12-letter words containing s, a, l, g
- thymus gland — a ductless, butterfly-shaped gland lying at the base of the neck, formed mostly of lymphatic tissue and aiding in the production of T cells of the immune system: after puberty, the lymphatic tissue gradually degenerates.
- toga virilis — the white toga assumed by boys in ancient Rome at the end of their 14th year.
- tragicalness — the quality or state of being tragic
- transvaginal — through or via the vagina
- unaspiringly — in an unambitious or unaspiring manner
- unassignable — not able to be transferred
- unassumingly — modest; unpretentious.
- undersealing — the process of applying a coating of underseal to a motor vehicle
- unglamourous — full of glamour; charmingly or fascinatingly attractive, especially in a mysterious or magical way.
- ungraciously — in an ungracious manner
- unmoralising — not moralising
- unpleasingly — in an unpleasing manner
- urbanologist — a sociologist specializing in urban life and problems
- vaginicolous — living in a sheath
- vainglorious — filled with or given to vainglory: a vainglorious actor.
- valve spring — a helical spring used to hold closed a valve in the cylinder head of an internal-combustion engine
- vargas llosa — Mario, born 1936, Peruvian essayist and novelist.
- vasoligation — ligation of the vas deferens.
- vasoligature — vasoligation.
- vernal grass — any of various Eurasian grasses of the genus Anthoxanthum, such as A. odoratum (sweet vernal grass), having the fragrant scent of coumarin
- visual angle — the angle subtended by an object at the lens of the eye
- visual range — Meteorology. visibility (def 3).
- vital organs — organs in the body that are essential to life
- vso language — a type of language that has basic verb-subject-object word order, as Welsh, classical Arabic, or Tagalog.
- wages policy — a government policy setting wages and wage increases for workers, for example, setting minimum wage requirements
- waiting list — a list of persons waiting, as for reservations, appointments, living accommodations, or admission to a school.
- walk on eggs — the roundish reproductive body produced by the female of certain animals, as birds and most reptiles, consisting of an ovum and its envelope of albumen, jelly, membranes, egg case, or shell, according to species.
- walking bass — (in jazz piano) a left-hand accompaniment consisting of a continuous rhythm of four beats to the measure, usually with a repetitive melodic pattern.
- walking fish — any of various fishes able to survive and move about for short periods of time on land, as the mudskipper or climbing perch.
- walking shoe — a sturdy comfortable shoe worn by hillwalkers, etc
- walkingstick — a stick used for walking
- walkthroughs — Plural form of walkthrough.
- washing line — cord for hanging laundry to dry
- watkins glen — a village in W New York, on Seneca Lake: gorge and cascades.
- weatherglass — any of various instruments, as a barometer or a hygroscope, designed to indicate the state of the atmosphere.
- whaling ship — a ship engaged in whaling
- williamsburg — a city in SE Virginia: colonial capital of Virginia; now restored to its original pre-Revolutionary style.
- window glass — glass used in windows
- wineglassful — the capacity of a wineglass, typically containing four to six fluid ounces.
- womb-leasing — bearing a child on behalf of a couple unable to have a child; surrogacy
- wranglership — (at Cambridge University) the position of a wrangler
- wusuli jiang — Ussuri.
- yellow pages — Network Information Service