12-letter words containing l, a, e, g
- swine plague — hemorrhagic septicemia of hogs, caused by the bacterium Pasteurella suiseptica, characterized by an accompanying infection of pneumonia.
- synergically — in a synergic manner
- tack welding — to join (pieces of metal) with a number of small welds spaced some distance apart.
- tale-telling — a telltale; talebearer.
- talking head — Television Slang. a closeup picture of a person who is talking, especially as a participant in a talk show.
- tangent line — tangent (def 4).
- tangentially — pertaining to or of the nature of a tangent; being or moving in the direction of a tangent.
- target rifle — a rifle designed especially for shooting at targets.
- tattie-bogle — a scarecrow
- teetotalling — of or relating to, advocating, or pledged to total abstinence from intoxicating drink.
- telautograph — a telegraphic device for reproducing handwriting, drawings, etc, the movements of an electromagnetically controlled pen at one end being transmitted along a line to a similar pen at the receiving end
- telegraphese — a style of writing or speaking distinguished by the omissions, abbreviations, and combinations that are characteristic of telegrams, as in “ expect arrive six evening. ”.
- telegraphone — an early magnetic sound-recording device for use with wire, tape, or disks.
- teleological — of or relating to teleology, the philosophical doctrine that final causes, design, and purpose exist in nature.
- telergically — in a telergic manner
- tell against — If a feature or characteristic tells against someone, it spoils their chance of success when they are being considered for something, for example a job.
- the almighty — God
- the galilean — an epithet of Jesus Christ
- the red flag — a socialist song, written by James Connell (1852–1929), Irish political activist, in 1889
- the-sea-gull — a play (1896) by Anton Chekhov.
- theologaster — a person who pretends to be a theologian; a shallow or quack theologian
- thermalgesia — pain caused by heat.
- 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.
- tollgatherer — a person who collects tolls, taxes, or other imposts.
- tone dialing — a system of calling telephone numbers wherein tones of differing pitch corresponding to the digits in the number called are electronically generated by manipulating pushbuttons (contrasted with pulse dialing).
- tongue-blade — a broad, thin piece of wood used by doctors to hold down the patient's tongue during an examination of the mouth and throat.
- tragelaphine — of or relating to a tragelaph
- tragicalness — the quality or state of being tragic
- travel agent — a person who owns, operates, or works for a travel agency.
- travel light — If you travel light, you travel without taking much luggage.
- trying plane — a plane with a long body for planing the edges of long boards
- tumbler gear — a transmission having gears actuated by a tumbler.
- un-ignorable — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- unapologetic — containing an apology or excuse for a fault, failure, insult, injury, etc.: An apologetic letter to his creditors explained the delay.
- unassignable — not able to be transferred
- unbridgeable — a structure spanning and providing passage over a river, chasm, road, or the like.
- uncatalogued — not added to or detailed in a catalogue
- unchallenged — a euphemism for disabled (usually preceded by an adverb): physically challenged.
- unchangeable — liable to change or to be changed; variable.
- unchargeable — that may or should be charged: chargeable duty.
- uncoagulated — Obsolete. coagulated.
- uncognizable — capable of being perceived or known.
- uncollegiate — of or relating to a college: collegiate life.
- unconcealing — not concealing or hiding anything; revealing
- underlapping — to extend partly under.
- undersealing — the process of applying a coating of underseal to a motor vehicle
- undervaluing — to value below the real worth; put too low a value on.
- unecological — the branch of biology dealing with the relations and interactions between organisms and their environment, including other organisms.
- unflattering — to try to please by complimentary remarks or attention.