12-letter words containing g, l, i, t
- appetizingly — in an appetizing way
- apple blight — an aphid, Eriosoma lanigera, that is covered with a powdery waxy secretion and infests apple trees
- archeologist — archaeology.
- articulating — Present participle of articulate.
- assemblagist — a creative person or artist who is skilled in putting together works of art based on assemblage
- assimilating — to take in and incorporate as one's own; absorb: He assimilated many new experiences on his European trip.
- assimulating — Present participle of assimulate.
- astacologist — a person who investigates and analyses crayfish
- astoundingly — capable of overwhelming with amazement; stunningly surprising.
- astringently — In the manner of an astringent.
- astrobiology — the branch of biology that investigates the possibility of life elsewhere in the universe
- astrological — the study that assumes and attempts to interpret the influence of the heavenly bodies on human affairs.
- atheological — having an aversion or resistance to theology
- attractingly — in a manner that attracts
- audiologists — Plural form of audiologist.
- auscultating — Present participle of auscultate.
- automobiling — (dated) present participle of automobile.
- backlighting — Movies, Television. a light source placed behind an actor, object, or scene to create a highlight that separates the subject from the background.
- backup light — Backup lights are the white lights on the back of a vehicle that shine when the vehicle moves backward.
- bacteriology — Bacteriology is the science and the study of bacteria.
- ball turning — the turning of arms or legs on furniture to make them resemble a continuous row of balls.
- bathypelagic — of, relating to, or inhabiting the lower depths of the ocean between approximately 1000 and 4000 metres
- battological — tending to repeat words unnecessarily
- beacon light — a light signal for shipping
- belligerents — warlike; given to waging war.
- belt highway — beltway (def 1).
- bengal light — a firework or flare that burns with a steady bright blue light, formerly used as a signal
- bengal tiger — a large tiger found in S. Asia
- best-selling — A best-selling product such as a book is very popular and a large quantity of it has been sold.
- betting slip — a piece of paper used to place a bet
- bibliologist — a student of bibliology
- bibliopegist — a bookbinder
- biflagellate — having two flagella
- big lie, the — a gross falsification or misrepresentation of the facts, with constant repetition and embellishment to lend credibility
- bilinguality — the ability to speak two languages fluently.
- billingsgate — the largest fish market in London, on the N bank of the River Thames; moved to new site at Canary Wharf in 1982 and the former building converted into offices
- bit diddling — bit bashing
- biting louse — any wingless insect of the order Mallophaga, such as the chicken louse: external parasites of birds and mammals with biting mouthparts
- black knight — a person or firm that makes an unwelcome takeover bid for a company
- blazing star — a North American liliaceous plant, Chamaelirium luteum, with a long spike of small white flowers
- blisteringly — causing a blister or blisters.
- blitzkrieged — blitz (defs 1, 2, 5).
- block voting — voting using block votes
- blockbusting — A blockbusting film or book is one that is very successful, usually because it is very exciting.
- blood typing — the classification of human blood cells to determine compatible blood types as for transfusion or organ transplant
- bloodletting — Bloodletting is violence or killing between groups of people, especially between rival armies.
- blotting-pad — an object to one side of which a piece of blotting paper is attached for blotting text handwritten in ink
- blue whiting — a fish of the cod family, Micromesistius poutassou
- blue-singlet — working-class
- blueprinting — a process of photographic printing, used chiefly in copying architectural and mechanical drawings, which produces a white line on a blue background.