12-letter words containing g, a, e, t
- nightingales — Plural form of nightingale.
- ninth-grader — a student in their ninth year at school
- nitrogelatin — gelatin dynamite.
- non-graduate — a person who has received a degree or diploma on completing a course of study, as in a university, college, or school.
- non-magnetic — of or relating to a magnet or magnetism.
- non-tangible — capable of being touched; discernible by the touch; material or substantial.
- nonagreement — Absence of agreement; disagreement, discord.
- nonalignment — the state or condition of being nonaligned.
- nonantigenic — not antigenic
- nonbreathing — not breathing
- nonconjugate — Grammar. to inflect (a verb). to recite or display all or some subsets of the inflected forms of (a verb), in a fixed order: One conjugates the present tense of the verb “be” as “I am, you are, he is, we are, you are, they are.”.
- nonfattening — Not fattening; not causing one to become fat.
- nonirrigated — not irrigated; dry
- nonoperating — Not operating.
- nonregulated — Alternative spelling of non-regulated.
- nonsegmental — Not segmental.
- nonstrategic — pertaining to, characterized by, or of the nature of strategy: strategic movements.
- nonvegetable — Not of or pertaining to vegetables.
- notoungulate — one of the herbivorous, hoofed mammals of the extinct order Notoungulata, best known from the Paleocene to the Pleistocene Epochs of South America.
- nugatoriness — Quality of being nugatory.
- nutmeg state — Connecticut (used as a nickname).
- object glass — objective (def 3).
- obliterating — Present participle of obliterate.
- obtuse angle — an angle greater than 90° but less than 180°.
- oceanologist — the practical application of oceanography.
- octagenarian — One who is between the ages of 80 and 89, inclusive.
- octogenarian — of the age of 80 years.
- oesophagitis — Alternative spelling of esophagitis.
- olefiant gas — ethylene (def 2).
- oligochaetes — Plural form of oligochaete.
- on a tangent — on a completely different or divergent course, esp of thought
- on aggregate — If one team beats another on aggregate, it wins because it has a higher total score than the other team after a series of games.
- on the cadge — engaged in cadging
- on the wagon — any of various kinds of four-wheeled vehicles designed to be pulled or having its own motor and ranging from a child's toy to a commercial vehicle for the transport of heavy loads, delivery, etc.
- oneg shabbat — a Jewish celebration in honor of the Sabbath that takes place on Friday evening or Saturday afternoon and usually includes a program of songs, a lecture, and refreshments.
- optical grep — vgrep
- orange stick — a slender, rounded stick, originally of orangewood, having tapered ends and used in manicuring, especially to push back the cuticles or clean the fingernails.
- oregon trail — a route used during the U.S. westward migrations, especially in the period from 1840 to 1860, starting in Missouri and ending in Oregon. About 2000 miles (3200 km) long.
- organoleptic — perceived by a sense organ.
- oriental rug — a rug or carpet woven usually in Asia and characterized by hand-knotted pile.
- orthographer — a person versed in orthography or spelling.
- osteological — Of or relating to osteology.
- oto-manguean — a family of American Indian languages spoken in central and southern Mexico, including Mixtec, Zapotec, and Otomi.
- out-marriage — a marriage to someone outside one's ethnic group
- outfangthief — the right of a lord to try a thief captured within his jurisdiction, regardless of where the thief is from
- outgeneraled — Simple past tense and past participle of outgeneral.
- outrageously — In an outrageous manner; to an outrageous degree.
- outspreading — Present participle of outspread.
- over against — in opposition to; contrary to; adverse or hostile to: twenty votes against ten; against reason.
- over-fraught — Archaic. filled or laden (with): ships fraught with precious wares.