12-letter words containing g, i, t, c
- 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
- school night — any night of the week that precedes a day of school
- 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
- scratchingly — in a scratching manner, with a scratching action
- scrutinizing — to examine in detail with careful or critical attention.
- second sight — the faculty of seeing future events; clairvoyance.
- section gang — a group of workers who take care of a section of railroad track.
- serotonergic — containing or activated by serotonin.
- 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
- shortcomings — a failure, defect, or deficiency in conduct, condition, thought, ability, etc.: a social shortcoming; a shortcoming of his philosophy.
- shortcutting — to cause to be shortened by the use of a shortcut.
- sight screen — a white screen set in line with the wicket as an aid to the batsman in seeing the ball when it is bowled.
- significants — important; of consequence.
- significator — a planet deemed significant in astrology
- single track — a single pair of lines so that trains can travel in only one direction at a time
- single-track — (of a railroad or section of a railroad's route) having but one set of tracks, so that trains going in opposite directions must be scheduled to meet only at points where there are sidings.
- sitting duck — a helpless or easy target or victim: a sitting duck for shady financial schemes.
- slip casting — a pottery-making process in which partially liquefied clay is poured into a plaster mold.
- sociogenetic — contributing to or affecting the course of social development: sociogenetic factors leading to war.
- somaticizing — to convert (anxiety) into physical symptoms.
- sorting code — a sequence of numbers printed on a cheque or embossed on a bank or building-society card that identifies the branch holding the account
- south-facing — facing towards the south
- space flight — journey into outer space
- sphragistics — the scientific study of seals or signet rings.
- spin casting — spinning (def 3).
- spring catch — a catch for an interior or cabinet door that has a bolt operated by a spring.
- spring vetch — any of several mostly climbing plants belonging to the genus Vicia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves ending in tendrils and bearing pealike flowers, especially V. sativa (spring vetch) cultivated for forage and soil improvement.
- standing cup — a tall decorative cup of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, having a raised cover.
- static cling — the adhering of clothing to other clothing or a person's body, caused by an accumulation of static electricity in the materials, especially those containing synthetic fibers.
- stenographic — the art of writing in shorthand.
- stick figure — a diagrammatic drawing representing a human or animal, usually made with one line each for the torso and appendages, and often a circle for the head.
- stick-tights — any of several composite plants of the genus Bidens, having barbed achenes that adhere to clothing or fur.
- stockbroking — business of buying and selling stock
- stocking cap — a long, conical, knitted cap, usually with a tassel or pompon at the tip.
- stockingless — not wearing or having stockings
- stoichiology — the branch of biology concerned with the study of the cellular components of animal tissues
- straightneck — a variety of summer squash related to the crookneck but not having a recurved neck.
- 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.
- stringencies — stringent character or condition: the stringency of poverty.
- stylographic — of or relating to a stylograph.
- sugarcoating — the act or process of covering something with sugar.
- surf casting — the act, technique, or sport of fishing by casting from the shoreline into the sea, usually using heavy-duty tackle.
- switch grass — a North American grass, Panicum virgatum, having an open, branching inflorescence.
- synecologist — a student of, or expert in, synecology
- tack welding — to join (pieces of metal) with a number of small welds spaced some distance apart.