12-letter words containing d, a, s, l
- fused silica — glass made entirely from silica, having a very low rate of thermal expansion.
- galactosides — Plural form of galactoside.
- galahad, sir — Sir Arthurian Romance. the noblest and purest knight of the Round Table, son of Lancelot and Elaine: gained the Holy Grail.
- gallbladders — Plural form of gallbladder.
- gallows bird — a person who deserves to be hanged.
- gangliosides — Plural form of ganglioside.
- gangsterland — an area controlled by gangsters
- gapped scale — a scale, such as a pentatonic scale, containing fewer than seven notes
- garden snail — Zoology
- gas cylinder — container for storing gas
- gastrodermal — the inner cell layer of the body of an invertebrate.
- gesticulated — to make or use gestures, especially in an animated or excited manner with or instead of speech.
- glad tidings — Glad tidings means good news.
- gladsomeness — (archaic) gladness.
- glandiferous — bearing nuts or acorns
- glass lizard — any limbless, snakelike lizard of the genus Ophisaurus, inhabiting the eastern U.S., Europe, and Asia, having external ear openings and the ability to regenerate its long, fragile tail.
- glassyheaded — smooth; bald
- glycosidases — Plural form of glycosidase.
- glycosylated — Simple past tense and past participle of glycosylate.
- godwin's law — (humour) "As a Usenet discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches one." There is a tradition in many groups that, once this occurs, that thread is over, and whoever mentioned the Nazis has automatically lost whatever argument was in progress. Godwin's Law thus practically guarantees the existence of an upper bound on thread length in those groups. However there is also a widely recognised codicil that any intentional triggering of Godwin's Law in order to invoke its thread-ending effects will be unsuccessful.
- golden aster — any North American, asterlike, composite plant of the genus Chrysopsis, having bright, golden-yellow flower heads, as C. mariana, of the eastern U.S.
- golden share — a share in a company that controls at least 51% of the voting rights, esp one retained by the UK government in some privatization issues
- golden stars — a plant, Bloomeria crocea, of the amaryllis family, native to southern California, having clusters of golden-orange, starlike flowers.
- golden state — California (used as a nickname).
- golden years — the years that follow retirement from work
- good as gold — If you say that a child is being as good as gold, you are emphasizing that they are behaving very well and are not causing you any problems.
- grade school — an elementary school that has its pupils grouped or classified into grades.
- gradualistic — Of or pertaining to gradualism.
- grand island — a city in S Nebraska.
- grand siècle — the 17th century in French art and literature, esp the classical period of Louis XIV
- griddlecakes — Plural form of griddlecake.
- ground glass — Optics. glass that has had its polished surface removed by fine grinding and that is used to diffuse light.
- hadley chest — a style of chest made c1700 in Massachusetts or Connecticut, having front rails and panels carved in low relief with elaborate tulip and leaf patterns.
- halcyon days — period regarded with nostalgia
- half-dressed — an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece.
- half-starved — to die or perish from lack of food or nourishment.
- hammarskjold — Dag Hjalmar [dahg yahl-mahr] /dɑg ˈyɑl mɑr/ (Show IPA), 1905–61, Swedish statesman: Secretary General of the United Nations 1953–61; Nobel Peace Prize 1961.
- hand-selling — a gift or token for good luck or as an expression of good wishes, as at the beginning of the new year or when entering upon a new situation or enterprise.
- hardscrabble — providing or yielding meagerly in return for much effort; demanding or unrewarding: the hardscrabble existence of mountainside farmers.
- harold stark — Harold Raynsford [reynz-ferd] /ˈreɪnz fərd/ (Show IPA), 1880–1972, U.S. admiral.
- headlessness — The state of being headless.
- headlongness — Headlong quality or speed; precipitateness.
- headmasterly — In a manner befitting a headmaster.
- headstrongly — In a headstrong manner.
- hemodialyses — Plural form of hemodialysis.
- hemodialysis — dialysis of the blood, especially with an artificial kidney, for the removal of waste products.
- hold against — resent sb for sth
- hollingshead — Holinshed.
- horse-dealer — a person who buys and sells horses as a profession
- hospital bed — a bed having side rails that can be raised or lowered and a mattress base in three jointed sections so that the head, foot, or middle may be raised by a crank or motor, allowing a patient to lie in various positions, as a therapeutic aid or for comfort.