14-letter words containing g, u, r, a
- gender-neutral — noting or relating to a word or phrase that does not refer to one gender only: Firefighter and flight attendant are gender-neutral terms.
- general public — people in general
- generic markup — (text) In computerised document preparation, a method of adding information to the text indicating the logical components of a document, such as paragraphs, headers or footnotes. SGML is an example of such a system. Specific instructions for layout of the text on the page do not appear in the markup.
- george pullman — plural Pullmans. a railroad sleeping car or parlor car.
- gerald sussman — (person) (Gerald J. Sussman, Jerry) A noted hacker at MIT and one of the developers of SCHEME and 6.001.
- get a guernsey — to be selected or gain recognition for something
- gewurztraminer — a type of white grape used in winemaking.
- giganotosaurus — Any of several very large, carnivorous dinosaurs of the subfamily Giganotosaurinae, from the Cretaceous period.
- glamourisation — Alternative spelling of glamorization.
- glamourization — Alternative form of glamorization.
- glanduliferous — having glands or glandules
- glauber's salt — the decahydrate form of sodium sulfate, a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble solid, Na 2 SO 4 ·10H 2 O, used chiefly in textile dyeing and as a cathartic.
- global product — a commercial product that is marketed throughout the world under the same brand name
- glutaraldehyde — a nonflammable liquid, C 5 H 8 O 2 , soluble in water and alcohol, toxic and an irritant, used for tanning leather and as a fixative for samples to be examined under the electron microscope.
- 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.
- go gangbusters — a law-enforcement officer who specializes in breaking up organized crime, often by forceful or sensational means.
- golden currant — a western North American shrub, Ribes aureum, of the saxifrage family, having purplish fruit and fragrant, drooping clusters of yellow flowers that turn reddish.
- graduate nurse — a person who has graduated from an accredited school of nursing.
- 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
- granddaughters — Plural form of granddaughter.
- 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.
- granulomatosis — any disease characterized by the formation of numerous granulomas.
- granulopoietin — a hormone that promotes the production of white blood cells.
- grapefruitlike — Resembling or characteristic of grapefruit.
- grapple ground — an anchorage, especially for small vessels.
- gratuitousness — The state or characteristic of being gratuitous.
- great unwashed — the general public; the populace or masses.
- great yarmouth — a city in SE Massachusetts.
- greenhouse gas — any of the gases whose absorption of solar radiation is responsible for the greenhouse effect, including carbon dioxide, methane, ozone, and the fluorocarbons.
- gregariousness — fond of the company of others; sociable.
- greyhound race — a race in which greyhounds chase a dummy hare around a track
- ground leakage — Ground leakage is the flow of current from a live conductor to the earth through the insulation.
- groundbreaking — the act or ceremony of breaking ground for a new construction project.
- 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 marriage — (among primitive peoples) a form of marriage in which a group of males is united with a group of females to form a single conjugal unit.
- group practice — Also called group medicine. the practice of medicine by an association of physicians and other health professionals who work together, usually in one suite of offices.
- grouse-beating — hunting for grouse by trying to drive them towards hunters using flags, sticks, and other devices
- guarantee form — a document that spells out the terms of a legally binding guarantee
- guard of honor — a guard specially designated for welcoming or escorting distinguished guests or for accompanying a casket in a military funeral.
- guardian angel — an angel believed to protect a particular person, as from danger or error.
- guiana current — an ocean current flowing northwest along the northeast coast of South America.
- guided imagery — a relaxation technique in which words, sounds, etc., are used to evoke positive mental images, feelings, and thoughts.
- guido d'arezzo — (Guido Aretinus"Fra Guittone") c995–1049? Italian monk and music theorist: reformer of musical notation.
- guinea current — an ocean current flowing E along the Guinea coast of W Africa.
- gulf of anadyr — an inlet of the Bering Sea, off the coast of NE Russia
- gulf of mannar — the part of the Indian Ocean between SE India and the island of Sri Lanka: pearl fishing
- gum tragacanth — tragacanth.