12-letter words containing o, s, e, l
- formal cause — a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect: You have been the cause of much anxiety. What was the cause of the accident?
- formal dress — clothing for elegant or solemn occasions
- formlessness — The quality of being formless.
- formularizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of formularize.
- fortresslike — Resembling a fortress in shape or impregnability.
- forward sale — the sale of something that is to be delivered and paid for at a later date
- fossil fuels — any combustible organic material, as oil, coal, or natural gas, derived from the remains of former life.
- foster child — a child raised by someone who is not its natural or adoptive parent.
- four-flusher — a person who makes false or pretentious claims; bluffer.
- fourfoldness — the quality of consisting of four parts
- fox squirrel — any of several North American arboreal squirrels varying in color and of an exceptionally large size.
- frictionless — surface resistance to relative motion, as of a body sliding or rolling.
- frolicsomely — In a frolicsome manner.
- fulton sheen — Fulton (John) 1895–1979, U.S. Roman Catholic clergyman, writer, and teacher.
- functionless — Lacking a function.
- gain on sale — A gain on sale is the amount of money that is made by a company when selling a non-inventory asset for more than its value.
- galactoscope — a lactoscope.
- galactosemia — an inherited disorder characterized by the inability to metabolize galactose and requiring a galactose-free diet to avoid consequent mental retardation and eye, spleen, and liver abnormalities.
- galactosides — Plural form of galactoside.
- galeniferous — Of a mineral or deposit that contains galena.
- gallinaceous — pertaining to or resembling the domestic fowls.
- gallows tree — a gallows.
- galvanoscope — an instrument for detecting the existence of an electric current and determining its direction.
- game console — Also called game(s) console, gaming console, video-game console. a computer system specially made for playing video games by connecting it to a television or other display for video and sound.
- gamopetalous — having the petals united.
- gamosepalous — having the sepals united.
- gangliosides — Plural form of ganglioside.
- gastrodermal — the inner cell layer of the body of an invertebrate.
- gelatigenous — (archaic) Producing or yielding gelatin.
- general shop — a shop that sells various types of goods
- genioglossus — (anatomy) A muscle that runs from the mandible to the tongue.
- genoa salami — a hard, garlic-flavored salami of pork and veal or, especially in the U.S., pork and beef.
- gentilitious — relating to a gens
- gentleperson — a person of good family and position; gentleman or lady.
- geosynclinal — Geology. pertaining to a synclinal fold that involves a relatively large part of the earth's surface.
- geosynclines — Plural form of geosyncline.
- gesticulator — to make or use gestures, especially in an animated or excited manner with or instead of speech.
- get to sleep — If you cannot get to sleep, you are unable to sleep.
- ghoulishness — The quality of being ghoulish.
- gila monster — a large, venomous lizard, Heloderma suspectum, of the southwestern U.S. and northwestern Mexico, covered with beadlike scales of yellow, orange, and black.
- gillyflowers — Plural form of gillyflower.
- glabrousness — The quality of being glabrous.
- gladsomeness — (archaic) gladness.
- glandiferous — bearing nuts or acorns
- glatt kosher — prepared for eating according to the dietary laws followed by Hasidic Jews, which differ somewhat from those followed by other observers of kashruth: glatt kosher meat.
- glaucousness — Quality of being glaucous.
- globeflowers — Plural form of globeflower.
- glockenspiel — a musical instrument composed of a set of graduated steel bars mounted in a frame and struck with hammers, used especially in bands.
- glomerulitis — inflammation of the glomeruli of the kidney.
- gloriousness — delightful; wonderful; completely enjoyable: to have a glorious time at the circus.