12-letter words containing r, a, g, o, u, d
- ground glass — Optics. glass that has had its polished surface removed by fine grinding and that is used to diffuse light.
- ground plane — (in perspective drawing) the theoretical horizontal plane receding from the picture plane to the horizon, beginning at the level of the base line.
- ground plate — Electricity. a metal plate for making a ground connection to the earth.
- ground shark — any of various requiem sharks, especially of the genus Carcharhinus.
- ground staff — The people who are paid to maintain a sports ground are called the ground staff.
- ground state — the state of least energy of a particle, as an atom, or of a system of particles.
- ground track — the path on the earth's surface below an aircraft, missile, rocket, or spacecraft.
- ground water — the water beneath the surface of the ground, consisting largely of surface water that has seeped down: the source of water in springs and wells.
- gustave dore — (Paul) Gustave [pawl gy-stav] /pɔl güˈstav/ (Show IPA), 1832?–83, French painter, illustrator, and sculptor.
- gypsum board — wallboard composed primarily of gypsum and often used as sheathing.
- horse guards — the mounted squadrons supplied by the Household Cavalry for ceremonial duties
- kluge around — (jargon) To avoid a bug or difficult condition by inserting a kluge. Compare workaround.
- modularizing — to form or organize into modules, as for flexibility.
- naughty word — a word that is considered to be rude
- non-graduate — a person who has received a degree or diploma on completing a course of study, as in a university, college, or school.
- nonregulated — Alternative spelling of non-regulated.
- old guardism — political conservatism.
- outgeneraled — Simple past tense and past participle of outgeneral.
- outspreading — Present participle of outspread.
- overfatigued — excessively fatigued
- postgraduate — of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or consisting of post-graduates: a postgraduate seminar.
- prison guard — an officer in charge of prisoners in a jail
- producer gas — a mixture of carbon monoxide and nitrogen produced by passing air over hot coke, used mainly as a fuel
- pseudography — writing that does not follow conventional spelling or usage
- read-through — reading (def 1).
- road haulage — transport of goods by road
- rogue trader — A rogue trader is an employee of a financial institution who carries out business without the knowledge or approval of his or her bosses.
- rouge dragon — a pursuivant at the English college of arms
- scouring pad — a small pad, as of steel wool or plastic mesh, used for scouring pots, pans, etc.
- shoulder bag — a handbag with shoulder strap attached.
- shoulder-bag — A shoulder-bag is a bag that has a long strap so that it can be carried on a person's shoulder.
- sugar-coated — Sugar-coated food is covered with a sweet substance made of sugar.
- surfboarding — a long, narrow board on which a person stands or lies prone in surfboarding.
- thought-read — to read someone's mind or psychically know what someone's thoughts are
- turbocharged — with additional power from turbine
- undercoating — a coat or jacket worn under another.
- unglamorized — not glamorized
- unoriginated — not originated
- unprogrammed — a plan of action to accomplish a specified end: a school lunch program.
- waste ground — an empty piece of land
- younger edda — either of two old Icelandic literary works, one a collection of poems on mythical and religious subjects (or) erroneously attributed to Saemund Sigfusson (c1055–1133), the other a collection of ancient Scandinavian myths and legends, rules and theories of versification, poems, etc. (or) compiled and written in part by Snorri Sturluson (1179–1241).
- younger hand — (in piquet and similar card games) the dealer