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12-letter words containing o, r, g, e, n, s

  • overdressing — Present participle of overdress.
  • overgenerous — liberal in giving or sharing; unselfish: a generous patron of the arts; a generous gift.
  • oversanguine — too optimistic
  • overspending — the act or an instance of spending in excess of one's desires or what one can afford or is allocated
  • overstaffing — the provision of an excessive number of staff for (a factory, hotel, etc)
  • overstocking — to stock to excess: We are overstocked on this item.
  • personifying — to attribute human nature or character to (an inanimate object or an abstraction), as in speech or writing.
  • petrogenesis — the branch of petrology dealing with the origin and formation of rocks.
  • phrasemonger — phrasemaker (def 2).
  • phrenologist — a psychological theory or analytical method based on the belief that certain mental faculties and character traits are indicated by the configurations of the skull.
  • pleurogenous — Anatomy. pertaining to or originating from the pleura.
  • poetastering — the profession of being a poetaster
  • port angeles — a city in NW Washington, on the Juan de Fuca Strait.
  • prediagnosis — Medicine/Medical. the process of determining by examination the nature and circumstances of a diseased condition. the decision reached from such an examination. Abbreviation: Dx.
  • predisposing — to give an inclination or tendency to beforehand; make susceptible: Genetic factors may predispose human beings to certain metabolic diseases.
  • pregustation — the act of tasting beforehand
  • preschooling — the education of preschool children.
  • progenitress — a female progenitor (parent or ancestor)
  • 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
  • pyroligneous — produced by the distillation of wood.
  • 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.
  • scenographic — the art of representing objects in accordance with the rules of perspective.
  • 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
  • selenography — the branch of astronomy that deals with the charting of the moon's surface.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • shingle roof — a roof covered with thin rectangular tiles, esp made of wood, that are laid with others in overlapping rows
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