12-letter words containing go
- golden eagle — a large eagle, Aquila chrysaëtos, of the Northern Hemisphere, having golden-brown feathers on the back of the head and neck.
- golden goose — a legendary goose that laid one golden egg a day and was killed by its impatient owner, who wanted all the gold immediately.
- golden hello — A golden hello is a sum of money that a company offers to a person in order to persuade them to join the company.
- golden horde — the army of Mongol Tartars that overran eastern Europe in the 13th century, established a khanate in Russia, and maintained suzerainty there until the 15th century.
- golden oldie — Informal. something once popular or valued that has retained its appeal or for which interest has been reawakened, especially a popular song or record.
- golden perch — a freshwater food fish, Plectroplites ambiguus, that inhabits inland waters of Australia.
- golden ratio — the ratio of two lengths, equal in value to (1 + √5)/2, and given by b/a = (b + a)/b; it is the reciprocal of the golden section and also equal to (1 + golden section)
- golden share — a share in a company that controls at least 51% of the voting rights, esp one retained by the UK government in some privatization issues
- golden stars — a plant, Bloomeria crocea, of the amaryllis family, native to southern California, having clusters of golden-orange, starlike flowers.
- golden state — California (used as a nickname).
- golden syrup — treacle (def 2b).
- golden trout — a very colorful freshwater fish, Salmo aguabonita or Oncorhynchus aguabonita, of the salmon family, native to the Sierra Nevada, having a red and orange body and golden sides.
- golden years — the years that follow retirement from work
- golden-brown — of brown with a golden tinge
- goldsmithery — the occupation of a goldsmith
- goldsmithing — The work of a goldsmith; the forging of gold.
- goliath frog — the largest living frog, Rana goliath, which occurs in the Congo region of Africa and can grow to a length of 30 centimetres
- gollywobbler — a very large quadrilateral staysail set between the foremast and mainmast of a schooner.
- gonadotropic — pertaining to substances formed in the anterior pituitary gland that affect the activity of the ovary or testis.
- gonadotropin — a gonadotropic substance.
- gondola back — a chair or couch back curving forward and downward to form arms.
- gondwanaland — a hypothetical landmass in the Southern Hemisphere that separated toward the end of the Paleozoic Era to form South America, Africa, Antarctica, and Australia.
- gonfaloniers — Plural form of gonfalonier.
- goo-goo eyes — expressing adoration; foolishly amorous: They sat there making goo-goo eyes at each other.
- good as gold — If you say that a child is being as good as gold, you are emphasizing that they are behaving very well and are not causing you any problems.
- good evening — greeting
- good heavens — You say 'Good heavens!' or 'Heavens!' to express surprise or to emphasize that you agree or disagree with someone.
- good morning — hello: before noon
- good offices — Someone's good offices are the help that they give to other people who are trying to achieve something.
- good ol' boy — a male who embodies the unsophisticated good fellowship and sometimes boisterous sociability regarded as typical of white males of small towns and rural areas of the South.
- good old boy — a male who embodies the unsophisticated good fellowship and sometimes boisterous sociability regarded as typical of white males of small towns and rural areas of the South.
- good-hearted — kind or generous; considerate; benevolent.
- good-humored — having or showing a pleasant, amiable mood: a good-humored man; a good-humored remark.
- good-looking — of good or attractive appearance; handsome or beautiful: a good-looking young man; a good-looking hat.
- good-natured — having or showing a pleasant, kindly disposition; amiable: a warm, good-natured person.
- goods engine — a railway locomotive used to haul a freight train.
- goods siding — a short railway track beside the main tracks where goods trains or goods wagons are left when they are not being used
- goofy-footer — a surfboard rider or snowboarder who stands with the right foot forward instead of the left foot forward
- googleganger — a person with whom one shares one’s name, discovered when typing one’s name into an internet search engine
- goose grease — the melted fat of the goose, used in domestic medicine as an ointment.
- gooseberries — Plural form of gooseberry.
- goosegrasses — Plural form of goosegrass.
- gopher snake — a bullsnake, Pituophis melanoleucus, of western North America, that invades burrows to prey on rodents.
- gopher state — Minnesota (used as a nickname).
- gordian knot — pertaining to Gordius, ancient king of Phrygia, who tied a knot (the Gordian knot) that, according to prophecy, was to be undone only by the person who was to rule Asia, and that was cut, rather than untied, by Alexander the Great.
- gordian worm — nematomorph.
- gorgeousness — splendid or sumptuous in appearance, coloring, etc.; magnificent: a gorgeous gown; a gorgeous sunset.
- gormandising — Present participle of gormandise.
- gormandizers — gourmandise1 .
- gormandizing — Present participle of gormandize.