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12-letter words containing g, o, r, n, s

  • pronouncings — utterances, esp of an official or judgmental nature
  • propagandism — the art, system, or use of propaganda
  • propagandist — a person involved in producing or spreading propaganda.
  • prophesyings — gatherings held to expound the prophecies of the Scriptures
  • prostituting — a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money; whore; harlot.
  • provisioning — a clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso.
  • pyrognostics — the characteristics of a mineral, such as fusibility and flame coloration, that are revealed by the application of heat
  • pyroligneous — produced by the distillation of wood.
  • ragman rolls — Usually, ragman rolls. a series of documents in which the Scottish nobles acknowledged their allegiance to Edward I of England, 1291–92 and 1296.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • reprocessing — a systematic series of actions directed to some end: to devise a process for homogenizing milk.
  • resoundingly — making an echoing sound: a resounding thud.
  • reynoldsburg — a town in central Ohio.
  • ride shotgun — a smoothbore gun for firing small shots to kill birds and small quadrupeds, though often used with buckshot to kill larger animals.
  • riding boots — long boots worn for horse-riding
  • risk pooling — Risk pooling is the practice of sharing all risks among a group of insurance companies.
  • 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.
  • rock springs — a city in SW Wyoming.
  • rogue's yarn — a yarn of distinctive color, material, or twist, laid in a strand or strands of a rope to identify the owner or the maker.
  • rolling news — current affairs: continuous
  • rose pogonia — a North American terrestrial orchid, Pogonia ophioglossoides, having a fragrant, usually solitary rose-pink or white flower.
  • rough-spoken — coarse or vulgar in speech.
  • roughhousing — the act of behaving in a boisterous or rough way
  • running shoe — trainer, sneaker
  • rustproofing — the process of making metal rustproof.
  • sailboarding — windsurfing.
  • sanguiferous — conveying blood, as a blood vessel.
  • sanguivorous — feeding on blood, as a bat or insect.
  • saronic gulf — an inlet of the Aegean, on the SE coast of Greece, between Attica and the Peloponnesus. 50 miles (80 km) long; 30 miles (48 km) wide.
  • 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.
  • scotch grain — a coarse, pebble-grained finish given to heavy leather, esp. for men's shoes
  • scouring pad — a small pad, as of steel wool or plastic mesh, used for scouring pots, pans, etc.
  • scrapbooking — hobby: collaging
  • sea crossing — a journey by sea from one coast to another
  • sea lungwort — a plant, Mertensia maritima, of the borage family, growing on northern seacoasts and having leaves with an oysterlike flavor.
  • second grade — school year: age 7-8
  • selenography — the branch of astronomy that deals with the charting of the moon's surface.
  • 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.
  • seronegative — showing no significant level of serum antibodies, or other immunologic marker in the serum, that would indicate previous exposure to the infectious agent being tested.
  • serotonergic — containing or activated by serotonin.
  • shareholding — a holder or owner of shares, especially in a company or corporation.
  • sharp tongue — If you say that someone has a sharp tongue, you are critical of the fact that they say things which are unkind though often clever.
  • shingle roof — a roof covered with thin rectangular tiles, esp made of wood, that are laid with others in overlapping rows
  • shooting war — open conflict between hostile nations involving direct military engagements.
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