14-letter words starting with g
- geochronometry — the determination of the absolute age of earth materials, as by radiometric dating.
- geodemographic — Of or pertaining to geography and demography.
- geoengineering — The deliberate large-scale manipulation of an environmental process that affects the earth’s climate, in an attempt to counteract the effects of global warming.
- geognostically — with reference to a knowledge of the structure of the earth
- geographically — of or relating to geography.
- geohydrologist — a person who studies geohydrology
- geolinguistics — the study of the geographical distribution of languages
- geometric mean — the mean of n positive numbers obtained by taking the n th root of the product of the numbers: The geometric mean of 6 and 24 is 12.
- geometric pace — a modern form of a Roman pace, a measure of length taken as 5 feet
- geometrization — the application of geometrical concepts to a different field
- geomorphogenic — relating to geomorphogeny
- geopolitically — According to geopolitics.
- george calvert — Charles (3rd Baron Baltimore) 1637–1715, English colonial administrator in America: governor (1661–75) and proprietor (1675–89) of Maryland (grandson of George Calvert).
- george hw bush — Barbara (Barbara Pierce) born 1925, U.S. First Lady 1989–93 (wife of George H. W. Bush).
- george pullman — plural Pullmans. a railroad sleeping car or parlor car.
- george v coast — a coastal region in Antarctica, along the Indian Ocean coast.
- georges cuvier — Georges Léopold Chrétien Frédéric Dagobert [zhawrzh ley-aw-pawld krey-tyan frey-dey-reek da-gaw-ber] /ʒɔrʒ leɪ ɔˈpɔld kreɪˈtyɛ̃ freɪ deɪˈrik da gɔˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), Baron, 1769–1832, French naturalist: pioneer in the fields of paleontology and comparative anatomy.
- geosynchronous — 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.
- geothermometer — a thermometer for measuring temperatures below the surface of the earth
- gerald sussman — (person) (Gerald J. Sussman, Jerry) A noted hacker at MIT and one of the developers of SCHEME and 6.001.
- german measles — rubella.
- german speaker — a person who speaks German
- germanomethane — (chemistry) germanium tetrahydride.
- gerontocracies — Plural form of gerontocracy.
- gerontological — Of or pertaining to gerontology.
- gerontomorphic — relating to mature masculine characteristics
- gerrymandering — U.S. Politics. the dividing of a state, county, etc., into election districts so as to give one political party a majority in many districts while concentrating the voting strength of the other party into as few districts as possible.
- gertrude stein — Gertrude, 1874–1946, U.S. author in France.
- gesticulations — Plural form of gesticulation.
- get a guernsey — to be selected or gain recognition for something
- get funny with — to be impudent to
- get hold of sb — If you get hold of someone, you manage to contact them.
- get in the way — be an obstacle
- get jiggy with — to have sexual relations with
- get one's back — situated at or in the rear: at the back door; back fence.
- get one's goat — any of numerous agile, hollow-horned ruminants of the genus Capra, of the family Bovidae, closely related to the sheep, found native in rocky and mountainous regions of the Old World, and widely distributed in domesticated varieties.
- get one's oats — to have sexual intercourse
- get rid of sth — When you get rid of something that you do not want or do not like, you take action so that you no longer have it or suffer from it.
- get the bounce — to dismiss or be dismissed from a job
- get the needle — to feel dislike, distaste, nervousness, or annoyance (for)
- get through to — reach: on phone
- get with child — to make pregnant
- get/go to work — If you get to work, go to work, or set to work on a job, task, or problem, you start doing it or dealing with it.
- getting on for — Getting on for means the same as nearly.
- gewurztraminer — a type of white grape used in winemaking.
- ghetto blaster — a large, powerful portable radio, especially as carried and played by a pedestrian or used outdoors in an urban area.
- ghost prisoner — a prisoner, esp one held in US military captivity, whose detention is not publicly acknowledged
- giant anteater — a large, narrow-bodied anteater, Myrmecophaga tridactyla, having a long, tapering snout and extensile tongue, powerful front claws, and a shaggy gray coat marked with a conspicuous black band.
- giant puffball — a puffball, Calvatia gigantea, that is the largest of its kind, known to have grown to more than 5 feet (1.6 meters) in circumference.
- giant tortoise — any of several large tortoises of the genus Geochelone, of the Galápagos Islands and islands near Madagascar: some are endangered.