12-letter words containing d, a, g, u
- quindecagons — Plural form of quindecagon.
- read-through — reading (def 1).
- regurgitated — to give back or repeat, especially something not fully understood or assimilated: to regurgitate the teacher's lectures on the exam.
- road haulage — transport of goods by road
- rogue trader — A rogue trader is an employee of a financial institution who carries out business without the knowledge or approval of his or her bosses.
- rouge dragon — a pursuivant at the English college of arms
- ruling grade — the steepest grade on a given stretch of track, which determines the maximum tonnage that can be hauled in a train having a given horsepower at a stated minimum speed.
- running hand — script or calligraphy characterized by uniformly slanted letters that are written quickly and connected by long, continuous strokes of the pen.
- running head — a descriptive word, phrase, title, or the like, usually repeated at the top of each page of a book, periodical, etc.
- sago pudding — a sweet pudding made with sago and milk
- sausage code — (humour, programming) Code which, once you know the details of how it's made, you'll never want to use again.
- scouring pad — a small pad, as of steel wool or plastic mesh, used for scouring pots, pans, etc.
- scuba diving — deep-sea swimming
- shoulder bag — a handbag with shoulder strap attached.
- shoulder-bag — A shoulder-bag is a bag that has a long strap so that it can be carried on a person's shoulder.
- slide guitar — bottleneck (def 3).
- sound change — any phonetic or phonological change in spoken language, for example the replacement of one speech sound with another, or the loss of a particular sound
- spade guinea — a guinea decorated with a spade-shaped shield, coined during the reign of George III
- splash guard — a large flap behind a rear tire to prevent mud, water, etc., from being splashed on the following vehicle.
- spud-bashing — the task of peeling potatoes, given as a punishment
- squared ring — boxing ring.
- standing cup — a tall decorative cup of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, having a raised cover.
- stepdaughter — a daughter of one's husband or wife by a previous marriage.
- studdingsail — a light sail, sometimes set outboard of either of the leeches of a square sail and extended by booms.
- studio glass — art glass produced by an independent artisan in the studio.
- stun grenade — a nonlethal grenade which is used to disturb the senses of enemies by its loud noise and its bright light
- sugar glider — a gliding possum, Petaurus breviceps, inhabiting open forests of New Guinea, Tasmania, and Australia.
- sugar-coated — Sugar-coated food is covered with a sweet substance made of sugar.
- supercharged — equipped with a supercharger.
- surfboarding — a long, narrow board on which a person stands or lies prone in surfboarding.
- swiss guards — a corps of Swiss mercenary soldiers, esp. those hired as Vatican bodyguards to the pope
- thought-read — to read someone's mind or psychically know what someone's thoughts are
- thymus gland — a ductless, butterfly-shaped gland lying at the base of the neck, formed mostly of lymphatic tissue and aiding in the production of T cells of the immune system: after puberty, the lymphatic tissue gradually degenerates.
- tongue-blade — a broad, thin piece of wood used by doctors to hold down the patient's tongue during an examination of the mouth and throat.
- touch and go — precarious situation
- touch-and-go — risky; precarious: a touch-and-go descent down the mountain.
- turbocharged — with additional power from turbine
- turf dancing — a fluid style of street-dancing originating in the Bay Area of San Francisco, California
- unaffrighted — to frighten.
- unaggregated — formed by the conjunction or collection of particulars into a whole mass or sum; total; combined: the aggregate amount of indebtedness.
- unbridgeable — a structure spanning and providing passage over a river, chasm, road, or the like.
- uncatalogued — not added to or detailed in a catalogue
- unchallenged — a euphemism for disabled (usually preceded by an adverb): physically challenged.
- uncoagulated — Obsolete. coagulated.
- unconjugated — Grammar. to inflect (a verb). to recite or display all or some subsets of the inflected forms of (a verb), in a fixed order: One conjugates the present tense of the verb “be” as “I am, you are, he is, we are, you are, they are.”.
- under-manage — to bring about or succeed in accomplishing, sometimes despite difficulty or hardship: She managed to see the governor. How does she manage it on such a small income?
- underbearing — unassuming
- undercoating — a coat or jacket worn under another.
- underdrawing — the act of sketching a subject before painting it on the same surface
- undergarment — an article of underwear.