11-letter words containing r, e, d, g
- greenlander — a self-governing island belonging to Denmark, located NE of North America: the largest island in the world. About 844,000 sq. mi. (2,186,000 sq. km); about 700,000 sq. mi. (1,800,000 sq. km) icecapped. Capital: Godthåb.
- greenlandic — a dialect of Inuit, spoken in Greenland.
- greenswards — Plural form of greensward.
- grenadelike — Resembling a grenade (weapon).
- grey-haired — having grey hair
- grey-headed — having gray hair.
- griddlecake — a thin cake of batter cooked on a griddle; pancake.
- 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.
- grindelwald — a valley and resort in central Switzerland, in the Bernese Oberland: mountaineering centre, with the Wetterhorn and the Eiger nearby
- grindstones — Plural form of grindstone.
- groenendael — former name of Belgian sheepdog.
- grossed out — without deductions; total, as the amount of sales, salary, profit, etc., before taking deductions for expenses, taxes, or the like (opposed to net2. ): gross earnings; gross sales.
- ground beam — a reinforced concrete beam for supporting walls, joists, etc., at or near ground level, itself either resting directly upon the ground or supported at both ends by piers.
- ground beef — meat: minced beef
- ground crew — ground personnel responsible for the maintenance and repair of aircraft.
- ground dove — any of several small terrestrial doves of the warmer parts of the Americas, especially Columbina passerina.
- ground game — game animals, such as hares or deer, found on the earth's surface: distinguished from game birds
- ground pine — any of several species of club moss, especially Lycopodium obscurum or L. complanatum.
- ground rent — the rent at which land is let to a tenant either for a long term or perpetually.
- ground rule — Usually, ground rules. basic or governing principles of conduct in any situation or field of endeavor: the ground rules of press conferences.
- ground wave — a radio wave that propagates on or near the earth's surface and is affected by the ground and the troposphere.
- ground wire — a lead from an electric apparatus to the earth or to a ground connection.
- ground zero — the point on the surface of the earth or water directly below, directly above, or at which an atomic or hydrogen bomb explodes.
- groundcover — Alternative spelling of ground cover.
- groundshare — to share the facilities and running costs of a single stadium with another team
- groundsheet — a waterproof sheet of plastic, canvas, or other durable material spread on the ground, as under a sleeping bag or in a tent, for protection against moisture.
- groundspeed — the speed of an aircraft with reference to the ground.
- groundstone — A simple neolithic stone tool made by grinding.
- groundswell — a broad, deep swell or rolling of the sea, due to a distant storm or gale.
- groundwater — the water beneath the surface of the ground, consisting largely of surface water that has seeped down: the source of water in springs and wells.
- group speed — the speed at which energy is propagated in a wave. This is the quantity determined when one measures the distance which the radiation travels in a given time. In a medium in which the speed increases with wavelength the group speed is less than the phase speed, and vice versa
- guardedness — The state or condition of being guarded.
- guardhouses — Plural form of guardhouse.
- guardswomen — Plural form of guardswoman.
- guelderrose — snowball (sense 2)
- guide price — a speculative price for something not yet offered for sale
- guide right — a command to a marching formation to align itself with a guide marching at the right side of the formation.
- guided tour — visit with commentary
- guiltridden — Alternative spelling of guilt-ridden.
- gutterblood — a low person of inferior breeding
- haggardness — having a gaunt, wasted, or exhausted appearance, as from prolonged suffering, exertion, or anxiety; worn: the haggard faces of the tired troops.
- hamstringed — (in humans and other primates) any of the tendons that bound the ham of the knee.
- handwringer — a person who wrings the hands often as a display of worry or upset
- hang glider — a kitelike glider consisting of a V -shaped wing underneath which the pilot is strapped: kept aloft by updrafts and guided by the pilot's shifting body weight.
- hang-glider — a kitelike glider consisting of a V -shaped wing underneath which the pilot is strapped: kept aloft by updrafts and guided by the pilot's shifting body weight.
- harbingered — Simple past tense and past participle of harbinger.
- hardwearing — resistant to extensive wear; durable: a pair of hardwearing jeans.
- head margin — the empty space between the first line or other printed element on a page and the top of the page.
- head-banger — metalhead.