10-letter words starting with g
- georgetown — an island in SE Asia, off the W coast of the Malay Peninsula. 110 sq. mi. (285 sq. km).
- geoscience — earth science.
- geospatial — Relating to or denoting data that is associated with a particular location.
- geostatics — the branch of physics concerned with the statics of rigid bodies, esp the balance of forces within the earth
- geosystems — Physical geography.
- geotechnic — relating to geotechnics
- geotextile — Plastic landscape fabric which allows movement of air, water, and fertilizer into the soil.
- geothermal — of or relating to the internal heat of the earth.
- geothermic — of or relating to the internal heat of the earth.
- geotropism — oriented growth with respect to the force of gravity.
- geratology — the study of the diminution or decline of life, as in an individual animal or a species approaching extinction.
- geriatrics — Slang. an old person.
- germ layer — one of the three primary embryonic cell layers.
- germ plasm — the protoplasm of the germ cells containing the chromosomes.
- german ivy — a twining composite plant, Senecio mikanioides, native to southern Africa, having ivy-shaped leaves and clusters of yellow flowers.
- germanates — Plural form of germanate.
- germanders — Plural form of germander.
- germantown — a NW section of Philadelphia, Pa.: American defeat by British 1777.
- germaphobe — One who suffers from germaphobia.
- germinally — By or involving germ cells.
- germinated — Simple past tense and past participle of germinate.
- germinates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of germinate.
- germophobe — A person who fears physical contact with germs and is therefore obsessed with cleanliness.
- gerundives — Plural form of gerundive.
- gestaltism — Gestalt psychology
- gestaltist — one who believes in, or practises, Gestalt psychology
- gesticular — pertaining to or characterized by gesticulation.
- gesturally — in a gestural manner
- gesundheit — Used to wish good health to a person who has just sneezed.
- get a grip — regain self-control
- get a life — the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic objects and dead organisms, being manifested by growth through metabolism, reproduction, and the power of adaptation to environment through changes originating internally.
- get across — to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- get around — to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- get behind — support: a cause, etc.
- get better — recover
- get it off — to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- get off on — to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- get on for — to approach (a time, amount, age, etc.)
- get out of — extricate oneself from
- 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.
- ghastfully — in a ghastful manner
- ghastliest — Superlative form of ghastly.
- ghettoised — Simple past tense and past participle of ghettoise.
- ghettoized — Simple past tense and past participle of ghettoize.
- ghettoizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ghettoize.
- ghibelline — a member of the aristocratic party in medieval Italy and Germany that supported the claims of the German emperors against the papacy: politically opposed to the Guelphs.
- ghost crab — a whitish crab, Ocypode albicans, of sandy beaches from the eastern coast of the U.S. to Brazil.