12-letter words containing d, e, s, a
- flash powder — powder that could be ignited to provide a bright light to take a photograph
- flat-chested — If you describe a woman as flat-chested, you mean that she has small breasts.
- flinders bar — a bar of soft iron, mounted vertically beneath a compass to compensate for vertical magnetic currents.
- florida keys — chain of small islands extending southwest from the S tip of Fla.
- fluid assets — assets that are in the form of cash or easily convertible into cash
- folding seat — a seat that can be folded down
- foolhardiest — Superlative form of foolhardy.
- foreadmonish — (rare, transitive) To admonish beforehand, or before the act or event.
- foreshadowed — Simple past tense and past participle of foreshadow.
- foreshadower — One who or that which foreshadows.
- formal dress — clothing for elegant or solemn occasions
- forward sale — the sale of something that is to be delivered and paid for at a later date
- freestanding — (of sculpture or architectural elements) unattached to a supporting unit or background; standing alone.
- french sudan — former name of Mali.
- frigatebirds — Plural form of frigatebird.
- frustratedly — In a frustrated manner.
- fundamentals — serving as, or being an essential part of, a foundation or basis; basic; underlying: fundamental principles; the fundamental structure.
- fused quartz — glass made entirely from quartz: a form of silica glass.
- fused silica — glass made entirely from silica, having a very low rate of thermal expansion.
- galactosides — Plural form of galactoside.
- gallbladders — Plural form of gallbladder.
- 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 cress — a peppergrass, Lepidium sativum, used as a salad vegetable.
- garden snail — Zoology
- garden state — New Jersey (used as a nickname).
- gas cylinder — container for storing gas
- gas-operated — (of a firearm) using some of the exhaust gases to operate the action.
- gastrodermal — the inner cell layer of the body of an invertebrate.
- gastrodermis — the inner cell layer of the body of an invertebrate.
- gendarmeries — Plural form of gendarmerie.
- geneva bands — a pair of white lawn or linen strips hanging from the front of the neck or collar of some ecclesiastical and academic robes
- gerrymanders — Plural form of gerrymander.
- gesticulated — to make or use gestures, especially in an animated or excited manner with or instead of speech.
- gingerbreads — Plural form of gingerbread.
- gladsomeness — (archaic) gladness.
- glandiferous — bearing nuts or acorns
- glassyheaded — smooth; bald
- glycosidases — Plural form of glycosidase.
- glycosylated — Simple past tense and past participle of glycosylate.
- goddaughters — Plural form of goddaughter.
- 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 heavens — You say 'Good heavens!' or 'Heavens!' to express surprise or to emphasize that you agree or disagree with someone.
- gormandizers — gourmandise1 .
- grade school — an elementary school that has its pupils grouped or classified into grades.