12-letter words containing i, n, s, g
- plunge basin — a cavity at the base of a falls or cataract, formed by the action of the falling water.
- poetastering — the profession of being a poetaster
- pogson ratio — the brightness ratio of two celestial objects that differ by one magnitude. On the Pogson scale a difference of 5 magnitudes is defined as a difference of 100 in the intensities of two stars; therefore a difference of 1 magnitude is equal to the fifth root of 100, i.e. 2.512
- poison gland — a gland in some fish and amphibians that secretes venomous material
- posing pouch — a thong that emphasizes the genitals
- post-looping — post-synchronization.
- post-weaning — to accustom (a child or young animal) to food other than its mother's milk; cause to lose the need to suckle or turn to the mother for food.
- postmidnight — the middle of the night; twelve o'clock at night.
- potting shed — A potting shed is a small building in a garden, in which you can keep things such as seeds or garden tools.
- potting soil — enriched topsoil for potting plants, especially house plants.
- pre-assigned — Law. to transfer: to assign a contract.
- pre-existing — to exist beforehand.
- pre-shipping — a vessel, especially a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines.
- predesignate — to designate beforehand.
- prediagnosis — Medicine/Medical. the process of determining by examination the nature and circumstances of a diseased condition. the decision reached from such an examination. Abbreviation: Dx.
- predisposing — to give an inclination or tendency to beforehand; make susceptible: Genetic factors may predispose human beings to certain metabolic diseases.
- pregustation — the act of tasting beforehand
- preschooling — the education of preschool children.
- prescreening — to screen in advance; select before a more detailed selecting process.
- priggishness — a person who displays or demands of others pointlessly precise conformity, fussiness about trivialities, or exaggerated propriety, especially in a self-righteous or irritating manner.
- prison guard — an officer in charge of prisoners in a jail
- prodigal son — a figure in a parable of Jesus (Luke 15:11–32); a wayward son who squanders his inheritance but returns home to find that his father forgives him.
- progenitress — a female progenitor (parent or ancestor)
- progymnasium — (in Europe) a school that prepares pupils for secondary education (the gymnasium)
- pronouncings — utterances, esp of an official or judgmental nature
- propagandism — the art, system, or use of propaganda
- propagandist — a person involved in producing or spreading propaganda.
- prophesyings — gatherings held to expound the prophecies of the Scriptures
- prostituting — a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money; whore; harlot.
- provisioning — a clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso.
- psychognosis — the use of hypnosis to study mental phenomena
- puddingstone — any conglomerate rock having dark-colored, rounded pebbles that are embedded in a light-colored, fine-grained matrix
- pugnaciously — inclined to quarrel or fight readily; quarrelsome; belligerent; combative.
- pull strings — a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
- push polling — the use of loaded questions in a supposedly objective telephone opinion poll during a political campaign in order to bias voters against an opposing candidate
- pussyfooting — behaving in an excessively cautious way
- pyrognostics — the characteristics of a mineral, such as fusibility and flame coloration, that are revealed by the application of heat
- pyroligneous — produced by the distillation of wood.
- qinling shan — mountain range in NC China, extending across Gansu, Shaanxi, & Henan provinces: highest peak, c. 13,500 ft (4,115 m)
- quacksalving — resembling or characteristic of a quacksalver
- question tag — interrogative ending to a sentence
- questionings — Plural form of questioning.
- quindecagons — Plural form of quindecagon.
- r.s.v.p.'ing — to reply to an invitation: Don't forget to RSVP before Thursday.
- racing skate — a tubular ice skate having a long blade extending beyond the heel and toe.
- radical sign — the symbol √ or indicating extraction of a root of the quantity that follows it, as √25=5 or .
- rag business — the garment, clothing, or fashion industry.
- ranjit singh — ("Lion of the Punjab") 1780–1839, Indian maharaja: founder of the Sikh kingdom of Punjab.
- reading desk — a desk for use in reading, especially by a person standing.
- reading list — a list of sources (recommended by a teacher or university lecturer) which provide additional or background information on a subject being studied