12-letter words containing g, e, n, o, u
- sanguinolent — of or relating to blood.
- schizogenous — schizogenetic.
- sea lungwort — a plant, Mertensia maritima, of the borage family, growing on northern seacoasts and having leaves with an oysterlike flavor.
- second-guess — to use hindsight in criticizing or correcting.
- sharp tongue — If you say that someone has a sharp tongue, you are critical of the fact that they say things which are unkind though often clever.
- shawl tongue — kiltie (def 3).
- silhouetting — a two-dimensional representation of the outline of an object, as a cutout or configurational drawing, uniformly filled in with black, especially a black-paper, miniature cutout of the outlines of a person's face in profile.
- sound change — any phonetic or phonological change in spoken language, for example the replacement of one speech sound with another, or the loss of a particular sound
- south orange — a city in NE New Jersey.
- sov language — a type of language that has basic subject-object-verb order, as Turkish, Japanese, or Tamil.
- spermagonium — Botany, Mycology. spermogonium.
- spermogonium — one of the cup-shaped or flask-shaped receptacles in which the spermatia of certain fungi and red algae are produced.
- stauropegion — (in an autocephalous church) a monastery subject directly to the primate.
- stegosaurian — having the characteristics of a stegosaur
- stenophagous — (of an animal) feeding on a limited variety of foods (opposed to euryphagous).
- stone-ground — (of wheat or other grain) ground between millstones, especially those made of burstone, so as to retain the whole of the grain and preserve nutritional content.
- storage unit — rented space to store items
- stringcourse — a horizontal band or course, as of stone, projecting beyond or flush with the face of a building, often molded and sometimes richly carved.
- sub-religion — a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, especially when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs.
- supercooling — to cool (a liquid) below its freezing point without producing solidification or crystallization; undercool.
- superkingdom — in some systems of biological classification, either of the two major subdivisions, prokaryote or eukaryote, into which all living organisms can be placed
- superorganic — of or relating to the structure of cultural elements within society conceived as independent of and superior to the individual members of society.
- supersurgeon — a highly skilled surgeon
- svo language — a type of language that has basic subject-verb-object word order, as English, Chinese, or Spanish.
- tag question — Also called tag. a short interrogative structure appended to a statement or command, as isn't it in It's raining, isn't it?, are you in You're not going, are you?, or German nicht wahr.
- thaumatogeny — the belief that the origin of life was the result of a miracle
- thoroughness — executed without negligence or omissions: a thorough search.
- through-line — a theme or idea that runs from the beginning to the end of a book, film, etc
- to ring true — If a statement rings true, it seems to be true or genuine. If it rings hollow, it does not seem to be true or genuine.
- tongue cover — a loose-leaf binding having a flap of the cover concealing the binding posts.
- tongue graft — whip graft.
- tongue-blade — a broad, thin piece of wood used by doctors to hold down the patient's tongue during an examination of the mouth and throat.
- tough-minded — characterized by a practical, unsentimental attitude or point of view.
- tour manager — the person in charge of an organized trip that people such as musicians, or actors go on to several different places, stopping to meet people or perform
- turbo engine — an engine containing a turbocharger
- un-ignorable — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- unapologetic — containing an apology or excuse for a fault, failure, insult, injury, etc.: An apologetic letter to his creditors explained the delay.
- unbecomingly — detracting from one's appearance, character, or reputation; unattractive or unseemly: an unbecoming hat; unbecoming language.
- uncatalogued — not added to or detailed in a catalogue
- uncoagulated — Obsolete. coagulated.
- uncognizable — capable of being perceived or known.
- uncollegiate — of or relating to a college: collegiate life.
- uncompelling — tending to compel, as to force or push toward a course of action; overpowering: There were compelling reasons for their divorce.
- unconcealing — not concealing or hiding anything; revealing
- unconcerning — not concerning
- unconjugated — 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.”.
- unconsenting — to permit, approve, or agree; comply or yield (often followed by to or an infinitive): He consented to the proposal. We asked her permission, and she consented.
- uncourageous — possessing or characterized by courage; brave: a courageous speech against the dictator.
- undercoating — a coat or jacket worn under another.
- undercooling — Chemistry. to cool less than necessary for a given process or purpose. to supercool.