12-letter words containing n, a, p, r
- funeral pyre — bonfire for cremation
- funny papers — funny1 (def 7b).
- gaboon viper — a large, venomous snake, Bitis gabonica, of tropical African forests, having large retractable fangs and geometrically patterned scales of yellow, brown, and sometimes purple.
- gallinippers — Plural form of gallinipper.
- gangster rap — a type of rap music whose lyrics feature violence, sexual exploits, and the like.
- garden party — a party given out of doors in a garden or yard.
- garnet paper — an abrasive paper coated with pulverized garnet.
- garrison cap — overseas cap.
- genappe yarn — a worsted yarn that has been genapped and made smooth and lustrous.
- gene therapy — the application of genetic engineering to the transplantation of genes into human cells in order to cure a disease caused by a genetic defect, as a missing enzyme.
- general shop — a shop that sells various types of goods
- generalships — Plural form of generalship.
- georgia pine — longleaf pine.
- germanophile — a person who is friendly toward or admires or studies Germany or German culture.
- germanophobe — a person who hates or fears Germany, Germans, or German culture.
- giant powder — dynamite composed of nitroglycerin and kieselguhr.
- giftwrapping — giftwrapping.
- gonadotropic — pertaining to substances formed in the anterior pituitary gland that affect the activity of the ovary or testis.
- gonadotropin — a gonadotropic substance.
- gopher snake — a bullsnake, Pituophis melanoleucus, of western North America, that invades burrows to prey on rodents.
- gramophonist — a person who uses a gramophone
- grana padano — a rich semifat hard cheese with a granular texture, often used grated, esp on pasta dishes and soups
- grand rapids — a city in SW Michigan: furniture factories.
- grandnephews — Plural form of grandnephew.
- grandparents — a parent of a parent.
- granite peak — the highest elevation in Montana, in the S part. 12,799 feet (3901 meters).
- graphophonic — a phonograph for recording and reproducing sounds on wax records.
- graspingness — The quality of being grasping.
- grass sponge — a large, dark brown, commercial sponge, Spongia graminea, of Florida, the West Indies, and the Gulf of Mexico.
- gray panther — a member of an organized group of elderly people seeking to secure or protect their rights by collective action.
- gray snapper — a snapper, Lutjanus griseus, of shallow waters off the coast of Florida, having a grayish-green body with a brown spot on each scale.
- grease paint — an oily mixture of melted tallow or grease and a pigment, used by actors, clowns, etc., for making up their faces.
- greasy spoon — a cheap and rather unsanitary restaurant.
- great plains — a semiarid region E of the Rocky Mountains, in the U.S. and Canada.
- great-nephew — a son of one's nephew or niece; grandnephew.
- grey panther — a member of the generation of affluent older consumers, who regard themselves as young, active, and sociable
- ground plane — (in perspective drawing) the theoretical horizontal plane receding from the picture plane to the horizon, beginning at the level of the base line.
- ground plate — Electricity. a metal plate for making a ground connection to the earth.
- guardianship — the position and responsibilities of a guardian, especially toward a ward.
- gymnocarpous — (of a fungus or lichen) having the apothecium open and attached to the surface of the thallus.
- haemoprotein — Alternative spelling of hemoprotein.
- hair implant — the insertion of synthetic fibers or human hair into the scalp to cover baldness.
- hairpin bend — A hairpin bend or a hairpin is a very sharp bend in a road, where the road turns back in the opposite direction.
- hand-printed — (of numbers, letters, or designs) printed, or put on a surface, by hand rather than by machine
- handicappers — Plural form of handicapper.
- handypersons — Plural form of handyperson.
- hanover park — a city in NE Illinois.
- harmonograph — an instrument using a system of pendulums to produce geometric images
- hasenpfeffer — a stew of marinated rabbit meat garnished usually with sour cream.
- hebephreniac — a person suffering from hebephrenia