12-letter words containing g, o, a, t
- 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.
- straight off — without a bend, angle, or curve; not curved; direct: a straight path.
- straight out — thoroughgoing: a straight-out Democrat.
- straight-out — without a bend, angle, or curve; not curved; direct: a straight path.
- 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.
- sub-mortgage — a conveyance of an interest in property as security for the repayment of money borrowed.
- sugar-coated — Sugar-coated food is covered with a sweet substance made of sugar.
- sugarcoating — the act or process of covering something with sugar.
- supererogate — to do more than duty requires.
- supraglottal — situated above the glottis
- svga monitor — (hardware, graphics) A monitor capable of displaying the output of an SVGA card.
- swagger coat — a woman's pyramid-shaped coat with a full flared back and usually raglan sleeves, first popularized in the 1930s.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- target group — intended audience or customers
- 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.”.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- thaumatology — the study or description of miracles.
- the go-ahead — permission to proceed
- 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
- theatre-goer — a person who goes to the theater, especially often or habitually.
- theatregoing — the act of regularly attending the theatre
- theologaster — a person who pretends to be a theologian; a shallow or quack theologian
- thermography — a technique for imitating an embossed appearance, as on business cards, stationery, or the like, by dusting printed areas with a powder that adheres only to the wet ink, and fusing the ink and powder to the paper by heat.
- thigmotactic — movement of an organism toward or away from any object that provides a mechanical stimulus.
- thoroughfare — a road, street, or the like, that leads at each end into another street.
- thought-read — to read someone's mind or psychically know what someone's thoughts are
- through bass — figured bass.
- 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
- 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.