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12-letter words containing d, u, r, a, g

  • 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.
  • gutturalized — pronounced with guttural coarticulation.
  • gypsum board — wallboard composed primarily of gypsum and often used as sheathing.
  • hand-running — in unbroken succession; consecutively.
  • horse guards — the mounted squadrons supplied by the Household Cavalry for ceremonial duties
  • induced drag — the drag force generated in the production of lift.
  • ingurgitated — Simple past tense and past participle of ingurgitate.
  • kluge around — (jargon)   To avoid a bug or difficult condition by inserting a kluge. Compare workaround.
  • laser-guided — (of a missile, etc) guided with the use of a laser beam
  • laue diagram — a diffraction pattern used to study crystal structure, consisting of symmetrically arranged spots obtained when a beam of x-rays, electrons, or neutrons is passed through a thin crystal and exposes a photographic plate.
  • masquerading — a party, dance, or other festive gathering of persons wearing masks and other disguises, and often elegant, historical, or fantastic costumes.
  • middle guard — a defensive lineman positioned opposite the offensive center and between the defensive tackles, as in a three- or five-man line.
  • miracle drug — wonder drug.
  • modularizing — to form or organize into modules, as for flexibility.
  • multigravida — a pregnant woman who has been pregnant two or more times.
  • naughty word — a word that is considered to be rude
  • non-graduate — a person who has received a degree or diploma on completing a course of study, as in a university, college, or school.
  • nonregulated — Alternative spelling of non-regulated.
  • nulligravida — A female who has never been pregnant.
  • old guardism — political conservatism.
  • outgeneraled — Simple past tense and past participle of outgeneral.
  • outspreading — Present participle of outspread.
  • overfatigued — excessively fatigued
  • palace guard — the security force protecting a palace.
  • postgraduate — of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or consisting of post-graduates: a postgraduate seminar.
  • prison guard — an officer in charge of prisoners in a jail
  • producer gas — a mixture of carbon monoxide and nitrogen produced by passing air over hot coke, used mainly as a fuel
  • pseudography — writing that does not follow conventional spelling or usage
  • 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.
  • read-through — reading (def 1).
  • regurgitated — to give back or repeat, especially something not fully understood or assimilated: to regurgitate the teacher's lectures on the exam.
  • road haulage — transport of goods by road
  • 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
  • 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 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.
  • scouring pad — a small pad, as of steel wool or plastic mesh, used for scouring pots, pans, etc.
  • 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.
  • slide guitar — bottleneck (def 3).
  • splash guard — a large flap behind a rear tire to prevent mud, water, etc., from being splashed on the following vehicle.
  • squared ring — boxing ring.
  • stepdaughter — a daughter of one's husband or wife by a previous marriage.
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