12-letter words containing s, u, r, g, e
- ligurian sea — a part of the Mediterranean between Corsica and the NW coast of Italy.
- long measure — Also called long meter. Prosody. a four-line stanza in iambic tetrameter, often used in hymns, with the second and fourth lines rhyming and sometimes the first and third lines rhyming as well.
- long residue — Long residue is the heaviest fraction from the crude oil distillation process.
- lower fungus — any of various fungi that do not produce well-organized fruiting bodies and primarily reproduce asexually, as the chytrids.
- lug foresail — a gaff foresail having no boom or sometimes a partial boom.
- magic square — a square containing integers arranged in an equal number of rows and columns so that the sum of the integers in any row, column, or diagonal is the same.
- maneuverings — Plural form of maneuvering.
- manoeuvrings — Plural form of manoeuvring.
- manslaughter — Law. the unlawful killing of a human being without malice aforethought.
- masquerading — a party, dance, or other festive gathering of persons wearing masks and other disguises, and often elegant, historical, or fantastic costumes.
- megachurches — Plural form of megachurch.
- meganthropus — a proposed genus of extinct, late lower Pleistocene primates based on two large lower jaws found in Java, and believed to be either Australopithecine or human.
- menstruating — to undergo menstruation.
- mesogastrium — the mesentery of the embryonic stomach.
- messeigneurs — plural of Monseigneur.
- metallurgist — the technique or science of working or heating metals so as to give them certain desired shapes or properties.
- microsurgeon — a person who performs microsurgery
- microsurgery — any of various surgical procedures performed under magnification and with small specialized instruments, permitting very delicate operations, as the reconnection of severed blood vessels and nerves.
- misconfigure — Configure (a system or part of it) incorrectly.
- misfeaturing — distorting the features
- necrophagous — That eats dead or decaying animal flesh.
- neurogenesis — The growth and development of nervous tissue.
- neurologists — Plural form of neurologist.
- neurosurgeon — surgery of the brain or other nerve tissue.
- neurosurgery — surgery of the brain or other nerve tissue.
- neutralising — Present participle of neutralise.
- nonreligious — of, relating to, or concerned with religion: a religious holiday.
- nugatoriness — Quality of being nugatory.
- numbers game — Also called numbers, numbers game, numbers racket. an illegal daily lottery in which money is wagered on the appearance of certain numbers in some statistical listing or tabulation published in a daily newspaper, racing form, etc.
- numerologist — A practitioner of numerology.
- nursing home — a private residential institution equipped to care for persons unable to look after themselves, as the aged or chronically ill.
- oral surgery — the branch of dentistry or of surgery dealing with the surgical treatment or repair of various conditions of the mouth or jaws.
- outrageously — In an outrageous manner; to an outrageous degree.
- outspreading — Present participle of outspread.
- overgenerous — liberal in giving or sharing; unselfish: a generous patron of the arts; a generous gift.
- oversanguine — too optimistic
- pasteurising — to expose (a food, as milk, cheese, yogurt, beer, or wine) to an elevated temperature for a period of time sufficient to destroy certain microorganisms, as those that can produce disease or cause spoilage or undesirable fermentation of food, without radically altering taste or quality.
- persian gulf — strait in the Indian Ocean
- pleurogenous — Anatomy. pertaining to or originating from the pleura.
- plough horse — a horse used for pulling a plough
- pork sausage — a sausage made with pork
- postgraduate — of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or consisting of post-graduates: a postgraduate seminar.
- pregustation — the act of tasting beforehand
- preslaughter — of the period before slaughter (of animals)
- pro-suffrage — the right to vote, especially in a political election.
- producer gas — a mixture of carbon monoxide and nitrogen produced by passing air over hot coke, used mainly as a fuel
- pseudography — writing that does not follow conventional spelling or usage
- pyroligneous — produced by the distillation of wood.
- quadragesima — the first Sunday in Lent.
- rag business — the garment, clothing, or fashion industry.