12-letter words containing a, g, k
- prepackaging — to package (foodstuffs or manufactured goods) before retail distribution or sale.
- quacksalving — resembling or characteristic of a quacksalver
- quick-acting — (of a drug, chemical, etc) taking effect quickly
- racing skate — a tubular ice skate having a long blade extending beyond the heel and toe.
- racketeering — a person engaged in a racket.
- raking piece — a sloping piece of scenery, as on a television or stage set, especially such a piece used for masking the side of a ramp.
- rat kangaroo — any of several rabbit-sized, ratlike Australian kangaroos of the subfamily Potoroinae.
- rat-kangaroo — any of several rabbit-sized, ratlike Australian kangaroos of the subfamily Potoroinae.
- reading book — a book for people who are learning to read, to help them become accustomed to looking at and understanding written words
- reading desk — a desk for use in reading, especially by a person standing.
- reading week — university: week-long break from classes
- reaping hook — a curved cutting tool with a sharp edge, used in the cutting or harvesting of crops
- red kangaroo — a large Australian kangaroo, Macropus rufus, the male of which has a reddish coat
- risk manager — A risk manager is a person who works in risk management.
- risk-manager — the technique or profession of assessing, minimizing, and preventing accidental loss to a business, as through the use of insurance, safety measures, etc.
- rock carving — the practice of carving on rock
- rock glacier — a mass of rock resembling a valley glacier that moves or is moved down a slope by its own weight or by the action of frost and interstitial ice.
- rocket range — a firing range for rockets
- rugby tackle — A rugby tackle is a way of making someone fall over by throwing your arms around their legs or hips.
- running back — an offensive back, as a halfback or fullback, whose principal role is advancing the ball by running with it on plays from scrimmage.
- safe-keeping — the act of keeping safe or the state of being kept safe; protection; care; custody.
- safecracking — the act of breaking into a safe
- sankt gallen — German name of St. Gallen.
- sauk village — a town in NE Illinois.
- savings bank — a bank that receives savings accounts only and pays interest to its depositors.
- scrapbooking — hobby: collaging
- send packing — to dismiss peremptorily
- sewage works — a place where chemicals are used to clean sewage so that it can then be allowed to go into rivers, etc or used to make manure
- shopbreaking — the act of breaking into a shop
- sign a check — When you sign a check , you write your name on it in a special space in order to validate it.
- single track — a single pair of lines so that trains can travel in only one direction at a time
- single-track — (of a railroad or section of a railroad's route) having but one set of tracks, so that trains going in opposite directions must be scheduled to meet only at points where there are sidings.
- skating rink — arena for ice skating
- skating turn — a turn made by someone on roller or ice skates
- skiing pants — warm, waterproof, protective trousers worn while skiing
- sleepwalking — an act of sleepwalking; somnambulation.
- smoke signal — If someone such as a politician or businessman sends out smoke signals, they give an indication of their views and intentions. This indication is often not clear and needs to be worked out.
- smoking area — a designated area in which smoking is permitted
- smoking lamp — formerly, a lamp aboard ship for lighting pipes, now used figuratively to indicate when smoking is or is not allowed: The smoking lamp is lit.
- speedskating — a form of ice skating in which contestants race against each other or the clock over various distances
- spring break — a vacation from school or college during the spring term, lasting about a week.
- stage pocket — one of several metal boxes placed backstage in the floor (floor pocket) or wall of a theater and containing jacks for electric cables used in lighting units.
- stage-struck — obsessed with the desire to become an actor or actress.
- stinking ash — hoptree.
- stocking cap — a long, conical, knitted cap, usually with a tassel or pompon at the tip.
- storage tank — A storage tank is a large vessel for storing oil, gas, and other petrochemical products.
- straightneck — a variety of summer squash related to the crookneck but not having a recurved neck.
- stringy-bark — any of several eucalyptus trees having a fibrous bark
- suckers' gap — a temporary improvement, occurring between two periods of inclement weather, which deceives people into acting in expectation of continued fine weather
- sugar shaker — a container with holes in the top, used for sprinkling sugar onto food