12-letter words containing i, g, u, a, s
- mount pisgah — the mountain slopes to the northeast of the Dead Sea, from one of which, Mount Nebo, Moses viewed Canaan
- mucilaginous — of, relating to, or secreting mucilage.
- multicasting — the act or process of a person or thing that casts.
- multitasking — Computers. (of a single CPU) to execute two or more jobs concurrently.
- museological — Pertaining to museology.
- mutable sign — any of the four astrological signs, Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, or Pisces, that are grouped together because of their placement at the end of the seasons and characterized by the attribute of adaptability to circumstances.
- naturalising — Present participle of naturalise.
- naughty bits — genitals
- nauseatingly — causing sickness of the stomach; nauseous.
- neutralising — Present participle of neutralise.
- nonambiguous — not ambiguous, clear
- nugatoriness — Quality of being nugatory.
- old guardism — political conservatism.
- oleaginously — In an oleaginous manner.
- oligophagous — (especially of insects) eating only a few types of food.
- ophiophagous — eating snakes.
- outspreading — Present participle of outspread.
- outstandings — Outstanding amounts; unpaid debts.
- oversanguine — too optimistic
- packinghouse — a building where foodstuffs are packed
- pasteurising — to expose (a food, as milk, cheese, yogurt, beer, or wine) to an elevated temperature for a period of time sufficient to destroy certain microorganisms, as those that can produce disease or cause spoilage or undesirable fermentation of food, without radically altering taste or quality.
- paying guest — lodger
- persian gulf — strait in the Indian Ocean
- plug casting — bait casting in which a plug is used as the lure.
- plumbaginous — containing graphite.
- plunge basin — a cavity at the base of a falls or cataract, formed by the action of the falling water.
- postsurgical — pertaining to or involving surgery or surgeons.
- pregustation — the act of tasting beforehand
- prison guard — an officer in charge of prisoners in a jail
- progymnasium — (in Europe) a school that prepares pupils for secondary education (the gymnasium)
- pugnaciously — inclined to quarrel or fight readily; quarrelsome; belligerent; combative.
- quacksalving — resembling or characteristic of a quacksalver
- quadragesima — the first Sunday in Lent.
- quasilogical — according to or agreeing with the principles of logic: a logical inference.
- question tag — interrogative ending to a sentence
- quindecagons — Plural form of quindecagon.
- quitch grass — any of various grasses, especially Agropyron repens, known chiefly as troublesome weeds and characterized by creeping rootstocks that spread rapidly.
- rag business — the garment, clothing, or fashion industry.
- reassuringly — to restore to assurance or confidence: His praise reassured me.
- rhizophagous — feeding on roots.
- rush matting — a floor covering made from rushes (plants of the genus Juncus)
- sacrilegious — pertaining to or involving sacrilege: sacrilegious practices.
- safe surfing — the practice of using security measures to protect one's computer while surfing the internet
- sago pudding — a sweet pudding made with sago and milk
- sail through — If someone or something sails through a difficult situation or experience, they deal with it easily and successfully.
- sanguicolous — living in the blood, as a parasite.
- sanguiferous — conveying blood, as a blood vessel.
- sanguinolent — of or relating to blood.
- sanguivorous — feeding on blood, as a bat or insect.
- saronic gulf — an inlet of the Aegean, on the SE coast of Greece, between Attica and the Peloponnesus. 50 miles (80 km) long; 30 miles (48 km) wide.