12-letter words containing t, o, n, g
- technography — the description and study of the arts and sciences in their geographical and ethnic distribution and historical development.
- technologies — the branch of knowledge that deals with the creation and use of technical means and their interrelation with life, society, and the environment, drawing upon such subjects as industrial arts, engineering, applied science, and pure science.
- technologist — a person who specializes in technology.
- technologize — to make technological; to modernize or modify with technology.
- teetotalling — of or relating to, advocating, or pledged to total abstinence from intoxicating drink.
- telegraphone — an early magnetic sound-recording device for use with wire, tape, or disks.
- teleshopping — electronic shopping via videotex or other interactive information service.
- terraforming — to alter the environment of (a celestial body) in order to make capable of supporting terrestrial life forms.
- thaumatogeny — the belief that the origin of life was the result of a miracle
- the hoppings — an annual fair in Newcastle
- the ignition — the devices used to ignite the fuel in an internal-combustion engine
- the pentagon — a five-sided building in Arlington, Va., in which the main offices of the U.S. Department of Defense are located; hence, the U.S. military establishment
- theatregoing — the act of regularly attending the theatre
- thoroughness — executed without negligence or omissions: a thorough search.
- through-line — a theme or idea that runs from the beginning to the end of a book, film, etc
- through-sung — sung throughout, with no spoken dialogue
- to advantage — any state, circumstance, opportunity, or means specially favorable to success, interest, or any desired end: the advantage of a good education.
- to ring true — If a statement rings true, it seems to be true or genuine. If it rings hollow, it does not seem to be true or genuine.
- to think big — If you think big, you make plans on a large scale, often using a lot of time, effort, or money.
- toboggan run — a slope that you can slide down on a toboggan
- togetherness — warm fellowship, as among members of a family.
- toggle joint — any of various devices consisting basically of a rod that can be inserted into an object and then manipulated so that the inserted part spreads, becomes offset, or turns at a right angle to the exterior part, allowing it to be used as a support, handle, linkage, lever, etc.
- tone dialing — a system of calling telephone numbers wherein tones of differing pitch corresponding to the digits in the number called are electronically generated by manipulating pushbuttons (contrasted with pulse dialing).
- tongue cover — a loose-leaf binding having a flap of the cover concealing the binding posts.
- tongue graft — whip graft.
- tongue-blade — a broad, thin piece of wood used by doctors to hold down the patient's tongue during an examination of the mouth and throat.
- tonnage deck — the upper deck in a vessel with only two decks.
- tooth fungus — any of various mushrooms of the family Hydnaceae (and, in some classifications, allied families), having on the underside of the cap numerous conical spines rather than gills or pores.
- top dressing — tennis court
- top grafting — grafting in the top, as of a tree, in order to replace existing branches with those of a more desired variety or form.
- top sergeant — a first sergeant.
- topping lift — a line for raising and supporting a spar, as a yard or boom.
- topstitching — decorative stitching, usually near and parallel to a seam, sewn so as to be visible on the right side of a garment, shoe, belt, etc.
- torch singer — a singer, especially a woman, who specializes in singing torch songs.
- touch and go — precarious situation
- touch ground — (of a ship) to strike the sea bed
- touch-and-go — risky; precarious: a touch-and-go descent down the mountain.
- touch-typing — the act of typing without having to look at the keys of the typewriter or computer keyboard
- tough-minded — characterized by a practical, unsentimental attitude or point of view.
- tour manager — the person in charge of an organized trip that people such as musicians, or actors go on to several different places, stopping to meet people or perform
- town manager — an official appointed to direct the administration of a town government.
- town meeting — a general meeting of the inhabitants of a town.
- toxigenicity — the quality of being toxigenic
- trading post — a store established in an unsettled or thinly settled region by a trader or trading company to obtain furs and local products in exchange for supplies, clothing, other goods, or for cash.
- tragic irony — dramatic irony in tragic drama.
- transforming — to change in form, appearance, or structure; metamorphose.
- transgressor — to violate a law, command, moral code, etc.; offend; sin.
- transmogrify — to change in appearance or form, especially strangely or grotesquely; transform.
- trapshooting — the sport of shooting at clay pigeons hurled into the air from a trap.
- trigonometer — any of various instruments used in trigonometry