12-letter words containing g, r, e, n, s, a
- strain gauge — Geology. a type of extensometer designed for geophysical use.
- strange star — a hypothetical celestial object that is intermediate in density between a neutron star and a black hole, possibly the remnant of a massive neutron star with all particles reduced to strange quarks.
- stranglehold — Wrestling. an illegal hold by which an opponent's breath is choked off.
- strategising — to make up or determine strategy; plan.
- strategizing — to make up or determine strategy; plan.
- streamlining — a teardrop line of contour offering the least possible resistance to a current of air, water, etc.
- stringhalted — afflicted with stringhalt
- stun grenade — a nonlethal grenade which is used to disturb the senses of enemies by its loud noise and its bright light
- superheating — Superheating of steam is raising its temperature to well above boiling point.
- superorganic — of or relating to the structure of cultural elements within society conceived as independent of and superior to the individual members of society.
- sweet orange — a globose, reddish-yellow, bitter or sweet, edible citrus fruit.
- swiss-german — of or relating to a person from German-speaking Switzerland
- synergically — in a synergic manner
- syngman rhee — Syngman [sing-muh n] /ˈsɪŋ mən/ (Show IPA), 1875–1965, president of South Korea 1948–60.
- texas ranger — a member of the Texas state police force or, especially formerly, of the mounted state police.
- the-stranger — French L'Étranger. a novel (1942) by Albert Camus.
- thereagainst — in opposition to; in a contrary manner
- time sharing — to use or occupy by time-sharing.
- time-sharing — time-sharing (def 2).
- top sergeant — a first sergeant.
- tragicalness — the quality or state of being tragic
- transcending — to rise above or go beyond; overpass; exceed: to transcend the limits of thought; kindness transcends courtesy.
- transferring — to convey or remove from one place, person, etc., to another: He transferred the package from one hand to the other.
- transgenesis — the transfer of human genes into animals or cultured cells, especially to produce molecules with therapeutic value.
- transgressed — to violate a law, command, moral code, etc.; offend; sin.
- transgressor — to violate a law, command, moral code, etc.; offend; sin.
- transmigrate — to move or pass from one place to another.
- unaggressive — characterized by or tending toward unprovoked offensives, attacks, invasions, or the like; militantly forward or menacing: aggressive acts against a neighboring country.
- uncourageous — possessing or characterized by courage; brave: a courageous speech against the dictator.
- undersealing — the process of applying a coating of underseal to a motor vehicle
- understating — to state or represent less strongly or strikingly than the facts would bear out; set forth in restrained, moderate, or weak terms: The casualty lists understate the extent of the disaster.
- undertakings — the act of a person who undertakes any task or responsibility.
- undespairing — not despairing; not giving in to despair
- undischarged — gun: not let off
- unsegregated — not segregated, especially not subject to racial division; integrated: an unsegregated community.
- unstaggering — tending to stagger or overwhelm: a staggering amount of money required in the initial investment.
- valve spring — a helical spring used to hold closed a valve in the cylinder head of an internal-combustion engine
- vanga shrike — any of several birds of the family Vangidae, endemic to Madagascar, some of which resemble shrikes, with great diversity in size, color, and bill shape.
- vereshchagin — Vasili Vasilievich [vuh-syee-lyee vuh-syee-lyi-vyich] /vʌˈsyi lyi vʌˈsyi lyɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1842–1904, Russian painter.
- vernal grass — any of various Eurasian grasses of the genus Anthoxanthum, such as A. odoratum (sweet vernal grass), having the fragrant scent of coumarin
- visual range — Meteorology. visibility (def 3).
- wagon master — wagon boss.
- waste ground — an empty piece of land
- waveringness — The quality or state of wavering.
- web scraping — the extraction and copying of data from a website into a structured format using a computer program: Hackers pose a threat with techniques like web scraping. Our search engine uses web scraping to index sites.
- west germany — a former republic in central Europe: created in 1949 by the coalescing of the British, French, and U.S. zones of occupied Germany established in 1945. 96,025 sq. mi. (248,706 sq. km). Capital: Bonn.
- whereagainst — against which
- wisecracking — a smart or facetious remark.
- wranglership — (at Cambridge University) the position of a wrangler
- writing case — a portable folder with compartments for holding writing materials