12-letter words containing c, i, r, g
- rice growing — the cultivation of rice as a food crop
- rice pudding — dessert made from rice and milk
- rice vinegar — a vinegar made from fermented rice or rice wine, used esp in Chinese and Japanese cuisine
- 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.
- ring circuit — an electrical system in which distribution points are connected to the main supply in a continuous closed circuit
- ring knocker — a commissioned officer in the U.S. armed forces who is a graduate of a military academy.
- ring machine — a Linotype used primarily for making corrections.
- road pricing — Road pricing is a system of making drivers pay money for driving on certain roads by electronically recording the movement of vehicles on those roads.
- rock bunting — a seed-eating songbird, Emberiza cia
- rock carving — the practice of carving on rock
- rock glacier — a mass of rock resembling a valley glacier that moves or is moved down a slope by its own weight or by the action of frost and interstitial ice.
- rock springs — a city in SW Wyoming.
- rockhounding — the activity of searching for and collecting rocks
- rough collie — a breed of long-haired collie with a coarse black-and-white or black, tan, and white coat, thicker around its neck and shoulders.
- rough-voiced — having a harsh or grating voice: a rough-voiced barker.
- running back — an offensive back, as a halfback or fullback, whose principal role is advancing the ball by running with it on plays from scrimmage.
- running kick — a kick made (to something or somebody) after running a short distance
- sacrilegious — pertaining to or involving sacrilege: sacrilegious practices.
- sacring bell — a small bell rung at the elevation of the Host and chalice during Mass
- safecracking — the act of breaking into a safe
- saronic gulf — an inlet of the Aegean, on the SE coast of Greece, between Attica and the Peloponnesus. 50 miles (80 km) long; 30 miles (48 km) wide.
- saving grace — a quality that makes up for other generally negative characteristics; redeeming feature.
- scatteringly — in a scattering manner
- scavengering — scavenging
- scenographic — the art of representing objects in accordance with the rules of perspective.
- schooner rig — a rig in which the mainmast is taller than the foremast
- schreinering — to produce a lustrous finish on (a fabric) by subjecting it to pressure exerted by rollers engraved with many fine lines.
- scintigraphy — the process of producing a scintigram.
- scorekeeping — an official of a sports contest who keeps record of the score.
- scotch grain — a coarse, pebble-grained finish given to heavy leather, esp. for men's shoes
- scouring pad — a small pad, as of steel wool or plastic mesh, used for scouring pots, pans, etc.
- scramblingly — in a scrambling manner
- scrapbooking — hobby: collaging
- scratchingly — in a scratching manner, with a scratching action
- scribblingly — in a scribbling manner
- scribbly gum — any species of the genus Eucalyptus with smooth white bark marked with random patterns made by wood-boring insects
- scrutinizing — to examine in detail with careful or critical attention.
- sea crossing — a journey by sea from one coast to another
- selling race — a claiming race at the end of which the winning horse is offered for sale.
- semi-organic — noting or pertaining to a class of chemical compounds that formerly comprised only those existing in or derived from plants or animals, but that now includes all other compounds of carbon.
- serotonergic — containing or activated by serotonin.
- service game — a game in which a particular tennis player is the one who serves
- shared logic — the sharing of a central processing unit and associated software among several terminals
- 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
- shortcomings — a failure, defect, or deficiency in conduct, condition, thought, ability, etc.: a social shortcoming; a shortcoming of his philosophy.
- shortcutting — to cause to be shortened by the use of a shortcut.
- sight screen — a white screen set in line with the wicket as an aid to the batsman in seeing the ball when it is bowled.
- signal corps — a branch of the army responsible for military communications, meteorological studies, and related work.
- significator — a planet deemed significant in astrology
- single cream — dairy product: thin or light cream