11-letter words containing r, e, t, o, a
- generations — Plural form of generation.
- geometrical — of or relating to geometry or to the principles of geometry.
- geostrategy — The strategic use of geopolitics.
- germination — to begin to grow or develop.
- gerontocrat — A member of a gerontocracy; an aged leader, especially one clinging on to power or ruling only by virtue of age.
- gestatorial — related to carrying
- giant otter — a large brown South American river otter, Pteronura brasiliensis, having a creamy chest patch and a long flat tail with a flanged border, hunted for its hide: now greatly reduced in number and endangered in some areas.
- glomerating — Present participle of glomerate.
- glomeration — a glomerate condition; conglomeration.
- glomerulate — grouped in small, dense clusters
- go to earth — to go into hiding
- goaltenders — Plural form of goaltender.
- goatsbeards — Plural form of goatsbeard.
- goatsuckers — Plural form of goatsucker.
- goddaughter — a female godchild.
- goldthreads — Plural form of goldthread.
- gonadotrope — a gonadotropic substance.
- good nature — pleasant disposition; kindly nature; amiability.
- goodhearted — Kind, generous and altruistic.
- goodnatured — Alternative spelling of good-natured.
- gouvernante — (archaic) governess.
- governorate — an administrative division of a country, especially Egypt.
- grade point — Education. a numerical equivalent to a received letter grade, usually 0 for F, 1 for D, 2 for C, 3 for B, and 4 for A, that is multiplied by the number of credits for the course: used to compute a grade point average.
- graded post — a position in a school having special responsibility for which additional payment is given
- gradiometer — any instrument used to measure a gradient, as the rate of change of the geomagnetic field. Compare gradient (def 3a).
- grandmother — the mother of one's father or mother.
- grangemouth — a port in Scotland, in Falkirk council area: now Scotland's second port, with oil refineries, shipyards, and chemical industries. Pop: 17 771 (2001)
- granulocyte — a circulating white blood cell having prominent granules in the cytoplasm and a nucleus of two or more lobes.
- graptolites — Plural form of graptolite.
- gravestones — Plural form of gravestone.
- great abaco — two islands (Great Abaco and Little Abaco) in the N Bahamas. 776 sq. mi. (2010 sq. km).
- great gross — a unit of quantity equivalent to 12 gross. Abbreviation: GGR.
- great mogul — the emperor of the former Mogul Empire in India founded in 1526 by Baber.
- great power — a nation that has exceptional military and economic strength, and consequently plays a major, often decisive, role in international affairs.
- great world — fashionable society and its way of life
- 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.
- growth area — a geographic or economic area in which there is noticeable growth
- growth rate — increase per unit
- gubernation — the act of governing or ruling
- haematocrit — Alternative spelling of hematocrit.
- haemothorax — Alternative form of hemothorax.
- hair stroke — a fine line in writing or printing.
- halfbrother — Alternative spelling of half brother.
- hall porter — concierge
- hammercloth — a cloth covering for the driver's seat on a horse-drawn carriage.
- hammerstone — an ancient stone tool used as a hammer, as for chipping flint, processing food, or breaking up bones.
- hard sector — (storage) An archaic floppy disk format employing multiple synchronisation holes in the media to define the sectors.
- hard-coated — having a coarsely textured coat, as a dog.
- hardmouthed — of or relating to a horse not sensitive to the pressure of a bit.
- hare's-foot — a leguminous annual plant, Trifolium arvense, that grows on sandy soils in Europe and NW Asia and has downy heads of white or pink flowers