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12-letter words containing i, r, g

  • gallivanters — Plural form of gallivanter.
  • gallows bird — a person who deserves to be hanged.
  • ganges river — a river flowing SE from the Himalayas in N India into the Bay of Bengal: sacred to Hindus. 1550 miles (2495 km) long.
  • garand rifle — M-1.
  • garbological — Of or relating to garbology.
  • garcia lorca — Federico [fed-uh-ree-koh;; Spanish fe-th e-ree-kaw] /ˌfɛd əˈri koʊ;; Spanish ˌfɛ ðɛˈri kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1899–1936, Spanish poet and dramatist.
  • garden snail — Zoology
  • garlic bread — baguette toasted with garlic and butter
  • garlic press — kitchen tool for crushing garlic
  • garnisheeing — Present participle of garnishee.
  • garnishments — Plural form of garnishment.
  • garrison cap — overseas cap.
  • gas cylinder — container for storing gas
  • gastarbeiter — guest worker.
  • gastrectasia — (medicine) dilation of the stomach.
  • gastric band — A gastric band is a device that is fitted inside someone's stomach to make it smaller in order to help them lose weight.
  • gastric mill — a gizzard in decapod crustaceans, as lobsters, crabs, and shrimps, having an arrangement of teeth and small bones for grinding food and bristles for filtering small particles.
  • gastrocnemii — Plural form of gastrocnemius.
  • gastrodermis — the inner cell layer of the body of an invertebrate.
  • gastrologist — the study of the structure, functions, and diseases of the stomach.
  • gastronomics — the cooking style typical of a region or country
  • gastronomies — Plural form of gastronomy.
  • gastronomist — a connoisseur of good food; gourmet; epicure.
  • gastroscopic — Of or pertaining to gastroscopy.
  • gastrotomies — Plural form of gastrotomy.
  • gastrulation — the formation of a gastrula.
  • gatecrashing — Present participle of gatecrash.
  • gay marriage — (broadly) any of the diverse forms of interpersonal union established in various parts of the world to form a familial bond that is recognized legally, religiously, or socially, granting the participating partners mutual conjugal rights and responsibilities and including, for example, opposite-sex marriage, same-sex marriage, plural marriage, and arranged marriage: Anthropologists say that some type of marriage has been found in every known human society since ancient times. See Word Story at the current entry.
  • gay-friendly — welcoming to gay people
  • gazetteerish — in the style of a gazetteer
  • gebrselassie — Haile (ˈhaɪlɪ). born 1973, Ethiopian athlete; won gold medals in the 10,000 metres at the Olympics (1996, 2000) and in four consecutive World Championships (1993–99)
  • gelatiniform — Having the form of gelatin.
  • gendarmeries — Plural form of gendarmerie.
  • gender-blind — not discriminating on the basis of gender, or not making a distinction between the sexes
  • gender-fluid — noting or relating to a person whose gender identity or gender expression is not fixed and shifts over time or depending on the situation.
  • gene library — a collection of gene clones that represents the genetic material of an organism: used in genetic engineering
  • generability — capable of being generated or produced.
  • general will — (in the philosophy of Rousseau) the source of legitimate authority residing in the collective will as contrasted with individual interests
  • generalising — to infer (a general principle, trend, etc.) from particular facts, statistics, or the like.
  • generalities — Plural form of generality.
  • generalizing — to infer (a general principle, trend, etc.) from particular facts, statistics, or the like.
  • generalships — Plural form of generalship.
  • generation c — the people who create and publish material such as blogs, podcasts, videos, etc, on the internet
  • generation o — the youthful voters who supported Barack Obama in the 2008 US Presidential election
  • generation x — the generation born between about 1966 and 1980, especially in the U.S.
  • generation y — members of the generation of people born between the early 1980s and mid-1990s who are seen as being discerning consumers with a high disposable income
  • generation z — members of the generation of people born since the mid-1990s who are seen as confident users of new technology
  • generational — the entire body of individuals born and living at about the same time: the postwar generation.
  • generatively — capable of producing or creating.
  • generativist — a person who follows or promotes the theories of generative grammar.
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