13-letter words containing n, a, g, r, i
- graphic novel — a novel in the form of comic strips.
- graticulation — the division of a design, plan, etc into squares in order to improve the accuracy of enlargement or reduction
- gratification — the state of being gratified; great satisfaction.
- grave-robbing — a person who steals valuables from graves and tombs: Graverobbers had emptied the Mayan tomb before archaeologists could examine its contents.
- graving piece — a piece of wood let into a wooden hull to replace decayed wood.
- gravitational — Physics. the force of attraction between any two masses. Compare law of gravitation. an act or process caused by this force.
- gravity hinge — a hinge closing automatically by means of gravity.
- gray eminence — a person who wields unofficial power, especially through another person and often surreptitiously or privately.
- grease nipple — a metal nipple designed to engage with a grease gun for injecting grease into a bearing, etc
- grease pencil — a pencil of pigment and compressed grease encased in a spiral paper strip that can be partially unwound to expose a new point and used especially for writing on glossy surfaces.
- great basinet — a basinet having a beaver permanently attached.
- great britain — an island of NW Europe, separated from the mainland by the English Channel and the North Sea: since 1707 the name has applied politically to England, Scotland, and Wales. 88,139 sq. mi. (228,280 sq. km).
- great council — (in Norman England) an assembly composed of the king's tenants in chief that served as the principal council of the realm and replaced the witenagemot.
- great khingan — a mountain range in NE China: highest peak, 5000 feet (1525 meters).
- great russian — a member of the main stock of the Russian people, dwelling chiefly in the northern or central parts of the Russian Federation in Europe.
- greater ionic — Architecture. noting or pertaining to one of the five classical orders that in ancient Greece consisted of a fluted column with a molded base and a capital composed of four volutes, usually parallel to the architrave with a pulvinus connecting a pair on each side of the column, and an entablature typically consisting of an architrave of three fascias, a richly ornamented frieze, and a cornice corbeled out on egg-and-dart and dentil moldings, with the frieze sometimes omitted. Roman and Renaissance examples are often more elaborate, and usually set the volutes of the capitals at 45° to the architrave. Compare composite (def 3), Corinthian (def 2), Doric (def 3), Tuscan (def 2).
- greater siren — a salamander, Siren lacertina, having external gills, tiny front legs, and no hind legs, inhabiting shallow waters in the southeastern U.S.
- green gentian — a plant, Frasera speciosa, of the gentian family, native to the northwestern U.S., having open clusters of purple-spotted, greenish-white flowers that blend in with its leaves.
- green machine — A computer or peripheral device that has been designed and built to military specifications for field equipment (that is, to withstand mechanical shock, extremes of temperature and humidity, and so forth). Comes from the olive-drab "uniform" paint used for military equipment.
- greeting card — card1 (def 4).
- ground-to-air — (of weapons) designed to be fired at aircraft from the ground
- group annuity — a plan in which the members of a group, usually employees of the same company, receive annuities upon retirement.
- group captain — an officer holding commissioned rank senior to a wing commander but junior to an air commodore in the RAF and certain other air forces
- growing pains — If a person or organization suffers from growing pains, they experience temporary difficulties and problems at the beginning of a particular stage of development.
- guard against — prevent
- gubernatorial — of or relating to a state governor or the office of state governor.
- guinea grains — Usually, grains of paradise. one of the pungent, peppery seeds of an African plant, Aframomum melegueta, of the ginger family, used to strengthen cordials and in veterinary medicine.
- guinea pepper — grain of paradise.
- gunters-chain — a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
- gynecocracies — Plural form of gynecocracy.
- gyromagnetism — the condition or state of being gyromagnetic
- habit-forming — tending to cause or encourage addiction, especially through physiological dependence: habit-forming drugs.
- haemorrhaging — Present participle of haemorrhage.
- hairdressings — Plural form of hairdressing.
- hairsplitting — the making of unnecessarily fine distinctions.
- half mourning — a mourning garb less somber than deep mourning, usually following a period of deep mourning.
- half-integral — noting or pertaining to a fractional number obtained by dividing an odd integer by two, as 1/2.
- half-mourning — a mourning garb less somber than deep mourning, usually following a period of deep mourning.
- hand-wringing — a physical expression of concern, distress, or guilt.
- hang in there — to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
- hard feelings — Hard feelings are feelings of anger or bitterness towards someone who you have had an argument with or who has upset you. If you say 'no hard feelings', you are making an agreement with someone not to be angry or bitter about something.
- hard standing — a hard-surfaced area on which heavy vehicles or airplanes can be parked.
- hard-drinking — If you describe someone as a hard-drinking person, you mean that they frequently drink large quantities of alcohol.
- harlequin bug — a black stink bug, Murgantia histrionica, having red and yellow markings, that feeds on cabbages and other cruciferous plants.
- hatemongering — The behaviour of a hatemonger; the spreading of hatred.
- heading sword — a sword used for beheading.
- heart-rending — causing or expressing intense grief, anguish, or distress.
- heart-warming — gratifying; rewarding; satisfying: a heartwarming response to his work.
- heartbreaking — causing intense anguish or sorrow.
- heartstopping — Very exciting or shocking, as though to cause one's heart to skip beats.