11-letter words containing r, o, u, g
- glastonbury — a borough of SW England, in whose vicinity the ruins of an important Iron Age lake village have been found and to which in folklore both King Arthur and Joseph of Arimathaea have been linked, the latter as the founder of the abbey there.
- global rule — (in transformational grammar) a rule that makes reference to nonconsecutive stages of a derivation
- glomerulate — grouped in small, dense clusters
- glucuronide — a glycoside that yields glucuronic acid upon hydrolysis.
- glumiferous — having glumes
- go kerplunk — to make a noise when landing on or hitting the bottom of something
- go to court — to take legal action
- goatsuckers — Plural form of goatsucker.
- goddaughter — a female godchild.
- goes around — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- golden hour — the first hour after a serious accident, when it is crucial that the victim receives medical treatment in order to have a chance of surviving
- golden rule — a rule of ethical conduct, usually phrased “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you,” or, as in the Sermon on the Mount, “Whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so unto them.” Matt. 7:12; Luke 6:31.
- golf course — the ground or course over which golf is played. A standard full-scale golf course has 125 to 175 acres (51 to 71 hectares), usually with 18 holes varying from 100 to 650 yards (91 to 594 meters) in length from tee to cup.
- gomme syrup — simple syrup.
- good nature — pleasant disposition; kindly nature; amiability.
- goodnatured — Alternative spelling of good-natured.
- goof around — to blunder; make an error, misjudgment, etc.
- gourmandise — unrestrained enjoyment of fine foods, wines, and the like.
- gourmandism — a person who is fond of good eating, often indiscriminatingly and to excess.
- gourmandize — to enjoy fine food and drink, especially often and in lavish quantity.
- gourmet sex — lovemaking that is particularly passionate, enjoyable, and imaginative
- gouvernante — (archaic) governess.
- gouvernment — Obsolete form of government.
- graduations — Plural form of graduation.
- grammalogue — a word symbolized by a sign or letter.
- grand juror — a person serving on a grand jury.
- 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)
- graniferous — bearing grain
- granivorous — (of an animal, especially a bird) eating grain and seeds.
- granulation — the act or process of granulating.
- granuliform — having a granular structure
- granulocyte — a circulating white blood cell having prominent granules in the cytoplasm and a nucleus of two or more lobes.
- granulomata — an inflammatory tumor or growth composed of granulation tissue.
- grass court — an outdoor tennis court having a grass surface.
- gratuitious — Misspelling of gratuitous.
- gratulation — a feeling of joy.
- gratulatory — (archaic) congratulatory.
- great mogul — the emperor of the former Mogul Empire in India founded in 1526 by Baber.
- green pound — a unit of account used in calculating Britain's contributions to and payments from the Community Agricultural Fund of the EU
- greenhouses — Plural form of greenhouse.
- 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.
- groin-vault — a vault or ceiling created by the intersection of vaults.
- 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.
- grotesquely — odd or unnatural in shape, appearance, or character; fantastically ugly or absurd; bizarre.
- grotesquery — grotesque character.
- grouchiness — The characteristic or quality of being grouchy.
- ground bait — chum2 (def 1).
- ground ball — a batted ball that rolls or bounces along the ground.
- ground bass — a short fundamental bass part continually repeated throughout a movement.