12-letter words containing g, e, a, r, t, i
- straightbred — (of animals) purebred; having parents of the same breed
- straightedge — a bar or strip of wood, plastic, or metal having at least one long edge of sufficiently reliable straightness for use in drawing or testing straight lines, plane surfaces, etc.
- straightneck — a variety of summer squash related to the crookneck but not having a recurved neck.
- straightness — without a bend, angle, or curve; not curved; direct: a straight path.
- strain gauge — Geology. a type of extensometer designed for geophysical use.
- strategising — to make up or determine strategy; plan.
- strategizing — to make up or determine strategy; plan.
- streamlining — a teardrop line of contour offering the least possible resistance to a current of air, water, etc.
- stringhalted — afflicted with stringhalt
- supergravity — a hypothetical symmetry among groups of particles containing fermions and bosons, especially in theories of gravity (supergravity) that unify electromagnetism, the weak force, and the strong force with gravity into a single unified force.
- superheating — Superheating of steam is raising its temperature to well above boiling point.
- sweater girl — a young woman with a shapely bosom, especially one who wears tight sweaters.
- tangier zone — a former internationalized zone on the Strait of Gibraltar: became a part of Morocco 1956. Compare Morocco (def 1).
- tank fighter — a boxer known for false shows of being knocked down or out in bouts the results of which have been prearranged.
- target price — anticipated retail cost
- target rifle — a rifle designed especially for shooting at targets.
- telergically — in a telergic manner
- tergiversate — to change repeatedly one's attitude or opinions with respect to a cause, subject, etc.; equivocate.
- terraforming — to alter the environment of (a celestial body) in order to make capable of supporting terrestrial life forms.
- theatregoing — the act of regularly attending the theatre
- thereagainst — in opposition to; in a contrary manner
- thermalgesia — pain caused by heat.
- third-grader — a pupil in their third year of education, esp in the US and Canada
- three-gaited — noting a horse trained to walk, trot, and canter, as for pleasure riding and showing.
- tidal energy — energy obtained by harnessing tidal power
- tiger lizard — either of two lacertid lizards, Nucras intertexta and N. tessellata, of southern Africa, having a gray or brown body marked with black spots and bars.
- tiger market — any of the four most important markets on the Pacific rim after Japan: Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan
- time sharing — to use or occupy by time-sharing.
- time-sharing — time-sharing (def 2).
- tracing tape — (on a building site) one of several lines stretched between batter boards to outline the foundations.
- tragelaphine — of or relating to a tragelaph
- tragi-comedy — A tragi-comedy is a play or other written work that is both sad and amusing.
- tragicalness — the quality or state of being tragic
- transcending — to rise above or go beyond; overpass; exceed: to transcend the limits of thought; kindness transcends courtesy.
- transferring — to convey or remove from one place, person, etc., to another: He transferred the package from one hand to the other.
- transgenesis — the transfer of human genes into animals or cultured cells, especially to produce molecules with therapeutic value.
- transmigrate — to move or pass from one place to another.
- travel light — If you travel light, you travel without taking much luggage.
- tree diagram — Mathematics, Linguistics. a diagram in which lines branch out from a central point or stem without forming any closed loops.
- trying plane — a plane with a long body for planing the edges of long boards
- typing paper — paper for typing on
- unaffrighted — to frighten.
- undercoating — a coat or jacket worn under another.
- understating — to state or represent less strongly or strikingly than the facts would bear out; set forth in restrained, moderate, or weak terms: The casualty lists understate the extent of the disaster.
- undertakings — the act of a person who undertakes any task or responsibility.
- unflattering — to try to please by complimentary remarks or attention.
- ungerminated — to begin to grow or develop.
- unguentarium — a vessel for holding an unguent
- unintegrated — combining or coordinating separate elements so as to provide a harmonious, interrelated whole: an integrated plot; an integrated course of study.
- unoriginated — not originated