12-letter words containing a, g, u, i
- superheating — Superheating of steam is raising its temperature to well above boiling point.
- superhighway — a highway designed for travel at high speeds, having more than one lane for each direction of traffic, a safety strip dividing the two directions, and cloverleaves to route the traffic on and off the highway. Compare expressway.
- superorganic — of or relating to the structure of cultural elements within society conceived as independent of and superior to the individual members of society.
- surf casting — the act, technique, or sport of fishing by casting from the shoreline into the sea, usually using heavy-duty tackle.
- surfboarding — a long, narrow board on which a person stands or lies prone in surfboarding.
- surpassingly — of a large amount or high degree; exceeding, excelling, or extraordinary: structures of surpassing magnificence.
- survival bag — a large plastic bag carried by climbers for use in an emergency as protection against exposure
- swine plague — hemorrhagic septicemia of hogs, caused by the bacterium Pasteurella suiseptica, characterized by an accompanying infection of pneumonia.
- swiss guards — a corps of Swiss mercenary soldiers, esp. those hired as Vatican bodyguards to the pope
- tag question — Also called tag. a short interrogative structure appended to a statement or command, as isn't it in It's raining, isn't it?, are you in You're not going, are you?, or German nicht wahr.
- tanjungpriok — a port in Indonesia, on the NW coast of Java adjoining the capital, Jakarta: a major shipping and distributing centre for the whole archipelago
- tasting menu — a fixed-price restaurant meal or menu consisting of small portions of numerous dishes: We ordered the 6-course tasting menu for $125.
- 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.”.
- thaumaturgic — pertaining to a thaumaturge or to thaumaturgy.
- tramping hut — a hut in the bush for the use of trampers
- traumatising — Pathology. to injure (tissues) by force or by thermal, chemical, etc., agents.
- traumatizing — Pathology. to injure (tissues) by force or by thermal, chemical, etc., agents.
- truck racing — a motor sport in which powerful trucks, without their containers, are raced around a circuit
- tsunamigenic — producing a tsunami or tsunamis
- tupi-guarani — a family of Indian languages including Tupi, Guarani, lingua geral, and many others of central South America.
- turf dancing — a fluid style of street-dancing originating in the Bay Area of San Francisco, California
- turn against — become hostile to
- ubangi-shari — former name of the Central African Republic.
- un-ignorable — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- unaffrighted — to frighten.
- unaggressive — characterized by or tending toward unprovoked offensives, attacks, invasions, or the like; militantly forward or menacing: aggressive acts against a neighboring country.
- unapologetic — containing an apology or excuse for a fault, failure, insult, injury, etc.: An apologetic letter to his creditors explained the delay.
- unappetizing — appealing to or stimulating the appetite; savory.
- unaspiringly — in an unambitious or unaspiring manner
- unassignable — not able to be transferred
- unassumingly — modest; unpretentious.
- unbiological — pertaining to biology.
- unbridgeable — a structure spanning and providing passage over a river, chasm, road, or the like.
- unchangingly — without changing; in an unchanging manner
- uncognizable — capable of being perceived or known.
- uncollegiate — of or relating to a college: collegiate life.
- unconcealing — not concealing or hiding anything; revealing
- underbearing — unassuming
- undercoating — a coat or jacket worn under another.
- underdrawing — the act of sketching a subject before painting it on the same surface
- underlapping — to extend partly under.
- undermanning — the condition of not having enough employees to function properly
- undermeaning — what is intended to be, or actually is, expressed or indicated; signification; import: the three meanings of a word.
- undersealing — the process of applying a coating of underseal to a motor vehicle
- understating — to state or represent less strongly or strikingly than the facts would bear out; set forth in restrained, moderate, or weak terms: The casualty lists understate the extent of the disaster.
- undertakings — the act of a person who undertakes any task or responsibility.
- undervaluing — to value below the real worth; put too low a value on.
- undesignated — to mark or point out; indicate; show; specify.
- undespairing — not despairing; not giving in to despair
- undischarged — gun: not let off