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10-letter words containing w, a, g

  • earwigging — any of numerous elongate, nocturnal insects of the order Dermaptera, having a pair of large, movable pincers at the rear of the abdomen.
  • enwrapping — Present participle of enwrap.
  • flag-waver — a person who signals by waving a flag.
  • forwarding — Sports. a player stationed in advance of others on a team. Football. a lineman. Basketball. either of two players stationed in the forecourt.
  • galaxywide — Throughout a galaxy.
  • galleywest — Informal. into a state of unconsciousness, confusion, or disarray (usually used in the phrase to knock galley-west).
  • galsworthyJohn, 1867–1933, English novelist and dramatist: Nobel Prize 1932.
  • gas worker — a gas engineer
  • gearwheels — Plural form of gearwheel.
  • germantown — a NW section of Philadelphia, Pa.: American defeat by British 1777.
  • glass wool — spun glass similar to wool, used for insulation, filters, etc.
  • glassworks — a factory where glass is made.
  • glaswegian — of or characteristic of Glasgow or its inhabitants.
  • go down as — If you say that an event or action will go down as a particular thing, you mean that it will be regarded, remembered, or recorded as that thing.
  • go haywire — to behave or perform erratically
  • go towards — If an amount of money goes towards something, it is used to pay part of the cost of that thing.
  • go walkies — to be lost or stolen
  • go-forward — forward momentum, esp of a sports team during a match
  • goa powder — a brownish-yellow, odorless, crystalline powder obtained from the wood or the trunk of the Brazilian tree Andira araroba, used as a source of chrysarobin.
  • goldwasser — a liqueur flavored with spices, figs, lemons, and herbs, and having minute flakes of gold leaf in suspension.
  • grasswrack — any of several perennial submerged marine plants of the genus Zostera; eelgrass
  • gray power — the organized influence exerted by elderly people as a group, especially for social or political purposes or ends.
  • gray water — dirty water from sinks, showers, bathtubs, washing machines, and the like, that can be recycled, as for use in flushing toilets.
  • gray whale — a grayish-black whalebone whale, Eschrichtius robustus, of the North Pacific, growing to a length of 50 feet (15.2 meters): now rare.
  • graywether — sarsen.
  • greasewood — a shrub, Sarcobatus vermiculatus, of the amaranth family, growing in alkaline regions of the western U.S., containing a small amount of oil.
  • great wall — ancient wall in China
  • great week — Holy Week.
  • great worm — Internet Worm
  • greatsword — Any generally straight bladed double edged sword large enough that it required the use of two hands to wield it effectively.
  • greensward — green, grassy turf.
  • grey water — household waste water that can be reused for some purposes without purification, e.g. bath water, which can be used to water plants
  • grey whale — a large N Pacific whalebone whale, Eschrichtius glaucus, that is grey or black with white spots and patches: family Eschrichtidae
  • ground war — the part of a political campaign that is conducted door-to-door by party workers in individual constituencies
  • groundward — Towards the ground.
  • grow apart — friends: become less intimate
  • guess what — used to announce news
  • guineafowl — Alternative spelling of guinea fowl.
  • gujranwala — a city in NE Pakistan.
  • hagerstown — a city in NW Maryland.
  • half-grown — advanced in growth: a grown boy.
  • hardwiring — a fixed connection between electrical and electronic components and devices by means of wires (as distinguished from a wireless connection).
  • haulageway — a passageway by which coal, ore, etc., is hauled to the surface from an underground mine.
  • high water — water at its greatest elevation, as in a river.
  • higher law — an ethical or religious principle considered as taking precedence over the laws of society, and to which one may appeal in order to justify disobedience to a constitution or enacted law with which it conflicts.
  • highwayman — (formerly) a holdup man, especially one on horseback, who robbed travelers along a public road.
  • highwaymen — Plural form of highwayman.
  • in waiting — a period of waiting; pause, interval, or delay.
  • jaywalking — to cross a street at a place other than a regular crossing or in a heedless manner, as diagonally or against a traffic light.
  • king prawn — any of several large prawns of the genus Penaeus, which are fished commercially in Australian waters
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