13-letter words containing n, o, d, i, g, a
- gran paradiso — the highest peak in the Graian Alps, in N Italy. 13,324 feet (4061 meters).
- grand guignol — a short drama stressing horror and sensationalism.
- grand opening — celebratory first-day event
- grand passion — an intense or overwhelming attraction or love.
- grandiloquent — speaking or expressed in a lofty style, often to the point of being pompous or bombastic.
- grandiloquous — grandiloquent
- grandioseness — affectedly grand or important; pompous: grandiose words.
- granodioritic — relating to granodiorite
- ground-to-air — (of weapons) designed to be fired at aircraft from the ground
- hand in glove — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- hand-in-glove — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- heading sword — a sword used for beheading.
- heli-boarding — the sport of snowboarding on mountains or glaciers accessible only by helicopter or skiplane
- horse trading — the act or fact of conducting a shrewd exchange or engaging in a horse trade; bargaining.
- horse-trading — to bargain or trade shrewdly.
- hydrocracking — the cracking of petroleum or the like in the presence of hydrogen.
- hydrofracking — a process in which fractures in rocks below the earth's surface are opened and widened by injecting chemicals and liquids at high pressure: used especially to extract natural gas or oil.
- hydrogenating — Present participle of hydrogenate.
- hydrogenation — to combine or treat with hydrogen, especially to add hydrogen to the molecule of (an unsaturated organic compound).
- in god's name — If someone uses such expressions as what in God's name, why in God's name, or how in God's name, they are emphasizing how angry, annoyed, or surprised they are.
- in good faith — accordance with standards of honesty, trust, sincerity, etc. (usually preceded by in): If you act in good faith, he'll have no reason to question your motives.
- in good hands — in protective care
- in good shape — person: fit, healthy
- indo-germanic — Indo-European
- infrigidation — (obsolete) The act of chilling or making cold; congelation.
- ironing board — a flat, cloth-covered board or other surface, often foldable and having legs, on which clothing, linens, or similar articles are ironed.
- jordan engine — a machine for beating and refining pulp, used in manufacturing certain grades of paper.
- landing force — the ground forces of an amphibious task force that effect the assault landing in an amphibious operation.
- leading block — lead block.
- load shedding — the deliberate shutdown of electric power in a part or parts of a power-distribution system, generally to prevent the failure of the entire system when the demand strains the capacity of the system.
- load-shedding — the deliberate shutdown of electric power in a part or parts of a power-distribution system, generally to prevent the failure of the entire system when the demand strains the capacity of the system.
- long-distance — of, from, or between distant places: a long-distance phone call.
- long-standing — existing or occurring for a long time: a longstanding feud.
- losing hazard — an unavoidable danger or risk, even though often foreseeable: The job was full of hazards.
- lounge lizard — a foppish man who frequents bars, cafés, hotel lounges, etc., with or in search of women.
- macrodiagonal — the longer of two diagonals
- magnetic wood — wood containing fine particles of nickel-zinc ferrite which absorb microwave radio signals, used to line rooms where mobile phone use is undesirable
- magnitudinous — size; extent; dimensions: to determine the magnitude of an angle.
- maiden voyage — the first voyage of a ship after its acceptance by the owners from the builders.
- main diagonal — a diagonal line or plane.
- mannheim gold — a brass alloy used to imitate gold; red brass.
- matchboarding — a construction of matchboards.
- measuring rod — ruler, gauge, stick for measuring
- method acting — film, theater: acting approach
- mid glamorgan — a county in S Wales. 393 sq. mi. (1019 sq. km).
- molding board — a board upon which bread is kneaded, cookies prepared, etc.
- molding plane — a plane having a blade or a number of blades profiled to form moldings.
- mood-altering — (especially of drugs) capable of changing one's emotional state.
- mourning band — a piece of black material, esp an armband, worn to indicate that the wearer is in mourning
- muzzleloading — Of a gun, having ammunition loaded from the front of the barrel where it will exit.