12-letter words containing g, o, l, d, r
- overbuilding — Present participle of overbuild.
- overclouding — Present participle of overcloud.
- paradoxology — a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.
- parlor grand — a grand piano smaller than a concert grand but larger than a baby grand.
- perez galdos — Benito [buh-nee-toh;; Spanish be-nee-taw] /bəˈni toʊ;; Spanish bɛˈni tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1843–1920, Spanish journalist, dramatist, and novelist.
- plagiohedral — (of a crystal) having faces arranged obliquely in a helix.
- pot marigold — calendula (def 1).
- prodigal son — a figure in a parable of Jesus (Luke 15:11–32); a wayward son who squanders his inheritance but returns home to find that his father forgives him.
- prodigiously — extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree, force, etc.: a prodigious research grant.
- profile drag — the sum of the surface friction drag and the form drag for a body moving subsonically through a fluid
- prolog-linda — 1. Prolog extended with Linda-style parallelism. Proc 4th Australian Conf on Artif Intell. 2. Neil MacDonald, U Edinburgh 1989. Another Prolog extended with Linda, implemented on a Computing Surface.
- pyramidology — a belief system based on the supposed occult significance of the Egyptian pyramids
- radio galaxy — a galaxy that emits much more strongly in the radio part of the spectrum than does a typical galaxy.
- radiobiology — the branch of biology dealing with the effects of radiation on living matter.
- radioecology — the branch of ecology concerned with the effects of radioactivity on the environment
- radiological — of or relating to radiology.
- redelegation — a group or body of delegates: Our club sent a delegation to the rally.
- resoundingly — making an echoing sound: a resounding thud.
- reynoldsburg — a town in central Ohio.
- ripe old age — advanced age
- road haulage — transport of goods by road
- rolled glass — a sheet of glass made by the extrusion of molten glass between two rollers.
- rolling road — A rolling road is a piece of machinery on which the wheels of a vehicle can ride in order to test how well the vehicle works under road conditions that are created artificially.
- sailboarding — windsurfing.
- seo de urgel — Urgel.
- shared logic — the sharing of a central processing unit and associated software among several terminals
- shareholding — a holder or owner of shares, especially in a company or corporation.
- shoulder bag — a handbag with shoulder strap attached.
- shoulder-bag — A shoulder-bag is a bag that has a long strap so that it can be carried on a person's shoulder.
- signal board — a board for displaying electrically transmitted signals and indicating their source.
- sliding door — door which opens on a runner
- sloop-rigged — (of a sailboat) fore-and-aft rigged with a mainsail and a jib.
- solid figure — a figure that has three dimensions
- spoil ground — an area within a body of water, especially in the sea, where dredged material is deposited.
- 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.
- troglodytism — the condition of being a troglodyte
- undercooling — Chemistry. to cool less than necessary for a given process or purpose. to supercool.
- unglamorized — not glamorized
- ungroundedly — without basis
- well-groomed — having the hair, skin, etc., well cared for; well-dressed, clean, and neat: a well-groomed young man.