12-letter words containing i, n, s, g
- sandy blight — trachoma.
- 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.
- saunteringly — in a sauntering manner
- saving grace — a quality that makes up for other generally negative characteristics; redeeming feature.
- savings bank — a bank that receives savings accounts only and pays interest to its depositors.
- savings bond — a U.S. government bond with principal amounts up to $10,000.
- scalding hot — that scalds; burning; too hot
- scapegoating — the act or practice of assigning blame or failure to another, as to deflect attention or responsibility away from oneself.
- scat singing — singing in which the singer substitutes improvised nonsense syllables for the words of a song, and tries to sound and phrase like a musical instrument.
- scatteringly — in a scattering manner
- scavengering — scavenging
- scenographic — the art of representing objects in accordance with the rules of perspective.
- scheveningen — a town in the W Netherlands, near The Hague: seaside resort.
- schizogenous — schizogenetic.
- schizogonous — pertaining to or reproducing by schizogony.
- school night — any night of the week that precedes a day of school
- schooner rig — a rig in which the mainmast is taller than the foremast
- schreinering — to produce a lustrous finish on (a fabric) by subjecting it to pressure exerted by rollers engraved with many fine lines.
- scintigraphy — the process of producing a scintigram.
- scorekeeping — an official of a sports contest who keeps record of the score.
- scotch grain — a coarse, pebble-grained finish given to heavy leather, esp. for men's shoes
- scouring pad — a small pad, as of steel wool or plastic mesh, used for scouring pots, pans, etc.
- scramblingly — in a scrambling manner
- scrapbooking — hobby: collaging
- scratchingly — in a scratching manner, with a scratching action
- scribblingly — in a scribbling manner
- scrutinizing — to examine in detail with careful or critical attention.
- scuba diving — deep-sea swimming
- sea crossing — a journey by sea from one coast to another
- seam binding — a narrow strip of fabric attached to the unfinished edge of a seam or hem to keep it from raveling.
- seating plan — layout of seats at a venue or on transport
- second sight — the faculty of seeing future events; clairvoyance.
- section gang — a group of workers who take care of a section of railroad track.
- seeing glass — a looking glass; mirror.
- segmentalize — to make segmentalized.
- segmentation — division into segments.
- self-antigen — autoantigen.
- self-basting — (of a turkey) prepared with oil or butter to remain moist when cooked in an oven.
- self-closing — the end or conclusion, as of a speech.
- self-cooking — the act of a person or thing that cooks.
- self-damning — causing incrimination: damning evidence.
- self-dealing — financial transaction conducted on a personal, nonbusinesslike basis, as lending or borrowing of corporate money by a director.
- self-denying — the sacrifice of one's own desires; unselfishness.
- self-drawing — the act of a person or thing that draws.
- self-driving — (of a machine) operating without the guidance of a human.
- self-feeding — automatically supplying itself with what is needed, as a machine