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12-letter words containing n, a, y, g

  • gigantically — In a gigantic manner.
  • gigantomachy — (in Greek mythology) the struggle between the gods and the giants.
  • gingerbready — Resembling or characteristic of gingerbread.
  • glossy snake — a nocturnal burrowing snake, Arizona elegans, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico, having smooth, glistening scales of tan with brown blotches.
  • glycerinated — to impregnate with glycerin.
  • golden years — the years that follow retirement from work
  • grand canary — one of the Canary Islands, in the central part. 650 sq. mi. (1685 sq. km). Capital: Las Palmas.
  • grand canyon — a gorge of the Colorado River in N Arizona. over 200 miles (320 km) long; 1 mile (1.6 km) deep.
  • grand cayman — the largest of the Cayman Islands, West Indies. 76 sq. mi. (197 sq. km).
  • granite city — a city in SW Illinois, near St. Louis, Missouri.
  • granny dress — a loose-fitting, ankle-length dress, usually with long sleeves and a high collar and sometimes having flounces, ruffles, or lace trimming.
  • granny smith — a variety of crisp, green-skinned apple, for eating raw or for cooking.
  • granny woman — midwife (def 1).
  • granulocytes — Plural form of granulocyte.
  • granulocytic — Of, or pertaining to, granulocytes.
  • gratifyingly — In a manner that gratifies.
  • gravity wind — a light wind directed downslope, occurring at night because of the cooling and densification of the air near the ground.
  • 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.
  • grayanotoxin — a toxin found in the nectar of some species of rhododendron and other plants of the family Ericaceae and in food made from their nectar, as unpasteurized honey, poisonous to humans and animals.
  • graybar land — (jargon)   The place you go while you're staring at a computer that's processing something very slowly (while you watch the grey bar creep across the screen). "I was in graybar land for hours, waiting for that CAD rendering".
  • grayson kirk — Grayson (Louis) 1903–1997, U.S. educator: president of Columbia University 1953–68.
  • greasy spoon — a cheap and rather unsanitary restaurant.
  • great sunday — Easter Sunday.
  • grey gurnard — a species of scorpionfish, Eutriglia gurnardus
  • grey panther — a member of the generation of affluent older consumers, who regard themselves as young, active, and sociable
  • grindability — to wear, smooth, or sharpen by abrasion or friction; whet: to grind a lens.
  • gymnocarpous — (of a fungus or lichen) having the apothecium open and attached to the surface of the thallus.
  • gynaecocracy — Alternative form of gynecocracy.
  • gynantherous — having the stamens converted into pistils by the action of frost, disease, or insects.
  • gynecomastia — abnormal enlargement of the breast in a male.
  • gyromagnetic — of or relating to the magnetic properties of a rotating charged particle.
  • hangchow bay — a bay of the East China Sea.
  • hangtown fry — a type of omelet to which fried oysters, bacon, and sometimes onions are added.
  • headstrongly — In a headstrong manner.
  • hearteningly — In a heartening way; cheeringly.
  • heavy oxygen — either of the two stable isotopes of oxygen having mass numbers of 17 and 18.
  • hedge laying — the art or practice of making or maintaining a hedge by cutting branches partway through, laying them horizontally, and pegging them in position in order to create a strong thick hedge
  • hesitatingly — In a hesitating manner.
  • high and dry — having a great or considerable extent or reach upward or vertically; lofty; tall: a high wall.
  • honey badger — ratel.
  • hydrogenated — to combine or treat with hydrogen, especially to add hydrogen to the molecule of (an unsaturated organic compound).
  • hydrogenates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hydrogenate.
  • hydroplaning — a seaplane.
  • hygienically — conducive to good health; healthful; sanitary.
  • hypognathous — having the lower jaw or mandible longer than the upper.
  • hypogonadism — diminished hormonal or reproductive functioning in the testes or the ovaries.
  • hypophrygian — (in medieval church music) of or relating to the fourth of the eight scales
  • ignitability — to set on fire; kindle.
  • implantology — the branch of dentistry dealing with the permanent implantation or attachment of artificial teeth in the jaw.
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