12-letter words containing a, r, g, u, l
- shoulder-bag — A shoulder-bag is a bag that has a long strap so that it can be carried on a person's shoulder.
- simple sugar — monosaccharide.
- slaughterman — a person employed to kill animals in a slaughterhouse
- slaughterous — murderous; destructive.
- slide guitar — bottleneck (def 3).
- splash guard — a large flap behind a rear tire to prevent mud, water, etc., from being splashed on the following vehicle.
- sporangiolum — a small sporangium
- sprachgefuhl — a sensitivity to language, especially for what is grammatically or idiomatically acceptable in a given language.
- steel guitar — an acoustic, handheld guitar having a metal resonator and producing a wailing, variable sound.
- sugar glider — a gliding possum, Petaurus breviceps, inhabiting open forests of New Guinea, Tasmania, and Australia.
- superglacial — on the surface of a glacier.
- supraglottal — situated above the glottis
- 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
- talk through — guide through: a procedure, etc.
- 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
- traumatology — a branch of surgery dealing with major wounds caused by accidents or violence.
- tumbler gear — a transmission having gears actuated by a tumbler.
- un-ignorable — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- unaspiringly — in an unambitious or unaspiring manner
- unbridgeable — a structure spanning and providing passage over a river, chasm, road, or the like.
- unchargeable — that may or should be charged: chargeable duty.
- underlapping — to extend partly under.
- undersealing — the process of applying a coating of underseal to a motor vehicle
- undervaluing — to value below the real worth; put too low a value on.
- unflattering — to try to please by complimentary remarks or attention.
- unforgivable — to grant pardon for or remission of (an offense, debt, etc.); absolve.
- unforgivably — in an unforgivable manner
- unglamorized — not glamorized
- unglamourous — full of glamour; charmingly or fascinatingly attractive, especially in a mysterious or magical way.
- ungovernable — impossible to govern, rule, or restrain; uncontrollable.
- ungracefully — in an ungraceful manner
- ungraciously — in an ungracious manner
- unmoralising — not moralising
- unmoralizing — not moralizing
- unobligatory — required as a matter of obligation; mandatory: A reply is desirable but not obligatory.
- unprevailing — lacking force, not effective
- untargetable — an object, usually marked with concentric circles, to be aimed at in shooting practice or contests.
- unwaveringly — to sway to and fro; flutter: Foliage wavers in the breeze.
- unwearyingly — in an unwearying manner
- urban blight — deterioration of property in centre of city
- urban legend — a modern story of obscure origin and with little or no supporting evidence that spreads spontaneously in varying forms and often has elements of humor, moralizing, or horror: Are there alligators living in the New York City sewer system, or is that just an urban legend?
- urbanologist — a sociologist specializing in urban life and problems
- urinogenital — genitourinary.
- vainglorious — filled with or given to vainglory: a vainglorious actor.
- vasoligature — vasoligation.
- visual range — Meteorology. visibility (def 3).
- 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.