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12-letter words containing a, s, t, i, n, g

  • mount pisgah — the mountain slopes to the northeast of the Dead Sea, from one of which, Mount Nebo, Moses viewed Canaan
  • multicasting — the act or process of a person or thing that casts.
  • multitasking — Computers. (of a single CPU) to execute two or more jobs concurrently.
  • mutable sign — any of the four astrological signs, Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, or Pisces, that are grouped together because of their placement at the end of the seasons and characterized by the attribute of adaptability to circumstances.
  • nai register — (in Britain) a list of children deemed to be at risk of abuse or injury from their parents or guardians, compiled and held by a local authority, area health authority, or NSPCC Special Unit
  • naturalising — Present participle of naturalise.
  • naughty bits — genitals
  • nauseatingly — causing sickness of the stomach; nauseous.
  • near-sighted — seeing distinctly at a short distance only; myopic.
  • negativeness — The characteristic of being negative; negativity.
  • negativistic — a negative or pessimistic attitude.
  • negativities — expressing or containing negation or denial: a negative response to the question.
  • negotiations — Plural form of negotiation.
  • nematologist — One who studies nematology.
  • net earnings — income after tax
  • neutralising — Present participle of neutralise.
  • night sweats — heavy sweating during sleep, especially as a symptom of certain diseases, as tuberculosis.
  • nightingales — Plural form of nightingale.
  • nonstrategic — pertaining to, characterized by, or of the nature of strategy: strategic movements.
  • nugatoriness — Quality of being nugatory.
  • oceanologist — the practical application of oceanography.
  • olefiant gas — ethylene (def 2).
  • orange stick — a slender, rounded stick, originally of orangewood, having tapered ends and used in manicuring, especially to push back the cuticles or clean the fingernails.
  • organisation — the act or process of organizing.
  • originations — Plural form of origination.
  • outspreading — Present participle of outspread.
  • outstandings — Outstanding amounts; unpaid debts.
  • over against — in opposition to; contrary to; adverse or hostile to: twenty votes against ten; against reason.
  • overstaffing — the provision of an excessive number of staff for (a factory, hotel, etc)
  • oxidant smog — photochemical smog.
  • pair skating — a form of competitive skating in which a man and a woman skate together in performing a choreographed series of jumps, lifts, and other acrobatic moves to a selection of music.
  • palynologist — the study of live and fossil spores, pollen grains, and similar plant structures.
  • panning shot — pan3 (def 6).
  • pantophagist — an omnivore
  • paragnathism — the condition or fact of having upper and lower jaws of equal length
  • parting shot — a threat, insult, condemnation, sarcastic retort, or the like, uttered upon leaving.
  • passing note — a note that is foreign to a harmony and is introduced between two successive chord tones in order to produce a melodic transition.
  • passing shot — a shot played to one side of and beyond the reach of an opponent coming to or stationed at the net.
  • pasteurising — to expose (a food, as milk, cheese, yogurt, beer, or wine) to an elevated temperature for a period of time sufficient to destroy certain microorganisms, as those that can produce disease or cause spoilage or undesirable fermentation of food, without radically altering taste or quality.
  • pathogenesis — the production and development of disease.
  • paving stone — slab used to lay a path
  • paying guest — lodger
  • pet scanning — the action or process of using a PET scanner to obtain an image.
  • pilot signal — a signal, as a flag or light, used to request a pilot.
  • piss-elegant — displaying a contrived, often pretentious, sophistication, opulence, etc.
  • plug casting — bait casting in which a plug is used as the lure.
  • poetastering — the profession of being a poetaster
  • pogson ratio — the brightness ratio of two celestial objects that differ by one magnitude. On the Pogson scale a difference of 5 magnitudes is defined as a difference of 100 in the intensities of two stars; therefore a difference of 1 magnitude is equal to the fifth root of 100, i.e. 2.512
  • post-weaning — to accustom (a child or young animal) to food other than its mother's milk; cause to lose the need to suckle or turn to the mother for food.
  • predesignate — to designate beforehand.
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