11-letter words containing h, g, e
- gametophore — a part or structure bearing gametangia.
- gametophyte — the sexual form of a plant in the alternation of generations.
- gangsterish — (informal) Gangsterlike.
- gap-toothed — having a noticeable space between two teeth.
- garden hose — tube for spraying plants with water
- garden path — paved walkway
- garden-path — noting or pertaining to a sentence that is easily parsed incorrectly because its beginning suggests it has an interpretation that it clearly does not have.
- garnishment — Law. a warning, served on a third party to hold, subject to the court's direction, money or property belonging to a debtor who is being sued by a creditor. a summons to a third party to appear in litigation pending between a creditor and debtor.
- gas chamber — an enclosure used for the execution of prisoners by means of a poisonous gas.
- gas lighter — device: produces flame
- gat-toothed — gap-toothed.
- gate theory — a theory proposing that neural stimulation beyond a certain threshold level, as by application of an electric current, can overwhelm the ability of the nerve center to sense pain.
- gatecrashed — Simple past tense and past participle of gatecrash.
- gatecrasher — a person who attends or enters a social function without an invitation, a theater without a ticket, etc.
- gawkishness — awkward; ungainly; clumsy.
- gay-feather — any of several composite plants of the genus Liatris, especially L. spicata or L. scariosa, having hairy leaves and long clusters of purplish flowers.
- gegenschein — a faint, elliptical patch of light in the night sky that appears opposite the sun, being a reflection of sunlight by meteoric material in space.
- gene amdahl — (person) A former IBM engineer who founded Amdahl Corporation.
- generalship — skill as commander of a large military force or unit.
- gentileschi — Artemisia [ahr-tuh-mizh-uh,, -mizh-ee-uh;; Italian ahr-te-mee-zyah] /ˌɑr təˈmɪʒ ə,, -ˈmɪʒ i ə;; Italian ˌɑr tɛˈmi zyɑ/ (Show IPA), 1593?–1652? Italian painter.
- gentilhomme — a gentleman
- geochemical — the science dealing with the chemical changes in and the composition of the earth's crust.
- geographers — Plural form of geographer.
- geographies — the science dealing with the areal differentiation of the earth's surface, as shown in the character, arrangement, and interrelations over the world of such elements as climate, elevation, soil, vegetation, population, land use, industries, or states, and of the unit areas formed by the complex of these individual elements.
- geoisotherm — isogeotherm.
- geophysical — the branch of geology that deals with the physics of the earth and its atmosphere, including oceanography, seismology, volcanology, and geomagnetism.
- george bush — Barbara (Barbara Pierce) born 1925, U.S. First Lady 1989–93 (wife of George H. W. Bush).
- geostrophic — of or relating to the balance between the Coriolis force and the horizontal pressure force in the atmosphere.
- geotechnics — the application of science in order to utilize the earth's natural resources in engineering projects
- gerlachovka — a mountain in N Slovakia: highest peak of the Carpathian Mountains. 8737 feet (2663 meters).
- germ theory — Pathology. the theory that infectious diseases are due to the agency of germs or microorganisms.
- germaphobia — Pathological fear of germs.
- germaphobic — Alternative form of germophobic.
- germophobic — Morbidly afraid of germs.
- gerontophil — experiencing sexual attraction to old people
- get a laugh — If a person or their comment gets a laugh or raises a laugh, they make the people listening to them laugh.
- get hitched — get married
- get hold of — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- get in with — start to associate with
- get nowhere — make no progress
- get shot of — to get rid of
- get shut of — to get rid of
- get the air — a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- get the nod — sb: have permission
- get the pip — to sulk
- get through — to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- get with it — (in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- ghastliness — The state of being ghastly.
- ghetto code — (humour, programming) A particularly inelegant and obviously suboptimal section of code that still meets the original requirements.
- ghettoizing — Present participle of ghettoize.