12-letter words containing a, s, u, r, g
- coprophagous — (esp of certain beetles) feeding on dung
- coral fungus — any of a group of brightly colored fungi having erect, branching fruiting bodies that resemble coral.
- corrugations — the act or state of corrugating or of being corrugated.
- corruscating — Present participle of corruscate.
- courageously — possessing or characterized by courage; brave: a courageous speech against the dictator.
- cryosurgical — of or relating to cryosurgery
- cryptogamous — Of or pertaining to the cryptogams.
- curate's egg — something that has both good and bad parts
- daughterless — Without a daughter.
- diégo-suarez — a seaport on N Madagascar.
- discouraging — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
- disgracefull — Archaic form of disgraceful.
- disregardful — neglectful; careless.
- distraughtly — distracted; deeply agitated.
- double sugar — disaccharide.
- douglas hurd — a third-class university degree
- dramaturgist — A person who composes a drama and directs its representation; a playwright.
- dreadnoughts — Plural form of dreadnought.
- dry tortugas — a group of eight coral islands at the entrance to the Gulf of Mexico: part of Florida
- dysregulated — Simple past tense and past participle of dysregulate.
- fair housing — the sale and rental of private housing free of discriminatory practices or policies.
- fergus falls — a city in W central Minnesota.
- figure skate — a shoe skate used in figure skating, especially one having a blade shorter than that of a racing skate, usually not extending beyond the toe or heel, and with notches or sawteeth on the curved forward edge.
- figure-skate — to take part in figure skating
- figured bass — a bass part in which the notes have numbers under them indicating the chords to be played.
- firing squad — a military detachment assigned to execute a condemned person by shooting.
- fund-raising — the act or process of raising funds, as for nonprofit organizations or for a political cause.
- gainsborough — Thomas, 1727–88, English painter.
- gaithersburg — a town in central Maryland.
- gaius marius — Gaius, c155–86 b.c, Roman general and consul: opponent of Lucius Cornelius Sulla.
- galeniferous — Of a mineral or deposit that contains galena.
- galusha grow — Galusha Aaron [guh-loo-shuh] /gəˈlu ʃə/ (Show IPA), 1822–1907, U.S. political leader: Speaker of the House 1861–63.
- gastrulation — the formation of a gastrula.
- gear cluster — an assembly of gears permanently attached to a shaft
- geraniaceous — belonging to the Geraniaceae, the geranium family of plants.
- gesticulator — to make or use gestures, especially in an animated or excited manner with or instead of speech.
- glabrousness — The quality of being glabrous.
- glamour puss — a person with an unusually attractive face.
- glamour-puss — a person with an unusually attractive face.
- glandiferous — bearing nuts or acorns
- glass cutter — a tool for cutting glass.
- goddaughters — Plural form of goddaughter.
- gracefullest — Superlative form of graceful.
- gracefulness — The state of being graceful.
- graciousness — pleasantly kind, benevolent, and courteous.
- gradualistic — Of or pertaining to gradualism.
- graduateship — the time or condition of being a graduate
- graminaceous — Of, pertaining to, or resembling a grass.
- gran turismo — (of an automobile) certified as conforming to the specifications, as fuel capacity and engine displacement, for a class of standard automobiles (Gran Turismo) qualified to engage in various types of competitions. Abbreviation: GTO.
- grand rounds — a formal hospital meeting at which physicians discuss interesting medical cases.