13-letter words containing t, a, g, n, r, o
- 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
- grain of salt — salt crystal
- grandiloquent — speaking or expressed in a lofty style, often to the point of being pompous or bombastic.
- grandmotherly — of or characteristic of a grandmother.
- granitization — a hypothetical process of forming granite.
- granodioritic — relating to granodiorite
- granulomatous — an inflammatory tumor or growth composed of granulation tissue.
- graticulation — the division of a design, plan, etc into squares in order to improve the accuracy of enlargement or reduction
- gratification — the state of being gratified; great satisfaction.
- gravitational — Physics. the force of attraction between any two masses. Compare law of gravitation. an act or process caused by this force.
- great council — (in Norman England) an assembly composed of the king's tenants in chief that served as the principal council of the realm and replaced the witenagemot.
- greater ionic — Architecture. noting or pertaining to one of the five classical orders that in ancient Greece consisted of a fluted column with a molded base and a capital composed of four volutes, usually parallel to the architrave with a pulvinus connecting a pair on each side of the column, and an entablature typically consisting of an architrave of three fascias, a richly ornamented frieze, and a cornice corbeled out on egg-and-dart and dentil moldings, with the frieze sometimes omitted. Roman and Renaissance examples are often more elaborate, and usually set the volutes of the capitals at 45° to the architrave. Compare composite (def 3), Corinthian (def 2), Doric (def 3), Tuscan (def 2).
- gross anatomy — the branch of anatomy that deals with structures that can be seen with the naked eye.
- gross tonnage — the total volume of a vessel, expressed in units of 100 cubic feet (gross ton) with certain open structures, deckhouses, tanks, etc., exempted.
- ground attack — an attack using ground forces, as opposed to air or naval forces
- ground tackle — equipment, as anchors, chains, or windlasses, for mooring a vessel away from a pier or other fixed moorings.
- ground-to-air — (of weapons) designed to be fired at aircraft from the ground
- group annuity — a plan in which the members of a group, usually employees of the same company, receive annuities upon retirement.
- group captain — an officer holding commissioned rank senior to a wing commander but junior to an air commodore in the RAF and certain other air forces
- gubernatorial — of or relating to a state governor or the office of state governor.
- gunpowder tea — an explosive mixture, as of potassium nitrate, sulfur, and charcoal, used in shells and cartridges, in fireworks, for blasting, etc.
- gyromagnetism — the condition or state of being gyromagnetic
- habit-forming — tending to cause or encourage addiction, especially through physiological dependence: habit-forming drugs.
- hang together — to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
- hart's-tongue — a fern, Phyllitis scolopendrium, having long, leathery, wavy-edged leaves.
- hatemongering — The behaviour of a hatemonger; the spreading of hatred.
- haute-garonne — a department in S France. 2458 sq. mi. (6365 sq. km). Capital: Toulouse.
- heart surgeon — a surgeon who specializes in performing operations on the heart
- heartstopping — Very exciting or shocking, as though to cause one's heart to skip beats.
- heating power — power that can be used to heat something
- histogramming — (mathematics) The construction of histograms.
- horse gentian — any weedy North American plant of the genus Triosteum, of the honeysuckle family, especially T. perfoliatum, having stalkless leaves and purplish-brown flowers and bearing orange fruits.
- horse trading — the act or fact of conducting a shrewd exchange or engaging in a horse trade; bargaining.
- horse-trading — to bargain or trade shrewdly.
- hotel manager — sb who runs a hotel
- housetraining — Present participle of housetrain.
- housing start — an instance of beginning the construction of a dwelling.
- hydrogenating — Present participle of hydrogenate.
- hydrogenation — to combine or treat with hydrogen, especially to add hydrogen to the molecule of (an unsaturated organic compound).
- immigrational — the act of immigrating.
- immortalizing — Present participle of immortalize.
- impersonating — to assume the character or appearance of; pretend to be: He was arrested for impersonating a police officer.
- impignoration — the state of being mortgaged
- inaugurations — Plural form of inauguration.
- incorporating — to form into a legal corporation.
- incouragement — Archaic form of encouragement.
- infrigidation — (obsolete) The act of chilling or making cold; congelation.
- ingurgitation — The act of swallowing greedily or immoderately; that which is so swallowed.
- interferogram — a photographic record of light interference patterns produced with an interferometer, used for recording shock waves and fluid flow patterns.
- interpolating — Present participle of interpolate.