12-letter words containing i, r, g, a, t
- svga monitor — (hardware, graphics) A monitor capable of displaying the output of an SVGA card.
- swap trading — a contract in which the parties to it exchange liabilities on outstanding debts in trading
- sweater girl — a young woman with a shapely bosom, especially one who wears tight sweaters.
- switch grass — a North American grass, Panicum virgatum, having an open, branching inflorescence.
- tangier zone — a former internationalized zone on the Strait of Gibraltar: became a part of Morocco 1956. Compare Morocco (def 1).
- tanjungpriok — a port in Indonesia, on the NW coast of Java adjoining the capital, Jakarta: a major shipping and distributing centre for the whole archipelago
- tank farming — hydroponics.
- tank fighter — a boxer known for false shows of being knocked down or out in bouts the results of which have been prearranged.
- target price — anticipated retail cost
- target rifle — a rifle designed especially for shooting at targets.
- telergically — in a telergic manner
- tergiversate — to change repeatedly one's attitude or opinions with respect to a cause, subject, etc.; equivocate.
- terraforming — to alter the environment of (a celestial body) in order to make capable of supporting terrestrial life forms.
- that's right — that is correct
- thaumaturgic — pertaining to a thaumaturge or to thaumaturgy.
- theatregoing — the act of regularly attending the theatre
- thereagainst — in opposition to; in a contrary manner
- thermalgesia — pain caused by heat.
- third-grader — a pupil in their third year of education, esp in the US and Canada
- three-gaited — noting a horse trained to walk, trot, and canter, as for pleasure riding and showing.
- tidal energy — energy obtained by harnessing tidal power
- tiger lizard — either of two lacertid lizards, Nucras intertexta and N. tessellata, of southern Africa, having a gray or brown body marked with black spots and bars.
- tiger market — any of the four most important markets on the Pacific rim after Japan: Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan
- time sharing — to use or occupy by time-sharing.
- time-sharing — time-sharing (def 2).
- toga virilis — the white toga assumed by boys in ancient Rome at the end of their 14th year.
- top grafting — grafting in the top, as of a tree, in order to replace existing branches with those of a more desired variety or form.
- tracing tape — (on a building site) one of several lines stretched between batter boards to outline the foundations.
- track racing — a form of motorcycle racing where teams or individuals race opponents around an oval track
- trading card — one of a set of small cards, as one depicting professional athletes, either sold separately or included as a premium with packages of bubblegum or the like, collected and traded, especially by children.
- trading post — a store established in an unsettled or thinly settled region by a trader or trading company to obtain furs and local products in exchange for supplies, clothing, other goods, or for cash.
- traffic sign — notice to vehicles
- tragelaphine — of or relating to a tragelaph
- tragi-comedy — A tragi-comedy is a play or other written work that is both sad and amusing.
- tragic irony — dramatic irony in tragic drama.
- tragicalness — the quality or state of being tragic
- tragicomical — a dramatic or other literary composition combining elements of both tragedy and comedy.
- trailblazing — to blaze a trail through (a forest, wilderness, or the like) for others to follow.
- trailing arm — A trailing arm is part of the suspension for the axle of a vehicle which moves up and down as the vehicle travels over a bumpy surface.
- training aid — a mechanical contrivance used to supplement other forms and methods of training: Motion pictures and slides were used as training aids.
- tramping hut — a hut in the bush for the use of trampers
- transcending — to rise above or go beyond; overpass; exceed: to transcend the limits of thought; kindness transcends courtesy.
- transferring — to convey or remove from one place, person, etc., to another: He transferred the package from one hand to the other.
- transforming — to change in form, appearance, or structure; metamorphose.
- transgenesis — the transfer of human genes into animals or cultured cells, especially to produce molecules with therapeutic value.
- transmigrant — a person or thing that transmigrates.
- transmigrate — to move or pass from one place to another.
- transmitting — to send or forward, as to a recipient or destination; dispatch; convey.
- transmogrify — to change in appearance or form, especially strangely or grotesquely; transform.
- transvaginal — through or via the vagina