12-letter words containing g, i, a, c
- raking piece — a sloping piece of scenery, as on a television or stage set, especially such a piece used for masking the side of a ramp.
- rallying cry — A rallying cry or rallying call is something such as a word or phrase, an event, or a belief which encourages people to unite and to act in support of a particular group or idea.
- rat-catching — the job of destroying or driving away vermin, esp rats
- reaching jib — genoa.
- recategorize — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
- recognizable — to identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc.: He had changed so much that one could scarcely recognize him.
- recognizance — Law. a bond or obligation of record entered into before a court of record or a magistrate, binding a person to do a particular act. the sum pledged as surety on such a bond.
- recuperating — to recover from sickness or exhaustion; regain health or strength.
- rice vinegar — a vinegar made from fermented rice or rice wine, used esp in Chinese and Japanese cuisine
- ring changes — to make the form, nature, content, future course, etc., of (something) different from what it is or from what it would be if left alone: to change one's name; to change one's opinion; to change the course of history.
- ring machine — a Linotype used primarily for making corrections.
- road pricing — Road pricing is a system of making drivers pay money for driving on certain roads by electronically recording the movement of vehicles on those roads.
- rock carving — the practice of carving on rock
- rock glacier — a mass of rock resembling a valley glacier that moves or is moved down a slope by its own weight or by the action of frost and interstitial ice.
- running back — an offensive back, as a halfback or fullback, whose principal role is advancing the ball by running with it on plays from scrimmage.
- sacrilegious — pertaining to or involving sacrilege: sacrilegious practices.
- sacring bell — a small bell rung at the elevation of the Host and chalice during Mass
- safecracking — the act of breaking into a safe
- sand casting — Sand casting is a process in which a molten metal is poured into a mold made from sand.
- sanguicolous — living in the blood, as a parasite.
- saronic gulf — an inlet of the Aegean, on the SE coast of Greece, between Attica and the Peloponnesus. 50 miles (80 km) long; 30 miles (48 km) wide.
- saving grace — a quality that makes up for other generally negative characteristics; redeeming feature.
- scalding hot — that scalds; burning; too hot
- scapegoating — the act or practice of assigning blame or failure to another, as to deflect attention or responsibility away from oneself.
- scapegoatism — the act or practice of assigning blame or failure to another, as to deflect attention or responsibility away from oneself.
- scat singing — singing in which the singer substitutes improvised nonsense syllables for the words of a song, and tries to sound and phrase like a musical instrument.
- scatological — the study of or preoccupation with excrement or obscenity.
- scatteringly — in a scattering manner
- scavengering — scavenging
- scenographic — the art of representing objects in accordance with the rules of perspective.
- scintigraphy — the process of producing a scintigram.
- scotch grain — a coarse, pebble-grained finish given to heavy leather, esp. for men's shoes
- scots gaelic — Scottish Gaelic
- scouring pad — a small pad, as of steel wool or plastic mesh, used for scouring pots, pans, etc.
- scramblingly — in a scrambling manner
- scrapbooking — hobby: collaging
- scratchingly — in a scratching manner, with a scratching action
- scuba diving — deep-sea swimming
- sea crossing — a journey by sea from one coast to another
- section gang — a group of workers who take care of a section of railroad track.
- selling race — a claiming race at the end of which the winning horse is offered for sale.
- semi-organic — noting or pertaining to a class of chemical compounds that formerly comprised only those existing in or derived from plants or animals, but that now includes all other compounds of carbon.
- semiological — the study of signs and symbols; semiotics.
- send packing — to dismiss peremptorily
- service game — a game in which a particular tennis player is the one who serves
- shared logic — the sharing of a central processing unit and associated software among several terminals
- short-acting — (of a drug) quickly effective, but requiring regularly repeated doses for long-term treatment, being rapidly absorbed, distributed in the body, and excreted
- sign a check — When you sign a check , you write your name on it in a special space in order to validate it.
- signal corps — a branch of the army responsible for military communications, meteorological studies, and related work.
- significance — importance; consequence: the significance of the new treaty.