12-letter words containing t, e, l, g, r
- steel guitar — an acoustic, handheld guitar having a metal resonator and producing a wailing, variable sound.
- sterlingness — the state of being sterling or having the quality of sterling
- stigmasterol — a crystalline, water-insoluble steroid, C 2 9 H 4 8 O, present in soybeans or calabar beans, used chiefly as a raw material in the manufacture of progesterone.
- storage cell — a cell whose energy can be renewed by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to that of the flow of current generated by the cell.
- storage wall — a set of shelves, cabinets, or the like that covers or forms a wall.
- storytelling — the telling or writing of stories.
- stranglehold — Wrestling. an illegal hold by which an opponent's breath is choked off.
- streamlining — a teardrop line of contour offering the least possible resistance to a current of air, water, etc.
- strengthless — lacking strength.
- stringhalted — afflicted with stringhalt
- stringholder — an oblong piece of wood at the lower end of the body of a viol or other stringed instrument to which the strings are attached.
- strobe light — a device for studying the motion of a body, especially a body in rapid revolution or vibration, by making the motion appear to slow down or stop, as by periodically illuminating the body or viewing it through widely spaced openings in a revolving disk.
- strobe-light — a device for studying the motion of a body, especially a body in rapid revolution or vibration, by making the motion appear to slow down or stop, as by periodically illuminating the body or viewing it through widely spaced openings in a revolving disk.
- strongsville — a town in N Ohio.
- struggle bus — a situation, task, etc., that seems difficult or frustrating: With no sleep last night, I’ll be on the struggle bus today.
- sweater girl — a young woman with a shapely bosom, especially one who wears tight sweaters.
- target rifle — a rifle designed especially for shooting at targets.
- telautograph — a telegraphic device for reproducing handwriting, drawings, etc, the movements of an electromagnetically controlled pen at one end being transmitted along a line to a similar pen at the receiving end
- telegraphese — a style of writing or speaking distinguished by the omissions, abbreviations, and combinations that are characteristic of telegrams, as in “ expect arrive six evening. ”.
- telegraphone — an early magnetic sound-recording device for use with wire, tape, or disks.
- telergically — in a telergic manner
- terrifyingly — to fill with terror or alarm; make greatly afraid.
- the red flag — a socialist song, written by James Connell (1852–1929), Irish political activist, in 1889
- the struggle — the radical and armed opposition to apartheid, esp by the military wings of the ANC and the PAC
- theologaster — a person who pretends to be a theologian; a shallow or quack theologian
- thermalgesia — pain caused by heat.
- three-legged — having three legs: a three-legged stool.
- through-line — a theme or idea that runs from the beginning to the end of a book, film, etc
- tidal energy — energy obtained by harnessing tidal power
- tiger beetle — any of numerous active, usually brightly colored beetles, of the family Cicindelidae, that prey on other insects.
- tiger lizard — either of two lacertid lizards, Nucras intertexta and N. tessellata, of southern Africa, having a gray or brown body marked with black spots and bars.
- tollgatherer — a person who collects tolls, taxes, or other imposts.
- tragelaphine — of or relating to a tragelaph
- tragicalness — the quality or state of being tragic
- travel agent — a person who owns, operates, or works for a travel agency.
- travel light — If you travel light, you travel without taking much luggage.
- triglyceride — an ester obtained from glycerol by the esterification of three hydroxyl groups with fatty acids, naturally occurring in animal and vegetable tissues: an important energy source forming much of the fat stored by the body.
- triple bogey — a score of three strokes over par on a hole.
- triple fugue — a fugue with a subject and two countersubjects developed simultaneously.
- triple-digit — being in the hundreds or in a figure or amount from 100 through 999: triple-digit budget figures.
- trying plane — a plane with a long body for planing the edges of long boards
- tumbler gear — a transmission having gears actuated by a tumbler.
- twig girdler — a person or thing that girdles.
- twitteringly — in a twittering manner
- unflattering — to try to please by complimentary remarks or attention.
- unreflecting — not reflecting; unthinking: an unreflecting, self-satisfied man.
- untargetable — an object, usually marked with concentric circles, to be aimed at in shooting practice or contests.
- urinogenital — genitourinary.
- vasoligature — vasoligation.
- virgin metal — primary metal.