12-letter words containing g, r, o, u
- bound charge — any electric charge that is bound to an atom or molecule (opposed to free charge).
- bourgeoisify — to convert to a bourgeois attitude or appearance
- break ground — to do something that has not been done before
- breakthrough — A breakthrough is an important development or achievement.
- breastplough — a plough driven by the worker's breast, often used to pare turf
- breath group — a sequence of sounds articulated in the course of a single exhalation; an utterance or part of an utterance produced between pauses for breath.
- bridge house — a deckhouse including a bridge or bridges for navigation.
- bring around — If you bring someone around when they are unconscious, you make them become conscious again.
- bugger about — If someone buggers about or buggers around, they waste time doing unnecessary things.
- bur marigold — any plant of the genus Bidens that has yellow flowers and pointed fruits that cling to fur and clothing: family Asteraceae (composites)
- burglarproof — safeguarded or secure against burglary.
- burnt orange — of a dark orange colour, sometimes due to calcination of orange pigment
- buying group — an association of companies who use their combined purchasing power to achieve the best prices from suppliers
- buying order — an order to buy a certain security
- buying power — the amount of services or goods a company, person, group or currency is able to purchase
- buying-power — Also called buying power. the ability to purchase goods and services.
- carpophagous — feeding on fruit
- castor sugar — finely ground or powdered sugar.
- caught short — having a sudden need to urinate or defecate
- change round — to place in or adopt a different or opposite position
- changearound — the act of changing to a different position
- charlesbourg — city in S Quebec, Canada: pop. 71,000
- chaulmoogras — Plural form of chaulmoogra.
- chemosurgery — a method of treating cancer involving the use of chemicals to destroy malignant tissue or skin
- chirurgeonly — in the manner of a surgeon
- chota nagpur — a plateau in E India, mainly in Jharkhand state since 2000: forested, with rich mineral resources and much heavy industry; produces chiefly lac (world's leading supplier), coal (half India's total output), and mica
- chukot range — mountain range in NE Siberia: highest peak, c. 7,500 ft (2,286 m)
- cirrus logic — (company) A manufacturer of integrated circuits including the Advanced RISC Machine and display interface processors and cards for use as Windows accelerators (requiring dedicated driver software).
- clangorously — In a clangorous manner; ringingly.
- clickthrough — the act of clicking on an advertisement or other link to go to another website, especially a retail site: The store gets lots of clickthroughs from social media.
- coal-burning — fuelled by burning coal
- colour guard — a military guard in a parade, ceremony, etc, that carries and escorts the flag or regimental colours
- come running — hurry, rush
- come through — To come through a dangerous or difficult situation means to survive it and recover from it.
- compurgation — (formerly) a method of trial whereby a defendant might be acquitted if a sufficient number of persons swore to his innocence
- computer age — modern society regarded as the period when the widespread use of computers has fundamentally changed people's lives
- concurringly — In a concurring manner; concurrently.
- configurable — to design or adapt to form a specific configuration or for some specific purpose: The planes are being configured to hold more passengers in each row.
- configurated — to give a configuration, form, or design to.
- configurator — an item of software that enables or assists in the configuration of a product
- congratulant — expressing congratulation
- congratulate — If you congratulate someone, you say something to show you are pleased that something nice has happened to them.
- congruencies — congruence.
- congruential — (mathematics) That uses congruency (division by a modulus).
- conjecturing — the formation or expression of an opinion or theory without sufficient evidence for proof.
- conqueringly — in a conquering manner
- constructing — Present participle of construct.
- contributing — to give (money, time, knowledge, assistance, etc.) to a common supply, fund, etc., as for charitable purposes.
- coprophagous — (esp of certain beetles) feeding on dung
- coral fungus — any of a group of brightly colored fungi having erect, branching fruiting bodies that resemble coral.