12-letter words containing g, o, a, t, l
- sailing boat — sailboat.
- salpingotomy — incision of a Fallopian tube.
- sanguinolent — of or relating to blood.
- scalding hot — that scalds; burning; too hot
- scatological — the study of or preoccupation with excrement or obscenity.
- scots gaelic — Scottish Gaelic
- sea lungwort — a plant, Mertensia maritima, of the borage family, growing on northern seacoasts and having leaves with an oysterlike flavor.
- self-storage — noting or pertaining to a warehouse or other facility that rents units to people for storing personal possessions.
- semifloating — noting or pertaining to a driving axle of an automobile or the like, the inner end of which is carried by the differential gear and the outer end of which is keyed to a wheel supported by the axle housing.
- shawl tongue — kiltie (def 3).
- shot on goal — a shot that enters the goal or would have entered the goal if it had not been blocked by the goalkeeper or another defensive player.
- signal tower — a tower from which railway signals are controlled or displayed
- slaughterous — murderous; destructive.
- snaggletooth — a tooth growing out beyond or apart from others.
- soft landing — space vehicle
- sole legatee — the only person who receives a legacy
- solenogaster — any of a group of wormlike mollusks, class Solenogastres (formerly Aplacophora), inhabiting deep ocean layers and having fine limy spicules on the covering mantle.
- spongioblast — one of the primordial cells in the embryonic brain and spinal cord capable of developing into neuroglia.
- stabilograph — an instrument for measuring body sway.
- stigmasterol — a crystalline, water-insoluble steroid, C 2 9 H 4 8 O, present in soybeans or calabar beans, used chiefly as a raw material in the manufacture of progesterone.
- stonewalling — the act of stalling, evading, or filibustering, especially to avoid revealing politically embarrassing information.
- storage cell — a cell whose energy can be renewed by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to that of the flow of current generated by the cell.
- storage wall — a set of shelves, cabinets, or the like that covers or forms a wall.
- storm signal — a visual signal, as a flag, giving advance notice of a heavy storm, used especially along coastal areas.
- stranglehold — Wrestling. an illegal hold by which an opponent's breath is choked off.
- string along — a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
- studio glass — art glass produced by an independent artisan in the studio.
- stylographic — of or relating to a stylograph.
- supraglottal — situated above the glottis
- talk through — guide through: a procedure, etc.
- talking book — a phonograph record or tape recording of readings of a book, magazine, etc., made especially for use by the blind.
- talking shop — If you say that a conference or a committee is just a talking shop, you disapprove of it because nothing is achieved as a result of what is discussed.
- tattie-bogle — a scarecrow
- tautological — needless repetition of an idea, especially in words other than those of the immediate context, without imparting additional force or clearness, as in “widow woman.”.
- teetotalling — of or relating to, advocating, or pledged to total abstinence from intoxicating drink.
- telautograph — a telegraphic device for reproducing handwriting, drawings, etc, the movements of an electromagnetically controlled pen at one end being transmitted along a line to a similar pen at the receiving end
- telegraphone — an early magnetic sound-recording device for use with wire, tape, or disks.
- teleological — of or relating to teleology, the philosophical doctrine that final causes, design, and purpose exist in nature.
- thaumatology — the study or description of miracles.
- theologaster — a person who pretends to be a theologian; a shallow or quack theologian
- toga virilis — the white toga assumed by boys in ancient Rome at the end of their 14th year.
- tollgatherer — a person who collects tolls, taxes, or other imposts.
- tone dialing — a system of calling telephone numbers wherein tones of differing pitch corresponding to the digits in the number called are electronically generated by manipulating pushbuttons (contrasted with pulse dialing).
- tongue-blade — a broad, thin piece of wood used by doctors to hold down the patient's tongue during an examination of the mouth and throat.
- tragicomical — a dramatic or other literary composition combining elements of both tragedy and comedy.
- traumatology — a branch of surgery dealing with major wounds caused by accidents or violence.
- tribological — relating to tribology
- unapologetic — containing an apology or excuse for a fault, failure, insult, injury, etc.: An apologetic letter to his creditors explained the delay.
- uncatalogued — not added to or detailed in a catalogue
- uncoagulated — Obsolete. coagulated.