12-letter words containing n, o, g, e, s
- progesterone — Biochemistry. a hormone, C 2 1 H 3 0 O 2 , that prepares the uterus for the fertilized ovum and maintains pregnancy.
- prophesyings — gatherings held to expound the prophecies of the Scriptures
- puddingstone — any conglomerate rock having dark-colored, rounded pebbles that are embedded in a light-colored, fine-grained matrix
- pyroligneous — produced by the distillation of wood.
- question tag — interrogative ending to a sentence
- questionings — Plural form of questioning.
- quindecagons — Plural form of quindecagon.
- register ton — a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- registration — the act of registering.
- religionless — a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, especially when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs.
- reprocessing — a systematic series of actions directed to some end: to devise a process for homogenizing milk.
- resoundingly — making an echoing sound: a resounding thud.
- reynoldsburg — a town in central Ohio.
- ride shotgun — a smoothbore gun for firing small shots to kill birds and small quadrupeds, though often used with buckshot to kill larger animals.
- risorgimento — the period of or the movement for the liberation and unification of Italy 1750–1870.
- roasting ear — an ear of sweet corn suitable for roasting while still in the husk.
- rogue's yarn — a yarn of distinctive color, material, or twist, laid in a strand or strands of a rope to identify the owner or the maker.
- rolling news — current affairs: continuous
- rose pogonia — a North American terrestrial orchid, Pogonia ophioglossoides, having a fragrant, usually solitary rose-pink or white flower.
- rough-spoken — coarse or vulgar in speech.
- running shoe — trainer, sneaker
- sanguiferous — conveying blood, as a blood vessel.
- sanguinolent — of or relating to blood.
- scapegoating — the act or practice of assigning blame or failure to another, as to deflect attention or responsibility away from oneself.
- scenographic — the art of representing objects in accordance with the rules of perspective.
- schizogenous — schizogenetic.
- schooner rig — a rig in which the mainmast is taller than the foremast
- scorekeeping — an official of a sports contest who keeps record of the score.
- sea crossing — a journey by sea from one coast to another
- sea lungwort — a plant, Mertensia maritima, of the borage family, growing on northern seacoasts and having leaves with an oysterlike flavor.
- second grade — school year: age 7-8
- second sight — the faculty of seeing future events; clairvoyance.
- second-guess — to use hindsight in criticizing or correcting.
- section gang — a group of workers who take care of a section of railroad track.
- segmentation — division into segments.
- selenography — the branch of astronomy that deals with the charting of the moon's surface.
- self-closing — the end or conclusion, as of a speech.
- self-cooking — the act of a person or thing that cooks.
- self-loading — noting or pertaining to an automatic or semiautomatic firearm.
- self-locking — a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc.
- self-mocking — to attack or treat with ridicule, contempt, or derision.
- self-proving — to establish the truth or genuineness of, as by evidence or argument: to prove one's claim.
- semi-organic — noting or pertaining to a class of chemical compounds that formerly comprised only those existing in or derived from plants or animals, but that now includes all other compounds of carbon.
- semifloating — noting or pertaining to a driving axle of an automobile or the like, the inner end of which is carried by the differential gear and the outer end of which is keyed to a wheel supported by the axle housing.
- seronegative — showing no significant level of serum antibodies, or other immunologic marker in the serum, that would indicate previous exposure to the infectious agent being tested.
- serotonergic — containing or activated by serotonin.
- shareholding — a holder or owner of shares, especially in a company or corporation.
- sharp tongue — If you say that someone has a sharp tongue, you are critical of the fact that they say things which are unkind though often clever.
- shawl tongue — kiltie (def 3).
- shen congwen — 1902–1988, Chinese author.