11-letter words starting with g
- governmenty — pompous.
- governorate — an administrative division of a country, especially Egypt.
- grab handle — A grab handle is a handle on the side of an object such as a bathtub that you hold in order to help you get in and out.
- gracelessly — In a graceless manner.
- gracileness — The state or quality of being gracile.
- gradability — a measure of a truck's pulling power expressed as the steepest grade the truck can climb with a full load.
- gradational — any process or change taking place through a series of stages, by degrees, or in a gradual manner.
- 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.
- grade sheet — a piece of paper on which a student's grades are recorded
- graded area — (in dialect geography) an area whose dialect has been influenced by the dialect of one or more neighboring focal areas. Compare focal area, relic area.
- graded post — a position in a school having special responsibility for which additional payment is given
- gradiometer — any instrument used to measure a gradient, as the rate of change of the geomagnetic field. Compare gradient (def 3a).
- gradualness — The condition of being gradual.
- graduations — Plural form of graduation.
- graham land — a part of the British Antarctic Territory, in the N section of the Antarctic Peninsula: formerly the British name for the entire peninsula.
- graian alps — a mountain range in France and Italy, in the W Alps. Highest peak, Gran Paradiso, 13,324 feet (4061 meters).
- grain coast — a historic region on the Gulf of Guinea, in W Africa, in present-day Liberia.
- graminivore — An herbivorous animal, a grazer, that feeds primarily on grasses.
- graminology — the branch of botany concerned with the study of grasses
- grammalogue — a word symbolized by a sign or letter.
- grammarians — Plural form of grammarian.
- grammatical — of or relating to grammar: grammatical analysis.
- gramophones — Plural form of gramophone.
- granadillas — Plural form of granadilla.
- grand banks — an extensive shoal SE of Newfoundland: fishing grounds. 350 miles (565 km) long; 40,000 sq. mi. (104,000 sq. km).
- grand canal — a canal in E China, extending S from Tientsin to Hangchow. 900 miles (1450 km) long.
- grand chain — a figure in formation dances, such as the lancers and Scottish reels, in which couples split up and move around in a circle in opposite directions, passing all other dancers until reaching their original partners
- grand duchy — a territory ruled by a grand duke or grand duchess.
- grand falls — former name of Churchill Falls.
- grand final — the final game of the season in any of various sports, esp football
- grand forks — a town in E North Dakota.
- grand haven — a city in W Michigan.
- grand juror — a person serving on a grand jury.
- grand manan — a Canadian island at the entrance to the Bay of Fundy: a part of New Brunswick; summer resort. 57 sq. mi. (148 sq. km).
- grand march — the opening ceremonies of a formal ball, in which guests promenade into or around the ballroom.
- grand monde — fashionable society; high society
- grand mufti — a Muslim religious leader.
- grand opera — a serious, usually tragic, opera in which most of the text is set to music.
- grand piano — a piano having the frame supported horizontally on three legs.
- grand river — former name of the Colorado River above its junction with the Green River in SE Utah.
- grand terre — Grande-Terre
- grand theft — stealing large amount
- grand total — final sum or amount
- grand-scale — of large proportion, extent, magnitude, etc.: grand-scale efforts; a grand-scale approach.
- grandbabies — Plural form of grandbaby.
- grande dame — a usually elderly woman of dignified or aristocratic bearing.
- grandfather — the father of one's father or mother.
- grandiflora — any of several plant varieties or hybrids characterized by large showy flowers, as certain kinds of petunias, baby's breath, or roses.
- grandiosely — affectedly grand or important; pompous: grandiose words.
- grandiosity — affectedly grand or important; pompous: grandiose words.