12-letter words containing r, o, t, g
- numerologist — A practitioner of numerology.
- objecteering — (programming, tool) An object-oriented design tool from Softeam, based on the Class Relation Methodology, with C++ code generation.
- obligatorily — required as a matter of obligation; mandatory: A reply is desirable but not obligatory.
- obliterating — Present participle of obliterate.
- octagenarian — One who is between the ages of 80 and 89, inclusive.
- octogenarian — of the age of 80 years.
- odontography — a treatise regarding the teeth
- off the grid — not using any of the services, such as bank accounts, public utilites, etc, that allow a person's activities to be monitored by the authorities
- oligotrophic — (of a lake) characterized by a low accumulation of dissolved nutrient salts, supporting but a sparse growth of algae and other organisms, and having a high oxygen content owing to the low organic content.
- on aggregate — If one team beats another on aggregate, it wins because it has a higher total score than the other team after a series of games.
- opisthograph — a manuscript, parchment, or book having writing on both sides of the leaves.
- optical grep — vgrep
- or something — You use something in expressions such as 'or something' and 'or something like that' to indicate that you are referring to something similar to what you have just mentioned but you are not being exact.
- orange stick — a slender, rounded stick, originally of orangewood, having tapered ends and used in manicuring, especially to push back the cuticles or clean the fingernails.
- oregon trail — a route used during the U.S. westward migrations, especially in the period from 1840 to 1860, starting in Missouri and ending in Oregon. About 2000 miles (3200 km) long.
- organisation — the act or process of organizing.
- organization — the act or process of organizing.
- organoleptic — perceived by a sense organ.
- organotropic — designating or of a substance or virus that travels predominantly to a specific organ
- oriental rug — a rug or carpet woven usually in Asia and characterized by hand-knotted pile.
- orienteering — a competitive sport, originating in Sweden, that tests the skills of map reading and cross-country running, in which competitors race through an unknown area to find various checkpoints by using only a compass and topographical map, the winner being the finisher with the lowest elapsed time.
- origin story — a backstory, or established background narrative, that informs the identity and motivations of heroes and villains in a comic book or similar fictional work: The superhero’s origin story begins with a tragic accident that left him scarred, but also resulted in his supernatural powers.
- originations — Plural form of origination.
- ornithogalum — any plant of the genus Ornithogalum
- orthogenesis — Biology. Also called orthoselection. evolution of a species proceeding by continuous structural changes in a single lineage without presenting a branching pattern of descent. a theory that the evolution of a species in a continuous, nonbranching manner is due to a predetermined series of alterations intrinsic to the species and not subject to natural selection.
- orthogenetic — pertaining to or exhibiting orthogenesis.
- orthognathic — straight-jawed; having the profile of the face vertical or nearly so; having a gnathic index below 98.
- orthogonally — Mathematics. Also, orthographic. pertaining to or involving right angles or perpendiculars: an orthogonal projection. (of a system of real functions) defined so that the integral of the product of any two different functions is zero. (of a system of complex functions) defined so that the integral of the product of a function times the complex conjugate of any other function equals zero. (of two vectors) having an inner product equal to zero. (of a linear transformation) defined so that the length of a vector under the transformation equals the length of the original vector. (of a square matrix) defined so that its product with its transpose results in the identity matrix.
- orthographer — a person versed in orthography or spelling.
- orthographic — of or relating to orthography.
- out-marriage — a marriage to someone outside one's ethnic group
- outcroppings — Plural form of outcropping.
- outgeneraled — Simple past tense and past participle of outgeneral.
- outmigration — to leave a region, community, etc., to move or settle into a different part of one's country or home territory: People are no longer out-migrating from the South in such large numbers.
- outnumbering — Present participle of outnumber.
- outrageously — In an outrageous manner; to an outrageous degree.
- outspreading — Present participle of outspread.
- outstripping — to outdo; surpass; excel.
- outthrusting — Present participle of outthrust.
- over against — in opposition to; contrary to; adverse or hostile to: twenty votes against ten; against reason.
- over-fraught — Archaic. filled or laden (with): ships fraught with precious wares.
- overdrafting — the removal of more water from ground and surface basins than is replaced by rain and melting snow.
- overfatigued — excessively fatigued
- overlengthen — to extend excessively
- overnighting — for or during the night: to stay overnight.
- overplotting — the provision of an excessively elaborate plot
- overregulate — to apply rules and regulations excessively to (something)
- overstaffing — the provision of an excessive number of staff for (a factory, hotel, etc)
- overstocking — to stock to excess: We are overstocked on this item.
- overweighted — weighing too much or more than is considered normal, proper, etc.: overweight luggage; an overweight patient; two letters that may be overweight.