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12-letter words containing a, l, d, i, n, g

  • flat-grained — (of sawed lumber) having the annual rings at an angle of less than 45° with the broader surfaces.
  • fluoridating — Present participle of fluoridate.
  • flying squad — a trained, mobile group of police officers, business executives, labor officials, or the like, capable of performing specialized tasks whenever or wherever sent, often for use in emergencies.
  • folding seat — a seat that can be folded down
  • fungicidally — in a fungicidal manner
  • gable window — a window in or under a gable.
  • gambling den — a building operating as a business where money can be staked on playing games of chance
  • ganglionated — gangliate.
  • gangliosides — Plural form of ganglioside.
  • garand rifle — M-1.
  • garden snail — Zoology
  • gas cylinder — container for storing gas
  • gay-friendly — welcoming to gay people
  • genetic load — the extent to which a population deviates from the theoretically fittest genetic constitution.
  • giant lizard — a monitor lizard, Varanus komodoensis, of certain Indonesian islands E of Java, that grows to a length of 10 feet (3 meters): the largest lizard in the world; now rare.
  • glad tidings — Glad tidings means good news.
  • gladiatorian — (dated) Of or relating to gladiators or to combat in general; gladiatorial.
  • glandiferous — bearing nuts or acorns
  • glazing bead — a convex molding nailed against the edge of a pane of glass to hold it in place.
  • global index — (filename extension)   (gid) The filename extension of a Windows 95 "global index" file. .gid files are created by the help browser internal to Windows 95 (also available for other Windows versions) for WinHelp files (hlp), as well as for storing user preferences, such as window position.
  • glutaredoxin — (enzyme) Any of a family of small redox enzymes that use glutathione as a cofactor.
  • glycerinated — to impregnate with glycerin.
  • godwin's law — (humour)   "As a Usenet discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches one." There is a tradition in many groups that, once this occurs, that thread is over, and whoever mentioned the Nazis has automatically lost whatever argument was in progress. Godwin's Law thus practically guarantees the existence of an upper bound on thread length in those groups. However there is also a widely recognised codicil that any intentional triggering of Godwin's Law in order to invoke its thread-ending effects will be unsuccessful.
  • gold farming — the practice of selling virtual assets gained in a computer game for real money
  • gold-beating — the art or process of beating out gold into gold leaf.
  • gold-plating — the incorporation of costly and unnecessary features or refinements into a product or structure.
  • golden ratio — the ratio of two lengths, equal in value to (1 + √5)/2, and given by b/a = (b + a)/b; it is the reciprocal of the golden section and also equal to (1 + golden section)
  • gradeflation — grade inflation.
  • grand finale — the concluding portion of a performance or entertainment, as a musical show, rodeo, etc., usually spectacular and involving most or all of the prior participants.
  • grand island — a city in S Nebraska.
  • grand siècle — the 17th century in French art and literature, esp the classical period of Louis XIV
  • gravel-blind — more blind or dim-sighted than sand-blind and less than stone-blind.
  • grimaldi man — a type of Aurignacian man having a negroid appearance, thought to be a race of Cro-Magnon man
  • grindability — to wear, smooth, or sharpen by abrasion or friction; whet: to grind a lens.
  • half binding — a type of book binding consisting of a leather binding on the spine and, sometimes, the corners, with paper or cloth sides.
  • half landing — a landing halfway up a flight of stairs
  • half-binding — a type of book binding consisting of a leather binding on the spine and, sometimes, the corners, with paper or cloth sides.
  • hand-holding — the act of holding hands, especially as a sign or token of affection.
  • hand-selling — a gift or token for good luck or as an expression of good wishes, as at the beginning of the new year or when entering upon a new situation or enterprise.
  • handclapping — The activity of clapping hands, especially as part of a musical performance.
  • hang gliding — the sport of launching oneself from a cliff or a steep incline and soaring through the air by means of a hang glider.
  • hang-gliding — Hang-gliding is the activity of flying in a hang-glider.
  • hard feeling — resentment; ill will
  • hard landing — Aeronautics. an uncontrolled or rough landing by an aircraft or spacecraft, usually resulting in damage.
  • hard linking — hard link
  • headlighting — The lighting associated with a headlight.
  • hedge laying — the art or practice of making or maintaining a hedge by cutting branches partway through, laying them horizontally, and pegging them in position in order to create a strong thick hedge
  • helping hand — aid; assistance: to give the destitute a helping hand.
  • hiding place — location where sb is concealed
  • high and low — having a great or considerable extent or reach upward or vertically; lofty; tall: a high wall.
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