12-letter words containing d, w, i, g
- life drawing — drawing objects or people from life
- line drawing — a drawing done exclusively in line, providing gradations in tone entirely through variations in width and density.
- linking word — A linking word is a word which shows a connection between clauses or sentences. 'However' and 'so' are linking words.
- long-awaited — A long-awaited event or thing is one that someone has been waiting for for a long time.
- long-waisted — of more than average length between the shoulders and waistline; having a low waistline.
- longwindedly — Alternative spelling of long-windedly.
- ludwigshafen — a city in SW Germany, on the Rhine opposite Mannheim.
- middleweight — a boxer or other contestant intermediate in weight between a welterweight and a light heavyweight, especially a professional boxer weighing up to 160 pounds (72.5 kg).
- milkweed bug — any of several red and black lygaeid bugs, as Oncopeltus fasciatus, that feed on the juice of the milkweed.
- mind-blowing — overwhelming; astounding: Spending a week in the jungle was a mind-blowing experience.
- misknowledge — a misunderstanding or misconception
- new paradigm — a set of beliefs that replaces another set which is believed no longer to apply
- new-laid egg — an egg that has been freshly laid by a chicken
- overcrowding — Fill (accommodations or a space) beyond what is usual or comfortable.
- overweighted — weighing too much or more than is considered normal, proper, etc.: overweight luggage; an overweight patient; two letters that may be overweight.
- pied wagtail — a British songbird, Motacilla alba yarrellii, with a black throat and back, long black tail, and white underparts and face: family Motacillidae (wagtails and pipits)
- pit dwelling — a primitive dwelling consisting of a pit excavated in the earth and roofed over.
- reading week — university: week-long break from classes
- ruby wedding — a fortieth wedding anniversary
- self-drawing — the act of a person or thing that draws.
- self-winding — kept wound or wound periodically by a mechanism, as an electric motor or a system of weighted levers, so that winding by hand is not necessary.
- sewn binding — a style of binding where the backs of the gathered sections are sewn together before being inserted into a cover
- skip welding — a technique of spacing welds on thin structural members in order to balance and minimize internal stresses due to heat.
- snow pudding — a pudding, prepared by folding egg whites into a lemon gelatin mixture.
- snowboarding — a board for gliding on snow, resembling a wide ski, to which both feet are secured and that one rides in an upright position.
- speedwriting — a system of shorthand that is based on the sound of words and utilizes letters of the alphabet rather than symbols.
- spot welding — fusing metal
- stem-winding — wound by turning a knob at the stem.
- stud welding — the semiautomatic welding of a stud or similar piece of metal to a flat part, usually by means of an electric arc
- swap trading — a contract in which the parties to it exchange liabilities on outstanding debts in trading
- swing bridge — a bridge that can open by pivoting on a central pier to let vessels pass.
- swiss guards — a corps of Swiss mercenary soldiers, esp. those hired as Vatican bodyguards to the pope
- tack welding — to join (pieces of metal) with a number of small welds spaced some distance apart.
- trigger word — a word that initiates a process or course of action
- twig girdler — a person or thing that girdles.
- twin-engined — (of an aircraft) having two engines
- underdrawing — the act of sketching a subject before painting it on the same surface
- underwetting — Underwetting is a condition which affects the packing surface in a distillation vessel, and makes the liquid film on the surface break up.
- underwriting — the act of undertaking to purchase at an agreed price any unsold portion of a public issue of shares etc
- waitangi day — the national day of New Zealand (Feb 6), commemorating the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi (1840) by Māori chiefs and a representative of the British Government. The treaty provided the basis for the British annexation of New Zealand
- wakeboarding — (sports) A water sport where a rider on a small board is towed by a motor boat, and attached by a cable.
- waking dream — an experience you have while you are awake that feels similar to dreaming
- wall molding — back molding.
- wash drawing — a watercolor painting executed by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other.
- washing soda — sodium carbonate (def 2).
- watchdogging — a dog kept to guard property.
- web designer — a person who plans, designs, creates, and often maintains websites.
- wedding band — A wedding band is the same as a wedding ring.
- wedding cake — tiered cake served at a marriage party
- wedding ring — a ring, usually of gold, platinum, or silver, given by one partner to the other during a marriage ceremony.