12-letter words containing a, t, o, n, i, g
- 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.
- tangier zone — a former internationalized zone on the Strait of Gibraltar: became a part of Morocco 1956. Compare Morocco (def 1).
- tanjungpriok — a port in Indonesia, on the NW coast of Java adjoining the capital, Jakarta: a major shipping and distributing centre for the whole archipelago
- tao te ching — the philosophical book in verse supposedly written by Lao-tzu.
- teaching job — a position as a teacher
- teetotalling — of or relating to, advocating, or pledged to total abstinence from intoxicating drink.
- terraforming — to alter the environment of (a celestial body) in order to make capable of supporting terrestrial life forms.
- theatregoing — the act of regularly attending the theatre
- tone dialing — a system of calling telephone numbers wherein tones of differing pitch corresponding to the digits in the number called are electronically generated by manipulating pushbuttons (contrasted with pulse dialing).
- top grafting — grafting in the top, as of a tree, in order to replace existing branches with those of a more desired variety or form.
- trading post — a store established in an unsettled or thinly settled region by a trader or trading company to obtain furs and local products in exchange for supplies, clothing, other goods, or for cash.
- tragic irony — dramatic irony in tragic drama.
- transforming — to change in form, appearance, or structure; metamorphose.
- transmogrify — to change in appearance or form, especially strangely or grotesquely; transform.
- trapshooting — the sport of shooting at clay pigeons hurled into the air from a trap.
- unapologetic — containing an apology or excuse for a fault, failure, insult, injury, etc.: An apologetic letter to his creditors explained the delay.
- uncollegiate — of or relating to a college: collegiate life.
- undercoating — a coat or jacket worn under another.
- ungratuitous — given, done, bestowed, or obtained without charge or payment; free; voluntary.
- unmotivating — to provide with a motive, or a cause or reason to act; incite; impel.
- unnegotiable — capable of being negotiated: a negotiable salary demand.
- unnegotiated — to deal or bargain with another or others, as in the preparation of a treaty or contract or in preliminaries to a business deal.
- unobligatory — required as a matter of obligation; mandatory: A reply is desirable but not obligatory.
- unoriginated — not originated
- urbanologist — a sociologist specializing in urban life and problems
- urinogenital — genitourinary.
- vasoligation — ligation of the vas deferens.
- vegetational — all the plants or plant life of a place, taken as a whole: the vegetation of the Nile valley.
- vital organs — organs in the body that are essential to life
- voting paper — a ballot.
- wainscotings — Plural form of wainscoting.
- wainscotting — paneling or woodwork with which rooms, hallways, etc., are wainscoted.
- waistcoating — a fabric for making waistcoats.
- waiting room — a room for the use of persons waiting, as in a railroad station or a physician's office.
- walking boot — a lightweight rigid knee-length boot with a reinforced sole and straps that fasten around the leg, used for support after a sprain or fracture
- walking tour — a tour on which you walk rather than using transport
- warning shot — gunshot fired into the air
- washingtonia — either of two fan palm species from the genus Washingtonia
- watchdogging — a dog kept to guard property.
- water coning — Water coning is when flow in a well changes as the oil-water interface forms into a bell shape.
- waterfowling — the sport of shooting waterfowl
- watering pot — a container for water, typically of metal or plastic and having a spout with a perforated nozzle, for watering or sprinkling plants, flowers, etc.
- waterlogging — to cause (a boat, ship, etc.) to become uncontrollable as a result of flooding.
- wellingtonia — (UK) A large coniferous tree, Sequoiadendron giganteum, from California.
- whaling port — a home port for whaling vessels.