14-letter words containing r, h, g
- follow through — the act of following.
- follow-through — the completion of a motion, as in the stroke of a tennis racket.
- food-gathering — procuring food by hunting or fishing or the gathering of seeds, berries, or roots, rather than by the cultivation of plants or the domestication of animals; foraging.
- for the asking — If something is yours for the asking, you could get it very easily if you wanted to.
- foreshortening — Fine Arts. to reduce or distort (parts of a represented object that are not parallel to the picture plane) in order to convey the illusion of three-dimensional space as perceived by the human eye: often done according to the rules of perspective.
- forethoughtful — full of or having forethought; provident.
- formula weight — (of a molecule) molecular weight.
- forthrightness — The characteristic or quality of being forthright.
- fortysomething — A person whose age is between forty and forty-nine years, inclusive; someone in his or her forties.
- framing chisel — a woodworking chisel for heavy work and deep cuts, often having a handle reinforced to withstand blows from a metal hammer head.
- free of charge — having no cost
- free-machining — (of certain metals) readily machinable at high speeds with low force.
- freewheelingly — In a freewheeling manner; without constraint.
- freight engine — a locomotive for pulling freight trains, designed for high drawbar pull rather than high speed.
- french bulldog — one of a French breed of small, bat-eared dogs having a large, square head, a short tail, and a short, sleek coat.
- fringe theatre — theatrical performance that is unconventional or otherwise distinct from the mainstream
- fringed orchis — any of several American orchids of the genus Habenaria, having a cut, fringed lip.
- frozen yoghurt — a dessert made from sweetened yoghurt that has been frozen
- g-strophanthin — ouabain.
- galactophorous — bearing milk; lactiferous.
- gallows humour — sinister and ironic humour
- galvanotherapy — treatment employing electric current.
- gamine haircut — a boyish or elfish hairstyle, esp on a woman
- garda síochána — the police force of the Republic of Ireland
- garden rubbish — organic refuse generated by gardening
- garlic crusher — a kitchen implement used to crush cloves of garlic
- garrison house — a style of early New England house in which the second floor projects beyond the first.
- genital herpes — a sexually transmitted disease caused by herpes simplex virus type 2, characterized primarily by transient blisters on and around the genitals.
- geochronologic — Of or pertaining to geochronology.
- geochronometry — the determination of the absolute age of earth materials, as by radiometric dating.
- geodemographic — Of or pertaining to geography and demography.
- geographically — of or relating to geography.
- geohydrologist — a person who studies geohydrology
- geomorphogenic — relating to geomorphogeny
- george hw bush — Barbara (Barbara Pierce) born 1925, U.S. First Lady 1989–93 (wife of George H. W. Bush).
- geosynchronous — of or relating to a satellite traveling in an orbit 22,300 miles (35,900 km) above the earth's equator: at this altitude, the satellite's period of rotation, 24 hours, matches the earth's and the satellite always remains in the same spot over the earth: geostationary orbit.
- geothermometer — a thermometer for measuring temperatures below the surface of the earth
- germanomethane — (chemistry) germanium tetrahydride.
- gerontomorphic — relating to mature masculine characteristics
- get rid of sth — When you get rid of something that you do not want or do not like, you take action so that you no longer have it or suffer from it.
- get through to — reach: on phone
- ghetto blaster — a large, powerful portable radio, especially as carried and played by a pedestrian or used outdoors in an urban area.
- ghost prisoner — a prisoner, esp one held in US military captivity, whose detention is not publicly acknowledged
- globe amaranth — a plant, Gomphrena globosa, native to the Old World tropics, having dense heads of variously colored flowers that retain their color when cut.
- glow discharge — the conduction of electricity in a low-pressure gas, producing a diffuse glow.
- glutaraldehyde — a nonflammable liquid, C 5 H 8 O 2 , soluble in water and alcohol, toxic and an irritant, used for tanning leather and as a fixative for samples to be examined under the electron microscope.
- glyceraldehyde — a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 3 H 6 O 3 , that is an intermediate in carbohydrate metabolism and yields glycerol on reduction.
- go around with — If you go around with a person or group of people, you regularly meet them and go to different places with them.
- go pear-shaped — If a situation goes pear-shaped, bad things start happening.
- golden hamster — a small light-colored hamster, Mesocricetus auratus, native to Asia Minor and familiar as a laboratory animal and pet.