12-letter words containing g, r, e, a, i
- misfeaturing — distorting the features
- morigeration — (obsolete) obsequiousness; obedience.
- mother image — a person substituted in one's mind for one's mother and often the object of emotions felt toward the mother
- movie rating — a classification of a film as according to the age of viewers thought suitable to see it, and which can differ according to the level in the film of violent content, sexual content, etc
- muir glacier — a glacier in SE Alaska, flowing SE from Mt. Fairweather into Glacier Bay. About 350 sq. mi. (905 sq. km).
- multi-garnet — A better constraint system for Garnet. Version 2.1 by Michael Sannella <[email protected]>.
- myoneuralgia — myalgia.
- nai register — (in Britain) a list of children deemed to be at risk of abuse or injury from their parents or guardians, compiled and held by a local authority, area health authority, or NSPCC Special Unit
- napier grass — a tall, leafy grass, Pennisetum purpureum, native to Africa, grown as a forage plant.
- near-sighted — seeing distinctly at a short distance only; myopic.
- necrological — a list of persons who have died within a certain time.
- nemorivagant — Lb rare wandering in the woods.
- net earnings — income after tax
- neuroimaging — (neurology) The generation of images showing brain activity (or activity in other parts of the nervous system). (from 20th c.).
- neurological — the science of the nerves and the nervous system, especially of the diseases affecting them.
- neutralising — Present participle of neutralise.
- neutralizing — (American spelling) alternative spelling of neutralisingt; present participle of neutralize.
- new learning — the humanist revival of classical Greek and Latin studies and the development of Biblical scholarship in the 15th and 16th centuries in Europe.
- new paradigm — a set of beliefs that replaces another set which is believed no longer to apply
- newspapering — Present participle of newspaper.
- night dancer — (in Uganda) a person believed to employ the help of the dead in destroying other people
- night prayer — the last of the seven canonical hours; compline
- nightcrawler — An earthworm of the species Lumbricus terrestris, known for its large size and nocturnal surfacings.
- ninth-grader — a student in their ninth year at school
- nitrogelatin — gelatin dynamite.
- noise margin — (electronics) The voltage difference between the guaranteed output level and the required input voltage level of a logic gate.
- non-marriage — (broadly) any of the diverse forms of interpersonal union established in various parts of the world to form a familial bond that is recognized legally, religiously, or socially, granting the participating partners mutual conjugal rights and responsibilities and including, for example, opposite-sex marriage, same-sex marriage, plural marriage, and arranged marriage: Anthropologists say that some type of marriage has been found in every known human society since ancient times. See Word Story at the current entry.
- nonagenarian — of the age of 90 years, or between 90 and 100 years old.
- nonbreaching — the act or a result of breaking; break or rupture.
- nonbreathing — not breathing
- nonirrigated — not irrigated; dry
- nonladdering — (of garments made of knitted material) designed so that the interconnected stitches will not come undone if snagged
- nonoperating — Not operating.
- nonstrategic — pertaining to, characterized by, or of the nature of strategy: strategic movements.
- nugatoriness — Quality of being nugatory.
- obliterating — Present participle of obliterate.
- octagenarian — One who is between the ages of 80 and 89, inclusive.
- octogenarian — of the age of 80 years.
- oligophrenia — less than normal mental development.
- oligospermia — (medicine) Low volume of semen.
- opera singer — a professional singer of opera
- optical grep — vgrep
- orange juice — fruit drink: nectar of orange
- orange stick — a slender, rounded stick, originally of orangewood, having tapered ends and used in manicuring, especially to push back the cuticles or clean the fingernails.
- orange-river — a member of a European princely family ruling in the United Kingdom from 1688 to 1694 and in the Netherlands since 1815.
- oregon trail — a route used during the U.S. westward migrations, especially in the period from 1840 to 1860, starting in Missouri and ending in Oregon. About 2000 miles (3200 km) long.
- organic mode — (programming) A term used by COCOMO to describe a project that is developed in a familiar, stable environment. The product is similar to previously developed products. Most people connected with the project have extensive experience in working with related systems and have a thorough understanding of the project. The project contains a minimum of innovative data processing architectures or algorithms. The product requires little innovation and is relatively small, rarely greater than 50,000 DSIs.
- organigramme — (British, management) An organisation chart.
- organoleptic — perceived by a sense organ.
- oriental rug — a rug or carpet woven usually in Asia and characterized by hand-knotted pile.