12-letter words containing g, o, d, s
- sporting dog — one of any of several breeds of usually large dogs especially suited by size and training for hunting by pointing, flushing, and retrieving game and including the pointers, setters, retrievers, and spaniels.
- spot welding — fusing metal
- spun-bonding — a process for forming nonwoven fabrics, usually of limited durability, by bonding continuous-filament synthetic fibers immediately after extrusion.
- st. gotthard — a mountain range in S Switzerland; a part of the Alps; highest peak, 10,490 feet (3195 meters).
- steady-going — steadfast; faithful; unchanging: steady-going service to the cause of justice.
- stone-ground — (of wheat or other grain) ground between millstones, especially those made of burstone, so as to retain the whole of the grain and preserve nutritional content.
- stranglehold — Wrestling. an illegal hold by which an opponent's breath is choked off.
- stringholder — an oblong piece of wood at the lower end of the body of a viol or other stringed instrument to which the strings are attached.
- strong drink — alcoholic drink
- studio glass — art glass produced by an independent artisan in the studio.
- sugar-coated — Sugar-coated food is covered with a sweet substance made of sugar.
- superkingdom — in some systems of biological classification, either of the two major subdivisions, prokaryote or eukaryote, into which all living organisms can be placed
- surfboarding — a long, narrow board on which a person stands or lies prone in surfboarding.
- surroundings — something that surrounds.
- top dressing — tennis court
- trading post — a store established in an unsettled or thinly settled region by a trader or trading company to obtain furs and local products in exchange for supplies, clothing, other goods, or for cash.
- troglodytism — the condition of being a troglodyte
- underscoring — the practice of drawing or scoring a line or mark under
- undissolving — not dissolving; remaining in solid form; not melting
- unresponding — to reply or answer in words: to respond briefly to a question.
- unstockinged — not wearing or covered by stockings
- washing soda — sodium carbonate (def 2).
- waste ground — an empty piece of land
- wedding vows — promises made by bride and groom
- window glass — glass used in windows
- winged horse — the constellation Pegasus.
- withholdings — Plural form of withholding.
- wood's light — ultraviolet light filtered through glass containing nickel oxide, used in detecting forgeries, in detecting microbes in hair, etc.
- woodcarvings — Plural form of woodcarving.
- woodshedding — Present participle of woodshed.
- wordsmithing — Present participle of wordsmith.
- younghusband — Sir Francis Edward. 1863–1942, British explorer, mainly of N India and Tibet. He used military force to compel the Dalai Lama to sign (1904) a trade agreement with Britain