12-letter words containing g, i, o, r
- straight off — without a bend, angle, or curve; not curved; direct: a straight path.
- straight out — thoroughgoing: a straight-out Democrat.
- straight-out — without a bend, angle, or curve; not curved; direct: a straight path.
- string along — a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
- 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.
- stringholder — an oblong piece of wood at the lower end of the body of a viol or other stringed instrument to which the strings are attached.
- strobe light — a device for studying the motion of a body, especially a body in rapid revolution or vibration, by making the motion appear to slow down or stop, as by periodically illuminating the body or viewing it through widely spaced openings in a revolving disk.
- strobe-light — a device for studying the motion of a body, especially a body in rapid revolution or vibration, by making the motion appear to slow down or stop, as by periodically illuminating the body or viewing it through widely spaced openings in a revolving disk.
- strong drink — alcoholic drink
- strong point — Bridge. a long suit that contains high cards.
- strongsville — a town in N Ohio.
- strongylosis — a disease, especially of horses, caused by an infestation by strongyles and characterized in serious cases by weakness and anemia.
- stylographic — of or relating to a stylograph.
- 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.
- submicrogram — containing or relating to a mass of less than one microgram
- sugarcoating — the act or process of covering something with sugar.
- sugaring off — a sweet, crystalline substance, C 1 2 H 2 2 O 1 1 , obtained chiefly from the juice of the sugarcane and the sugar beet, and present in sorghum, maple sap, etc.: used extensively as an ingredient and flavoring of certain foods and as a fermenting agent in the manufacture of certain alcoholic beverages; sucrose. Compare beet sugar, cane sugar.
- 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.
- supportingly — to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
- surfboarding — a long, narrow board on which a person stands or lies prone in surfboarding.
- surroundings — something that surrounds.
- svga monitor — (hardware, graphics) A monitor capable of displaying the output of an SVGA card.
- tangier zone — a former internationalized zone on the Strait of Gibraltar: became a part of Morocco 1956. Compare Morocco (def 1).
- tanjungpriok — a port in Indonesia, on the NW coast of Java adjoining the capital, Jakarta: a major shipping and distributing centre for the whole archipelago
- terraforming — to alter the environment of (a celestial body) in order to make capable of supporting terrestrial life forms.
- the big four — a small powerful group, as of banks, companies, etc, esp the four largest banks in Britain (Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds TSB, and NatWest)
- theatregoing — the act of regularly attending the theatre
- thirdborough — an under constable of a township
- through with — having finished with (esp when dissatisfied with)
- through-line — a theme or idea that runs from the beginning to the end of a book, film, etc
- throw weight — the lifting power, or payload maximum, of a ballistic missile exclusive of the weight of the rocket itself, and including the weight of the warhead or warheads and of guidance and penetration systems; ballistic delivery power: larger Soviet missiles with a throw weight of up to 20 megatons.
- throw-weight — the lifting power, or payload maximum, of a ballistic missile exclusive of the weight of the rocket itself, and including the weight of the warhead or warheads and of guidance and penetration systems; ballistic delivery power: larger Soviet missiles with a throw weight of up to 20 megatons.
- tiger mother — a strict mother, especially an East Asian, who demands academic excellence and obedience from her children.
- timbrologist — a stamp-collector
- 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.
- toga virilis — the white toga assumed by boys in ancient Rome at the end of their 14th year.
- top dressing — tennis court
- top grafting — grafting in the top, as of a tree, in order to replace existing branches with those of a more desired variety or form.
- torch singer — a singer, especially a woman, who specializes in singing torch songs.
- trading post — a store established in an unsettled or thinly settled region by a trader or trading company to obtain furs and local products in exchange for supplies, clothing, other goods, or for cash.
- tragi-comedy — A tragi-comedy is a play or other written work that is both sad and amusing.
- tragic irony — dramatic irony in tragic drama.
- tragicomical — a dramatic or other literary composition combining elements of both tragedy and comedy.
- transforming — to change in form, appearance, or structure; metamorphose.
- transmogrify — to change in appearance or form, especially strangely or grotesquely; transform.
- trapshooting — the sport of shooting at clay pigeons hurled into the air from a trap.
- tribological — relating to tribology
- trichogramma — any minute wasp of the genus Trichogramma, comprising a beneficial group of chalcidflies that parasitize the eggs of a variety of insect pests.