12-letter words containing d, e, g, l
- ground plane — (in perspective drawing) the theoretical horizontal plane receding from the picture plane to the horizon, beginning at the level of the base line.
- ground plate — Electricity. a metal plate for making a ground connection to the earth.
- ground rules — Usually, ground rules. basic or governing principles of conduct in any situation or field of endeavor: the ground rules of press conferences.
- groundlessly — In a groundless manner; without justification.
- guelder rose — a shrub, Viburnum opulus, of the honeysuckle family, native to the Old World, having broad clusters of white flowers and scarlet fruit.
- guelder-rose — a shrub, Viburnum opulus, of the honeysuckle family, native to the Old World, having broad clusters of white flowers and scarlet fruit.
- guide fossil — index fossil.
- guilt-ridden — If a person is guilt-ridden, they feel very guilty about something.
- gulf of aden — a waterway in the Arabian sea between Yemen and Somalia and connecting with the Red Sea
- gutturalized — pronounced with guttural coarticulation.
- hand luggage — carry-on baggage
- 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.
- hard feeling — resentment; ill will
- headlighting — The lighting associated with a headlight.
- headlongness — Headlong quality or speed; precipitateness.
- headstrongly — In a headstrong manner.
- hedda gabler — a play (1890) by Henrik Ibsen.
- hedge garlic — an erect, cruciferous herb, Sisymbrium officinale, having a garlicky odor.
- 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
- hedge nettle — a slender-leafed, hairy plant, Stachys palustris, of the mint family, abundant along roadsides and in fields and marshes, having clusters of tubular, purple flowers on a spike.
- hedge-school — a school held out of doors in favourable weather, indoors in winter
- heliographed — Simple past tense and past participle of heliograph.
- helping hand — aid; assistance: to give the destitute a helping hand.
- hendecagonal — (geometry) Having eleven sides an angles; similar to a hendecagon.
- hiding place — location where sb is concealed
- high hurdles — a race in which runners leap over hurdles 42 inches (107 cm) high.
- high-colored — deep in color; vivid.
- highly rated — generally considered to be of high quality
- hollingshead — Holinshed.
- homebuilding — the designing or constructing of houses.
- hornswoggled — Simple past tense and past participle of hornswoggle.
- hydroecology — The study of support systems in wetlands such as the interactions between water and wildlife habitats.
- hydrogeology — the science dealing with the occurrence and distribution of underground water.
- indigenously — originating in and characteristic of a particular region or country; native (often followed by to): the plants indigenous to Canada; the indigenous peoples of southern Africa.
- indigestible — not digestible; not easily digested.
- indologenous — producing or causing the production of indole.
- indulgencies — indulgence.
- indulgencing — Present participle of indulgence.
- interdigital — Between the fingers or toes.
- interlarding — Present participle of interlard.
- intermingled — Simple past tense and past participle of intermingle.
- irregardless — regardless.
- isle of dogs — a district in the East End of London, bounded on three sides by the River Thames, and a focus of major office development (Canary Wharf) in recent years
- jane goodall — Jane, born 1934, English primatologist and zoologist.
- judgmentally — involving the use or exercise of judgment.
- kendal green — a coarse woolen cloth, green in color.
- kluge around — (jargon) To avoid a bug or difficult condition by inserting a kluge. Compare workaround.
- knowledgable — possessing or exhibiting knowledge, insight, or understanding; intelligent; well-informed; discerning; perceptive.
- ladder logic — (programming) Source code formatted in two columns with conditions on the left that lead to outputs on the right: if (c1) s1 else if (c2) s2 else if (c3) s3 ... (2007-03-15)
- land-grabber — a person who seizes land illegally or underhandedly.