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