14-letter words containing o, r, g, a, n, e
- germanomethane — (chemistry) germanium tetrahydride.
- gerontocracies — Plural form of gerontocracy.
- gerontological — Of or pertaining to gerontology.
- giant tortoise — any of several large tortoises of the genus Geochelone, of the Galápagos Islands and islands near Madagascar: some are endangered.
- glanduliferous — having glands or glandules
- globe amaranth — a plant, Gomphrena globosa, native to the Old World tropics, having dense heads of variously colored flowers that retain their color when cut.
- go gangbusters — a law-enforcement officer who specializes in breaking up organized crime, often by forceful or sensational means.
- golden currant — a western North American shrub, Ribes aureum, of the saxifrage family, having purplish fruit and fragrant, drooping clusters of yellow flowers that turn reddish.
- golden hamster — a small light-colored hamster, Mesocricetus auratus, native to Asia Minor and familiar as a laboratory animal and pet.
- golden ragwort — any of various composite plants of the genus Senecio, as S. jacobaea, of the Old World, having yellow flowers and irregularly lobed leaves, or S. aureus (golden ragwort) of North America, also having yellow flowers.
- golden warbler — yellow warbler.
- good afternoon — greeting
- goose barnacle — any marine crustacean of the subclass Cirripedia, usually having a calcareous shell, being either stalked (goose barnacle) and attaching itself to ship bottoms and floating timber, or stalkless (rock barnacle or acorn barnacle) and attaching itself to rocks, especially in the intertidal zone.
- governableness — The state of being governable.
- government man — (in the 19th century) a convict
- governmentally — the political direction and control exercised over the actions of the members, citizens, or inhabitants of communities, societies, and states; direction of the affairs of a state, community, etc.; political administration: Government is necessary to the existence of civilized society.
- grade crossing — an intersection of a railroad track and another track, a road, etc., at the same level.
- grain elevator — elevator (def 4).
- grand ole opry — a successful radio show from Nashville, Tenn., first broadcast on Nov. 28, 1925, noted for its playing of and continuing importance to country music.
- grandiloquence — speech that is lofty in tone, often to the point of being pompous or bombastic.
- grangerisation — The act of illustrating a book with pictures taken from published sources, such as by clipping them out for one's own use.
- grangerization — The act of illustrating a book with pictures taken from published sources, such as by clipping them out for one's own use.
- granulopoietin — a hormone that promotes the production of white blood cells.
- grapple ground — an anchorage, especially for small vessels.
- gratuitousness — The state or characteristic of being gratuitous.
- great-grandson — a grandson of one's son or daughter.
- greater london — Jack, 1876–1916, U.S. short-story writer and novelist.
- green lead ore — pyromorphite.
- greenhouse gas — any of the gases whose absorption of solar radiation is responsible for the greenhouse effect, including carbon dioxide, methane, ozone, and the fluorocarbons.
- gregariousness — fond of the company of others; sociable.
- gregorian mode — church mode.
- gregorian tone — a plainsong melody
- greisenization — the process whereby granite is converted to greisen
- greyhound race — a race in which greyhounds chase a dummy hare around a track
- groote eylandt — an island in the Gulf of Carpentaria off the coast of NE Australia. 950 sq. mi. (2461 sq. km).
- ground leakage — Ground leakage is the flow of current from a live conductor to the earth through the insulation.
- groundbreaking — the act or ceremony of breaking ground for a new construction project.
- grouse-beating — hunting for grouse by trying to drive them towards hunters using flags, sticks, and other devices
- growing season — The growing season in a particular country or area is the period in each year when the weather and temperature is right for plants and crops to grow.
- guarantee form — a document that spells out the terms of a legally binding guarantee
- half sovereign — a gold coin of the United Kingdom, discontinued in 1917, equal to 10 shillings.
- half-forgotten — a past participle of forget.
- heading course — (in brickwork) a course of headers.
- headstrongness — The property of being headstrong, stubbornness.
- healing powers — beneficial qualities
- heart-stopping — A heart-stopping moment is one that makes you anxious or frightened because it seems that something bad is likely to happen.
- heavy hydrogen — either of the heavy isotopes of hydrogen, especially deuterium.
- heavy nitrogen — the stable isotope of nitrogen having a mass number of 15.
- hemoglobinuria — the presence of hemoglobin pigment in the urine.
- horse vaulting — gymnastics performed on horseback