13-letter words starting with g
- geostrategies — Plural form of geostrategy.
- geostrategist — A geopolitical strategist; one concerned with the strategies of political geography.
- geotechnology — the application of science and technology in order to utilize the earth's natural resources
- geriatricians — Plural form of geriatrician.
- german africa — the former German colonies in Africa, comprising German East Africa, German Southwest Africa, Cameroons, and Togoland.
- german silver — any of various alloys of copper, zinc, and nickel, usually white and used for utensils, drawing instruments, etc.; nickel silver.
- germinability — the degree of ability of a seed to germinate or sprout.
- germinal disk — blastodisk.
- gerodontology — the branch of dentistry dealing with aging and aged persons.
- gerontocratic — government by a council of elders.
- gerontologist — the branch of science that deals with aging and the problems of aged persons.
- gerontophilia — sexual attraction towards old people
- gerontophobia — a fear of old people.
- gerrymandered — Simple past tense and past participle of gerrymander.
- gerrymanderer — a person who gerrymanders
- gesticulating — Present participle of gesticulate.
- gesticulation — the act of gesticulating.
- gesticulative — to make or use gestures, especially in an animated or excited manner with or instead of speech.
- gesticulatory — Making a lot of gesticulations.
- get a bead on — a small, usually round object of glass, wood, stone, or the like with a hole through it, often strung with others of its kind in necklaces, rosaries, etc.
- get a line on — to obtain information about
- get a load of — anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo: The truck carried a load of watermelons.
- get a move on — to pass from one place or position to another.
- get around to — When you get around to doing something that you have delayed doing or have been too busy to do, you finally do it.
- get away with — to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- get on top of — When something gets on top of you, it makes you feel unhappy or depressed because it is very difficult or worrying, or because it involves more work than you can manage.
- get one's p45 — to be dismissed from one's employment
- get over with — If you want to get something unpleasant over with, you want to do it or finish experiencing it quickly, since you cannot avoid it.
- get rid of sb — If you get rid of someone who is causing problems for you or who you do not like, you do something to prevent them affecting you any more, for example by making them leave.
- get so (that) — to reach the point or state where
- get somewhere — to make progress
- get the shaft — to be tricked or cheated
- get the works — to be the victim of extreme measures
- get-up-and-go — energy, drive, and enthusiasm.
- get-well card — a greeting card sent to a person who is unwell, expressing a wish for a speedy recovery
- gheorghiu-dej — Gheorghe [gyawr-ge] /ˈgyɔr gɛ/ (Show IPA), 1901–65, Romanian statesman: premier 1952–55; president of the state council 1961–65.
- ghettoblaster — Alternative form of ghetto blaster.
- ghettoization — The process of becoming a ghetto, an isolated and underprivileged urban area.
- ghiordes knot — a hand-tied knot, used in rug weaving, in which the parallel ends of looped yarn alternate with two threads of warp, producing an uneven pile effect.
- ghost fishing — the continued trapping and killing of marine life by a discarded fishing net floating at sea
- giant hogweed — a tall plant, Heracleum mantegazzianum, of the parsley family, native to Russia and now naturalized in the U.S., having very large leaves and broad, white flower heads somewhat resembling Queen Anne's lace: can cause an allergic rash when touched by susceptible persons.
- giant pigfish — a wrass, Achoerodus gouldii, that occurs around the Great Barrier Reef
- giant ragweed — any of the composite plants of the genus Ambrosia, the airborne pollen of which is the most prevalent cause of autumnal hay fever, as the common North American species, A. trifida (great ragweed or giant ragweed) and A. artemisiifolia.
- giant redwood — big tree.
- giant scallop — sea scallop.
- giant sequoia — big tree.
- giant-killing — In sport, when a weaker team or competitor beats a much stronger, well-known team or competitor, their success is sometimes called a giant-killing.
- gibble-gabble — senseless chatter.
- gibson desert — a desert in W central Australia: scrub; salt marshes. About 85,000 sq. mi. (220,000 sq. km).
- gild the lily — to coat with gold, gold leaf, or a gold-colored substance.