12-letter words containing s, a, r, g, e
- straightedge — a bar or strip of wood, plastic, or metal having at least one long edge of sufficiently reliable straightness for use in drawing or testing straight lines, plane surfaces, etc.
- straightneck — a variety of summer squash related to the crookneck but not having a recurved neck.
- straightness — without a bend, angle, or curve; not curved; direct: a straight path.
- strain gauge — Geology. a type of extensometer designed for geophysical use.
- strange star — a hypothetical celestial object that is intermediate in density between a neutron star and a black hole, possibly the remnant of a massive neutron star with all particles reduced to strange quarks.
- stranglehold — Wrestling. an illegal hold by which an opponent's breath is choked off.
- strategising — to make up or determine strategy; plan.
- strategizing — to make up or determine strategy; plan.
- streamlining — a teardrop line of contour offering the least possible resistance to a current of air, water, etc.
- stringhalted — afflicted with stringhalt
- stun grenade — a nonlethal grenade which is used to disturb the senses of enemies by its loud noise and its bright light
- sub-mortgage — a conveyance of an interest in property as security for the repayment of money borrowed.
- subaggregate — a subtotal
- suckers' gap — a temporary improvement, occurring between two periods of inclement weather, which deceives people into acting in expectation of continued fine weather
- sugar glider — a gliding possum, Petaurus breviceps, inhabiting open forests of New Guinea, Tasmania, and Australia.
- sugar shaker — a container with holes in the top, used for sprinkling sugar onto food
- sugar-coated — Sugar-coated food is covered with a sweet substance made of sugar.
- supercharged — equipped with a supercharger.
- supercharger — a mechanism for forcing air into an internal-combustion engine in order to increase engine power.
- supererogate — to do more than duty requires.
- superglacial — on the surface of a glacier.
- supergravity — a hypothetical symmetry among groups of particles containing fermions and bosons, especially in theories of gravity (supergravity) that unify electromagnetism, the weak force, and the strong force with gravity into a single unified force.
- superheating — Superheating of steam is raising its temperature to well above boiling point.
- superhighway — a highway designed for travel at high speeds, having more than one lane for each direction of traffic, a safety strip dividing the two directions, and cloverleaves to route the traffic on and off the highway. Compare expressway.
- superorganic — of or relating to the structure of cultural elements within society conceived as independent of and superior to the individual members of society.
- swagger coat — a woman's pyramid-shaped coat with a full flared back and usually raglan sleeves, first popularized in the 1930s.
- sweater girl — a young woman with a shapely bosom, especially one who wears tight sweaters.
- sweet orange — a globose, reddish-yellow, bitter or sweet, edible citrus fruit.
- swiss-german — of or relating to a person from German-speaking Switzerland
- synergically — in a synergic manner
- syngman rhee — Syngman [sing-muh n] /ˈsɪŋ mən/ (Show IPA), 1875–1965, president of South Korea 1948–60.
- telegraphese — a style of writing or speaking distinguished by the omissions, abbreviations, and combinations that are characteristic of telegrams, as in “ expect arrive six evening. ”.
- tergiversate — to change repeatedly one's attitude or opinions with respect to a cause, subject, etc.; equivocate.
- texas ranger — a member of the Texas state police force or, especially formerly, of the mounted state police.
- the greatest — an exceptional person
- the-stranger — French L'Étranger. a novel (1942) by Albert Camus.
- theologaster — a person who pretends to be a theologian; a shallow or quack theologian
- thereagainst — in opposition to; in a contrary manner
- thermalgesia — pain caused by heat.
- thrust stage — a stage that extends beyond the proscenium arch and is usually surrounded on three sides by seats.
- time sharing — to use or occupy by time-sharing.
- time-sharing — time-sharing (def 2).
- top sergeant — a first sergeant.
- tragicalness — the quality or state of being tragic
- transcending — to rise above or go beyond; overpass; exceed: to transcend the limits of thought; kindness transcends courtesy.
- transferring — to convey or remove from one place, person, etc., to another: He transferred the package from one hand to the other.
- transgenesis — the transfer of human genes into animals or cultured cells, especially to produce molecules with therapeutic value.
- transgressed — to violate a law, command, moral code, etc.; offend; sin.
- transgressor — to violate a law, command, moral code, etc.; offend; sin.
- transmigrate — to move or pass from one place to another.