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12-letter words containing s, e, r, n, g, t

  • negev desert — the desert region of S Israel
  • nephrologist — A physician whose speciality is nephrology.
  • net earnings — income after tax
  • neurologists — Plural form of neurologist.
  • neutralising — Present participle of neutralise.
  • newsgatherer — A person involved in newsgathering.
  • night person — a person who prefers to stay up late or who functions best during the nighttime hours.
  • nightdresses — Plural form of nightdress.
  • nonresisting — Unresisting; without resistance.
  • nonstrategic — pertaining to, characterized by, or of the nature of strategy: strategic movements.
  • nugatoriness — Quality of being nugatory.
  • numerologist — A practitioner of numerology.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • outspreading — Present participle of outspread.
  • over against — in opposition to; contrary to; adverse or hostile to: twenty votes against ten; against reason.
  • 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.
  • pasteurising — to expose (a food, as milk, cheese, yogurt, beer, or wine) to an elevated temperature for a period of time sufficient to destroy certain microorganisms, as those that can produce disease or cause spoilage or undesirable fermentation of food, without radically altering taste or quality.
  • percent sign — a symbol (%) for “percent”: a 10% drop in population.
  • petrogenesis — the branch of petrology dealing with the origin and formation of rocks.
  • phrenologist — a psychological theory or analytical method based on the belief that certain mental faculties and character traits are indicated by the configurations of the skull.
  • poetastering — the profession of being a poetaster
  • port angeles — a city in NW Washington, on the Juan de Fuca Strait.
  • pre-existing — to exist beforehand.
  • predesignate — to designate beforehand.
  • pregustation — the act of tasting beforehand
  • progenitress — a female progenitor (parent or ancestor)
  • progesterone — Biochemistry. a hormone, C 2 1 H 3 0 O 2 , that prepares the uterus for the fertilized ovum and maintains pregnancy.
  • racing skate — a tubular ice skate having a long blade extending beyond the heel and toe.
  • reading list — a list of sources (recommended by a teacher or university lecturer) which provide additional or background information on a subject being studied
  • reassignment — something assigned, as a particular task or duty: She completed the assignment and went on to other jobs.
  • redesignated — to mark or point out; indicate; show; specify.
  • register ton — a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
  • registrating — to select and combine pipe organ stops.
  • registration — the act of registering.
  • rent-seeking — the act or process of using one’s assets and resources to increase one’s share of existing wealth without creating new wealth.
  • representing — to serve to express, designate, stand for, or denote, as a word, symbol, or the like does; symbolize: In this painting the cat represents evil and the bird, good.
  • restrainings — acts of restraining
  • restrengthen — to strengthen again or return to strength
  • retiringness — an awkward shyness
  • ride shotgun — a smoothbore gun for firing small shots to kill birds and small quadrupeds, though often used with buckshot to kill larger animals.
  • risorgimento — the period of or the movement for the liberation and unification of Italy 1750–1870.
  • roasting ear — an ear of sweet corn suitable for roasting while still in the husk.
  • saunteringly — in a sauntering manner
  • scatteringly — in a scattering manner
  • sea lungwort — a plant, Mertensia maritima, of the borage family, growing on northern seacoasts and having leaves with an oysterlike flavor.
  • secret agent — an agent of a secret service.
  • selling rate — the rate at which a bank is willing to sell foreign currency
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