12-letter words containing g, l, s
- cosmologists — Plural form of cosmologist.
- courageously — possessing or characterized by courage; brave: a courageous speech against the dictator.
- craniologist — the science that deals with the size, shape, and other characteristics of human skulls.
- crimson flag — a southern African plant, Schizostylis coccinea, of the iris family, having tubular red flowers.
- cross-legged — If someone is sitting cross-legged, they are sitting on the floor with their legs bent so that their knees point outwards.
- cryosurgical — of or relating to cryosurgery
- cryptologist — cryptography.
- crystalising — Present participle of crystalise.
- cunnilingist — Alt form cunnilinguist.
- cyclogenesis — the formation and development of a low-pressure storm system
- cyclostyling — Present participle of cyclostyle.
- dallis grass — a tall, succulent, forage grass (Paspalum dilatatum), with hairy spikelets, much grown in the S U.S.
- dark glasses — Dark glasses are glasses which have dark-coloured lenses to protect your eyes in the sunshine.
- daughterless — Without a daughter.
- de-licensing — formal permission from a governmental or other constituted authority to do something, as to carry on some business or profession.
- debut single — the first single produced by a particular singer or band
- declustering — Any technique that counteracts clustering (in any sense).
- decreasingly — In a decreasing manner.
- deerstalking — The hunting of deer on foot, by stealing upon them unawares.
- deescalating — Present participle of deescalate.
- degressively — in a degressive fashion
- delegitimise — Alternative spelling of delegitimize.
- deliquescing — Present participle of deliquesce.
- deltiologist — the hobby of collecting post cards.
- demonologist — An expert in the study of demonology.
- demoralising — to deprive (a person or persons) of spirit, courage, discipline, etc.; destroy the morale of: The continuous barrage demoralized the infantry.
- demulsifying — to break down (an emulsion) into separate substances incapable of re-forming the emulsion that was broken down.
- dendrologist — the branch of botany dealing with trees and shrubs.
- deontologist — ethics, especially that branch dealing with duty, moral obligation, and right action.
- depressingly — In a depressing manner.
- desalinating — Present participle of desalinate.
- desalinizing — Present participle of desalinize.
- descendingly — In a descending manner.
- desolatingly — in a way that desolates, in a desolating fashion
- despairingly — given to despair or hopelessness.
- devil's dung — asafetida.
- devil's grip — pleurodynia (def 2).
- digressional — Pertaining to, or having the character of, a digression; departing from the main purpose or subject.
- digressively — In a digressive fashion.
- diplogenesis — the double production or formation of something that is normally single, such as a doubled part in a fetus or a double fetus
- disagreeable — contrary to one's taste or liking; unpleasant; offensive; repugnant.
- disagreeably — In a disagreeable manner.
- disanalogous — not analogous
- disbelieving — to have no belief in; refuse or reject belief in: to disbelieve reports of UFO sightings.
- discerningly — showing good or outstanding judgment and understanding: a discerning critic of French poetry.
- disciplining — Present participle of discipline.
- disco lights — coloured lights that flash on and off in time to the music at a disco etc
- disculpating — Present participle of disculpate.
- disembrangle — to disentangle (a person or thing)
- disenrolling — to dismiss or cause to become removed from a program of training, care, etc.: The academy disenrolled a dozen cadets.