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12-letter words containing r, o, t, g

  • arteriograms — Plural form of arteriogram.
  • arthrography — the X-ray examination of a joint after injection of a contrast medium into the joint space
  • astigmometer — an apparatus for measuring the degree of astigmatism.
  • astrobiology — the branch of biology that investigates the possibility of life elsewhere in the universe
  • astrogeology — the study of the structure, composition, and history of other planets and other bodies in the solar system
  • astrological — the study that assumes and attempts to interpret the influence of the heavenly bodies on human affairs.
  • astroturfing — a PR tactic used in politics and advertising in which actors are paid to display overt and apparently spontaneous grassroots support for a particular product, policy, or event
  • attenborough — Sir David. born 1926, British naturalist and broadcaster; noted esp for his TV series Life on Earth (1978), The Living Planet (1983), The Life of Birds (1998), The Life of Mammals (2002), and First Life (2010)
  • autochangers — Plural form of autochanger.
  • autographing — Present participle of autograph.
  • bacteriology — Bacteriology is the science and the study of bacteria.
  • bagworm moth — any moth of the family Psychidae
  • barnstorming — A barnstorming performance is full of energy and very exciting to watch.
  • baton charge — A baton charge is an attacking forward movement made by a large group of policemen carrying batons.
  • battle group — a group of warships usually consisting of at least one aircraft carrier, other surface ships, submarines, landing craft, etc
  • battleground — A battleground is the same as a battlefield.
  • beardtongues — Plural form of beardtongue.
  • blow through — to leave; make off
  • boar-hunting — the practice of hunting wild boars
  • boarding out — the local-authority practice of placing a client in a foster family or voluntary establishment and paying for it
  • boating trip — a trip or holiday in a boat such as a sailing boat or canal boat
  • bog-standard — If you describe something as bog-standard you mean that is an ordinary example of its kind, with no exciting or interesting features.
  • bogon filter — /boh'gon fil'tr/ Any device, software or hardware, that limits or suppresses the flow and/or emission of bogons. "Engineering hacked a bogon filter between the Cray and the VAXen, and now we're getting fewer dropped packets." See also bogosity.
  • bolt upright — If someone is sitting or standing bolt upright, they are sitting or standing very straight.
  • bonnet rouge — a red cap worn by ardent supporters of the French Revolution
  • border light — a striplight hung upstage of a border, for lighting the stage.
  • born-digital — relating to or noting documents, images, etc., that are created and managed in electronic form: electronic preservation of born-digital content; a born-digital e-book that will not be available in print.
  • bottle gourd — an Old World cucurbitaceous climbing plant, Lagenaria siceraria, having large hard-shelled gourds as fruits
  • bottle green — a deep green.
  • bottle-green — Something that is bottle-green is dark green in colour.
  • bottom grass — any grass that grows on bottoms or lowlands.
  • boulangerite — a bluish lead-gray mineral, lead antimony sulfide, Pb 5 Sb 4 S 11 , a minor ore of lead.
  • breakthrough — A breakthrough is an important development or achievement.
  • breastplough — a plough driven by the worker's breast, often used to pare turf
  • breath group — a sequence of sounds articulated in the course of a single exhalation; an utterance or part of an utterance produced between pauses for breath.
  • bridge cloth — a tablecloth for a bridge table.
  • bring action — to start a lawsuit
  • bring to bay — to force into a position from which retreat is impossible
  • broadcasting — Broadcasting is the making and sending out of television and radio programmes.
  • brown bag it — to bring (one's own liquor) to a restaurant or club, especially one that has no liquor license.
  • bugger about — If someone buggers about or buggers around, they waste time doing unnecessary things.
  • burnt orange — of a dark orange colour, sometimes due to calcination of orange pigment
  • bzzzt, wrong — (jargon)   /bzt rong/ (Usenet, Internet) From the flim "Dead Poets Society", spoofing quiz shows such as "Truth or Consequences" where an incorrect answer earns a blast from the buzzer. An expression of mock-rude disagreement, often following a quote from another poster in a forum. The less abbreviated "*Bzzzzt*, wrong, but thank you for playing" is also common.
  • camphorating — Present participle of camphorate.
  • cape ortegal — a cape in NW Spain, projecting into the Bay of Biscay
  • card catalog — a file of cards of uniform size arranged in some definite order and listing the items in the collection of a library or group of libraries, each card typically identifying a single item.
  • cardiologist — A cardiologist is a doctor who specializes in the heart and its diseases.
  • cargo pocket — a large patch pocket, usually pleated at the sides and often having a flap.
  • carpetmonger — a person who frequently visits women's boudoirs
  • cartographer — A cartographer is a person whose job is drawing maps.
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