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12-letter words containing s, t, i, n, g

  • get stuck in — If you get stuck in, you do something with enthusiasm and determination.
  • ghostwritten — Written by a ghostwriter.
  • giant slalom — a slalom race in which the course has more gates and is longer and steeper than that in a regular slalom.
  • 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.
  • glad tidings — Glad tidings means good news.
  • glass string — (in Malaysia) the string of a kite used in kite fighting that has an abrasive coating of glue and crushed glass
  • glisteningly — In a glistening manner.
  • gnotobiotics — the study of organisms living in germ-free conditions or when inoculated with known microorganisms
  • going strong — If someone or something is still going strong, they are still alive, in good condition, or popular after a long time.
  • goldsmithing — The work of a goldsmith; the forging of gold.
  • gramophonist — a person who uses a gramophone
  • gran turismo — (of an automobile) certified as conforming to the specifications, as fuel capacity and engine displacement, for a class of standard automobiles (Gran Turismo) qualified to engage in various types of competitions. Abbreviation: GTO.
  • granny smith — a variety of crisp, green-skinned apple, for eating raw or for cooking.
  • granulations — Plural form of granulation.
  • gratulations — a feeling of joy.
  • graustarkian — of, like, or characteristic of colorful, implausible, highly melodramatic and romantic situations or circumstances
  • grease paint — an oily mixture of melted tallow or grease and a pigment, used by actors, clowns, etc., for making up their faces.
  • great plains — a semiarid region E of the Rocky Mountains, in the U.S. and Canada.
  • groin strain — damage to the groin area caused by overexertion, esp suffered by a sports player
  • guardianista — a reader of the Guardian newspaper, seen as being typically left-wing, liberal, and politically correct
  • gut instinct — an instinctive feeling, as opposed to an opinion or idea based on facts
  • guttersnipes — Plural form of guttersnipe.
  • gymnosophist — one of a group of Jainist philosophers, existing from ancient times to c1000, characterized by refusal to wear clothes and the abandonment of caste marks; a member of the Digambara sect.
  • gynecologist — a physician specializing in gynecology. Abbreviation: GYN, gyn.
  • gynecomastia — abnormal enlargement of the breast in a male.
  • hamstringing — Present participle of hamstring.
  • hand setting — Also called French telephone. a telephone having a mouthpiece and earpiece mounted at opposite ends of a handle.
  • hanging post — a post from which a door, gate, etc., is hung.
  • hanging step — a step projecting from a wall with no real or apparent support at its outer end.
  • haptoglobins — Plural form of haptoglobin.
  • hardstanding — a hard surface on which cars, aircraft etc. may stand
  • hearing test — a test to establish whether someone's hearing is normal or whether they have suffered some degree of hearing loss
  • heartstrings — (obsolete, anatomy) The tendons once thought to brace the heart. (15th-19th c.).
  • heat-seeking — A heat-seeking missile or device is one that is able to detect a source of heat.
  • hegemonistic — the policy or practice of hegemony to serve national interests.
  • hemstitching — Present participle of hemstitch.
  • hesitatingly — In a hesitating manner.
  • high density — floppy disk
  • high treason — treason against the sovereign or state.
  • high-density — having a high concentration: entering a high-density market with a new product; high-density lipoprotein.
  • high-tension — subjected to or capable of operating under relatively high voltage: high-tension wire.
  • hiking boots — stout, sturdy boots, suitable for hiking in
  • histogenesis — the origin and development of tissues.
  • hold against — resent sb for sth
  • home posting — an appointment to a position within one's own country
  • home staging — the professional service of preparing homes for sale in such a way as to appeal to potential buyers and generate higher selling prices: Realtors who encourage sellers to invest in home staging are reporting substantial monetary returns—for both themselves and their clients.
  • homesteading — a dwelling with its land and buildings, occupied by the owner as a home and exempted by a homestead law from seizure or sale for debt.
  • hominy grits — grits (def 1).
  • hot swapping — (hardware)   The connection and disconnection of peripherals or other components without interrupting system operation. This facility may have design implications for both hardware and software.
  • housing list — a list of people waiting to obtain council houses
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