12-letter words containing g, e, o, t, a
- apple maggot — a fruit fly, Rhagoletis pomonella, the larvae of which bore into and feed on the fruit of apple trees: family Trypetidae
- archegoniate — having archegonia
- archeologist — archaeology.
- arpeggiation — the writing, playing or singing of arpeggios
- arteriograms — Plural form of arteriogram.
- astigmometer — an apparatus for measuring the degree of astigmatism.
- astigmoscope — astigmatoscope.
- astrogeology — the study of the structure, composition, and history of other planets and other bodies in the solar system
- atheological — having an aversion or resistance to theology
- attenborough — Sir David. born 1926, British naturalist and broadcaster; noted esp for his TV series Life on Earth (1978), The Living Planet (1983), The Life of Birds (1998), The Life of Mammals (2002), and First Life (2010)
- augmentation — the act of augmenting or the state of being augmented
- autochangers — Plural form of autochanger.
- autogenously — In an autogenous manner; spontaneously.
- babingtonite — a rare, slightly magnetic, black or dark green silicate mineral, Ca2Fe2Si5O14OH, found in cavities in volcanic rock
- bacteriology — Bacteriology is the science and the study of bacteria.
- baton charge — A baton charge is an attacking forward movement made by a large group of policemen carrying batons.
- battle group — a group of warships usually consisting of at least one aircraft carrier, other surface ships, submarines, landing craft, etc
- battle wagon — a battleship.
- battleground — A battleground is the same as a battlefield.
- battlewagons — Plural form of battlewagon.
- beacon light — a light signal for shipping
- beardtongues — Plural form of beardtongue.
- beaumontague — a cement-like substance used to fill in and hide cracks and holes in woodwork and metalwork
- biomagnetics — the study of magnetic fields as a form of therapy
- biomagnetism — animal magnetism.
- black tongue — canine pellagra.
- boating lake — a lake in a park where rowing boats can be hired
- bonnet glass — monteith (def 2).
- bonnet-glass — a large punch bowl, usually of silver, having a notched rim for suspending punch cups.
- bootleg play — a play in which the quarterback pretends to hand the ball to a teammate, hides it by placing it next to his hip, and runs with it.
- bottle glass — glass used for making bottles, consisting of a silicate of sodium, calcium, and aluminium
- boulangerite — a bluish lead-gray mineral, lead antimony sulfide, Pb 5 Sb 4 S 11 , a minor ore of lead.
- breakthrough — A breakthrough is an important development or achievement.
- breastplough — a plough driven by the worker's breast, often used to pare turf
- breath group — a sequence of sounds articulated in the course of a single exhalation; an utterance or part of an utterance produced between pauses for breath.
- bugger about — If someone buggers about or buggers around, they waste time doing unnecessary things.
- burnt orange — of a dark orange colour, sometimes due to calcination of orange pigment
- cabbage moth — a common brownish noctuid moth, Mamestra brassicae, the larva of which is destructive of cabbages and other plants
- cape ortegal — a cape in NW Spain, projecting into the Bay of Biscay
- cargo pocket — a large patch pocket, usually pleated at the sides and often having a flap.
- carpetmonger — a person who frequently visits women's boudoirs
- cartographer — A cartographer is a person whose job is drawing maps.
- casting vote — When a committee has given an equal number of votes for and against a proposal, the chairperson can give a casting vote. This vote decides whether or not the proposal will be passed.
- catalog code — the principles, rules, and regulations for entering and describing books or other library material in a catalog.
- categorially — in a manner relating to or involving categories
- categoricity — The quality of being categorical.
- categorising — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
- categorizing — Present participle of categorize.
- cathode glow — a luminous region between the Aston dark space and the Crookes dark space in a vacuum tube, occurring when the pressure is low.
- centimorgans — Plural form of centimorgan.