10-letter words containing o, r, g, e
- furloughed — Simple past tense and past participle of furlough.
- gable roof — a roof sloping downward in two parts at an angle from a central ridge, so as to leave a gable at each end.
- gadzookery — the use or overuse of period-specific or archaic expressions, as in a historical novel: Without any gadzookery and its excessive use of “forsooth,” “prithee,” etc., her first historical novel conveys a superb sense of the period.
- gale-force — A gale-force wind is a very strong wind.
- gangrenous — necrosis or death of soft tissue due to obstructed circulation, usually followed by decomposition and putrefaction.
- gansevoort — Peter, 1749–1812, U.S. general: soldier in the American Revolutionary War.
- gardenhood — The state of being a garden; the status, respect, or appearance befitting a proper garden.
- garderobes — Plural form of garderobe.
- garrisoned — a body of troops stationed in a fortified place.
- gas cooker — cooking stove that runs on gas
- gas holder — A gas holder is a large, low-pressure container for gas.
- gas worker — a gas engineer
- gasconader — A great boaster; a blusterer.
- gasholders — Plural form of gasholder.
- gasometers — Plural form of gasometer.
- gasteropod — Gastropod.
- gastrocele — (anatomy) A cavity in the embryonic gastrula.
- gastrocoel — archenteron.
- gastroderm — endoderm
- gastronome — a connoisseur of good food; gourmet; epicure.
- gear ratio — the ratio of the rotational speeds of the first and final gears in a train of gears or of any two meshing gears.
- generation — the entire body of individuals born and living at about the same time: the postwar generation.
- generators — Plural form of generator.
- generosity — readiness or liberality in giving.
- generously — liberal in giving or sharing; unselfish: a generous patron of the arts; a generous gift.
- geocentric — having or representing the earth as a center: a geocentric theory of the universe.
- geographer — a person who specializes in geographical research, delineation, and study.
- geographic — of or relating to geography.
- geolocator — A device that permits geolocation.
- geometrics — a geometric pattern, design, etc.: an ornate and handsome geometric.
- geometrids — Plural form of geometrid.
- geometries — the branch of mathematics that deals with the deduction of the properties, measurement, and relationships of points, lines, angles, and figures in space from their defining conditions by means of certain assumed properties of space.
- geometrize — to work by geometric methods.
- geomorphic — of or relating to the form of the earth or the forms of its surface.
- george iii — 1738–1820, king of England 1760–1820 (grandson of George II).
- georgetown — an island in SE Asia, off the W coast of the Malay Peninsula. 110 sq. mi. (285 sq. km).
- geothermal — of or relating to the internal heat of the earth.
- geothermic — of or relating to the internal heat of the earth.
- geotropism — oriented growth with respect to the force of gravity.
- geratology — the study of the diminution or decline of life, as in an individual animal or a species approaching extinction.
- germantown — a NW section of Philadelphia, Pa.: American defeat by British 1777.
- germaphobe — One who suffers from germaphobia.
- germophobe — A person who fears physical contact with germs and is therefore obsessed with cleanliness.
- get across — to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- get around — to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- get on for — to approach (a time, amount, age, etc.)
- get rid of — to clear, disencumber, or free of something objectionable (usually followed by of): I want to rid the house of mice. In my opinion, you'd be wise to rid yourself of the smoking habit.
- ghostwrite — (intransitive) To write under the name of another (especially literary works).
- gingerroot — the rhizome of the ginger plant.
- girandoles — Plural form of girandole.