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12-letter words containing r, i, o, g, a, n

  • surfboarding — a long, narrow board on which a person stands or lies prone in surfboarding.
  • svga monitor — (hardware, graphics)   A monitor capable of displaying the output of an SVGA card.
  • tangier zone — a former internationalized zone on the Strait of Gibraltar: became a part of Morocco 1956. Compare Morocco (def 1).
  • tanjungpriok — a port in Indonesia, on the NW coast of Java adjoining the capital, Jakarta: a major shipping and distributing centre for the whole archipelago
  • terraforming — to alter the environment of (a celestial body) in order to make capable of supporting terrestrial life forms.
  • theatregoing — the act of regularly attending the theatre
  • top grafting — grafting in the top, as of a tree, in order to replace existing branches with those of a more desired variety or form.
  • trading post — a store established in an unsettled or thinly settled region by a trader or trading company to obtain furs and local products in exchange for supplies, clothing, other goods, or for cash.
  • tragic irony — dramatic irony in tragic drama.
  • transforming — to change in form, appearance, or structure; metamorphose.
  • transmogrify — to change in appearance or form, especially strangely or grotesquely; transform.
  • trapshooting — the sport of shooting at clay pigeons hurled into the air from a trap.
  • un-ignorable — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
  • undercoating — a coat or jacket worn under another.
  • unforgivable — to grant pardon for or remission of (an offense, debt, etc.); absolve.
  • unforgivably — in an unforgivable manner
  • unglamorized — not glamorized
  • ungraciously — in an ungracious manner
  • ungratuitous — given, done, bestowed, or obtained without charge or payment; free; voluntary.
  • unmoralising — not moralising
  • unmoralizing — not moralizing
  • unobligatory — required as a matter of obligation; mandatory: A reply is desirable but not obligatory.
  • unoriginated — not originated
  • urbanologist — a sociologist specializing in urban life and problems
  • urinogenital — genitourinary.
  • vainglorious — filled with or given to vainglory: a vainglorious actor.
  • vital organs — organs in the body that are essential to life
  • voting paper — a ballot.
  • waiting room — a room for the use of persons waiting, as in a railroad station or a physician's office.
  • wakeboarding — (sports) A water sport where a rider on a small board is towed by a motor boat, and attached by a cable.
  • waking hours — Your waking hours are the times when you are awake rather than asleep.
  • walking tour — a tour on which you walk rather than using transport
  • wallcovering — a flexible sheet of sized paper, fabric, plastic, etc., usually laminated and printed with a repeat pattern, for pasting on a wall as decoration and protection.
  • warmongering — the practices and principles of a warmonger.
  • warning shot — gunshot fired into the air
  • water coning — Water coning is when flow in a well changes as the oil-water interface forms into a bell shape.
  • waterfowling — the sport of shooting waterfowl
  • watering pot — a container for water, typically of metal or plastic and having a spout with a perforated nozzle, for watering or sprinkling plants, flowers, etc.
  • waterlogging — to cause (a boat, ship, etc.) to become uncontrollable as a result of flooding.
  • weaponeering — the act of fitting out with weapons
  • weigh anchor — to raise a vessel's anchor or (of a vessel) to have its anchor raised in preparation for departure
  • whaling port — a home port for whaling vessels.
  • wing formula — a numerical representation of the relative lengths of the primary feathers of a bird's wing, used in identifying similar species, as flycatchers.
  • wing-forward — either of the two forwards positioned at the outside of a scrum
  • wood carving — making sculptures from wood
  • wood vinegar — pyroligneous acid.
  • woodcarvings — Plural form of woodcarving.
  • work-sharing — an arrangement whereby one full-time job may be carried out by two people working part time
  • working rail — fly rail (def 2).
  • workingwoman — a woman who is regularly employed.
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