12-letter words containing g, a, s, i, l
- godwin's law — (humour) "As a Usenet discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches one." There is a tradition in many groups that, once this occurs, that thread is over, and whoever mentioned the Nazis has automatically lost whatever argument was in progress. Godwin's Law thus practically guarantees the existence of an upper bound on thread length in those groups. However there is also a widely recognised codicil that any intentional triggering of Godwin's Law in order to invoke its thread-ending effects will be unsuccessful.
- gonfaloniers — Plural form of gonfalonier.
- gradualistic — Of or pertaining to gradualism.
- grand island — a city in S Nebraska.
- grand siècle — the 17th century in French art and literature, esp the classical period of Louis XIV
- granulations — Plural form of granulation.
- graphologist — the study of handwriting, especially when regarded as an expression of the writer's character, personality, abilities, etc.
- grass family — the large plant family Gramineae (or Poaceae), characterized by mostly herbaceous but sometimes woody plants with hollow and jointed stems, narrow sheathing leaves, petalless flowers borne in spikelets, and fruit in the form of seedlike grain, and including bamboo, sugar cane, numerous grasses, and cereal grains such as barley, corn, oats, rice, rye, and wheat.
- gratuitously — given, done, bestowed, or obtained without charge or payment; free; voluntary.
- gratulations — a feeling of joy.
- great plains — a semiarid region E of the Rocky Mountains, in the U.S. and Canada.
- gregariously — fond of the company of others; sociable.
- griddlecakes — Plural form of griddlecake.
- grimsel pass — an Alpine pass in S Switzerland. 7159 feet (2184 meters) high.
- grossularite — a mineral, calcium aluminum garnet, Ca 3 Al 2 Si 3 O 12 , occurring in gray-white to pinkish crystals.
- gulf of siam — an arm of the South China Sea between the Malay Peninsula and Indochina
- half-english — of, relating to, or characteristic of England or its inhabitants, institutions, etc.
- hand-selling — a gift or token for good luck or as an expression of good wishes, as at the beginning of the new year or when entering upon a new situation or enterprise.
- haptoglobins — Plural form of haptoglobin.
- hash-slinger — a waiter or waitress, especially in a hash house.
- hearing loss — diminished ability to hear
- heimskringla — a book of the 13th century narrating the history of the kings of Norway by Snorri Sturluson.
- helicographs — Plural form of helicograph.
- heliogabalus — (Varius Avitus Bassianus"Marcus Aurelius Antoninus") a.d. 204–222, Roman emperor 218–222.
- hell-raising — behaviour which causes trouble
- hellgramites — Plural form of hellgramite.
- hematologist — the study of the nature, function, and diseases of the blood and of blood-forming organs.
- hesitatingly — In a hesitating manner.
- histological — the branch of biology dealing with the study of tissues.
- hold against — resent sb for sth
- hollingshead — Holinshed.
- hyperalgesia — an exaggerated sense of pain (opposed to hypalgesia).
- hyperalgesic — Of or pertaining to hyperalgesia.
- iguaçú falls — a waterfall on the border between Brazil and Argentina, on the Iguaçú River: divided into hundreds of separate falls by forested rocky islands. Width: about 4 km (2.5 miles). Height: 82 m (269 ft)
- illegalising — Present participle of illegalise.
- illegalities — Plural form of illegality.
- illustrating — Present participle of illustrate.
- increasingly — growing larger or greater; enlarging; augmenting.
- initialising — to set (variables, counters, switches, etc.) to their starting values at the beginning of a program or subprogram.
- inosculating — Present participle of inosculate.
- integralness — Integrality.
- interlacings — Plural form of interlacing.
- investigable — capable of being investigated.
- invigilators — Plural form of invigilator.
- irish gaelic — Irish (def 4).
- irregardless — regardless.
- labor-saving — A labor-saving device or idea makes it possible for you to do something with less effort than usual.
- laboursaving — reducing (human) effort, hard work, or labour
- laguna hills — a city in SW California.
- lammergeiers — Plural form of lammergeier.