12-letter words containing r, e, g, l, u
- simple sugar — monosaccharide.
- skullduggery — skulduggery.
- slaughterman — a person employed to kill animals in a slaughterhouse
- slaughterous — murderous; destructive.
- slide guitar — bottleneck (def 3).
- sliding rule — (formerly) a slide rule.
- slubberingly — in a slubbering or slovenly manner
- slumberingly — in a slumbering manner
- solid figure — a figure that has three dimensions
- spencer gulf — an inlet of the Indian Ocean in S Australia, between the Eyre and Yorke Peninsulas. Length: about 320 km (200 miles). Greatest width: about 145 km (90 miles)
- sprachgefuhl — a sensitivity to language, especially for what is grammatically or idiomatically acceptable in a given language.
- sputteringly — in a sputtering manner
- steel guitar — an acoustic, handheld guitar having a metal resonator and producing a wailing, variable sound.
- struggle bus — a situation, task, etc., that seems difficult or frustrating: With no sleep last night, I’ll be on the struggle bus today.
- sub-religion — 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.
- sugar glider — a gliding possum, Petaurus breviceps, inhabiting open forests of New Guinea, Tasmania, and Australia.
- supercooling — to cool (a liquid) below its freezing point without producing solidification or crystallization; undercool.
- superglacial — on the surface of a glacier.
- telautograph — a telegraphic device for reproducing handwriting, drawings, etc, the movements of an electromagnetically controlled pen at one end being transmitted along a line to a similar pen at the receiving end
- the struggle — the radical and armed opposition to apartheid, esp by the military wings of the ANC and the PAC
- through-line — a theme or idea that runs from the beginning to the end of a book, film, etc
- triple fugue — a fugue with a subject and two countersubjects developed simultaneously.
- tumbler gear — a transmission having gears actuated by a tumbler.
- un-ignorable — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- unbridgeable — a structure spanning and providing passage over a river, chasm, road, or the like.
- unchargeable — that may or should be charged: chargeable duty.
- undercooling — Chemistry. to cool less than necessary for a given process or purpose. to supercool.
- underlapping — to extend partly under.
- underlyingly — in an underlying manner
- undersealing — the process of applying a coating of underseal to a motor vehicle
- undervaluing — to value below the real worth; put too low a value on.
- unflattering — to try to please by complimentary remarks or attention.
- unforgivable — to grant pardon for or remission of (an offense, debt, etc.); absolve.
- ungenerously — in an ungenerous manner
- unglamorized — not glamorized
- ungovernable — impossible to govern, rule, or restrain; uncontrollable.
- ungracefully — in an ungraceful manner
- ungroundedly — without basis
- unprevailing — lacking force, not effective
- unprivileged — belonging to a class that enjoys special privileges; favored: the privileged few.
- unreflecting — not reflecting; unthinking: an unreflecting, self-satisfied man.
- unrepiningly — in an unrepining manner
- unrevengeful — not tending to take revenge; forgiving
- unslumbering — not sleeping
- unswervingly — to turn aside abruptly in movement or direction; deviate suddenly from the straight or direct course.
- untargetable — an object, usually marked with concentric circles, to be aimed at in shooting practice or contests.
- unwaveringly — to sway to and fro; flutter: Foliage wavers in the breeze.
- unwearyingly — in an unwearying manner
- urban legend — a modern story of obscure origin and with little or no supporting evidence that spreads spontaneously in varying forms and often has elements of humor, moralizing, or horror: Are there alligators living in the New York City sewer system, or is that just an urban legend?
- urinogenital — genitourinary.