16-letter words containing o, l, g

general election — U.S. Politics. a regularly scheduled local, state, or national election in which voters elect officeholders. Compare primary (def 15). a state or national election, as opposed to a local election.
general factotum — a person who does all sorts of jobs; general assistant
general hospital — A general hospital is a hospital that does not specialize in the treatment of particular illnesses or patients.
general sessions — a court of general jurisdiction in criminal cases in some U.S. states.
general solution — a solution to a differential equation that contains arbitrary, unevaluated constants.
geochronological — Of or pertaining to geochronology.
geochronologists — Plural form of geochronologist.
geological cycle — Geology. a continuous process by which rocks are created, changed from one form to another, destroyed, and then formed again.
geometrical pace — a pace of 5 feet (1.5 meters), representing the distance between the places at which the same foot rests on the ground in walking.
geomorphological — Of or pertaining to geomorphology.
george m pullman — plural Pullmans. a railroad sleeping car or parlor car.
george mcclellan — George Brinton [brin-tn] /ˈbrɪn tn/ (Show IPA), 1826–85, Union general in the American Civil War.
geothermal power — power generated using steam produced by heat emanating from the molten core of the earth
get into trouble — be punished for wrongdoing
get the hell out — If you tell someone to get the hell out of a place, you are telling them angrily or emphatically to leave that place immediately.
get the lead out — Chemistry. a heavy, comparatively soft, malleable, bluish-gray metal, sometimes found in its natural state but usually combined as a sulfide, especially in galena. Symbol: Pb; atomic weight: 207.19; atomic number: 82; specific gravity: 11.34 at 20°C.
gilt-edged stock — government stock on which interest payments will certainly be met and that will certainly be repaid at par on the due date
gird one's loins — Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
girls' night out — an evening spent outside of the home by a group of women
global community — the people or nations of the world, considered as being closely connected by modern telecommunications and as being economically, socially, and politically interdependent
globigerina ooze — a calcareous deposit occurring upon ocean beds and consisting mainly of the shells of dead foraminifers, especially globigerina.
globular cluster — a comparatively older, spherically symmetrical, compact group of up to a million old stars, held together by mutual gravitation, that are located in the galactic halo and move in giant and highly eccentric orbits around the galactic center.
glory-of-the-sun — a bulbous, Chilean plant, Leucocoryne ixioides, of the amaryllis family, having fragrant, white or blue flowers.
glossopharyngeal — of or relating to the tongue and pharynx.
glottochronology — the branch of lexicostatistics that studies the rate of replacement of vocabulary and attempts to determine what percentage of basic vocabulary two presently distinct but related languages share, using the information thus obtained to estimate how long ago they ceased being a single language.
glove anesthesia — loss of sensation in the hand
glycosylceramide — (organic chemistry) Any glycosyl derivative of a ceramide.
go for your life — an expression of encouragement
go off the rails — If someone goes off the rails, they start to behave in a way that other people think is unacceptable or very strange, for example they start taking drugs or breaking the law.
go out on a limb — say sth daring
go over the hill — a natural elevation of the earth's surface, smaller than a mountain.
go the whole hog — Nautical. (of a hull) to have less than the proper amount of sheer because of structural weakness; arch. Compare sag (def 6a).
go to any length — the longest extent of anything as measured from end to end: the length of a river.
go to the toilet — You can say that someone goes to the toilet to mean that they get rid of waste substances from their body, especially when you want to avoid using words that you think may offend people.
go with the flow — take a relaxed approach
gold certificate — a former U.S. paper currency issued by the federal government for circulation from 1865 to 1933, equal to and redeemable for gold to a stated value.
gold star mother — an American woman whose son or daughter has died while serving in the United States Armed Forces
gold-headed cane — a long thin stick with a curved or round top made of gold
gold-of-pleasure — a yellow-flowered Eurasian plant, Camelina sativa, widespread as a weed, esp in flax fields, and formerly cultivated for its oil-rich seeds: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
golden delicious — a bright yellow type of Delicious apple.
golden handcuffs — payments deferred over a number of years that induce a person to stay with a particular company or in a particular job
golden handshake — a special incentive, as generous severance pay, given to an older employee as an inducement to elect early retirement.
golden horseshoe — the urban and agricultural area surrounding Toronto.
golden parachute — an employment contract or agreement guaranteeing a key executive of a company substantial severance pay and other financial benefits in the event of job loss caused by the company's being sold or merged.
golden rain tree — an ornamental tree, Koelreuteria paniculata, of the soapberry family, native to China and adjacent areas, having pinnate leaves, large clusters of fragrant yellow flowers, and inflated pods containing black seeds used as beads.
golden retriever — one of an English breed of retrievers having a thick, flat or wavy, golden coat.
goldsmith beetle — a brilliant golden scarabaeid beetle, Cetonia aurata, of Europe.
gonzález márquez — Felipe (feˈlipe). born 1942, Spanish statesman; prime minister of Spain (1982–96)
goodwill mission — a group of people sent to a foreign country to express goodwill
goolagong cawley — Evonne [ih-von,, ee-von] /ɪˈvɒn,, iˈvɒn/ (Show IPA), born 1951, Australian tennis player.

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