10-letter words containing r, e, t, o, g, a
- derogation — a lessening or weakening (of power, authority, position, etc.)
- derogative — lessening; belittling; derogatory.
- derogatory — If you make a derogatory remark or comment about someone or something, you express your low opinion of them.
- designator — to mark or point out; indicate; show; specify.
- diagometer — an instrument invented by Rousseau, formerly used to measure the electrical conductivity of substances
- dogcatcher — a person employed by a municipal pound, humane society, or the like, to find and impound stray or homeless dogs, cats, etc.
- dogmatizer — One who dogmatizes; a bold asserter; a magisterial teacher.
- dragonette — A small or female dragon.
- emigration — The act of emigrating; movement of a person or persons out of a country or national region, for the purpose of permanent relocation of residence.
- entourages — Plural form of entourage.
- envigorate — Alternative spelling of invigorate.
- eragrostis — Any of several species of grass from the genus Eragrostis; lovegrass.
- ergatogyne — a wingless, worker-like ant with female characteristics
- ergotamine — A compound present in some kinds of ergot. An alkaloid, it causes constriction of blood vessels and is used in the treatment of migraine.
- expurgator — One who expurgates.
- fearnought — a stout woolen cloth for overcoats.
- fore-stage — the part of a stage in front of the curtain
- foredating — Present participle of foredate.
- foregather — forgather.
- front-page — of major importance; worth putting on the first page of a newspaper.
- gansevoort — Peter, 1749–1812, U.S. general: soldier in the American Revolutionary War.
- gasometers — Plural form of gasometer.
- gasteropod — Gastropod.
- gastrocele — (anatomy) A cavity in the embryonic gastrula.
- gastrocoel — archenteron.
- gastroderm — endoderm
- gastronome — a connoisseur of good food; gourmet; epicure.
- gear ratio — the ratio of the rotational speeds of the first and final gears in a train of gears or of any two meshing gears.
- generation — the entire body of individuals born and living at about the same time: the postwar generation.
- generators — Plural form of generator.
- geolocator — A device that permits geolocation.
- geothermal — of or relating to the internal heat of the earth.
- geratology — the study of the diminution or decline of life, as in an individual animal or a species approaching extinction.
- germantown — a NW section of Philadelphia, Pa.: American defeat by British 1777.
- get across — to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- get around — to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- glomerated — Simple past tense and past participle of glomerate.
- go private — to restore private ownership of a corporation by buying back publicly held stock
- goaltender — a goalkeeper.
- goat's-rue — Also called catgut. a hairy American plant, Tephrosia virginiana, of the legume family, having yellow and pink flowers.
- goatsbeard — any of several composite plants of the genus Tragopogon, especially T. pratensis, having yellow flower heads.
- goatsucker — nightjar (def 2).
- godfathers — Plural form of godfather.
- godparents — Plural form of godparent.
- goldbeater — a person who pounds gold into thin leaves for use in gilding
- goldthread — a white-flowered plant, Coptis trifolia, of the buttercup family, having a slender, yellow root that is sometimes used as a tonic.
- governante — a housekeeper
- grace note — a note not essential to the harmony or melody, added as an embellishment, especially an appoggiatura.
- grapestone — the seed of a grape.
- grapholect — an established and standardized written language