11-letter words containing n, o, g, r
- fractioning — Mathematics. a number usually expressed in the form a/b. a ratio of algebraic quantities similarly expressed.
- freebooting — to act as a freebooter; plunder; loot.
- freecooling — a system that uses low ambient air temperature to chill water, esp for use in air conditioning
- freeholding — Property held in freehold.
- freeloading — to take advantage of others for free food, entertainment, etc.
- freight ton — ton1 (def 2).
- freight-ton — a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- frigid zone — either of two regions, one between the Arctic Circle and the North Pole, or one between the Antarctic Circle and the South Pole.
- from hunger — a compelling need or desire for food.
- front range — a mountain range extending from central Colorado to S Wyoming: part of the Rocky Mountains. Highest peak, Grays Peak, 14,274 feet (4350 meters).
- frostbiting — Present participle of frostbite.
- fulguration — to flash or dart like lightning.
- fungivorous — feeding on fungi, as certain insects.
- furbelowing — Present participle of furbelow.
- furloughing — Present participle of furlough.
- furthcoming — an action raised to recover property which has been arrested in the hands of a third party
- gain ground — profit or advantage.
- gangsterdom — the world of gangsters; gangland
- garçonnière — a bachelor's apartment or quarters
- garden hose — tube for spraying plants with water
- garrisoning — Present participle of garrison.
- gastrodynia — (pathology) gastralgia (stomach pain).
- gastromancy — a form of divination by interpreting words and sounds seeming to come from the stomach
- gastronomer — A lover of good food; a connoisseur or gourmet.
- gastronomes — Plural form of gastronome.
- gastronomic — the art or science of good eating.
- gay gordons — an energetic old-time dance
- gender role — the public image of being a particular gender that a person presents to others: conventional notions of female gender roles.
- generations — Plural form of generation.
- genocidaire — a person who is guilty of genocide
- genouillere — jointed armour for protecting the knees
- geocentrism — A belief that Earth is the center of the universe and does not move.
- geoengineer — an engineer who works on such projects.
- george town — Also, George Town. a seaport in and the capital of the state of Penang, in NW Malaysia.
- geosteering — Geosteering is the process of directing the drill bit to high-quality parts of the reservoir using petrophysical (=relating to the physical qualities of rock) data.
- germination — to begin to grow or develop.
- gerodontics — the branch of dentistry dealing with aging and aged persons.
- gerontocrat — A member of a gerontocracy; an aged leader, especially one clinging on to power or ruling only by virtue of age.
- gerontology — the branch of science that deals with aging and the problems of aged persons.
- gerontophil — experiencing sexual attraction to old people
- get nowhere — make no progress
- ghirlandaio — (Domenico di Tommaso Curradi di Doffo Bigordi) 1449–94, Italian painter.
- ghost train — a small train at an amusement park that travels through a dark tunnel in which sounds, lights, and mechanized objects are used to scare the people in the train
- giant otter — a large brown South American river otter, Pteronura brasiliensis, having a creamy chest patch and a long flat tail with a flanged border, hunted for its hide: now greatly reduced in number and endangered in some areas.
- gibson girl — the idealized American girl of the 1890s as represented in the illustrations of Charles Dana Gibson.
- gilt bronze — ormolu (def 2).
- give ground — the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
- gjallarhorn — Heimdall's horn, used to warn the gods of Ragnarok.
- glamorizing — Present participle of glamorize.
- glastonbury — a borough of SW England, in whose vicinity the ruins of an important Iron Age lake village have been found and to which in folklore both King Arthur and Joseph of Arimathaea have been linked, the latter as the founder of the abbey there.