12-letter words containing a, n, g, i, o, s
- glandiferous — bearing nuts or acorns
- glassblowing — the art or process of forming or shaping a mass of molten or heat-softened glass into ware by blowing air into it through a tube.
- 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.
- gonfaloniers — Plural form of gonfalonier.
- gormandising — Present participle of gormandise.
- gormandizers — gourmandise1 .
- graciousness — pleasantly kind, benevolent, and courteous.
- graminaceous — Of, pertaining to, or resembling a grass.
- graminivores — Plural form of graminivore.
- gramophonist — a person who uses a gramophone
- gran turismo — (of an automobile) certified as conforming to the specifications, as fuel capacity and engine displacement, for a class of standard automobiles (Gran Turismo) qualified to engage in various types of competitions. Abbreviation: GTO.
- granulations — Plural form of granulation.
- gratulations — a feeling of joy.
- grayson kirk — Grayson (Louis) 1903–1997, U.S. educator: president of Columbia University 1953–68.
- groin strain — damage to the groin area caused by overexertion, esp suffered by a sports player
- grooving saw — a circular saw used for making grooves
- gross margin — the difference between total revenue and the cost of goods sold
- grosswardein — German name of Oradea.
- gynecomastia — abnormal enlargement of the breast in a male.
- haemogenesis — Haematopoiesis.
- hanging post — a post from which a door, gate, etc., is hung.
- haptoglobins — Plural form of haptoglobin.
- harrisonburg — a city in N Virginia.
- hearing loss — diminished ability to hear
- high fashion — haute couture.
- high treason — treason against the sovereign or state.
- hold against — resent sb for sth
- hollingshead — Holinshed.
- home staging — the professional service of preparing homes for sale in such a way as to appeal to potential buyers and generate higher selling prices: Realtors who encourage sellers to invest in home staging are reporting substantial monetary returns—for both themselves and their clients.
- homesteading — a dwelling with its land and buildings, occupied by the owner as a home and exempted by a homestead law from seizure or sale for debt.
- horse racing — a contest of speed among horses that either are ridden by jockeys or pull sulkies and their drivers.
- hot swapping — (hardware) The connection and disconnection of peripherals or other components without interrupting system operation. This facility may have design implications for both hardware and software.
- housewarming — a party to celebrate a person's or family's move to a new home.
- hypogonadism — diminished hormonal or reproductive functioning in the testes or the ovaries.
- iatrogenesis — (medicine) Any adverse effect (or complication) resulting from medical treatment.
- ignorantness — The state or quality of being ignorant; ignorance.
- immigrations — Plural form of immigration.
- impassioning — Present participle of impassion.
- incognisance — Alternative spelling of incognizance.
- incompassing — Present participle of incompass.
- indignations — Plural form of indignation.
- indigo snake — a large, deep-blue or brown harmless snake, Drymarchon corais, ranging from the southern U.S. to South America and invading burrows to prey on small mammals: the eastern subspecies D. corais couperi is now greatly reduced in number.
- infographics — Plural form of infographic.
- inosculating — Present participle of inosculate.
- instigations — Plural form of instigation.
- integrations — Plural form of integration.
- interrobangs — Plural form of interrobang.
- interrogates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of interrogate.
- investigator — to examine, study, or inquire into systematically; search or examine into the particulars of; examine in detail.
- invigilators — Plural form of invigilator.