11-letter words containing s, y, r, o
- foresignify — to signify in advance
- forty hours — a Roman Catholic devotion in which the Blessed Sacrament is exposed for veneration for 40 hours by the churches of a diocese sequentially for two-day periods.
- forty winks — a short nap.
- forty-first — next after the fortieth; being the ordinal number for 41.
- forty-seven — a cardinal number, 40 plus 7.
- forty-sixth — next after the forty-fifth; being the ordinal number for 46.
- foster city — a city in W California.
- fosteringly — In a way that fosters or encourages.
- fractiously — In a fractious manner.
- frame story — a secondary story or stories embedded in the main story.
- fray bentos — a port in W Uruguay, on the River Uruguay: noted for meat-packing. Pop: 23 122 (2004 est)
- freemasonry — secret or tacit brotherhood; fellowship; fundamental bond or rapport: the freemasonry of those who hunger for knowledge.
- frivolously — characterized by lack of seriousness or sense: frivolous conduct.
- frontlessly — in a frontless or shameless manner
- frontolysis — Meteorology. the dissipation or decrease of a front or frontal zone.
- garrulously — In a garrulous manner.
- gastrectomy — partial or total excision of the stomach.
- 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.
- ghost story — a tale in which such elements as ghostly visitations and supernatural intervention are used to further the plot and a chilling, suspenseful atmosphere.
- 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.
- gomme syrup — simple syrup.
- grandiosely — affectedly grand or important; pompous: grandiose words.
- grandiosity — affectedly grand or important; pompous: grandiose words.
- 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
- grotesquely — odd or unnatural in shape, appearance, or character; fantastically ugly or absurd; bizarre.
- grotesquery — grotesque character.
- gustatorily — in a gustatory manner
- gymnosperms — Plural form of gymnosperm.
- gymnospermy — The property of being gymnospermous.
- gypsiferous — containing gypsum.
- 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.
- handyperson — a person who is practiced at doing maintenance work.
- hazardously — In a hazardous manner.
- heresiology — the study of heresies.
- heterolysis — The dissolution of cells by lysins or enzymes from different species.
- heterospory — the production of both microspores and megaspores.
- heterostyly — the condition in certain plants, such as primroses, of having styles of different lengths, each type of style in flowers on different plants, which promotes cross-pollination
- hicky-horse — a seesaw.
- hieroglyphs — Plural form of hieroglyph.