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12-letter words containing h, o

  • glatt kosher — prepared for eating according to the dietary laws followed by Hasidic Jews, which differ somewhat from those followed by other observers of kashruth: glatt kosher meat.
  • glenohumeral — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the glenoid fossa and the humerus.
  • global reach — When people talk about the global reach of a company or industry, they mean its ability to have customers in many different parts of the world.
  • gloss finish — a reflective or shiny surface, usually on a photograph but also sometimes on metal, paper, paint, etc
  • glossography — a glossator.
  • glossophobia — The fear of public speaking.
  • glyphography — a plate-making process in which an electrotype is made from an engraved copper plate
  • glyptography — the description or study of engraved gems or other stones.
  • gnathostomes — Plural form of gnathostome.
  • go down with — If you go down with an illness or a disease, you catch it.
  • go hard with — to cause pain or difficulty to (someone)
  • go the round — to be circulated among a number of people: said of a story, rumor, etc.
  • go the route — If you go the route, you do something fully or continue with a task until you have completely finished.
  • go whole hog — Nautical. (of a hull) to have less than the proper amount of sheer because of structural weakness; arch. Compare sag (def 6a).
  • gobind singh — 1666–1708, tenth and last guru of the Sikhs (1675–1708): assassinated
  • god-botherer — an over-zealous Christian
  • goddaughters — Plural form of goddaughter.
  • gold therapy — administration of gold salts as a treatment for disease, especially rheumatoid arthritis.
  • golden bough — a branch of mistletoe, sacred to Proserpina, that served Aeneas as a pass to the underworld.
  • golden hello — A golden hello is a sum of money that a company offers to a person in order to persuade them to join the company.
  • golden horde — the army of Mongol Tartars that overran eastern Europe in the 13th century, established a khanate in Russia, and maintained suzerainty there until the 15th century.
  • golden perch — a freshwater food fish, Plectroplites ambiguus, that inhabits inland waters of Australia.
  • golden share — a share in a company that controls at least 51% of the voting rights, esp one retained by the UK government in some privatization issues
  • goldsmithery — the occupation of a goldsmith
  • goldsmithing — The work of a goldsmith; the forging of gold.
  • goliath frog — the largest living frog, Rana goliath, which occurs in the Congo region of Africa and can grow to a length of 30 centimetres
  • good heavens — You say 'Good heavens!' or 'Heavens!' to express surprise or to emphasize that you agree or disagree with someone.
  • good-hearted — kind or generous; considerate; benevolent.
  • good-humored — having or showing a pleasant, amiable mood: a good-humored man; a good-humored remark.
  • gopher snake — a bullsnake, Pituophis melanoleucus, of western North America, that invades burrows to prey on rodents.
  • gopher state — Minnesota (used as a nickname).
  • gospel choir — a choir performing gospel music
  • gospel truth — an unquestionably true statement, fact, etc.
  • gothic armor — white armor of the 15th century, marked especially by much fluting and ornamentation.
  • governorship — the duties, term in office, etc., of a governor.
  • grace hopper — (person)   US Navy Rear Admiral Grace Brewster Hopper (1906-12-09 to 1992-01-01), née Grace Brewster Murray. Hopper is believed to have concieved the concept of the compiler with the A-0 in 1952. She also developed the first commercial high-level language, which eventually evolved into COBOL. She worked on the Mark I computer with Howard Aiken and with BINAC in 1949. She is credited with having coined the term "debug", and the adage "it is always easier to ask forgiveness than it is to get permission" (with various wordings), which has been the guiding principle in sysadmin decisions ever since. See also the entries debug and bug. Hopper is buried at Arlington National Cemetery. In 1994, the US Navy named a new ship, the guided-missile destroyer USS Hopper, after her.
  • grade school — an elementary school that has its pupils grouped or classified into grades.
  • graham flour — unbolted wheat flour, containing all of the wheat grain; whole-wheat flour.
  • grain growth — a tendency of certain grains to grow and absorb others when heated under certain conditions.
  • gramophonist — a person who uses a gramophone
  • grandmothers — Plural form of grandmother.
  • graph theory — the branch of mathematics dealing with linear graphs.
  • graphologist — the study of handwriting, especially when regarded as an expression of the writer's character, personality, abilities, etc.
  • graphophobia — Fear or dislike of writing.
  • graphophonic — a phonograph for recording and reproducing sounds on wax records.
  • grapple shot — a grapnellike projectile fired from a gun and used as a hold for the end of a line in rescue operations or in kedging.
  • grass hockey — field hockey.
  • grasshoppers — Plural form of grasshopper.
  • griffin-hood — (in India and the East) a newcomer, especially a white person from a Western country.
  • gross weight — total weight without deduction for tare, tret, or waste.
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