12-letter words containing d, s, a, g, r
- griddlecakes — Plural form of griddlecake.
- grosswardein — German name of Oradea.
- ground glass — Optics. glass that has had its polished surface removed by fine grinding and that is used to diffuse light.
- ground shark — any of various requiem sharks, especially of the genus Carcharhinus.
- ground staff — The people who are paid to maintain a sports ground are called the ground staff.
- ground state — the state of least energy of a particle, as an atom, or of a system of particles.
- guardianista — a reader of the Guardian newspaper, seen as being typically left-wing, liberal, and politically correct
- guardianship — the position and responsibilities of a guardian, especially toward a ward.
- gustave dore — (Paul) Gustave [pawl gy-stav] /pɔl güˈstav/ (Show IPA), 1832?–83, French painter, illustrator, and sculptor.
- gypsum board — wallboard composed primarily of gypsum and often used as sheathing.
- hairdressing — the act or process of cutting, combing out, doing up, or styling hair.
- hardinggrass — a perennial grass of the genus Phalaris, found in South Africa, Australia, and in North America where it is used as an animal foodstuff
- hardstanding — a hard surface on which cars, aircraft etc. may stand
- head sherang — the boss; person in authority
- headstrongly — In a headstrong manner.
- herd's-grass — timothy or redtop, used for hay or pasture.
- horse guards — the mounted squadrons supplied by the Household Cavalry for ceremonial duties
- hydrargyrism — mercurialism.
- hydrogenates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hydrogenate.
- imparadising — Present participle of imparadise.
- irregardless — regardless.
- jeopardising — Present participle of jeopardise.
- landgrabbers — Plural form of landgrabber.
- landgravines — Plural form of landgravine.
- laser-guided — (of a missile, etc) guided with the use of a laser beam
- look daggers — to turn one's eyes toward something or in some direction in order to see: He looked toward the western horizon and saw the returning planes.
- 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.
- meadow grass — any grass of the genus Poa, especially P. pratensis, the Kentucky bluegrass.
- messageboard — Alternative spelling of message board.
- near-sighted — seeing distinctly at a short distance only; myopic.
- old guardism — political conservatism.
- outspreading — Present participle of outspread.
- overdiagnose — (medicine) To diagnose something more often than it actually occurs.
- parascending — parasailing
- perez galdos — Benito [buh-nee-toh;; Spanish be-nee-taw] /bəˈni toʊ;; Spanish bɛˈni tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1843–1920, Spanish journalist, dramatist, and novelist.
- pig islander — a New Zealander
- postgraduate — of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or consisting of post-graduates: a postgraduate seminar.
- 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
- prison guard — an officer in charge of prisoners in a jail
- prodigal son — a figure in a parable of Jesus (Luke 15:11–32); a wayward son who squanders his inheritance but returns home to find that his father forgives him.
- producer gas — a mixture of carbon monoxide and nitrogen produced by passing air over hot coke, used mainly as a fuel
- propagandism — the art, system, or use of propaganda
- propagandist — a person involved in producing or spreading propaganda.
- pseudography — writing that does not follow conventional spelling or usage
- quadragesima — the first Sunday in Lent.