12-letter words containing a, g, l, s
- autogenously — In an autogenous manner; spontaneously.
- backslapping — Backslapping is noisy, cheerful behavior which people use in order to show affection or appreciation to each other.
- backslashing — Present participle of backslash.
- bargain sale — an event at which goods are sold at low prices, usually to clear old stocks
- barley sugar — Barley sugar is a sweet made from boiled sugar.
- battlewagons — Plural form of battlewagon.
- bell gardens — a town in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- bilingualism — Bilingualism is the ability to speak two languages equally well.
- billingsgate — the largest fish market in London, on the N bank of the River Thames; moved to new site at Canary Wharf in 1982 and the former building converted into offices
- black grouse — a large N European grouse, Lyrurus tetrix, the male of which has a bluish-black plumage and lyre-shaped tail
- blazing star — a North American liliaceous plant, Chamaelirium luteum, with a long spike of small white flowers
- blind casing — (in a box window frame) a rough framework to which the trim is secured.
- block signal — a fixed railroad signal governing the movements of trains entering and using a given section of track.
- blues guitar — blues guitar music
- bluesnarfing — the practice of using one Bluetooth-enabled mobile phone to steal contact details, ring tones, images, etc from another
- boardsailing — windsurfing
- bog asphodel — either of two liliaceous plants, Narthecium ossifragum of Europe or N. americanum of North America, that grow in boggy places and have small yellow flowers and grasslike leaves
- bonnet glass — monteith (def 2).
- bonnet-glass — a large punch bowl, usually of silver, having a notched rim for suspending punch cups.
- bottle glass — glass used for making bottles, consisting of a silicate of sodium, calcium, and aluminium
- breastplough — a plough driven by the worker's breast, often used to pare turf
- buffel grass — grass used for pasture in Africa, India, and Australia
- bush leaguer — Also called busher. Baseball. a player in a minor league. an incompetent player, as one who behaves or plays as if he or she belonged in a minor league.
- bush-leaguer — (in baseball) someone who plays in a minor league
- cablecasting — relating to broadcasting by cable
- caliginosity — darkness
- cape agulhas — a headland in South Africa, the southernmost point of the African continent
- capitalising — Present participle of capitalise.
- cardiologist — A cardiologist is a doctor who specializes in the heart and its diseases.
- caster angle — the forward or backward tilt of the steering axis in a vehicle, when considered from the side
- centralising — Present participle of centralise.
- changelessly — In a changeless manner.
- channelising — Present participle of channelise.
- charlesbourg — city in S Quebec, Canada: pop. 71,000
- chaulmoogras — Plural form of chaulmoogra.
- cheval glass — full-length mirror that can swivel
- cladogenesis — adaptive evolution leading to a greater variety of species
- clam diggers — casual pants that end slightly below the knee.
- clam-diggers — calf-length trousers
- clangorously — In a clangorous manner; ringingly.
- class a drug — (in Britain) any of the most dangerous group of controlled drugs, including heroin, cocaine, and MDMA
- class b drug — (in Britain) any of the second most dangerous group of controlled drugs, including amphetamine
- class c drug — (in Britain) any of the least dangerous group of controlled drugs, including temazepam and cannabis
- classloading — (computing, Java) The dynamic loading of classes into a virtual machine, as performed by a classloader.
- claw setting — a jewellery setting with clawlike prongs
- clearsighted — seeing clearly
- cleistogamic — Alternative form of cleistogamous.
- cliffhangers — Plural form of cliffhanger.
- closegrained — having a fine, compact grain or texture
- closing date — The closing date for a competition or offer is the final date by which entries or applications must be received.