13-letter words containing y, n
- french system — a method of spinning in which fibers of extremely short-staple wool are not twisted before being spun.
- friendly fire — Insurance. a fire deliberately set and remaining contained, as in a fireplace or boiler, from which any resulting loss cannot be claimed as an insurance liability (opposed to hostile fire).
- frighten away — cause sb/sth to run away
- frighteningly — to make afraid or fearful; throw into a fright; terrify; scare.
- frontal gyrus — any of several convolutions on the outer surface of the frontal lobe of the cerebrum.
- fruiting body — an organ that produces spores; fructification.
- frustratingly — to make (plans, efforts, etc.) worthless or of no avail; defeat; nullify: The student's indifference frustrated the teacher's efforts to help him.
- funambulatory — relating to tightrope-walking
- functionality — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
- fundamentally — serving as, or being an essential part of, a foundation or basis; basic; underlying: fundamental principles; the fundamental structure.
- funemployment — the condition of a person who enjoys being out of work
- galvanoplasty — electrotypy.
- galveston bay — an inlet of the Gulf of Mexico.
- gender binary — a classification system consisting of two genders, male and female.
- general synod — the governing body, under Parliament, of the Church of England, made up of the bishops and elected clerical and lay representatives
- genethlialogy — the science of calculating positions of the heavenly bodies on nativities.
- genitourinary — of or relating to the genital and urinary organs; urogenital.
- genotypically — With reference to a genotype.
- geochronology — the chronology of the earth, as based on both absolute and relative methods of age determination.
- geostationary — of or relating to a satellite traveling in an orbit 22,300 miles (35,900 km) above the earth's equator: at this altitude, the satellite's period of rotation, 24 hours, matches the earth's and the satellite always remains in the same spot over the earth: geostationary orbit.
- geotechnology — the application of science and technology in order to utilize the earth's natural resources
- germinability — the degree of ability of a seed to germinate or sprout.
- gerodontology — the branch of dentistry dealing with aging and aged persons.
- gerrymandered — Simple past tense and past participle of gerrymander.
- gerrymanderer — a person who gerrymanders
- ginger family — the plant family Zingiberaceae, characterized by tropical, often aromatic herbaceous plants having rhizomes, long sheathing leaves, and clusters of tubular flowers, and including cardamon, ginger, and turmeric.
- glyconic acid — gluconic acid.
- glycoproteins — Plural form of glycoprotein.
- glycosylation — (chemistry, biochemistry) The reaction of a saccharide with a hydroxy or amino functional group to form a glycoside; especially the reaction with a protein or lipid to form a glycoprotein or glycolipid.
- gnu c library — (library) (glibc) The run-time library for the GNU C compiler, gcc, and others. glibc is the source code for libc.a. It is maintained separately from the compilers and is a superset of ANSI C and POSIX.1 and a large subset of POSIX.2. Mailing list: <[email protected]> (bugs).
- go swimmingly — If you say that something is going swimmingly, you mean that everything is happening in a satisfactory way, without any problems.
- god's country — an area or region supposed to be favored by God, especially a naturally beautiful rural area.
- golden remedy — a very successful way of dealing with a problem
- golden valley — a town in SE Minnesota.
- golden yellow — of yellow with a tinge of gold
- gone to glory — dead
- goodnaturedly — In a good-natured manner.
- governability — to rule over by right of authority: to govern a nation.
- granary bread — bread made from Granary flour
- grand drapery — a valance across the proscenium arch, forming part of the decorative frame for the stage.
- grand larceny — larceny in which the value of the goods taken is above a certain legally specified amount.
- grandfatherly — of or characteristic of a grandfather.
- grandmotherly — of or characteristic of a grandmother.
- gravity hinge — a hinge closing automatically by means of gravity.
- gray eminence — a person who wields unofficial power, especially through another person and often surreptitiously or privately.
- grease monkey — a mechanic, especially one who works on automobiles or airplanes.
- grey-thompson — Tanni (Carys Davina) Baroness. born 1969, Welsh wheelchair athlete; won eleven gold medals for Britain in wheelchair racing in the Paralympic Games (1988–2004); a crossbench peer in the House of Lords since 2010
- gross anatomy — the branch of anatomy that deals with structures that can be seen with the naked eye.
- ground cherry — Also called husk tomato. any of several plants belonging to the genus Physalis, of the nightshade family, the several species bearing an edible berry enclosed in an enlarged calyx.
- groundhog day — February 2, in most parts of the U.S., the day on which, according to legend, the groundhog first emerges from hibernation. If it is a sunny day and the groundhog sees its shadow, six more weeks of wintry weather are predicted.