13-letter words containing o, r, g, n, e
- green goddess — an army fire engine
- green monitor — Advanced Power Management
- green vitriol — a bluish-green, crystalline, saline-tasting, water-soluble heptahydrated solid, FeSO 4 ⋅7H 2 O, used chiefly in the manufacture of other iron salts, in water purification, fertilizer, inks, pigments, tanning, photography, and in medicine in the treatment of anemia.
- gregor mendel — Gregor Johann [greg-er yoh-hahn;; German grey-gawr yoh-hahn] /ˈgrɛg ər ˈyoʊ hɑn;; German ˈgreɪ gɔr ˈyoʊ hɑn/ (Show IPA), 1822–84, Austrian monk and botanist.
- grey-thompson — Tanni (Carys Davina) Baroness. born 1969, Welsh wheelchair athlete; won eleven gold medals for Britain in wheelchair racing in the Paralympic Games (1988–2004); a crossbench peer in the House of Lords since 2010
- grimes golden — a yellow variety of apple that ripens in late autumn.
- gross tonnage — the total volume of a vessel, expressed in units of 100 cubic feet (gross ton) with certain open structures, deckhouses, tanks, etc., exempted.
- grossglockner — a mountain in S Austria: highest peak in the Hohe Tauern range. 12,457 feet (3799 meters).
- grotesqueness — odd or unnatural in shape, appearance, or character; fantastically ugly or absurd; bizarre.
- ground beetle — any of numerous nocturnal, terrestrial beetles of the family Carabidae that feed chiefly on other insects.
- ground cherry — Also called husk tomato. any of several plants belonging to the genus Physalis, of the nightshade family, the several species bearing an edible berry enclosed in an enlarged calyx.
- ground effect — the improvement to the aerodynamic qualities of a low-slung motor vehicle resulting from a cushion of air beneath it
- ground return — Ground return is the return path for an electrical circuit made by connections to ground at each end.
- ground sluice — a trench, cut through a placer or through bedrock, through which a stream is diverted in order to dislodge and wash the gravel.
- ground stroke — a stroke made by hitting the ball after it has bounced from the ground. Compare volley (def 4b).
- ground tackle — equipment, as anchors, chains, or windlasses, for mooring a vessel away from a pier or other fixed moorings.
- groundbreaker — a person who is an originator, innovator, or pioneer in a particular activity.
- groundkeepers — Plural form of groundkeeper.
- groundskeeper — a person who is responsible for the care and maintenance of a particular tract of land, as an estate, a park, or a cemetery.
- groundstrokes — Plural form of groundstroke.
- groundworkers — Plural form of groundworker.
- gubernatorial — of or relating to a state governor or the office of state governor.
- gunpowder tea — an explosive mixture, as of potassium nitrate, sulfur, and charcoal, used in shells and cartridges, in fireworks, for blasting, etc.
- gymnospermous — of or relating to a gymnosperm; having exposed or naked seeds.
- gynecocracies — Plural form of gynecocracy.
- gyrofrequency — the frequency of rotation of an electron or other charged particle in a magnetic field, directly proportional to the charge of the particle and to the field strength and inversely proportional to the mass of the particle.
- gyromagnetism — the condition or state of being gyromagnetic
- haemorrhaging — Present participle of haemorrhage.
- hang together — to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
- hart's-tongue — a fern, Phyllitis scolopendrium, having long, leathery, wavy-edged leaves.
- hatemongering — The behaviour of a hatemonger; the spreading of hatred.
- haute-garonne — a department in S France. 2458 sq. mi. (6365 sq. km). Capital: Toulouse.
- heading sword — a sword used for beheading.
- heart surgeon — a surgeon who specializes in performing operations on the heart
- heartstopping — Very exciting or shocking, as though to cause one's heart to skip beats.
- heating power — power that can be used to heat something
- heli-boarding — the sport of snowboarding on mountains or glaciers accessible only by helicopter or skiplane
- heliographing — Present participle of heliograph.
- hemp agrimony — a European composite plant, Eupatorium cannabinum, having dull purplish flowers.
- herringchoker — a native or resident of any of the Maritime Provinces but especially of New Brunswick.
- hertogenbosch — 's Hertogenbosch.
- heterogeneity — the quality or state of being heterogeneous; composition from dissimilar parts; disparateness.
- heterogeneous — different in kind; unlike; incongruous.
- heterogenesis — Also, heterogeny [het-uh-roj-uh-nee] /ˌhɛt əˈrɒdʒ ə ni/ (Show IPA). alternation of generations, especially the alternation of parthenogenetic and sexual generations.
- heterogenetic — of, relating to, or characterized by heterogenesis.
- hornswogglers — Plural form of hornswoggler.
- horse gentian — any weedy North American plant of the genus Triosteum, of the honeysuckle family, especially T. perfoliatum, having stalkless leaves and purplish-brown flowers and bearing orange fruits.
- horse stinger — a dragonfly.
- horse trading — the act or fact of conducting a shrewd exchange or engaging in a horse trade; bargaining.
- horse-trading — to bargain or trade shrewdly.