12-letter words containing s, g, r
- prison guard — an officer in charge of prisoners in a jail
- pro-suffrage — the right to vote, especially in a political election.
- proctologist — the branch of medicine dealing with the rectum and anus.
- prodigal son — a figure in a parable of Jesus (Luke 15:11–32); a wayward son who squanders his inheritance but returns home to find that his father forgives him.
- prodigiosity — the state or quality of being immense, extraordinary or astonishing
- prodigiously — extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree, force, etc.: a prodigious research grant.
- producer gas — a mixture of carbon monoxide and nitrogen produced by passing air over hot coke, used mainly as a fuel
- 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.
- progymnasium — (in Europe) a school that prepares pupils for secondary education (the gymnasium)
- pronouncings — utterances, esp of an official or judgmental nature
- propagandism — the art, system, or use of propaganda
- propagandist — a person involved in producing or spreading propaganda.
- prophesyings — gatherings held to expound the prophecies of the Scriptures
- prostituting — a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money; whore; harlot.
- prosyllogism — a syllogism the conclusion of which is used as a premise of another syllogism; any of the syllogisms included in a polysyllogism except the last.
- protest flag — a flag hoisted by a racing yacht to advise the judges of a violation of the rules by another yacht.
- protistology — the biology of the Protista.
- provisioning — a clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso.
- pseudography — writing that does not follow conventional spelling or usage
- psychography — the supposed writing of a spirit or medium
- pull strings — a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
- push through — force to accept
- pyrognostics — the characteristics of a mineral, such as fusibility and flame coloration, that are revealed by the application of heat
- pyroligneous — produced by the distillation of wood.
- quadragesima — the first Sunday in Lent.
- quartz glass — lechatelierite.
- quitch grass — any of various grasses, especially Agropyron repens, known chiefly as troublesome weeds and characterized by creeping rootstocks that spread rapidly.
- r.s.v.p.'ing — to reply to an invitation: Don't forget to RSVP before Thursday.
- racing skate — a tubular ice skate having a long blade extending beyond the heel and toe.
- radical sign — the symbol √ or indicating extraction of a root of the quantity that follows it, as √25=5 or .
- rag business — the garment, clothing, or fashion industry.
- ragman rolls — Usually, ragman rolls. a series of documents in which the Scottish nobles acknowledged their allegiance to Edward I of England, 1291–92 and 1296.
- ranjit singh — ("Lion of the Punjab") 1780–1839, Indian maharaja: founder of the Sikh kingdom of Punjab.
- rauschenberg — Robert, 1925–2008, U.S. artist.
- reading desk — a desk for use in reading, especially by a person standing.
- reading list — a list of sources (recommended by a teacher or university lecturer) which provide additional or background information on a subject being studied
- real storage — (in a virtual storage system) the portion of addressable memory that consists of main storage.
- reassemblage — a new or further gathering or collection
- reassignment — something assigned, as a particular task or duty: She completed the assignment and went on to other jobs.
- reassuringly — to restore to assurance or confidence: His praise reassured me.
- red brigades — an extreme leftist terrorist organization in Italy.
- red goatfish — a goatfish, Mullus auratus.
- redesignated — to mark or point out; indicate; show; specify.
- refreshingly — having the power to restore freshness, vitality, energy, etc.: a refreshing nap.
- refurnishing — to supply (a house, room, etc.) with necessary furniture, carpets, appliances, etc.
- reg-symbolic — An early system on the IBM 704.
- regardlessly — having or showing no regard; heedless; unmindful (often followed by of).
- register set — All a processor's registers. The size and arrangement of a processor's register set is one of the crucial factors in its performance.
- 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.