12-letter words containing o, g, r, a, d, e
- giant powder — dynamite composed of nitroglycerin and kieselguhr.
- glandiferous — bearing nuts or acorns
- glutaredoxin — (enzyme) Any of a family of small redox enzymes that use glutathione as a cofactor.
- go overboard — over the side of a ship or boat, especially into or in the water: to fall overboard.
- go-go dancer — an entertainer who performs popular dances on a stage or platform for the patrons of a discotheque or nightclub.
- goddaughters — Plural form of goddaughter.
- gold therapy — administration of gold salts as a treatment for disease, especially rheumatoid arthritis.
- 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 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 years — the years that follow retirement from work
- good-hearted — kind or generous; considerate; benevolent.
- good-natured — having or showing a pleasant, kindly disposition; amiable: a warm, good-natured person.
- gormandizers — gourmandise1 .
- gourmandizer — One who gourmandizes.
- grace period — a period of time after a payment becomes due, as of a loan or life-insurance premium, before one is subject to penalties or late charges or before the loan or policy is canceled.
- grade school — an elementary school that has its pupils grouped or classified into grades.
- 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.
- grandmothers — Plural form of grandmother.
- granodiorite — a coarse-grained acid igneous rock containing almost twice as much plagioclase as orthoclase: intermediate in composition between granite and diorite
- green dragon — a mythical monster generally represented as a huge, winged reptile with crested head and enormous claws and teeth, and often spouting fire.
- grosswardein — German name of Oradea.
- 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 cedar — a ground pine, Lycopodium complanatum.
- 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 state — the state of least energy of a particle, as an atom, or of a system of particles.
- ground water — the water beneath the surface of the ground, consisting largely of surface water that has seeped down: the source of water in springs and wells.
- gustave dore — (Paul) Gustave [pawl gy-stav] /pɔl güˈstav/ (Show IPA), 1832?–83, French painter, illustrator, and sculptor.
- headstrongly — In a headstrong manner.
- heliographed — Simple past tense and past participle of heliograph.
- honey badger — ratel.
- horse guards — the mounted squadrons supplied by the Household Cavalry for ceremonial duties
- hydrogenated — to combine or treat with hydrogen, especially to add hydrogen to the molecule of (an unsaturated organic compound).
- hydrogenates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hydrogenate.
- hydrographer — the science of the measurement, description, and mapping of the surface waters of the earth, with special reference to their use for navigation.
- in danger of — liable to
- in regard to — to look upon or think of with a particular feeling: to regard a person with favor.
- interrogated — to ask questions of (a person), sometimes to seek answers or information that the person questioned considers personal or secret.
- jeopardising — Present participle of jeopardise.
- jeopardizing — Present participle of jeopardize.
- kiteboarding — A sport in which participants ride a form of wakeboard or surfboard harnessed to a large kite which is controlled by the rider.
- kluge around — (jargon) To avoid a bug or difficult condition by inserting a kluge. Compare workaround.
- ladder logic — (programming) Source code formatted in two columns with conditions on the left that lead to outputs on the right: if (c1) s1 else if (c2) s2 else if (c3) s3 ... (2007-03-15)
- leading role — prominent acting part
- ledger board — a horizontal board, as in a fence.
- leopard frog — a common North American green frog, Rana pipiens, having white-edged, dark oval spots on its back.