12-letter words containing t, e, l, g, r, a
- 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.
- gravity cell — a cell containing two electrolytes that have different specific gravities.
- great circle — a circle on a spherical surface such that the plane containing the circle passes through the center of the sphere. Compare small circle.
- great laurel — a tall shrub, Rhododendron maximum, of eastern North America, having rose-pink flowers.
- great plague — the bubonic plague that occurred in London in 1665 and killed about 15 percent of the city's population.
- 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.
- grey wagtail — a greyish species of wagtail, Motacilla cinerea, found in temperate regions
- grossularite — a mineral, calcium aluminum garnet, Ca 3 Al 2 Si 3 O 12 , occurring in gray-white to pinkish crystals.
- ground alert — the state of waiting for orders in or near combat airplanes ready to take to the air at once.
- ground plate — Electricity. a metal plate for making a ground connection to the earth.
- gutturalized — pronounced with guttural coarticulation.
- gutturalness — The quality of being guttural.
- headstrongly — In a headstrong manner.
- hearteningly — In a heartening way; cheeringly.
- hellgramites — Plural form of hellgramite.
- hellgrammite — the aquatic larva of a dobsonfly, used as bait in fishing.
- highly rated — generally considered to be of high quality
- hygrothermal — (physics) Of or pertaining to both humidity and temperature.
- integralness — Integrality.
- interdigital — Between the fingers or toes.
- interglacial — occurring or formed between times of glacial action.
- interlacings — Plural form of interlacing.
- interlarding — Present participle of interlard.
- interleafing — Present participle of interleaf.
- interleaving — sector interleave
- interlingual — pertaining to or using two or more languages: an interlingual dictionary.
- interplaying — Present participle of interplay.
- interrogable — capable of being interrogated
- intertillage — tillage between rows of crop plants.
- intervaginal — Anatomy, Zoology. pertaining to or involving the vagina.
- intervillage — occurring between two or more villages
- irregularity — the quality or state of being irregular.
- lamplighters — Plural form of lamplighter.
- landgraviate — the office, jurisdiction, or territory of a landgrave.
- lantern gear — a gear mechanism including a lantern wheel.
- lantern ring — gland2 (def 1).
- large-format — of or relating to a camera with an image area of 5 inches by 4 inches or more
- largehearted — having or showing generosity; charitable; understanding.
- larval stage — Describes a period of monomaniacal concentration on coding apparently passed through by all fledgling hackers. Common symptoms include the perpetration of more than one 36-hour hacking run in a given week; neglect of all other activities including usual basics like food, sleep, and personal hygiene; and a chronic case of advanced bleary-eye. Can last from 6 months to 2 years, the apparent median being around 18 months. A few so afflicted never resume a more "normal" life, but the ordeal seems to be necessary to produce really wizardly (as opposed to merely competent) programmers. See also wannabee. A less protracted and intense version of larval stage (typically lasting about a month) may recur when one is learning a new OS or programming language.
- laryngectomy — excision of part or all of the larynx.
- laser tuning — a technique for adjusting a laser's output frequency to within a specific range, especially in semiconductors.
- late trading — trading carried out after the standard national exchanges have closed, and which is usually illegal
- lateenrigged — having lateen sails.
- leaf through — one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
- ledger plate — a strip of wood laid flat across the tops of studding as a support for joists.
- legal tender — currency that may be lawfully tendered in payment of a debt, such as paper money, Federal Reserve notes, or coins.
- legislatures — a deliberative body of persons, usually elective, who are empowered to make, change, or repeal the laws of a country or state; the branch of government having the power to make laws, as distinguished from the executive and judicial branches of government.
- lending rate — The lending rate is the rate of interest that you have to pay when you are repaying a loan.