12-letter words containing a, s, i, g, h, t
- ranjit singh — ("Lion of the Punjab") 1780–1839, Indian maharaja: founder of the Sikh kingdom of Punjab.
- red goatfish — a goatfish, Mullus auratus.
- rush matting — a floor covering made from rushes (plants of the genus Juncus)
- sail through — If someone or something sails through a difficult situation or experience, they deal with it easily and successfully.
- sandy blight — trachoma.
- scalding hot — that scalds; burning; too hot
- scintigraphy — the process of producing a scintigram.
- scotch grain — a coarse, pebble-grained finish given to heavy leather, esp. for men's shoes
- scratchingly — in a scratching manner, with a scratching action
- see daylight — the light of day: At the end of the tunnel they could see daylight.
- self-heating — the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- sergeantfish — the cobia, Rachycentron canadum.
- set straight — to give the correct facts to; inform properly
- shooting war — open conflict between hostile nations involving direct military engagements.
- short-acting — (of a drug) quickly effective, but requiring regularly repeated doses for long-term treatment, being rapidly absorbed, distributed in the body, and excreted
- sixth-grader — a pupil in their sixth US school year after kindergarten, who is usually around 11 or 12 years old
- slant height — (of a right circular cone) the distance from the vertex to any point on the circumference of the base.
- snapshotting — an informal photograph, especially one taken quickly by a handheld camera.
- south-facing — facing towards the south
- space flight — journey into outer space
- spatiography — the study of the characteristics of space beyond the atmosphere, including the mapping of the movements of celestial bodies and the recording of electrical, magnetic, and gravitational effects, especially those likely to affect missiles and spacecraft.
- sphragistics — the scientific study of seals or signet rings.
- spring catch — a catch for an interior or cabinet door that has a bolt operated by a spring.
- stabilograph — an instrument for measuring body sway.
- stag hunting — the act of hunting or chasing and killing stags
- stage fright — nervousness felt by a performer or speaker when appearing before an audience.
- starry night — a painting (1889) by Vincent van Gogh.
- stenographic — the art of writing in shorthand.
- stinking ash — hoptree.
- straight bat — a bat held vertically
- straight man — an entertainer who plays the part of a foil for a comic partner.
- straight off — without a bend, angle, or curve; not curved; direct: a straight path.
- straight out — thoroughgoing: a straight-out Democrat.
- straight pin — pin (sense 2)
- straight-arm — Football. to push (a potential tackler) away by holding the arm out straight; stiff-arm.
- straight-out — without a bend, angle, or curve; not curved; direct: a straight path.
- straightaway — straight onward, without turn or curve, as a racecourse.
- straightbred — (of animals) purebred; having parents of the same breed
- straightedge — a bar or strip of wood, plastic, or metal having at least one long edge of sufficiently reliable straightness for use in drawing or testing straight lines, plane surfaces, etc.
- straightneck — a variety of summer squash related to the crookneck but not having a recurved neck.
- straightness — without a bend, angle, or curve; not curved; direct: a straight path.
- straightways — in a direct course
- stratigraphy — a branch of geology dealing with the classification, nomenclature, correlation, and interpretation of stratified rocks.
- stringhalted — afflicted with stringhalt
- stylographic — of or relating to a stylograph.
- superheating — Superheating of steam is raising its temperature to well above boiling point.
- switch grass — a North American grass, Panicum virgatum, having an open, branching inflorescence.
- sympathizing — to be in sympathy or agreement of feeling; share in a feeling (often followed by with).
- talking shop — If you say that a conference or a committee is just a talking shop, you disapprove of it because nothing is achieved as a result of what is discussed.
- thanksgiving — the act of giving thanks; grateful acknowledgment of benefits or favors, especially to God.