10-letter words containing o, l, g
- ground log — a lead weight attached to a line, cast overboard in shoal water and allowed to pay out freely to show the speed of a ship and the force of the current.
- ground owl — the burrowing owl.
- groundball — Alternative form of ground ball.
- groundedly — in a grounded manner, or with good justification or reason
- groundless — without rational basis: groundless fears.
- groundling — a plant or animal that lives on or close to the ground.
- groundplot — Aeronautics. a method for obtaining the position of an aircraft by multiplying its groundspeed by its time in flight and marking off the product with respect to its starting position.
- groundsels — Plural form of groundsel.
- groundsill — the lowermost sill of a framed structure, especially one lying close to the ground.
- grovelling — to humble oneself or act in an abject manner, as in great fear or utter servility.
- grow light — a fluorescent light bulb designed to emit light of a wavelength conducive to plant growth.
- growliness — The state or quality of being growly.
- growlingly — In a growling manner; with growls.
- gruesomely — In a gruesome manner.
- guadeloupe — two islands (Basse-Terre and Grande-Terre) separated by a narrow channel in the Leeward Islands of the West Indies: together with five dependencies they form an overseas department of France. 687 sq. mi. (1179 sq. km). Capital: Basse-Terre.
- guillemots — Plural form of guillemot.
- guilloches — Plural form of guilloche.
- guillotine — a device for beheading a person by means of a heavy blade that is dropped between two posts serving as guides: widely used during the French Revolution.
- guineafowl — Alternative spelling of guinea fowl.
- gwendoline — a feminine name: dim. Gwen; var. Gwendolyn
- gymnoplast — a mass of protoplasm without an enclosing wall.
- gynecology — the branch of medical science that deals with the health maintenance and diseases of women, especially of the reproductive organs. Abbreviation: GYN, gyn.
- gyneolatry — The adoration or worship of women.
- gyniolatry — an extreme form of love and attachment to women
- gynophilic — Woman-loving.
- gypsophila — any plant belonging to the genus Gypsophila, of the pink family, native to Mediterranean regions, having small, panicled, pink or white flowers, as baby's breath.
- gypsophile — any plant living or thriving in soil containing gypsum.
- gyrational — Of, pertaining to, or caused by gyration.
- gyrfalcons — Plural form of gyrfalcon.
- gyro pilot — automatic pilot.
- hagiolatry — the worship of saints.
- hagiologic — Synonym of hagiological.
- half-grown — advanced in growth: a grown boy.
- haligonian — of or relating to Halifax, Nova Scotia, or to Halifax, England.
- halogenate — to treat or combine with a halogen.
- halogenous — (chemistry)describes a compound containing a halogen as part of the molecule.
- hang loose — to let loose; free from bonds or restraint.
- haplogroup — Genetics. a set of similar haplotypes inherited together, or a group who shares a set of similar haplotypes, used to understand genetic lineages.
- hegemonial — hegemonic, controlling, dominant
- heligoland — Helgoland.
- heliograph — a device for signaling by means of a movable mirror that reflects beams of light, especially sunlight, to a distance.
- hematology — the study of the nature, function, and diseases of the blood and of blood-forming organs.
- hemiglobin — methemoglobin.
- hemoglobin — the oxygen-carrying pigment of red blood cells that gives them their red color and serves to convey oxygen to the tissues: occurs in reduced form (deoxyhemoglobin) in venous blood and in combination with oxygen (oxyhemoglobin) in arterial blood. Symbol: Hb.
- heortology — the study of the history and significance of the feasts and seasons in the ecclesiastical calendar.
- hepatology — (medicine) The study or treatment of the liver, gallbladder, and pancreas.
- heptagonal — having seven sides or angles.
- heterology — Biology. the lack of correspondence of apparently similar organic structures as the result of unlike origins of constituent parts.
- hidalgoish — resembling a hidalgo
- hidalgoism — the position or practice of a hidalgo