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12-letter words containing d, g, l

  • spread eagle — the representation of an eagle with outstretched wings, used as an emblem of the US
  • spread-eagle — having or suggesting the form of a spread eagle.
  • spreadeagled — Someone who is spreadeagled is lying with their arms and legs spread out.
  • stranglehold — Wrestling. an illegal hold by which an opponent's breath is choked off.
  • stringhalted — afflicted with stringhalt
  • stringholder — an oblong piece of wood at the lower end of the body of a viol or other stringed instrument to which the strings are attached.
  • stud welding — the semiautomatic welding of a stud or similar piece of metal to a flat part, usually by means of an electric arc
  • 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.
  • succeedingly — being that which follows; subsequent; ensuing: laws to benefit succeeding generations.
  • sugar glider — a gliding possum, Petaurus breviceps, inhabiting open forests of New Guinea, Tasmania, and Australia.
  • sweat glands — one of the minute, coiled, tubular glands of the skin that secrete sweat.
  • tack welding — to join (pieces of metal) with a number of small welds spaced some distance apart.
  • talking head — Television Slang. a closeup picture of a person who is talking, especially as a participant in a talk show.
  • the good oil — true or reliable facts, information, etc
  • the highveld — the high-altitude grassland region of E South Africa
  • the red flag — a socialist song, written by James Connell (1852–1929), Irish political activist, in 1889
  • thiodiglycol — C4H10O2S, a yellowish viscous liquid used as a solvent
  • three-legged — having three legs: a three-legged stool.
  • 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.
  • tidal energy — energy obtained by harnessing tidal power
  • tiger lizard — either of two lacertid lizards, Nucras intertexta and N. tessellata, of southern Africa, having a gray or brown body marked with black spots and bars.
  • tight-lipped — speaking very little; taciturn; close-mouthed.
  • tone dialing — a system of calling telephone numbers wherein tones of differing pitch corresponding to the digits in the number called are electronically generated by manipulating pushbuttons (contrasted with pulse dialing).
  • 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.
  • triglyceride — an ester obtained from glycerol by the esterification of three hydroxyl groups with fatty acids, naturally occurring in animal and vegetable tissues: an important energy source forming much of the fat stored by the body.
  • triple-digit — being in the hundreds or in a figure or amount from 100 through 999: triple-digit budget figures.
  • troglodytism — the condition of being a troglodyte
  • twig girdler — a person or thing that girdles.
  • 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.
  • undelightful — giving great pleasure or delight; highly pleasing: a delightful surprise.
  • undercooling — Chemistry. to cool less than necessary for a given process or purpose. to supercool.
  • underlapping — to extend partly under.
  • underlyingly — in an underlying manner
  • undersealing — the process of applying a coating of underseal to a motor vehicle
  • undervaluing — to value below the real worth; put too low a value on.
  • undesignedly — in an undesigned manner
  • undigestible — indigestible.
  • undissolving — not dissolving; remaining in solid form; not melting
  • undoubtingly — in an undoubting manner
  • undulatingly — in an undulating manner
  • ungalvanized — to stimulate by or as if by a galvanic current.
  • unglamorized — not glamorized
  • ungroundedly — without basis
  • unguiculated — clawed, clawlike
  • unjudgmental — involving the use or exercise of judgment.
  • unprivileged — belonging to a class that enjoys special privileges; favored: the privileged few.
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