s
- grasp the nettle — If you grasp the nettle, you deal with a problem, or do something that is unpleasant, quickly and in a determined way.
- gray nurse shark — a sand shark, Odontaspis arenarius, abundant in S African and Australian coastal waters and estuaries.
- great depression — the economic crisis and period of low business activity in the U.S. and other countries, roughly beginning with the stock-market crash in October, 1929, and continuing through most of the 1930s.
- great slave lake — a lake in NW Canada, in the Northwest Territories. 11,172 sq. mi. (28,935 sq. km).
- great soil group — according to a system of classification that originated in Russia, any of several broad groups of soils with common characteristics usually associated with particular climates and vegetation types.
- greater antilles — See under Antilles.
- greater sand eel — a large species of sand eel, Hyperoplus lanceolatus
- green cross code — (in Britain) a code for children giving rules for road safety: first issued in 1971
- green vegetables — green edible plants
- gregory of nyssa — Saint, a.d. c330–395? Christian bishop and theologian in Asia Minor (brother of Saint Basil).
- gregory of tours — Saint, a.d. 538?–594, Frankish bishop and historian.
- gregory's powder — a formulation of rhubarb powder used as a laxative or purgative
- grey nurse shark — a common greyish Australian shark, Odontaspis arenarius
- grit one's teeth — abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc.
- gross misconduct — a proven crime in connection with employment that is serious enough to require dismissal
- gross negligence — extreme carelessness that shows wilful or reckless disregard for the consequences to the safety or property of another
- ground substance — Also called matrix. the homogeneous substance in which the fibers and cells of connective tissue are embedded.
- growth substance — any substance, produced naturally by a plant or manufactured commercially, that, in very low concentrations, affects plant growth; a plant hormone
- gruyère (cheese) — a light-yellow Swiss cheese, very rich in butterfat
- guaranteed stock — stock for which dividends are guaranteed by a company other than the one issuing the stock.
- gulf of honduras — an inlet of the Caribbean, on the coasts of Honduras, Guatemala, and Belize
- gulf of san blas — an inlet of the Caribbean on the N coast of Panama
- gum up the works — exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil.
- gun control laws — the laws that restrict the possession and use of guns
- gunnery sergeant — a noncommissioned officer ranking above a staff sergeant and below a first or master sergeant.
- guy fawkes night — In Britain, Guy Fawkes Night is the evening of 5th November, when many people have parties with bonfires and fireworks. It began as a way of remembering the attempt by Guy Fawkes to blow up the Houses of Parliament in 1605. Guy Fawkes Night is often referred to as 'Bonfire Night'.
- gynandromorphism — an individual exhibiting morphological characteristics of both sexes.
- gynandromorphous — an individual exhibiting morphological characteristics of both sexes.
- gyratory crusher — A gyratory crusher is a crusher in which a cone-shaped rod rotates in a cone-shaped bowl.
- hacienda heights — a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- hailing distance — the distance within which the human voice can be heard: They sailed within hailing distance of the island.
- hammer and tongs — with great vigor, determination, or vehemence: When he starts a job he goes at it hammer and tongs.
- hamming distance — (data) The minimum number of bits that must be changed in order to convert one bit string into another. Named after the mathematician Richard Hamming.
- hamstring injury — an instance of physical damage to a person's hamstring
- handling charges — a fee paid to cover the packaging, transport, etc, of a commodity
- hanseatic league — a medieval league of towns of northern Germany and adjacent countries for the promotion and protection of commerce.
- harvard graphics — (graphics, tool) A presentation graphics product by Software Publishing Corporation (SPC) for creating presentations, speeches, slides, etc..
- hawaiian gardens — a town in SW California.
- hedge one's bets — If you hedge your bets, you reduce the risk of losing a lot by supporting more than one person or thing in a situation where they are opposed to each other.
- hemangioblastoma — (medicine) Any of several benign neoplasm tumours of the brain.
- heralds' college — a royal corporation in England, instituted in 1483, concerned chiefly with armorial bearings, genealogies, honors, and precedence.
- herpes genitalis — genital herpes.
- hesselman engine — a low-compression oil engine requiring a spark for ignition.
- heterosuggestion — Suggestion from outside.
- high renaissance — a style of art developed in Italy in the late 15th and early 16th centuries, chiefly characterized by an emphasis on draftsmanship, schematized, often centralized compositions, and the illusion of sculptural volume in painting. Compare Early Renaissance, Venetian (def 2).
- high wire artist — a performer of a high-wire act
- high-compression — of a modern type of internal-combustion engine designed so that the fuel mixture is compressed into a smaller cylinder space, resulting in more pressure on the pistons and more power
- high-level waste — radioactive waste material, such as spent nuclear fuel initially having a high activity and thus needing constant cooling for several decades by its producers before it can be reprocessed or treated
- high-pass filter — a filter that allows high-frequency electromagnetic signals to pass while rejecting or attenuating others below a specific value.
- high-speed steel — an especially hard, heat-resistant steel for use in lathe tools and for other applications involving high friction and wear.