12-letter words containing l, o, n, d
- gold-beating — the art or process of beating out gold into gold leaf.
- gold-plating — the incorporation of costly and unnecessary features or refinements into a product or structure.
- goldbricking — Present participle of goldbrick.
- golden aster — any North American, asterlike, composite plant of the genus Chrysopsis, having bright, golden-yellow flower heads, as C. mariana, of the eastern U.S.
- golden bough — a branch of mistletoe, sacred to Proserpina, that served Aeneas as a pass to the underworld.
- golden eagle — a large eagle, Aquila chrysaëtos, of the Northern Hemisphere, having golden-brown feathers on the back of the head and neck.
- golden goose — a legendary goose that laid one golden egg a day and was killed by its impatient owner, who wanted all the gold immediately.
- 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 oldie — Informal. something once popular or valued that has retained its appeal or for which interest has been reawakened, especially a popular song or record.
- golden perch — a freshwater food fish, Plectroplites ambiguus, that inhabits inland waters of Australia.
- golden ratio — the ratio of two lengths, equal in value to (1 + √5)/2, and given by b/a = (b + a)/b; it is the reciprocal of the golden section and also equal to (1 + golden section)
- 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
- golden stars — a plant, Bloomeria crocea, of the amaryllis family, native to southern California, having clusters of golden-orange, starlike flowers.
- golden state — California (used as a nickname).
- golden syrup — treacle (def 2b).
- golden trout — a very colorful freshwater fish, Salmo aguabonita or Oncorhynchus aguabonita, of the salmon family, native to the Sierra Nevada, having a red and orange body and golden sides.
- golden years — the years that follow retirement from work
- golden-brown — of brown with a golden tinge
- goldsmithing — The work of a goldsmith; the forging of gold.
- gondola back — a chair or couch back curving forward and downward to form arms.
- gondwanaland — a hypothetical landmass in the Southern Hemisphere that separated toward the end of the Paleozoic Era to form South America, Africa, Antarctica, and Australia.
- good-looking — of good or attractive appearance; handsome or beautiful: a good-looking young man; a good-looking hat.
- gradeflation — grade inflation.
- grand coulee — a dry canyon in central Washington: cut by the Columbia River in the glacial period. 52 miles (84 km) long; over 400 feet (120 meters) deep.
- ground alert — the state of waiting for orders in or near combat airplanes ready to take to the air at once.
- ground cable — a heavy chain for securing permanent floating moorings, as a number of mooring buoys.
- ground cloth — groundsheet.
- ground color — Also called ground coat. a primary coat of paint; priming; base coat.
- ground fault — the momentary, usually accidental, grounding of a conducting wire.
- ground floor — the floor of a building at or nearest to ground level.
- ground glass — Optics. glass that has had its polished surface removed by fine grinding and that is used to diffuse light.
- ground level — ground state.
- ground plane — (in perspective drawing) the theoretical horizontal plane receding from the picture plane to the horizon, beginning at the level of the base line.
- ground plate — Electricity. a metal plate for making a ground connection to the earth.
- ground rules — Usually, ground rules. basic or governing principles of conduct in any situation or field of endeavor: the ground rules of press conferences.
- ground sloth — any of various extinct large, edentate mammals from the Pleistocene Epoch of North and South America resembling modern sloths but living on the ground rather than in trees.
- groundlessly — In a groundless manner; without justification.
- gulf of aden — a waterway in the Arabian sea between Yemen and Somalia and connecting with the Red Sea
- halcyon days — period regarded with nostalgia
- half a dozen — six
- half-drowned — to die under water or other liquid of suffocation.
- hand-holding — the act of holding hands, especially as a sign or token of affection.
- headlongness — Headlong quality or speed; precipitateness.
- headstrongly — In a headstrong manner.
- heel-and-toe — noting a pace, as in walking contests, in which the heel of the front foot touches ground before the toes of the rear one leave it.
- heldentenors — Plural form of heldentenor.
- hemodilution — a decreased concentration of cells and solids in blood, usually caused by an influx of fluid.
- hendecagonal — (geometry) Having eleven sides an angles; similar to a hendecagon.
- high and low — having a great or considerable extent or reach upward or vertically; lofty; tall: a high wall.