12-letter words containing r, i, g, o, s
- scorekeeping — an official of a sports contest who keeps record of the score.
- scotch grain — a coarse, pebble-grained finish given to heavy leather, esp. for men's shoes
- scouring pad — a small pad, as of steel wool or plastic mesh, used for scouring pots, pans, etc.
- scrapbooking — hobby: collaging
- sea crossing — a journey by sea from one coast to another
- seismography — the scientific measuring and recording of the shock and vibrations of earthquakes.
- 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.
- semiglobular — possessing the form of half a globe; hemispheric.
- 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.
- shared logic — the sharing of a central processing unit and associated software among several terminals
- shareholding — a holder or owner of shares, especially in a company or corporation.
- shingle roof — a roof covered with thin rectangular tiles, esp made of wood, that are laid with others in overlapping rows
- shooting war — open conflict between hostile nations involving direct military engagements.
- shopbreaking — the act of breaking into a shop
- short-acting — (of a drug) quickly effective, but requiring regularly repeated doses for long-term treatment, being rapidly absorbed, distributed in the body, and excreted
- shortcomings — a failure, defect, or deficiency in conduct, condition, thought, ability, etc.: a social shortcoming; a shortcoming of his philosophy.
- shortcutting — to cause to be shortened by the use of a shortcut.
- shortsighted — unable to see far; nearsighted; myopic.
- siderography — the art or technique of engraving on steel.
- sigma baryon — an unstable hyperon having positive, negative, or zero electric charge and strangeness −1. Symbol: Σ.
- signal board — a board for displaying electrically transmitted signals and indicating their source.
- signal corps — a branch of the army responsible for military communications, meteorological studies, and related work.
- signal tower — a tower from which railway signals are controlled or displayed
- significator — a planet deemed significant in astrology
- simon legree — Simon, Simon Legree.
- simple group — a group that has no normal subgroup except the group itself and the identity.
- single-cross — a cross between two inbred lines.
- sitting room — a small living room, often one that forms part of a suite in a hotel, private house, etc.
- sitting trot — a horse's trot during which the rider sits still in the saddle
- sliding door — door which opens on a runner
- slip through — be undetected
- sloganeering — Sloganeering is the use of slogans by people such as politicians or advertising agencies.
- sloop-rigged — (of a sailboat) fore-and-aft rigged with a mainsail and a jib.
- slow-burning — (of combustible material) burning relatively slowly
- smoking area — a designated area in which smoking is permitted
- smoking room — a room set apart for smoking, as in a hotel or clubhouse.
- smotheringly — in a smothering manner
- snowboarding — a board for gliding on snow, resembling a wide ski, to which both feet are secured and that one rides in an upright position.
- sociographic — the branch of sociology that uses statistical data to describe social phenomena.
- sofa surfing — (of a homeless person) the practice of staying temporarily with various friends and relatives while attempting to find permanent accommodation
- solid figure — a figure that has three dimensions
- sorting code — a sequence of numbers printed on a cheque or embossed on a bank or building-society card that identifies the branch holding the account
- sorting yard — sorting tracks.
- spatiography — the study of the characteristics of space beyond the atmosphere, including the mapping of the movements of celestial bodies and the recording of electrical, magnetic, and gravitational effects, especially those likely to affect missiles and spacecraft.
- spermagonium — Botany, Mycology. spermogonium.
- spermogonium — one of the cup-shaped or flask-shaped receptacles in which the spermatia of certain fungi and red algae are produced.
- spinning rod — a flexible fishing rod, often made of fiberglass, used with a spinning reel.
- spoil ground — an area within a body of water, especially in the sea, where dredged material is deposited.