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11-letter words containing o, r, n, i

  • green osier — a dogwood tree, Cornus alternifolia, of the eastern U.S., having clusters of small white flowers and dark-blue fruit.
  • greenockite — a yellow mineral, cadmium sulfide, CdS, associated with zinc ores and used as a source of cadmium.
  • grind house — a burlesque house, especially one providing continuous entertainment at reduced prices.
  • grind-house — a burlesque house, especially one providing continuous entertainment at reduced prices.
  • grindstones — Plural form of grindstone.
  • groin-vault — a vault or ceiling created by the intersection of vaults.
  • grouchiness — The characteristic or quality of being grouchy.
  • ground bait — chum2 (def 1).
  • ground itch — a disease of the skin of the feet, caused by penetration of hookworm larvae, characterized by a blisterlike eruption and itching.
  • ground pine — any of several species of club moss, especially Lycopodium obscurum or L. complanatum.
  • ground pink — a plant, Linanthus dianthiflorus, of southern California, having pink or white flowers.
  • ground wire — a lead from an electric apparatus to the earth or to a ground connection.
  • ground-fish — bottom-fish.
  • groundlings — Plural form of groundling.
  • groundsills — Plural form of groundsill.
  • grovelingly — Alternative form of grovellingly.
  • growth ring — annual ring.
  • growthiness — the quality of being growthy
  • grunting ox — the yak.
  • guaniferous — yielding guano
  • gubernation — the act of governing or ruling
  • guinea corn — durra.
  • guinea worm — a long, slender roundworm, Dracunculus medinensis, parasitic under the skin of humans and animals, common in parts of India and Africa.
  • gurgitation — a surging rise and fall; ebullient motion, as of water.
  • gymnorhinal — (of a bird) having the nostrils exposed, not covered by feathers.
  • gynocentric — Centered on or concerned exclusively with women; taking a female (or specifically a feminist) point of view.
  • halsingborg — a seaport in SW Sweden, opposite Helsingör.
  • hand-tailor — to produce (a garment or the like) by individual workmanship.
  • hardworking — industrious; zealous: a hardworking family man.
  • hariolation — the act of divining or prophesying
  • harmonicist — Someone who plays the harmonica.
  • harmoniphon — an obsolete musical instrument consisting of a mouth tube and keyboard that acts on reeds which vibrate to give a sound similar to an oboe
  • harmonising — Present participle of harmonise.
  • harmonistic — pertaining to a harmonist or harmony.
  • harmonizers — Plural form of harmonizer.
  • harmonizing — Present participle of harmonize.
  • harrowingly — extremely disturbing or distressing; grievous: a harrowing experience.
  • hearing dog — a dog that has been trained to alert a hearing-impaired person to sounds, as a telephone ringing or dangerous noises.
  • hectoringly — So as to hector or bully.
  • heliotropin — piperonal.
  • helleborein — a yellow, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous solid, C 37 H 56 O 18 , obtained from the rhizome and root of certain hellebores, and used in medicine chiefly as a heart stimulant.
  • helleborine — A mainly woodland orchid occurring chiefly in north temperate regions.
  • helsingborg — a port in SW Sweden, on the Sound opposite Helsingør, Denmark: changed hands several times between Denmark and Sweden, finally becoming Swedish in 1710; shipbuilding. Pop: 121 097 (2004 est)
  • hemeprotein — (protein) Any conjugated protein containing heme as the prosthetic group.
  • hemielytron — hemelytron.
  • hemoprotein — Alternative spelling of hemeprotein.
  • hemosiderin — a yellowish-brown protein containing iron, derived chiefly from hemoglobin and found in body tissue and phagocytes, especially as the result of disorders in iron metabolism and the breakdown of red blood cells.
  • hercegovina — Herzegovina.
  • herding dog — one of any of several breeds of dogs used originally for herding livestock, including the Belgian sheepdog, collie, German shepherd, and Old English sheepdog.
  • hereinabove — before in this document, statement, etc.
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