11-letter words containing r, y, s, a
- gastrodynia — (pathology) gastralgia (stomach pain).
- gastromancy — a form of divination by interpreting words and sounds seeming to come from the stomach
- gastropathy — (pathology) Any disease of the stomach.
- gastroscopy — the examination with a gastroscope to detect disease.
- gastrosophy — the science or art of good eating
- gastrostomy — the construction of an artificial opening from the stomach through the abdominal wall, permitting intake of food or drainage of gastric contents.
- gay gordons — an energetic old-time dance
- geostrategy — The strategic use of geopolitics.
- glamorously — In a glamorous manner.
- 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.
- glory years — very great praise, honor, or distinction bestowed by common consent; renown: to win glory on the field of battle.
- gracelessly — In a graceless manner.
- grandiosely — affectedly grand or important; pompous: grandiose words.
- grandiosity — affectedly grand or important; pompous: grandiose words.
- grass style — a style of Japanese calligraphy and sumi-e painting, characterized chiefly by free or loose brush strokes.
- greasy pole — a pole covered with grease to make it slippery and difficult to climb, often used as entertainment
- greasy wool — untreated wool, still retaining the lanolin, which is used for waterproof clothing
- gullywasher — a usually short, heavy rainstorm.
- gustatorily — in a gustatory manner
- gymnasiarch — (in ancient Greece) a magistrate who superintended the gymnasia and public games in certain cities.
- gyrocompass — a navigational compass containing a gyroscope rotor, that, when adjusted for the latitude and speed of the vessel or aircraft, indicates the direction of true north along the surface of the earth or communicates this information to one or more gyro repeaters.
- gyrostatics — the science that deals with the laws of rotating bodies.
- hairstyling — a person who designs and arranges hair styles.
- hairstylist — A person who cuts and styles people's hair professionally.
- handyperson — a person who is practiced at doing maintenance work.
- harassingly — in a harassing manner
- hard by sth — If one thing is hard by another, it is very close to it.
- harness eye — the eyelet on a heddle or on harness cords. Compare mail2 (def 3).
- harvest fly — cicada
- hazardously — In a hazardous manner.
- heartlessly — unfeeling; unkind; unsympathetic; harsh; cruel: heartless words; a heartless ruler.
- henry's law — the principle that at a constant temperature the concentration of a gas dissolved in a fluid with which it does not combine chemically is almost directly proportional to the partial pressure of the gas at the surface of the fluid.
- heyagashira — (sumo) the rikishi of highest rank in a particular heya.
- hilariously — arousing great merriment; extremely funny: a hilarious story; a hilarious old movie.
- histography — a treatise on or description of organic tissues.
- hoary cress — a perennial Mediterranean plant, Cardaria (or Lepidium) draba, with small white flowers: a widespread troublesome weed: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
- honesty bar — an unattended area in a hotel, resort, etc, where patrons may serve themselves drinks and are expected to leave money to pay for them
- honeyeaters — Plural form of honeyeater.
- horseplayer — a habitual bettor on horse races.
- house party — the guests at such an affair or party: The house party goes sailing today.
- hydragogues — Plural form of hydragogue.
- hydrocorals — any colonial marine animal of the hydrozoan order Stylasterina having a calcareous skeleton resembling that of the true corals.
- hydrogenase — an enzyme in certain microorganisms that speeds up the reversible oxidation of hydrogen
- hydrolysate — any compound formed by hydrolysis.
- hydromedusa — the medusa form of a hydrozoan.
- hydroplanes — Plural form of hydroplane.
- hydrostatic — of or relating to hydrostatics.
- hydroxylase — any enzyme that catalyzes the introduction of a hydroxyl group into a substance.
- hygrographs — Plural form of hygrograph.
- hyoplastral — of or relating to hyoplastra