12-letter words containing r, i, g, a, t
- great schism — a period of division in the Roman Catholic Church, 1378–1417, over papal succession, during which there were two, or sometimes three, claimants to the papal office.
- great spirit — the chief deity in the religion of many North American Indian tribes.
- grey wagtail — a greyish species of wagtail, Motacilla cinerea, found in temperate regions
- grindability — to wear, smooth, or sharpen by abrasion or friction; whet: to grind a lens.
- groin strain — damage to the groin area caused by overexertion, esp suffered by a sports player
- grossularite — a mineral, calcium aluminum garnet, Ca 3 Al 2 Si 3 O 12 , occurring in gray-white to pinkish crystals.
- guaranteeing — a promise or assurance, especially one in writing, that something is of specified quality, content, benefit, etc., or that it will perform satisfactorily for a given length of time: a money-back guarantee.
- guardianista — a reader of the Guardian newspaper, seen as being typically left-wing, liberal, and politically correct
- guilty party — the person or people responsible for an offence or misdeed
- gut reaction — instinctive response
- gutturalized — pronounced with guttural coarticulation.
- gyromagnetic — of or relating to the magnetic properties of a rotating charged particle.
- hair-trigger — easily activated or set off; reacting immediately to the slightest provocation or cause: a hair-trigger temper.
- half-turning — split spindle.
- hamartiology — the doctrine of sin in Christian theology
- hamstringing — Present participle of hamstring.
- handcrafting — Present participle of handcraft.
- hard-hitting — striking or capable of striking with force.
- hardstanding — a hard surface on which cars, aircraft etc. may stand
- hazard light — Usually, hazard lights. an indicator light on a vehicle that flashes to warn that it is unexpectedly slowing down, reversing, or not moving.
- hearing test — a test to establish whether someone's hearing is normal or whether they have suffered some degree of hearing loss
- heartburning — rankling discontent, especially from envy or jealousy; grudge.
- hearteningly — In a heartening way; cheeringly.
- heartrending — causing or expressing intense grief, anguish, or distress.
- heartstrings — (obsolete, anatomy) The tendons once thought to brace the heart. (15th-19th c.).
- heartwarming — gratifying; rewarding; satisfying: a heartwarming response to his work.
- hellgramites — Plural form of hellgramite.
- hellgrammite — the aquatic larva of a dobsonfly, used as bait in fishing.
- herring boat — a fishing boat that specializes in catching herring
- hierogrammat — a writer of hierograms.
- high treason — treason against the sovereign or state.
- highly rated — generally considered to be of high quality
- hiking trail — a specially designated route for hikers to use
- histographic — a treatise on or description of organic tissues.
- hovering act — an act forbidding or restricting the loitering of foreign or domestic vessels within the prescribed limits of a coastal nation.
- human rights — basic civil freedoms
- hygrochastic — of or relating to the opening of a fruit or flower caused by water or moisture
- hypergravity — The presence of an apparently 'increased' gravitational field in an accelerating or rotating situation.
- hypogastrium — the lower and median part of the abdomen.
- iatrogenesis — (medicine) Any adverse effect (or complication) resulting from medical treatment.
- ignorantness — The state or quality of being ignorant; ignorance.
- illustrating — Present participle of illustrate.
- immigrations — Plural form of immigration.
- impregnating — Present participle of impregnate.
- impregnation — to make pregnant; get with child or young.
- in agreement — of the same opinion
- in good part — a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.
- in regard to — to look upon or think of with a particular feeling: to regard a person with favor.
- in-migration — to move or settle into a different part of one's country or home territory.
- inaugurating — to make a formal beginning of; initiate; commence; begin: The end of World War II inaugurated the era of nuclear power.