11-letter words containing o, h
- geochemical — the science dealing with the chemical changes in and the composition of the earth's crust.
- geographers — Plural form of geographer.
- geographies — the science dealing with the areal differentiation of the earth's surface, as shown in the character, arrangement, and interrelations over the world of such elements as climate, elevation, soil, vegetation, population, land use, industries, or states, and of the unit areas formed by the complex of these individual elements.
- geoisotherm — isogeotherm.
- geophysical — the branch of geology that deals with the physics of the earth and its atmosphere, including oceanography, seismology, volcanology, and geomagnetism.
- george bush — Barbara (Barbara Pierce) born 1925, U.S. First Lady 1989–93 (wife of George H. W. Bush).
- geostrophic — of or relating to the balance between the Coriolis force and the horizontal pressure force in the atmosphere.
- geotechnics — the application of science in order to utilize the earth's natural resources in engineering projects
- gerlachovka — a mountain in N Slovakia: highest peak of the Carpathian Mountains. 8737 feet (2663 meters).
- germ theory — Pathology. the theory that infectious diseases are due to the agency of germs or microorganisms.
- germaphobia — Pathological fear of germs.
- germaphobic — Alternative form of germophobic.
- germophobic — Morbidly afraid of germs.
- gerontophil — experiencing sexual attraction to old people
- get hold of — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- get nowhere — make no progress
- get shot of — to get rid of
- get shut of — to get rid of
- get the nod — sb: have permission
- get through — to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- ghetto code — (humour, programming) A particularly inelegant and obviously suboptimal section of code that still meets the original requirements.
- ghettoizing — Present participle of ghettoize.
- ghirlandaio — (Domenico di Tommaso Curradi di Doffo Bigordi) 1449–94, Italian painter.
- ghost dance — a ritual dance intended to establish communion with the dead, especially such a dance as performed by various messianic western American Indian cults in the late 19th century.
- ghost image — ghost (def 8).
- ghost story — a tale in which such elements as ghostly visitations and supernatural intervention are used to further the plot and a chilling, suspenseful atmosphere.
- 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
- ghost-write — If a book or other piece of writing is ghost-written, it is written by a writer for another person, for example a politician or sportsman, who then publishes it as his or her own work.
- ghostbuster — A person who claims to be able to banish ghosts and poltergeists.
- ghostliness — of, characteristic of, or resembling a ghost; phantasmal; spectral.
- ghostscript — (graphics, tool) The GNU interpreter for PostScript and PDF, with previewers for serval systems and many fonts. Ghostscript was originally written by L. Peter Deutsch <[email protected]> of Aladdin Enterprises. The first public release was v1.0 on 1988-08-11.
- ghostwriter — A person whose job it is to write material for someone else who is the named author.
- give a hoot — not care
- give it hot — to punish or thrash someone
- gjallarhorn — Heimdall's horn, used to warn the gods of Ragnarok.
- glasshouses — Plural form of glasshouse.
- glaucophane — a sodium-rich monoclinic mineral of the amphibole family, usually metamorphic.
- globefishes — Plural form of globefish.
- glochidiate — (botany) Having barbs.
- glutathione — a crystalline, water-soluble peptide of glutamic acid, cysteine, and glycine, C 10 H 17 N 3 O 6 S, found in blood and in animal and plant tissues, and important in tissue oxidations and in the activation of some enzymes.
- glyptograph — an engraved or carved design, as on a gem.
- glyptotheca — a space devoted to sculpture
- gnamma hole — a hollow in bare rock, narrow at the opening and wider at the bottom, in which water collects.
- gnathostome — (zoology) Any vertebrate with jaws, including amphibians, reptiles, mammals, and most modern fish.
- gnetophytes — Plural form of gnetophyte.
- go downhill — travel down a slope
- go ill with — to be unfortunate for or unfavorable to
- go off with — sb
- go out with — date
- go straight — without a bend, angle, or curve; not curved; direct: a straight path.