12-letter words containing a, g, l, u, t
- retail group — a group of companies under single ownership, which sell goods to individual customers
- retrolingual — situated behind or near the base of the tongue.
- rheumatology — the study and treatment of rheumatic diseases.
- rugby tackle — A rugby tackle is a way of making someone fall over by throwing your arms around their legs or hips.
- ruminatingly — in a ruminating manner
- sail through — If someone or something sails through a difficult situation or experience, they deal with it easily and successfully.
- sanguinolent — of or relating to blood.
- saunteringly — in a sauntering manner
- sea lungwort — a plant, Mertensia maritima, of the borage family, growing on northern seacoasts and having leaves with an oysterlike flavor.
- shawl tongue — kiltie (def 3).
- slaughterman — a person employed to kill animals in a slaughterhouse
- slaughterous — murderous; destructive.
- slide guitar — bottleneck (def 3).
- steel guitar — an acoustic, handheld guitar having a metal resonator and producing a wailing, variable sound.
- studdingsail — a light sail, sometimes set outboard of either of the leeches of a square sail and extended by booms.
- studio glass — art glass produced by an independent artisan in the studio.
- supraglottal — situated above the glottis
- talk through — guide through: a procedure, etc.
- tautological — needless repetition of an idea, especially in words other than those of the immediate context, without imparting additional force or clearness, as in “widow woman.”.
- telautograph — a telegraphic device for reproducing handwriting, drawings, etc, the movements of an electromagnetically controlled pen at one end being transmitted along a line to a similar pen at the receiving end
- thaumatology — the study or description of miracles.
- the-sea-gull — a play (1896) by Anton Chekhov.
- thymus gland — a ductless, butterfly-shaped gland lying at the base of the neck, formed mostly of lymphatic tissue and aiding in the production of T cells of the immune system: after puberty, the lymphatic tissue gradually degenerates.
- tongue-blade — a broad, thin piece of wood used by doctors to hold down the patient's tongue during an examination of the mouth and throat.
- traumatology — a branch of surgery dealing with major wounds caused by accidents or violence.
- tumbler gear — a transmission having gears actuated by a tumbler.
- unapologetic — containing an apology or excuse for a fault, failure, insult, injury, etc.: An apologetic letter to his creditors explained the delay.
- uncatalogued — not added to or detailed in a catalogue
- uncoagulated — Obsolete. coagulated.
- uncollegiate — of or relating to a college: collegiate life.
- undulatingly — in an undulating manner
- unflattering — to try to please by complimentary remarks or attention.
- unguiculated — clawed, clawlike
- unjudgmental — involving the use or exercise of judgment.
- unnegotiable — capable of being negotiated: a negotiable salary demand.
- unobligatory — required as a matter of obligation; mandatory: A reply is desirable but not obligatory.
- untargetable — an object, usually marked with concentric circles, to be aimed at in shooting practice or contests.
- urban blight — deterioration of property in centre of city
- urbanologist — a sociologist specializing in urban life and problems
- urinogenital — genitourinary.
- vasoligature — vasoligation.
- vulgar latin — popular Latin, as distinguished from literary or standard Latin, especially those spoken forms of Latin from which the Romance languages developed. Abbreviation: VL.
- walk through — an act or instance of walking or going on foot.
- walk-through — Theater, Television. a rehearsal in which physical action is combined with reading the lines of a play. a perfunctory performance of a script.
- walking tour — a tour on which you walk rather than using transport
- walkthroughs — Plural form of walkthrough.
- white plague — tuberculosis, especially pulmonary tuberculosis.
- williewaught — a substantial serving or swig of an alcoholic beverage