12-letter words containing i, r, g
- gross margin — the difference between total revenue and the cost of goods sold
- gross profit — gross receipts less the cost of goods or production but before the deduction of such other costs as rent or salaries.
- gross weight — total weight without deduction for tare, tret, or waste.
- grossularite — a mineral, calcium aluminum garnet, Ca 3 Al 2 Si 3 O 12 , occurring in gray-white to pinkish crystals.
- grosswardein — German name of Oradea.
- grotesquerie — Grotesque quality or grotesque things collectively.
- ground robin — towhee.
- grovellingly — With grovelling or self-abasement; obsequiously.
- grozing iron — (in plumbing) a hot iron for finishing soldered joints.
- grudgingness — The state or quality of grudging.
- guadalquivir — a river in S Spain, flowing W to the Gulf of Cádiz. 374 miles (602 km) long.
- guaranteeing — a promise or assurance, especially one in writing, that something is of specified quality, content, benefit, etc., or that it will perform satisfactorily for a given length of time: a money-back guarantee.
- guardianista — a reader of the Guardian newspaper, seen as being typically left-wing, liberal, and politically correct
- guardianship — the position and responsibilities of a guardian, especially toward a ward.
- guide center — a command to a marching formation to align itself behind a guide marching at the head of the formation.
- guilt-ridden — If a person is guilt-ridden, they feel very guilty about something.
- guilty party — the person or people responsible for an offence or misdeed
- guinea grass — a grass, Panicum maximum, native to Africa, used for forage in warm regions of North and South America.
- gulf of riga — a large deep bay on the Baltic Sea
- gun carriage — the structure on which a gun is mounted or moved and from which it is fired.
- gut reaction — instinctive response
- gut-churning — nerve-wracking
- guttersnipes — Plural form of guttersnipe.
- gutturalized — pronounced with guttural coarticulation.
- gutwrenching — Alternative spelling of gut-wrenching.
- gypsy driver — the driver of a gypsy cab
- gyro horizon — artificial horizon (def 3).
- gyromagnetic — of or relating to the magnetic properties of a rotating charged particle.
- h paul grice — H(erbert) Paul, 1913–88, English philosopher.
- haemorrhagic — (chiefly, British) alternative spelling of hemorrhagic.
- hagiocracies — Plural form of hagiocracy.
- hagiographer — one of the writers of the Hagiographa.
- hagiographic — Of or pertaining to hagiography.
- hair-raising — terrifying or horrifying: We had a hair-raising brush with death.
- hair-trigger — easily activated or set off; reacting immediately to the slightest provocation or cause: a hair-trigger temper.
- haircoloring — dye or tint for the hair.
- hairdressing — the act or process of cutting, combing out, doing up, or styling hair.
- half-turning — split spindle.
- hamartiology — the doctrine of sin in Christian theology
- hamstringing — Present participle of hamstring.
- hand-running — in unbroken succession; consecutively.
- handcrafting — Present participle of handcraft.
- handwringing — a physical expression of concern, distress, or guilt.
- harbingering — Present participle of harbinger.
- hard feeling — resentment; ill will
- hard landing — Aeronautics. an uncontrolled or rough landing by an aircraft or spacecraft, usually resulting in damage.
- hard linking — hard link
- hard-hitting — striking or capable of striking with force.
- hard-wearing — resistant to extensive wear; durable: a pair of hardwearing jeans.
- hard-working — industrious; zealous: a hardworking family man.