10-letter words containing ge
- get rid of — to clear, disencumber, or free of something objectionable (usually followed by of): I want to rid the house of mice. In my opinion, you'd be wise to rid yourself of the smoking habit.
- get the ax — to be executed by beheading
- gethsemane — a garden east of Jerusalem, near the brook of Kedron: scene of Jesus' agony and betrayal. Matt. 26:36.
- gettysburg — a borough in S Pennsylvania: Confederate forces defeated in a crucial battle of the Civil War fought near here on July 1–3, 1863; national cemetery and military park.
- gilded age — the period in the U.S. c1870–98, characterized by a greatly expanding economy and the emergence of plutocratic influences in government and society.
- gilravager — someone who makes merry, esp to excess
- gilt-edged — having the edge or edges gilded: gilt-edged paper.
- ginger ale — a carbonated soft drink flavored with ginger extract.
- ginger jar — a Chinese ceramic jar having a wide mouth, a globular body, and a dome-shaped cover.
- ginger nut — a small, brittle cookie flavored with ginger and molasses.
- gingerroot — the rhizome of the ginger plant.
- gingersnap — a small, brittle cookie flavored with ginger and molasses.
- glucogenic — the production of glucose by the decomposition of glycogen or from any nonglucose precursor.
- glycogenic — of or relating to glycogen.
- go-getting — an enterprising, aggressive person.
- goldberger — Joseph, 1874–1929, U.S. physician, born in Austria: discovered the cause of and treatment for pellagra.
- golddigger — Alternative spelling of gold digger.
- golden age — the most flourishing period in the history of a nation, literature, etc.
- good usage — (in a language) standard, prescribed, or acceptable usage of words or phrases: Your sentence violates the rules of good usage.
- gorge hook — a fishhook with two barbed prongs; a hook made by fastening two hooks back to back at the shanks.
- gorgeously — splendid or sumptuous in appearance, coloring, etc.; magnificent: a gorgeous gown; a gorgeous sunset.
- grangerise — To illustrate a book with pictures taken from published sources, such as by clipping them out for one's own use.
- grangerize — to augment the illustrative content of (a book) by inserting additional prints, drawings, engravings, etc., not included in the original volume.
- gravenhage — a Dutch name of The Hague.
- greengages — Plural form of greengage.
- grey sedge — an angler's name for a greyish caddis fly, Odontocerum albicorne, that frequents running water, in which its larvae make cases from grains of sand
- griffonage — (rare) Careless handwriting; A crude or illegible scrawl.
- guggenheim — Daniel, 1856–1930, U.S. industrialist and philanthropist.
- gum digger — a person who digs for fossilized kauri gum in a gum field
- gunslinger — Informal. gunfighter.
- habergeons — Plural form of habergeon.
- hagerstown — a city in NW Maryland.
- half tiger — a five-rand coin
- halogenate — to treat or combine with a halogen.
- halogenous — (chemistry)describes a compound containing a halogen as part of the molecule.
- hamburgers — Plural form of hamburger.
- handlanger — an unskilled assistant to a tradesman
- harbingers — Plural form of harbinger.
- harbourage — (British, nautical) A place for refuge for a vessel.
- hard-edged — realistic and uncompromising: a hard-edged documentary.
- hatemonger — a person who kindles hatred, enmity, or prejudice in others.
- haubergeon — a short, sleeveless coat of mail.
- haulageway — a passageway by which coal, ore, etc., is hauled to the surface from an underground mine.
- headbanged — Simple past tense and past participle of headbang.
- headbanger — metalhead.
- hedge fund — a mutual fund organized as a limited partnership and using high-risk, speculative methods to obtain large profits.
- hedgeapple — Alternate name for the fruit of the osage orange tree, also known as the hedge tree.
- hedgewitch — A modern witch who focuses on herbalism and shamanic experience.
- hegemonial — hegemonic, controlling, dominant
- hegemonies — Plural form of hegemony.