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12-letter words containing s, i, g

  • 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.
  • ranjit singh — ("Lion of the Punjab") 1780–1839, Indian maharaja: founder of the Sikh kingdom of Punjab.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • registerable — a book in which records of acts, events, names, etc., are kept.
  • registrating — to select and combine pipe organ stops.
  • registration — the act of registering.
  • regressivity — regressing or tending to regress; retrogressive.
  • religionless — a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, especially when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs.
  • 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.
  • replenishing — to make full or complete again, as by supplying what is lacking, used up, etc.: to replenish one's stock of food.
  • 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.
  • reprocessing — a systematic series of actions directed to some end: to devise a process for homogenizing milk.
  • rescheduling — the act of changing the time, date, or schedule of
  • resoundingly — making an echoing sound: a resounding thud.
  • restrainings — acts of restraining
  • retiringness — an awkward shyness
  • rhizophagous — feeding on roots.
  • ride shotgun — a smoothbore gun for firing small shots to kill birds and small quadrupeds, though often used with buckshot to kill larger animals.
  • riding boots — long boots worn for horse-riding
  • rights issue — Finance; offering of new shares to existing holders
  • rigor mortis — the stiffening of the body after death.
  • ring changes — to make the form, nature, content, future course, etc., of (something) different from what it is or from what it would be if left alone: to change one's name; to change one's opinion; to change the course of history.
  • ring spanner — tool for turning screws
  • rio gallegos — a seaport in S Argentina, in S Patagonia.
  • rising hinge — a gravity hinge causing a door, shutter, etc., to rise slightly when opened.
  • risk manager — A risk manager is a person who works in risk management.
  • risk pooling — Risk pooling is the practice of sharing all risks among a group of insurance companies.
  • risk-manager — the technique or profession of assessing, minimizing, and preventing accidental loss to a business, as through the use of insurance, safety measures, etc.
  • 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.
  • rock springs — a city in SW Wyoming.
  • rolling news — current affairs: continuous
  • rose pogonia — a North American terrestrial orchid, Pogonia ophioglossoides, having a fragrant, usually solitary rose-pink or white flower.
  • roughhousing — the act of behaving in a boisterous or rough way
  • running shoe — trainer, sneaker
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