13-letter words containing s, p, g
- gradient post — a small white post beside a railway line at a point where the gradient changes having arms set at angles representing the gradients
- gram-positive — (of bacteria) retaining the violet dye when stained by Gram's method.
- gran paradiso — the highest peak in the Graian Alps, in N Italy. 13,324 feet (4061 meters).
- grand passion — an intense or overwhelming attraction or love.
- grantsmanship — skill in securing grants, as for research, from federal agencies, foundations, or the like.
- grape harvest — gathering of ripe grapes from the vine
- graphics card — graphics adaptor
- grease nipple — a metal nipple designed to engage with a grease gun for injecting grease into a bearing, etc
- grease pencil — a pencil of pigment and compressed grease encased in a spiral paper strip that can be partially unwound to expose a new point and used especially for writing on glossy surfaces.
- greater scaup — any of several diving ducks of the genus Aythya, especially A. marila (greater scaup) of the Northern Hemisphere, having a bluish-gray bill.
- greenskeepers — Plural form of greenskeeper.
- grey-thompson — Tanni (Carys Davina) Baroness. born 1969, Welsh wheelchair athlete; won eleven gold medals for Britain in wheelchair racing in the Paralympic Games (1988–2004); a crossbench peer in the House of Lords since 2010
- gross premium — A gross premium is the total premium of an insurance contract before brokerage or discounts have been deducted.
- ground troops — soldiers positioned on the ground
- groundkeepers — Plural form of groundkeeper.
- groundskeeper — a person who is responsible for the care and maintenance of a particular tract of land, as an estate, a park, or a cemetery.
- growing pains — If a person or organization suffers from growing pains, they experience temporary difficulties and problems at the beginning of a particular stage of development.
- guttersnipish — Resembling or characteristic of a guttersnipe.
- gymnospermous — of or relating to a gymnosperm; having exposed or naked seeds.
- gypsy capstan — a small capstan moved only by a motor or engine.
- gypsy setting — a setting, as on a ring, completely enclosing the girdle of the stone.
- gyrocompasses — Plural form of gyrocompass.
- hagiographers — Plural form of hagiographer.
- hagiographies — Plural form of hagiography.
- hairsplitting — the making of unnecessarily fine distinctions.
- hasty pudding — New England. cornmeal mush.
- heartstopping — Very exciting or shocking, as though to cause one's heart to skip beats.
- hedge sparrow — the dunnock.
- hematophagous — feeding on blood, as the vampire bat.
- heresiography — a treatise on heresy.
- herpetologist — the branch of zoology dealing with reptiles and amphibians.
- hieroglyphics — Also, hieroglyphical. designating or pertaining to a pictographic script, particularly that of the ancient Egyptians, in which many of the symbols are conventionalized, recognizable pictures of the things represented.
- hieroglyphist — a person who studies hieroglyphics; hieroglyphologist.
- high pressure — intense or stressful situation
- high-pressure — having or involving a pressure above the normal: high-pressure steam.
- high-spending — spending more than is necessary or appropriate
- high-spirited — characterized by energetic enthusiasm, elation, vivacity, etc.
- high-stepping — seeking unrestrained pleasure, as by frequenting night clubs, parties, etc.; leading a wild and fast life: a high-stepping young crowd.
- hitching post — a post to which horses, mules, etc., are tied.
- home shopping — buying items via tv or internet
- horsewhipping — Present participle of horsewhip.
- hospitalizing — Present participle of hospitalize.
- hot gospeller — a person who preaches in a fervent and vocal way, esp in evangelical churches
- hunting pinks — the traditional attire worn by people in Britain while fox hunting, the distinguishing feature of which is a scarlet jacket
- hyperbolising — to use hyperbole; exaggerate.
- hypermegasoma — gigantism.
- hypostatizing — Present participle of hypostatize.
- hypothesising — Present participle of hypothesise.
- hypothesizing — to form a hypothesis.
- iconographies — Plural form of iconography.