12-letter words containing g, u, s
- sound change — any phonetic or phonological change in spoken language, for example the replacement of one speech sound with another, or the loss of a particular sound
- south orange — a city in NE New Jersey.
- south-facing — facing towards the south
- sov language — a type of language that has basic subject-object-verb order, as Turkish, Japanese, or Tamil.
- spade guinea — a guinea decorated with a spade-shaped shield, coined during the reign of George III
- spencer gulf — an inlet of the Indian Ocean in S Australia, between the Eyre and Yorke Peninsulas. Length: about 320 km (200 miles). Greatest width: about 145 km (90 miles)
- spermagonium — Botany, Mycology. spermogonium.
- spermogonium — one of the cup-shaped or flask-shaped receptacles in which the spermatia of certain fungi and red algae are produced.
- spirit guide — type of mystical guardian
- splash guard — a large flap behind a rear tire to prevent mud, water, etc., from being splashed on the following vehicle.
- spoil ground — an area within a body of water, especially in the sea, where dredged material is deposited.
- spongicolous — relating to the skeleton of some marine animals
- sporangiolum — a small sporangium
- sporting gun — a gun intended for hunting
- sprachgefuhl — a sensitivity to language, especially for what is grammatically or idiomatically acceptable in a given language.
- sprightfully — in a sprightful manner
- spud-bashing — the task of peeling potatoes, given as a punishment
- spun-bonding — a process for forming nonwoven fabrics, usually of limited durability, by bonding continuous-filament synthetic fibers immediately after extrusion.
- spur gearing — a system of spur gears.
- sputteringly — in a sputtering manner
- squared ring — boxing ring.
- stag hunting — the act of hunting or chasing and killing stags
- stage-struck — obsessed with the desire to become an actor or actress.
- standing cup — a tall decorative cup of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, having a raised cover.
- status group — a social stratum sharing the same lifestyle or occupation and having the same level of prestige.
- stauffenberg — Claus (klaʊs), Graf von. 1907–44, German army officer, who tried to assassinate Hitler (1944). He and his fellow conspirators were executed
- stauropegion — (in an autocephalous church) a monastery subject directly to the primate.
- steatopygous — extreme accumulation of fat on and about the buttocks, especially of women.
- steel guitar — an acoustic, handheld guitar having a metal resonator and producing a wailing, variable sound.
- stegocarpous — (of a moss) belonging to the division Stegocarpi, having an operculate capsule
- stegosaurian — having the characteristics of a stegosaur
- stenophagous — (of an animal) feeding on a limited variety of foods (opposed to euryphagous).
- stepdaughter — a daughter of one's husband or wife by a previous marriage.
- stick figure — a diagrammatic drawing representing a human or animal, usually made with one line each for the torso and appendages, and often a circle for the head.
- stone-ground — (of wheat or other grain) ground between millstones, especially those made of burstone, so as to retain the whole of the grain and preserve nutritional content.
- storage tube — an electron tube in which information is stored as charges for a predetermined time
- storage unit — rented space to store items
- store-bought — commercially made rather than homemade.
- straight out — thoroughgoing: a straight-out Democrat.
- straight-out — without a bend, angle, or curve; not curved; direct: a straight path.
- strain gauge — Geology. a type of extensometer designed for geophysical use.
- stringcourse — a horizontal band or course, as of stone, projecting beyond or flush with the face of a building, often molded and sometimes richly carved.
- struggle bus — a situation, task, etc., that seems difficult or frustrating: With no sleep last night, I’ll be on the struggle bus today.
- stud welding — the semiautomatic welding of a stud or similar piece of metal to a flat part, usually by means of an electric arc
- studdingsail — a light sail, sometimes set outboard of either of the leeches of a square sail and extended by booms.
- studio glass — art glass produced by an independent artisan in the studio.
- stuffing box — a device for preventing leakage of gases or liquids along a moving rod or shaft at the point at which it leaves a cylinder, tank, ship hull, etc.
- stuffing nut — a large nut that is tightened to compress the packing in a stuffing box
- stun grenade — a nonlethal grenade which is used to disturb the senses of enemies by its loud noise and its bright light
- stunt flying — the activity or practice of performing stunts in an aeroplane, such as special turns, etc, in the air