12-letter words containing g, u, r, s
- surprisingly — causing surprise, wonder, or astonishment.
- surroundings — something that surrounds.
- survival bag — a large plastic bag carried by climbers for use in an emergency as protection against exposure
- swiss guards — a corps of Swiss mercenary soldiers, esp. those hired as Vatican bodyguards to the pope
- the struggle — the radical and armed opposition to apartheid, esp by the military wings of the ANC and the PAC
- thoroughness — executed without negligence or omissions: a thorough search.
- through bass — figured bass.
- through-sung — sung throughout, with no spoken dialogue
- thrust stage — a stage that extends beyond the proscenium arch and is usually surrounded on three sides by seats.
- traumatising — Pathology. to injure (tissues) by force or by thermal, chemical, etc., agents.
- treasury tag — a short piece of cord having metal ends one of which can be slotted inside the other: used for holding papers together or fastening them into a file
- tree surgery — the repair of damaged trees, as by the removal of diseased parts, filling of cavities, and prevention of further decay, and by strengthening branches with braces.
- trismegistus — Hermes Trismegistus.
- truss bridge — a bridge in which the loads are supported by trusses.
- turn against — become hostile to
- ubangi-shari — former name of the Central African Republic.
- unaggressive — characterized by or tending toward unprovoked offensives, attacks, invasions, or the like; militantly forward or menacing: aggressive acts against a neighboring country.
- unaspiringly — in an unambitious or unaspiring manner
- uncourageous — possessing or characterized by courage; brave: a courageous speech against the dictator.
- under-design — to prepare the preliminary sketch or the plans for (a work to be executed), especially to plan the form and structure of: to design a new bridge.
- underscoring — the practice of drawing or scoring a line or mark under
- undersealing — the process of applying a coating of underseal to a motor vehicle
- underserving — to offer inadequate services or facilities to.
- undersigneds — being the one or ones whose signature appears at the end of a letter or document: All of the undersigned persons are bound by the contract.
- 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
- undiscerning — showing good or outstanding judgment and understanding: a discerning critic of French poetry.
- undischarged — gun: not let off
- undisturbing — not disturbing
- unforeseeing — not foreseeing
- ungenerosity — the state of being ungenerous
- ungenerously — in an ungenerous manner
- unglamourous — full of glamour; charmingly or fascinatingly attractive, especially in a mysterious or magical way.
- ungraciously — in an ungracious manner
- ungratuitous — given, done, bestowed, or obtained without charge or payment; free; voluntary.
- unmoralising — not moralising
- unnourishing — not providing nourishment
- unprotesting — an expression or declaration of objection, disapproval, or dissent, often in opposition to something a person is powerless to prevent or avoid: a protest against increased taxation.
- unrefreshing — not refreshing, rejuvenating, or invigorating
- unregistered — recorded, as in a register or book; enrolled.
- unresponding — to reply or answer in words: to respond briefly to a question.
- unsegregated — not segregated, especially not subject to racial division; integrated: an unsegregated community.
- unslumbering — not sleeping
- unstaggering — tending to stagger or overwhelm: a staggering amount of money required in the initial investment.
- unsupporting — to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
- unsurprising — predictable, expected
- unswervingly — to turn aside abruptly in movement or direction; deviate suddenly from the straight or direct course.
- up for grabs — to seize suddenly or quickly; snatch; clutch: He grabbed me by the collar.
- upright bass — double bass