12-letter words containing d, u, g
- quadragesima — the first Sunday in Lent.
- quadrangular — having four angles and four sides; having the shape of a quadrangle.
- quadraplegic — quadriplegic.
- quadriplegia — paralysis of all four limbs or of the entire body below the neck.
- quadriplegic — a person with quadriplegia.
- quick-drying — (of paint, concrete, glue, etc) that dries quickly
- quindecagons — Plural form of quindecagon.
- read-through — reading (def 1).
- reed bunting — an Old World bunting, Emberiza schoeniclus, inhabiting marshy areas.
- regurgitated — to give back or repeat, especially something not fully understood or assimilated: to regurgitate the teacher's lectures on the exam.
- rescheduling — the act of changing the time, date, or schedule of
- resoundingly — making an echoing sound: a resounding thud.
- reynoldsburg — a town in central Ohio.
- rice pudding — dessert made from rice and milk
- ride shotgun — a smoothbore gun for firing small shots to kill birds and small quadrupeds, though often used with buckshot to kill larger animals.
- road haulage — transport of goods by road
- rockhounding — the activity of searching for and collecting rocks
- rogue trader — A rogue trader is an employee of a financial institution who carries out business without the knowledge or approval of his or her bosses.
- rouge dragon — a pursuivant at the English college of arms
- rough-voiced — having a harsh or grating voice: a rough-voiced barker.
- rubber goods — contraceptives; condoms
- ruby wedding — a fortieth wedding anniversary
- ruling elder — an elder in a Presbyterian church.
- ruling grade — the steepest grade on a given stretch of track, which determines the maximum tonnage that can be hauled in a train having a given horsepower at a stated minimum speed.
- running bond — a brickwork bond having successive courses of overlapping stretchers.
- running hand — script or calligraphy characterized by uniformly slanted letters that are written quickly and connected by long, continuous strokes of the pen.
- running head — a descriptive word, phrase, title, or the like, usually repeated at the top of each page of a book, periodical, etc.
- sago pudding — a sweet pudding made with sago and milk
- sausage code — (humour, programming) Code which, once you know the details of how it's made, you'll never want to use again.
- scouring pad — a small pad, as of steel wool or plastic mesh, used for scouring pots, pans, etc.
- scuba diving — deep-sea swimming
- second-guess — to use hindsight in criticizing or correcting.
- seo de urgel — Urgel.
- shipbuilding — a person whose occupation is the designing or constructing of ship.
- shoulder bag — a handbag with shoulder strap attached.
- shoulder-bag — A shoulder-bag is a bag that has a long strap so that it can be carried on a person's shoulder.
- sigismund ii — called Sigismund Augustus. 1520–72, king of Poland (1548–72), who united Poland, Lithuania, and their dependencies by the Union of Lublin (1569)
- sinking fund — a fund to extinguish an indebtedness, usually a bond issue.
- sitting duck — a helpless or easy target or victim: a sitting duck for shady financial schemes.
- skullduggery — skulduggery.
- slide guitar — bottleneck (def 3).
- sliding rule — (formerly) a slide rule.
- snow pudding — a pudding, prepared by folding egg whites into a lemon gelatin mixture.
- sodium light — the light produced by a sodium lamp
- solid figure — a figure that has three dimensions
- sound change — any phonetic or phonological change in spoken language, for example the replacement of one speech sound with another, or the loss of a particular sound
- spade guinea — a guinea decorated with a spade-shaped shield, coined during the reign of George III
- spirit guide — type of mystical guardian
- splash guard — a large flap behind a rear tire to prevent mud, water, etc., from being splashed on the following vehicle.
- spoil ground — an area within a body of water, especially in the sea, where dredged material is deposited.