12-letter words containing a, s, r, i, g, h
- phrasemaking — the making up or coining of memorable phrases or slogans
- physiography — the science of physical geography.
- physogastric — pertaining to the swollen, membranous abdomen of certain insects, especially termite and ant queens.
- polar lights — the aurora borealis in the Northern Hemisphere or the aurora australis in the Southern Hemisphere.
- polygraphist — an instrument for receiving and recording simultaneously tracings of variations in certain body activities.
- predischarge — of or pertaining to the period prior to discharge, esp prior to discharge from hospital or from employment
- quitch grass — any of various grasses, especially Agropyron repens, known chiefly as troublesome weeds and characterized by creeping rootstocks that spread rapidly.
- ranjit singh — ("Lion of the Punjab") 1780–1839, Indian maharaja: founder of the Sikh kingdom of Punjab.
- red goatfish — a goatfish, Mullus auratus.
- rhizophagous — feeding on roots.
- ring changes — to make the form, nature, content, future course, etc., of (something) different from what it is or from what it would be if left alone: to change one's name; to change one's opinion; to change the course of history.
- 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.
- scenographic — the art of representing objects in accordance with the rules of perspective.
- 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
- seismography — the scientific measuring and recording of the shock and vibrations of earthquakes.
- sergeantfish — the cobia, Rachycentron canadum.
- set straight — to give the correct facts to; inform properly
- shared logic — the sharing of a central processing unit and associated software among several terminals
- shareholding — a holder or owner of shares, especially in a company or corporation.
- sherardizing — to coat (steel) with a thin cladding of zinc by heating in a mixture of sand and powdered zinc.
- shooting war — open conflict between hostile nations involving direct military engagements.
- shopbreaking — the act of breaking into a shop
- 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
- siderography — the art or technique of engraving on steel.
- sixth-grader — a pupil in their sixth US school year after kindergarten, who is usually around 11 or 12 years old
- sociographic — the branch of sociology that uses statistical data to describe social phenomena.
- 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.
- spearfishing — any of several fishes of the genus Tetrapturus, resembling the sailfish but having the first dorsal fin much less developed: inhabiting all seas, but rare.
- spearheading — the sharp-pointed head that forms the piercing end of a spear.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.