11-letter words containing t, a, r, g, e
- gate theory — a theory proposing that neural stimulation beyond a certain threshold level, as by application of an electric current, can overwhelm the ability of the nerve center to sense pain.
- gatecrashed — Simple past tense and past participle of gatecrash.
- gatecrasher — a person who attends or enters a social function without an invitation, a theater without a ticket, etc.
- gatekeepers — Plural form of gatekeeper.
- gay-feather — any of several composite plants of the genus Liatris, especially L. spicata or L. scariosa, having hairy leaves and long clusters of purplish flowers.
- generalists — Plural form of generalist.
- generations — Plural form of generation.
- geometrical — of or relating to geometry or to the principles of geometry.
- geostrategy — The strategic use of geopolitics.
- germinating — Present participle of germinate.
- germination — to begin to grow or develop.
- germinative — capable of germinating, developing, or creating; of or pertaining to germination.
- gerontocrat — A member of a gerontocracy; an aged leader, especially one clinging on to power or ruling only by virtue of age.
- gestatorial — related to carrying
- get the air — a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- getaway car — an automobile used by criminals in order to leave the scene of a crime quickly
- giant otter — a large brown South American river otter, Pteronura brasiliensis, having a creamy chest patch and a long flat tail with a flanged border, hunted for its hide: now greatly reduced in number and endangered in some areas.
- giftwrapped — wrapped attractively in pretty paper, perhaps with ribbons or other decorations
- girdlestead — the waist
- glabrescent — becoming glabrous.
- glasscutter — a small hand tool that is specially designed for cutting sheets of glass, having a cutting wheel of steel or tungsten carbide and notches for snapping the glass
- glitterball — Synonym of mirrorball.
- glomerating — Present participle of glomerate.
- glomeration — a glomerate condition; conglomeration.
- glomerulate — grouped in small, dense clusters
- glycerinate — to impregnate with glycerin.
- gnatcatcher — any tiny insect-eating, New World warbler of the genus Polioptila, having a long, mobile tail and a slender bill.
- go to earth — to go into hiding
- goaltenders — Plural form of goaltender.
- goatsbeards — Plural form of goatsbeard.
- goatsuckers — Plural form of goatsucker.
- goddaughter — a female godchild.
- goldthreads — Plural form of goldthread.
- gonadotrope — a gonadotropic substance.
- good nature — pleasant disposition; kindly nature; amiability.
- goodhearted — Kind, generous and altruistic.
- goodnatured — Alternative spelling of good-natured.
- gouvernante — (archaic) governess.
- governorate — an administrative division of a country, especially Egypt.
- grade point — Education. a numerical equivalent to a received letter grade, usually 0 for F, 1 for D, 2 for C, 3 for B, and 4 for A, that is multiplied by the number of credits for the course: used to compute a grade point average.
- grade sheet — a piece of paper on which a student's grades are recorded
- graded post — a position in a school having special responsibility for which additional payment is given
- gradiometer — any instrument used to measure a gradient, as the rate of change of the geomagnetic field. Compare gradient (def 3a).
- grand terre — Grande-Terre
- grand theft — stealing large amount
- grandfather — the father of one's father or mother.
- grandmaster — the head of a military order of knighthood, a lodge, fraternal order, or the like.
- grandmother — the mother of one's father or mother.
- grandparent — a parent of a parent.
- 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)