12-letter words containing a, n, g, s, h
- exhaustingly — In an exhausting manner.
- fair housing — the sale and rental of private housing free of discriminatory practices or policies.
- farthingales — Plural form of farthingale.
- farthingless — without a farthing, having no money
- file-sharing — File-sharing is a method of distributing computer files, for example files containing music, among a large number of users.
- fish farming — the job of rearing fish for commercial purposes
- fishing boat — vessel: for fishing
- flash drying — Flash drying is a stage in a process to make something bigger, in which a paste-like feed is broken up and dried at the same time.
- flesh-eating — habitually eating flesh; carnivorous
- flying shear — (in a continuous rolling mill) a shear that moves with the piece being cut.
- gainsborough — Thomas, 1727–88, English painter.
- galanty show — pantomime shadow play
- gamesmanship — the use of methods, especially in a sports contest, that are dubious or seemingly improper but not strictly illegal.
- garnisheeing — Present participle of garnishee.
- garnishments — Plural form of garnishment.
- gastightness — the state or quality of being gastight
- gatecrashing — Present participle of gatecrash.
- gemeinschaft — an association of individuals having sentiments, tastes, and attitudes in common; fellowship.
- general shop — a shop that sells various types of goods
- generalships — Plural form of generalship.
- genghis khan — 1162–1227, Mongol conqueror of most of Asia and of E Europe to the Dnieper River.
- geomechanics — the study and application of rock and soil mechanics
- german sixth — (in musical harmony) an augmented sixth chord having a major third and a perfect fifth between the root and the augmented sixth
- gnatcatchers — Plural form of gnatcatcher.
- gnathostomes — Plural form of gnathostome.
- golden share — a share in a company that controls at least 51% of the voting rights, esp one retained by the UK government in some privatization issues
- good heavens — You say 'Good heavens!' or 'Heavens!' to express surprise or to emphasize that you agree or disagree with someone.
- gopher snake — a bullsnake, Pituophis melanoleucus, of western North America, that invades burrows to prey on rodents.
- gramophonist — a person who uses a gramophone
- grandfathers — Plural form of grandfather.
- grandmothers — Plural form of grandmother.
- grandnephews — Plural form of grandnephew.
- granny smith — a variety of crisp, green-skinned apple, for eating raw or for cooking.
- gravenhages' — a Dutch name of The Hague.
- greenwashing — Present participle of greenwash.
- ground shark — any of various requiem sharks, especially of the genus Carcharhinus.
- guardianship — the position and responsibilities of a guardian, especially toward a ward.
- gynantherous — having the stamens converted into pistils by the action of frost, disease, or insects.
- haemogenesis — Haematopoiesis.
- hair-raising — terrifying or horrifying: We had a hair-raising brush with death.
- hairdressing — the act or process of cutting, combing out, doing up, or styling hair.
- half-english — of, relating to, or characteristic of England or its inhabitants, institutions, etc.
- hamstringing — Present participle of hamstring.
- hand setting — Also called French telephone. a telephone having a mouthpiece and earpiece mounted at opposite ends of a handle.
- 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.
- hanging post — a post from which a door, gate, etc., is hung.
- hanging step — a step projecting from a wall with no real or apparent support at its outer end.
- haptoglobins — Plural form of haptoglobin.
- hardinggrass — a perennial grass of the genus Phalaris, found in South Africa, Australia, and in North America where it is used as an animal foodstuff
- hardstanding — a hard surface on which cars, aircraft etc. may stand