12-letter words containing d, e, a, l, i, n
- false indigo — any of several North American shrubs belonging to the genus Amorpha, of the legume family, especially A. fruticosa, having compound leaves with pinnate leaflets and long, dense clusters of purplish flowers.
- farthingdale — (British, dated, 13th-19th C.) A unit of area equal to one quarter of an acre.
- fascinatedly — In a fascinated manner; with fascination.
- fault-finder — a person who habitually finds fault, complains, or objects, especially in a petty way.
- federalizing — Present participle of federalize.
- fence lizard — either of two spiny lizards, Sceloporus undulatus and S. occidentalis, of the U.S. and northern Mexico, often seen on fences.
- field magnet — a magnet for producing a magnetic field, as in a particle accelerator or an electric motor.
- field ration — ration issued and authorized for troops in the field.
- final demand — the last in a series of requests for payment of money owed, which usually contains a threat of legal action if the demand is ignored
- flat-grained — (of sawed lumber) having the annual rings at an angle of less than 45° with the broader surfaces.
- flinders bar — a bar of soft iron, mounted vertically beneath a compass to compensate for vertical magnetic currents.
- folding seat — a seat that can be folded down
- forward line — the soldiers at the forward most position in an army force
- franked mail — official mail sent by members of Congress, the vice president, and other authorized officials. Compare frank1 (defs 6–9).
- furazolidone — a nitrofuran, C 8 H 7 N 3 O 5 , that is used in the treatment of giardiasis, and bacterial gastroenteritis and dysentery.
- gable window — a window in or under a gable.
- gambling den — a building operating as a business where money can be staked on playing games of chance
- ganglionated — gangliate.
- gangliosides — Plural form of ganglioside.
- garand rifle — M-1.
- garden snail — Zoology
- gas cylinder — container for storing gas
- gay-friendly — welcoming to gay people
- genetic load — the extent to which a population deviates from the theoretically fittest genetic constitution.
- glandiferous — bearing nuts or acorns
- glazing bead — a convex molding nailed against the edge of a pane of glass to hold it in place.
- global index — (filename extension) (gid) The filename extension of a Windows 95 "global index" file. .gid files are created by the help browser internal to Windows 95 (also available for other Windows versions) for WinHelp files (hlp), as well as for storing user preferences, such as window position.
- glutaredoxin — (enzyme) Any of a family of small redox enzymes that use glutathione as a cofactor.
- glycerinated — to impregnate with glycerin.
- gold-beating — the art or process of beating out gold into gold leaf.
- golden ratio — the ratio of two lengths, equal in value to (1 + √5)/2, and given by b/a = (b + a)/b; it is the reciprocal of the golden section and also equal to (1 + golden section)
- gradeflation — grade inflation.
- grand finale — the concluding portion of a performance or entertainment, as a musical show, rodeo, etc., usually spectacular and involving most or all of the prior participants.
- grand siècle — the 17th century in French art and literature, esp the classical period of Louis XIV
- gravel-blind — more blind or dim-sighted than sand-blind and less than stone-blind.
- habilimented — Clothed.
- hallucinated — Simple past tense and past participle of hallucinate.
- hand-deliver — to deliver in person or by messenger.
- 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.
- handicapable — (politically correct) disabled or handicapped.
- hard feeling — resentment; ill will
- harlequinade — a pantomime, farce, or similar play in which Harlequin plays the principal part.
- headlighting — The lighting associated with a headlight.
- health drink — a drink that claims to be beneficial to health
- hedge laying — the art or practice of making or maintaining a hedge by cutting branches partway through, laying them horizontally, and pegging them in position in order to create a strong thick hedge
- helping hand — aid; assistance: to give the destitute a helping hand.
- hiding place — location where sb is concealed
- hinterlander — One who lives in the hinterland.
- hollingshead — Holinshed.
- human shield — a person or group of people located or intentionally placed in a potential line of fire or in an area likely to be attacked.