12-letter words containing s, t, a, r, l
- generalities — Plural form of generality.
- gesticulator — to make or use gestures, especially in an animated or excited manner with or instead of speech.
- gila monster — a large, venomous lizard, Heloderma suspectum, of the southwestern U.S. and northwestern Mexico, covered with beadlike scales of yellow, orange, and black.
- glass cutter — a tool for cutting glass.
- glass string — (in Malaysia) the string of a kite used in kite fighting that has an abrasive coating of glue and crushed glass
- glatt kosher — prepared for eating according to the dietary laws followed by Hasidic Jews, which differ somewhat from those followed by other observers of kashruth: glatt kosher meat.
- golden aster — any North American, asterlike, composite plant of the genus Chrysopsis, having bright, golden-yellow flower heads, as C. mariana, of the eastern U.S.
- golden stars — a plant, Bloomeria crocea, of the amaryllis family, native to southern California, having clusters of golden-orange, starlike flowers.
- gracefullest — Superlative form of graceful.
- gradualistic — Of or pertaining to gradualism.
- granulations — Plural form of granulation.
- granuloblast — an immature granulocyte.
- granulocytes — Plural form of granulocyte.
- graphologist — the study of handwriting, especially when regarded as an expression of the writer's character, personality, abilities, etc.
- grapple shot — a grapnellike projectile fired from a gun and used as a hold for the end of a line in rescue operations or in kedging.
- gratefulness — warmly or deeply appreciative of kindness or benefits received; thankful: I am grateful to you for your help.
- gratuitously — given, done, bestowed, or obtained without charge or payment; free; voluntary.
- gratulations — a feeling of joy.
- great plains — a semiarid region E of the Rocky Mountains, in the U.S. and Canada.
- great vassal — (in feudal society) a man who entered into a personal relationship with a king to whom he paid homage and fealty in return for protection and often a fief.
- grossularite — a mineral, calcium aluminum garnet, Ca 3 Al 2 Si 3 O 12 , occurring in gray-white to pinkish crystals.
- gutturalness — The quality of being guttural.
- gutturonasal — articulated in the back of the mouth and given resonance in the nasal cavity, as the sound represented by (ng) in (ring).
- hair stylist — a person who designs and arranges hair styles.
- hairstylists — Plural form of hairstylist.
- half-starved — to die or perish from lack of food or nourishment.
- harold stark — Harold Raynsford [reynz-ferd] /ˈreɪnz fərd/ (Show IPA), 1880–1972, U.S. admiral.
- headmasterly — In a manner befitting a headmaster.
- headstrongly — In a headstrong manner.
- health scare — a state of alarm caused by a revelation concerning public heath
- heartfulness — The state or quality of being heartful.
- hellgramites — Plural form of hellgramite.
- hernioplasty — an operation for the repair of a hernia.
- heteroblasty — the morphological changes that occur in plants between juvenility and adulthood
- heteroplasia — the replacement of normal cells by abnormal cells, as in cancer.
- heteroplasty — the repair of lesions with tissue from another individual or species.
- heterosexual — of, relating to, or exhibiting heterosexuality.
- heterosocial — relating to or denoting mixed-sex social relationships
- hever castle — a Tudor mansion near Edenbridge in Kent: home of Anne Boleyn before her marriage; Italian garden added in the 20th century by the Astor family
- historically — of, pertaining to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events: historical records; historical research.
- histrionical — (British) Alternative form of histrionic.
- holkar state — a former state of central India, ruled by the Holkar dynasty of Maratha rulers of Indore (18th century until 1947)
- holophrastic — using or consisting of a single word that functions as a phrase or sentence.
- holothurians — Plural form of holothurian.
- horse trials — a competitive sporting event at which riders have to show their skill in dressage, show-jumping, and cross-country
- horse's tail — burro's tail.
- hydroelastic — undergoing a change in elasticity as a result of the flow of water or another fluid
- hydrolysates — Plural form of hydrolysate.
- hydrosulfate — a salt formed by the direct union of sulfuric acid with an organic base, especially an alkaloid, and usually more soluble than the base.
- hyperplastic — Of, or relating to hyperplasia.