12-letter words containing o, g, d, a
- douglas hurd — a third-class university degree
- douglas-home — Alexander Frederick (Baron Home of the Hirsel) 1903–1995, British statesman and politician: prime minister 1963–64.
- downregulate — To decrease the number of cell receptors by using downregulation.
- draft dodger — a person who evades or attempts to evade compulsory military service.
- dragon light — a herbal remedy for impotence
- dragonslayer — One who slays a dragon.
- draughtboard — checkerboard (def 1).
- draughtproof — That prevents the access of draughts.
- drawing room — a formal reception room, especially in an apartment or private house.
- dreadnoughts — Plural form of dreadnought.
- drug holiday — a brief period during which a patient stops taking a prescribed medication, especially an antidepressant, to recover some normal functions, reduce side effects, or maintain sensitivity to the drug.
- dry tortugas — a group of eight coral islands at the entrance to the Gulf of Mexico: part of Florida
- easting down — the passage eastward from the Cape of Good Hope, as made by a sailing ship bound for Australia or the East Indies.
- edulcorating — Present participle of edulcorate.
- egads button — a switch that triggers the destruction in flight of a malfunctioning missile.
- endeavouring — Present participle of endeavour.
- engaged tone — telephone
- falling door — flap door (def 1).
- false indigo — any of several North American shrubs belonging to the genus Amorpha, of the legume family, especially A. fruticosa, having compound leaves with pinnate leaflets and long, dense clusters of purplish flowers.
- fare-dodging — the practice of trying to travel on public transport without paying the fare
- fig marigold — any of various plants of the genus Mesembryanthemum, having showy flowers of white, yellow, or pink.
- fingerboards — Plural form of fingerboard.
- float bridge — a bridge, as from a pier to a boat, floating at one end and hinged at the other to permit loading and unloading at any level of water.
- flood damage — damage to property caused by floodwater
- fluoridating — Present participle of fluoridate.
- folding seat — a seat that can be folded down
- food allergy — an allergy to a specific type of food
- footdragging — the act or practice of acting with deliberate slowness
- foregathered — Simple past tense and past participle of foregather.
- forward gear — a gear in a vehicle that is used when the vehicle is moving forward
- fourth grade — school year: age 9-10
- fudge factor — any variable component added to an experiment, plan, or the like that can be manipulated to allow leeway for error.
- gable window — a window in or under a gable.
- galactosides — Plural form of galactoside.
- gallows bird — a person who deserves to be hanged.
- ganglionated — gangliate.
- gangliosides — Plural form of ganglioside.
- garden grove — a city in SW California.
- gas-operated — (of a firearm) using some of the exhaust gases to operate the action.
- gastrodermal — the inner cell layer of the body of an invertebrate.
- gastrodermis — the inner cell layer of the body of an invertebrate.
- genetic load — the extent to which a population deviates from the theoretically fittest genetic constitution.
- geodetically — pertaining to geodesy.
- get ahead of — to outdo or excel
- get ahold of — to get in touch with
- giant powder — dynamite composed of nitroglycerin and kieselguhr.
- gladiatorial — of or relating to gladiators or to their combats.
- gladiatorian — (dated) Of or relating to gladiators or to combat in general; gladiatorial.
- gladsomeness — (archaic) gladness.
- glandiferous — bearing nuts or acorns