12-letter words containing g, o, r, i, n, e
- reading room — a room set aside for reading, as in a library or club.
- reaping hook — a curved cutting tool with a sharp edge, used in the cutting or harvesting of crops
- recognizable — to identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc.: He had changed so much that one could scarcely recognize him.
- recognizance — Law. a bond or obligation of record entered into before a court of record or a magistrate, binding a person to do a particular act. the sum pledged as surety on such a bond.
- recommending — to present as worthy of confidence, acceptance, use, etc.; commend; mention favorably: to recommend an applicant for a job; to recommend a book.
- reconceiving — to form (a notion, opinion, purpose, etc.): He conceived the project while he was on vacation.
- reconnecting — to join, link, or fasten together; unite or bind: to connect the two cities by a bridge; Communication satellites connect the local stations into a network.
- redelegation — a group or body of delegates: Our club sent a delegation to the rally.
- reformatting — the shape and size of a book as determined by the number of times the original sheet has been folded to form the leaves. Compare duodecimo, folio (def 2), octavo, quarto.
- regeneration — act of regenerating; state of being regenerated.
- register ton — a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- registration — the act of registering.
- regulation t — (in the U.S.) a federal law governing the amount of credit that may be advanced by brokers and dealers to customers for the purchase of securities on margin.
- regulation u — (in the U.S.) a federal law governing the amount of credit that may be advanced by a bank for the purchase of listed securities.
- reinvigorate — to give vigor to; fill with life and energy; energize.
- religionless — a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, especially when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs.
- relitigation — the act or process of litigating: a matter that is still in litigation.
- remote login — (networking) A client-server program and protocol that provides an interactivel command line interface to a remote computer, using a protocol over a computer network, simulating a locally attached terminal.
- renegotiable — to negotiate again, as a loan, treaty, etc.
- renegotiated — to negotiate again, as a loan, treaty, etc.
- repagination — Bibliography. the number of pages or leaves of a book, manuscript, etc., identified in bibliographical description or cataloging.
- reprocessing — a systematic series of actions directed to some end: to devise a process for homogenizing milk.
- reregulation — renewed regulation, the act or process of regulating again
- resoundingly — making an echoing sound: a resounding thud.
- retrolingual — situated behind or near the base of the tongue.
- retromingent — urinating backward because of bodily configuration: The lion is a retromingent animal.
- revegetation — to cause vegetation to grow again on: to revegetate eroded lands.
- rice growing — the cultivation of rice as a food crop
- ride shotgun — a smoothbore gun for firing small shots to kill birds and small quadrupeds, though often used with buckshot to kill larger animals.
- ring knocker — a commissioned officer in the U.S. armed forces who is a graduate of a military academy.
- ring network — (networking, topology) A network topology in which all nodes are connected to a single wire in a ring or point-to-point. There are no endpoints. This topology is used by token ring networks. Compare: bus network, star network.
- ring of fire — the linear zone of seismic and volcanic activity that coincides in general with the margins of the Pacific Plate.
- ring-a-levio — a children's game in which members of one group try to find and capture hiding members of another group: a captured player is kept in a circle drawn on the ground and is set free when tagged by a teammate
- ringing tone — phone: sound indicating connection is made
- risorgimento — the period of or the movement for the liberation and unification of Italy 1750–1870.
- roasting ear — an ear of sweet corn suitable for roasting while still in the husk.
- role playing — role-play used as a method of training or education
- role-playing — a method of instruction or psychotherapy aimed at changing attitudes and behavior, in which participants act out designated roles relevant to real-life situations.
- rolling news — current affairs: continuous
- roofing felt — a type of tar paper made from glass fibre or polyester fleece impregnated with bituminous material, produced in roll form, and used in roof construction
- rose pogonia — a North American terrestrial orchid, Pogonia ophioglossoides, having a fragrant, usually solitary rose-pink or white flower.
- running joke — a joke or humorous allusion used recurrently in a play, film, television skit, etc., for a cumulative comic effect.
- running shoe — trainer, sneaker
- sanguiferous — conveying blood, as a blood vessel.
- scenographic — the art of representing objects in accordance with the rules of perspective.
- schooner rig — a rig in which the mainmast is taller than the foremast
- scorekeeping — an official of a sports contest who keeps record of the score.
- sea crossing — a journey by sea from one coast to another
- self-proving — to establish the truth or genuineness of, as by evidence or argument: to prove one's claim.
- semi-organic — noting or pertaining to a class of chemical compounds that formerly comprised only those existing in or derived from plants or animals, but that now includes all other compounds of carbon.