13-letter words containing g, u, r
- gymnospermous — of or relating to a gymnosperm; having exposed or naked seeds.
- gyrofrequency — the frequency of rotation of an electron or other charged particle in a magnetic field, directly proportional to the charge of the particle and to the field strength and inversely proportional to the mass of the particle.
- half mourning — a mourning garb less somber than deep mourning, usually following a period of deep mourning.
- half-mourning — a mourning garb less somber than deep mourning, usually following a period of deep mourning.
- harlequin bug — a black stink bug, Murgantia histrionica, having red and yellow markings, that feeds on cabbages and other cruciferous plants.
- hart's-tongue — a fern, Phyllitis scolopendrium, having long, leathery, wavy-edged leaves.
- haute-garonne — a department in S France. 2458 sq. mi. (6365 sq. km). Capital: Toulouse.
- heart surgeon — a surgeon who specializes in performing operations on the heart
- heart surgery — operation to treat cardiac problems
- hepatojugular — (medicine) Relating to the liver and the jugular vein.
- heterogeneous — different in kind; unlike; incongruous.
- high pressure — intense or stressful situation
- high-coloured — (of the complexion) deep red or purplish; florid
- high-pressure — having or involving a pressure above the normal: high-pressure steam.
- highly strung — person: tense, sensitive
- hold a grudge — be resentful
- hollow-ground — ground so as to produce a concave surface or surfaces behind a cutting edge: the hollow-ground blade of an ice skate.
- honour bright — an exclamation pledging honour
- house manager — a business manager responsible for managing a theater and its staff.
- house surgeon — a surgeon who lives in a hospital in which he or she is on call.
- house-raising — a gathering of persons in a rural community to help one of its members build a house.
- house-warming — a party to celebrate a person's or family's move to a new home.
- housebreaking — to train (a pet) to excrete outdoors or in a specific place.
- housed string — a string of a stair (housed stair) receiving the ends of the risers or treads in a series of housings.
- housetraining — Present participle of housetrain.
- housewarmings — Plural form of housewarming.
- housing start — an instance of beginning the construction of a dwelling.
- hugger-mugger — disorder or confusion; muddle.
- hundredweight — Also called cental, quintal. a unit of avoirdupois weight commonly equivalent to 100 pounds (45.359 kilograms) in the U.S. Abbreviation: cwt.
- hunger strike — refusal to eat as a protest
- hunger-strike — to go on a hunger strike.
- hunting chair — a chair having a sliding frame in front serving as a footrest.
- hunting rifle — shotgun used to kill game
- hunting sword — a short, light saber of the 18th century, having a straight or slightly curved blade.
- hybrid vigour — the increased size, strength, etc, of a hybrid as compared to either of its parents
- hydraulicking — a type of mining that uses water to move rock
- inaugurations — Plural form of inauguration.
- incongruences — not congruent.
- incongruently — not congruent.
- incongruities — the quality or condition of being incongruous.
- incongruously — out of keeping or place; inappropriate; unbecoming: an incongruous effect; incongruous behavior.
- incouragement — Archaic form of encouragement.
- india drugget — drugget (def 1).
- infuriatingly — causing or tending to cause anger or outrage; maddening: His delay is infuriating.
- ingurgitating — Present participle of ingurgitate.
- ingurgitation — The act of swallowing greedily or immoderately; that which is so swallowed.
- inquiry agent — a private detective
- instrumenting — Present participle of instrument.
- integumentary — of, relating to, or like an integument.
- intergranular — located or occurring between granules or grains: intergranular corrosion.