14-letter words containing r, a, g, o, u, d
- grand junction — a city in W Colorado.
- grandiloquence — speech that is lofty in tone, often to the point of being pompous or bombastic.
- grapple ground — an anchorage, especially for small vessels.
- greyhound race — a race in which greyhounds chase a dummy hare around a track
- 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.
- group dynamics — (used with a plural verb) the interactions that influence the attitudes and behavior of people when they are grouped with others through either choice or accidental circumstances.
- guard of honor — a guard specially designated for welcoming or escorting distinguished guests or for accompanying a casket in a military funeral.
- guido d'arezzo — (Guido Aretinus"Fra Guittone") c995–1049? Italian monk and music theorist: reformer of musical notation.
- gulf of anadyr — an inlet of the Bering Sea, off the coast of NE Russia
- heading course — (in brickwork) a course of headers.
- landing ground — airfield
- long drawn out — A long drawn out process or conflict lasts an unnecessarily long time or an unpleasantly long time.
- long underwear — a close-fitting, usually knitted undergarment with legs reaching to the ankles, as a union suit, worn as protection against the cold.
- long-drawn-out — lasting a very long time; protracted: a long-drawn-out story.
- mangold-wurzel — mangel-wurzel.
- modular prolog — An interpreter for SB-Prolog version 3.1 extended with ML-style modules. Runs on SPARC. Distributed under GNU General Public License.
- moulding board — a board on which dough is kneaded
- muhammad ghori — Mohammed of Ghor.
- multigrade oil — Multigrade oil is engine or gear oil which works well at both low and high temperatures.
- national guard — state military forces, in part equipped, trained, and quartered by the U.S. government, and paid by the U.S. government, that become an active component of the army when called into federal service by the president in civil emergencies. Compare militia (def 2).
- neuroradiology — the branch of radiology dealing with the central nervous system
- neutral ground — a median strip on a highway or boulevard, especially one planted with grass.
- nitroguanidine — (chemistry) A colourless, crystalline solid manufactured from guanine and used in explosives and pesticides.
- on one's guard — to keep safe from harm or danger; protect; watch over: to guard the ruler.
- on the upgrade — improving or progressing, as in importance, status, health, etc
- postgraduation — designating or occurring in the period after graduation
- powdered sugar — a sugar produced by pulverizing granulated sugar, especially a coarser variety used for fruits or cold beverages. Symbol: XX.
- pseudopregnant — relating to the state of pseudopregnancy
- pumped storage — a system for generating hydroelectric power for peak periods by pumping water from a lower to a higher reservoir during low-demand periods and then releasing it during peak periods.
- radioautograph — autoradiograph.
- shooting guard — the player responsible for attempting long-range shots
- sounding board — a thin, resonant plate of wood forming part of a musical instrument, and so placed as to enhance the power and quality of the tone.
- sugared almond — Sugared almonds are nuts which have been covered with a hard sweet coating.
- sunday morning — a poem (1923) by Wallace Stevens.
- thought-reader — someone who can read minds or psychically know others' thoughts
- to gather dust — If you say that something is gathering dust, you mean that it has been left somewhere and nobody is using it or doing anything with it.
- underdiagnosed — to determine the identity of (a disease, illness, etc.) by a medical examination: The doctor diagnosed the illness as influenza.
- underthroating — (on a cornice) a cove extended outward and downward to form a drip.
- uninterrogated — to ask questions of (a person), sometimes to seek answers or information that the person questioned considers personal or secret.
- url forwarding — URL redirection
- vantage ground — a position or place that gives one an advantage, as for action, view, or defense.
- world language — a language spoken and known in many countries, such as English
- wrongful death — the death of a person wrongfully caused, as comprising the grounds of a damage suit.
- young marrieds — young married people