12-letter words containing g, e, n, a, r
- sprechgesang — a vocal style intermediate between speech and singing but without exact pitch intonation.
- spring break — a vacation from school or college during the spring term, lasting about a week.
- spring water — water from natural underground source
- spring-clean — to subject (a place) to a spring-cleaning.
- spur gearing — a system of spur gears.
- squared ring — boxing ring.
- staggeringly — tending to stagger or overwhelm: a staggering amount of money required in the initial investment.
- staging area — an area, as a port of embarkation, where troops are assembled and readied for transit to a new field of operations.
- stauffenberg — Claus (klaʊs), Graf von. 1907–44, German army officer, who tried to assassinate Hitler (1944). He and his fellow conspirators were executed
- stauropegion — (in an autocephalous church) a monastery subject directly to the primate.
- steering arm — the part of a vehicle's chassis that directs the input from the steering box
- steganograph — a piece of coded writing; cipher
- stegosaurian — having the characteristics of a stegosaur
- steinamanger — German name of Szombathely.
- stenographer — a person who specializes in taking dictation in shorthand.
- stenographic — the art of writing in shorthand.
- storage ring — a device for storing charged particles fed from an accelerator, consisting of a set of magnets placed in a ring and adjusted to keep the particles circulating until they are used.
- storage tank — A storage tank is a large vessel for storing oil, gas, and other petrochemical products.
- storage unit — rented space to store items
- 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.
- strange star — a hypothetical celestial object that is intermediate in density between a neutron star and a black hole, possibly the remnant of a massive neutron star with all particles reduced to strange quarks.
- stranglehold — Wrestling. an illegal hold by which an opponent's breath is choked off.
- 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
- stun grenade — a nonlethal grenade which is used to disturb the senses of enemies by its loud noise and its bright light
- superheating — Superheating of steam is raising its temperature to well above boiling point.
- superorganic — of or relating to the structure of cultural elements within society conceived as independent of and superior to the individual members of society.
- sweet orange — a globose, reddish-yellow, bitter or sweet, edible citrus fruit.
- swiss-german — of or relating to a person from German-speaking Switzerland
- synergically — in a synergic manner
- syngman rhee — Syngman [sing-muh n] /ˈsɪŋ mən/ (Show IPA), 1875–1965, president of South Korea 1948–60.
- 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.
- technography — the description and study of the arts and sciences in their geographical and ethnic distribution and historical development.
- telegraphone — an early magnetic sound-recording device for use with wire, tape, or disks.
- tenth-grader — someone who is in their tenth year of education in the US
- terraforming — to alter the environment of (a celestial body) in order to make capable of supporting terrestrial life forms.
- texas ranger — a member of the Texas state police force or, especially formerly, of the mounted state police.
- the-stranger — French L'Étranger. a novel (1942) by Albert Camus.
- theatregoing — the act of regularly attending the theatre
- thereagainst — in opposition to; in a contrary manner
- tidal energy — energy obtained by harnessing tidal power
- time sharing — to use or occupy by time-sharing.
- time-sharing — time-sharing (def 2).
- tongue graft — whip graft.
- top sergeant — a first sergeant.