12-letter words containing d, i, r, g, e, s
- gravediggers — Plural form of gravedigger.
- griddlecakes — Plural form of griddlecake.
- grosswardein — German name of Oradea.
- grudgingness — The state or quality of grudging.
- gypsy driver — the driver of a gypsy cab
- hairdressing — the act or process of cutting, combing out, doing up, or styling hair.
- high hurdles — a race in which runners leap over hurdles 42 inches (107 cm) high.
- horse riding — activity: riding on a horse
- inside right — (esp formerly) a player having mainly midfield and attacking roles
- irish bridge — a paved ford.
- irregardless — regardless.
- jeopardising — Present participle of jeopardise.
- landgravines — Plural form of landgravine.
- laser-guided — (of a missile, etc) guided with the use of a laser beam
- ledger strip — a piece attached to the face of a beam at the bottom as a support for the ends of joists.
- ligniperdous — (of insects) wood-destroying
- long residue — Long residue is the heaviest fraction from the crude oil distillation process.
- manspreading — the practice by a male passenger on public transport of sitting with his legs wide apart, so denying space to passengers beside him
- marginalised — to place in a position of marginal importance, influence, or power: the government's attempts to marginalize criticism and restore public confidence.
- masquerading — a party, dance, or other festive gathering of persons wearing masks and other disguises, and often elegant, historical, or fantastic costumes.
- methysergide — an ergot alkaloid derivative, C 2 1 H 2 7 N 3 O 2 , used in the prophylaxis and treatment of migraine and cluster headaches.
- misdirecting — Present participle of misdirect.
- near-sighted — seeing distinctly at a short distance only; myopic.
- nightdresses — Plural form of nightdress.
- ore dressing — Metallurgy. the mechanical processes by which valuable minerals are separated from ore.
- outspreading — Present participle of outspread.
- overdiagnose — (medicine) To diagnose something more often than it actually occurs.
- overdressing — Present participle of overdress.
- overspending — the act or an instance of spending in excess of one's desires or what one can afford or is allocated
- parascending — parasailing
- pig islander — a New Zealander
- pre-assigned — Law. to transfer: to assign a contract.
- predesignate — to designate beforehand.
- prediagnosis — Medicine/Medical. the process of determining by examination the nature and circumstances of a diseased condition. the decision reached from such an examination. Abbreviation: Dx.
- predischarge — of or pertaining to the period prior to discharge, esp prior to discharge from hospital or from employment
- predisposing — to give an inclination or tendency to beforehand; make susceptible: Genetic factors may predispose human beings to certain metabolic diseases.
- quadragesima — the first Sunday in Lent.
- reading desk — a desk for use in reading, especially by a person standing.
- reading list — a list of sources (recommended by a teacher or university lecturer) which provide additional or background information on a subject being studied
- red brigades — an extreme leftist terrorist organization in Italy.
- red goatfish — a goatfish, Mullus auratus.
- redesignated — to mark or point out; indicate; show; specify.
- rescheduling — the act of changing the time, date, or schedule of
- resoundingly — making an echoing sound: a resounding thud.
- ride shotgun — a smoothbore gun for firing small shots to kill birds and small quadrupeds, though often used with buckshot to kill larger animals.
- sandpapering — the act or process of polishing or grinding a surface with or as if with sandpaper
- self-drawing — the act of a person or thing that draws.
- self-driving — (of a machine) operating without the guidance of a human.
- self-reading — the action or practice of a person who reads.
- serving dish — a dish in which food is presented or served, esp before being shared into individual portions