12-letter words containing c, g, s
- sprachgefuhl — a sensitivity to language, especially for what is grammatically or idiomatically acceptable in a given language.
- sprechgesang — a vocal style intermediate between speech and singing but without exact pitch intonation.
- spring catch — a catch for an interior or cabinet door that has a bolt operated by a spring.
- spring vetch — any of several mostly climbing plants belonging to the genus Vicia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves ending in tendrils and bearing pealike flowers, especially V. sativa (spring vetch) cultivated for forage and soil improvement.
- spring-clean — to subject (a place) to a spring-cleaning.
- stage effect — a highly spectacular or artificial device or means, especially for attracting attention.
- stage pocket — one of several metal boxes placed backstage in the floor (floor pocket) or wall of a theater and containing jacks for electric cables used in lighting units.
- stage-struck — obsessed with the desire to become an actor or actress.
- standing cup — a tall decorative cup of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, having a raised cover.
- static cling — the adhering of clothing to other clothing or a person's body, caused by an accumulation of static electricity in the materials, especially those containing synthetic fibers.
- stegocarpous — (of a moss) belonging to the division Stegocarpi, having an operculate capsule
- stenographic — the art of writing in shorthand.
- stick figure — a diagrammatic drawing representing a human or animal, usually made with one line each for the torso and appendages, and often a circle for the head.
- stick-tights — any of several composite plants of the genus Bidens, having barbed achenes that adhere to clothing or fur.
- stockbroking — business of buying and selling stock
- stocking cap — a long, conical, knitted cap, usually with a tassel or pompon at the tip.
- stockingless — not wearing or having stockings
- stoichiology — the branch of biology concerned with the study of the cellular components of animal tissues
- storage cell — a cell whose energy can be renewed by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to that of the flow of current generated by the cell.
- straightneck — a variety of summer squash related to the crookneck but not having a recurved neck.
- stringcourse — a horizontal band or course, as of stone, projecting beyond or flush with the face of a building, often molded and sometimes richly carved.
- stringencies — stringent character or condition: the stringency of poverty.
- strong force — Also called nuclear force. the short-range attractive force between baryons that holds together the nucleus of the atom.
- stylographic — of or relating to a stylograph.
- submicrogram — containing or relating to a mass of less than one microgram
- succeedingly — being that which follows; subsequent; ensuing: laws to benefit succeeding generations.
- suckers' gap — a temporary improvement, occurring between two periods of inclement weather, which deceives people into acting in expectation of continued fine weather
- suckling pig — piglet not yet weaned
- sugar-coated — Sugar-coated food is covered with a sweet substance made of sugar.
- sugarcoating — the act or process of covering something with sugar.
- sunscreening — the use of sunscreens
- supercharged — equipped with a supercharger.
- supercharger — a mechanism for forcing air into an internal-combustion engine in order to increase engine power.
- supercooling — to cool (a liquid) below its freezing point without producing solidification or crystallization; undercool.
- superglacial — on the surface of a glacier.
- superorganic — of or relating to the structure of cultural elements within society conceived as independent of and superior to the individual members of society.
- surf casting — the act, technique, or sport of fishing by casting from the shoreline into the sea, usually using heavy-duty tackle.
- swagger coat — a woman's pyramid-shaped coat with a full flared back and usually raglan sleeves, first popularized in the 1930s.
- swimming cap — A swimming cap is a rubber cap which you wear to keep your hair dry when you are swimming.
- switch grass — a North American grass, Panicum virgatum, having an open, branching inflorescence.
- synecologist — a student of, or expert in, synecology
- synergically — in a synergic manner
- technologies — the branch of knowledge that deals with the creation and use of technical means and their interrelation with life, society, and the environment, drawing upon such subjects as industrial arts, engineering, applied science, and pure science.
- technologist — a person who specializes in technology.
- topstitching — decorative stitching, usually near and parallel to a seam, sewn so as to be visible on the right side of a garment, shoe, belt, etc.
- torch singer — a singer, especially a woman, who specializes in singing torch songs.
- traffic sign — notice to vehicles
- tragicalness — the quality or state of being tragic
- transcending — to rise above or go beyond; overpass; exceed: to transcend the limits of thought; kindness transcends courtesy.
- trichologist — the science dealing with the study of the hair and its diseases.