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11-letter words containing t, e, p, g

  • gonadotrope — a gonadotropic substance.
  • gospel oath — an oath sworn on the Gospels
  • 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.
  • graded post — a position in a school having special responsibility for which additional payment is given
  • grandparent — a parent of a parent.
  • grape stake — a post used in vineyards to support wires along which grapevines are trained.
  • grapefruits — Plural form of grapefruit.
  • grapefruity — Resembling or characteristic of grapefruit.
  • graphitized — (chemistry, of carbon) Converted to graphite.
  • graptolites — Plural form of graptolite.
  • greasepaint — an oily mixture of melted tallow or grease and a pigment, used by actors, clowns, etc., for making up their faces.
  • great power — a nation that has exceptional military and economic strength, and consequently plays a major, often decisive, role in international affairs.
  • green party — a liberal political party especially in Germany focusing on environmental issues.
  • green stamp — Citizens Band Radio Slang. a speeding ticket. Usually, Green Stamps. money; currency.
  • grey import — an imported vehicle that does not have an exact model equivalent in the receiving country
  • gripe water — a solution given to infants to relieve colic
  • guttersnipe — a person belonging to or characteristic of the lowest social group in a city.
  • gynecopathy — any disease occurring only in women.
  • heater plug — one of usually four plugs fitted to the cylinder block of a diesel engine that warms the engine chamber to facilitate starting in cold weather
  • heating pad — a flexible fabric-covered pad containing insulated electrical heating elements for applying heat especially to the body.
  • hematophagy — The practice, of some animals, of feeding on blood.
  • heptagynous — (of a flower) having seven pistils
  • heptangular — having seven angles.
  • herpetology — the branch of zoology dealing with reptiles and amphibians.
  • hertzsprung — Ejnar (ˈəɪnar). 1873–1967, Danish astronomer: he discovered the existence of giant and dwarf stars, originating one form of the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram
  • high priest — a chief priest.
  • homeporting — Present participle of homeport.
  • hyetography — the study of the annual and geographical distribution of rainfall.
  • hygrophytes — Plural form of hygrophyte.
  • hypergelast — Someone who laughs excessively.
  • hyphenating — Present participle of hyphenate.
  • hythergraph — a climatic graph showing relationships between temperature and humidity or temperature and precipitation.
  • impignorate — (obsolete, transitive) To pledge or pawn.
  • impingement — to make an impression; have an effect or impact (usually followed by on or upon): to impinge upon the imagination; social pressures that impinge upon one's daily life.
  • imprecating — Present participle of imprecate.
  • impregnated — to make pregnant; get with child or young.
  • impregnates — to make pregnant; get with child or young.
  • impregnator — to make pregnant; get with child or young.
  • interloping — to intrude into some region or field of trade without a proper license.
  • interposing — Present participle of interpose.
  • jean piagetJean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1896–1980, Swiss psychologist: studied cognitive development of children.
  • joggle post — a wooden king post having notches or raised areas for receiving and supporting the feet of struts.
  • kinetograph — a camera for taking pictures for a kinetoscope.
  • lamplighter — a person employed to light and extinguish street lamps, especially those burning gas.
  • large print — text printed in larger text than normal, so as to make it easier to read, esp for the visually impaired
  • large-print — set in a type size larger than normal for the benefit of persons with impaired vision: large-print newspapers.
  • last gospel — in the order of service for the Mass, the final reading of a Gospel lesson.
  • light opera — operetta.
  • lightplanes — Plural form of lightplane.
  • logotherapy — (psychotherapy) A therapy that involves finding the meaning of one's life.
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