12-letter words containing g, o, a, t, n
- south orange — a city in NE New Jersey.
- south-facing — facing towards the south
- speedboating — the act, practice, or sport of traveling in a speedboat.
- spongioblast — one of the primordial cells in the embryonic brain and spinal cord capable of developing into neuroglia.
- sranan tongo — Sranan.
- staging post — an area, as a port of embarkation, where troops are assembled and readied for transit to a new field of operations.
- stauropegion — (in an autocephalous church) a monastery subject directly to the primate.
- steady-going — steadfast; faithful; unchanging: steady-going service to the cause of justice.
- steganograph — a piece of coded writing; cipher
- stegosaurian — having the characteristics of a stegosaur
- stenographer — a person who specializes in taking dictation in shorthand.
- stenographic — the art of writing in shorthand.
- stenophagous — (of an animal) feeding on a limited variety of foods (opposed to euryphagous).
- stocking cap — a long, conical, knitted cap, usually with a tassel or pompon at the tip.
- stonewalling — the act of stalling, evading, or filibustering, especially to avoid revealing politically embarrassing information.
- storage ring — a device for storing charged particles fed from an accelerator, consisting of a set of magnets placed in a ring and adjusted to keep the particles circulating until they are used.
- storage tank — A storage tank is a large vessel for storing oil, gas, and other petrochemical products.
- storage unit — rented space to store items
- 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.
- sugarcoating — the act or process of covering something with sugar.
- svga monitor — (hardware, graphics) A monitor capable of displaying the output of an SVGA card.
- sweet orange — a globose, reddish-yellow, bitter or sweet, edible citrus fruit.
- tag question — Also called tag. a short interrogative structure appended to a statement or command, as isn't it in It's raining, isn't it?, are you in You're not going, are you?, or German nicht wahr.
- 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.
- 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
- tao te ching — the philosophical book in verse supposedly written by Lao-tzu.
- teaching job — a position as a teacher
- technography — the description and study of the arts and sciences in their geographical and ethnic distribution and historical development.
- teetotalling — of or relating to, advocating, or pledged to total abstinence from intoxicating drink.
- telegraphone — an early magnetic sound-recording device for use with wire, tape, or disks.
- terraforming — to alter the environment of (a celestial body) in order to make capable of supporting terrestrial life forms.
- thaumatogeny — the belief that the origin of life was the result of a miracle
- the pentagon — a five-sided building in Arlington, Va., in which the main offices of the U.S. Department of Defense are located; hence, the U.S. military establishment
- theatregoing — the act of regularly attending the theatre
- to advantage — any state, circumstance, opportunity, or means specially favorable to success, interest, or any desired end: the advantage of a good education.
- toboggan run — a slope that you can slide down on a toboggan
- 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 graft — whip graft.
- 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.
- tonnage deck — the upper deck in a vessel with only two decks.
- 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.
- top sergeant — a first sergeant.
- touch and go — precarious situation
- touch-and-go — risky; precarious: a touch-and-go descent down the mountain.
- tour manager — the person in charge of an organized trip that people such as musicians, or actors go on to several different places, stopping to meet people or perform
- town manager — an official appointed to direct the administration of a town government.