12-letter words containing t, u, n, g, i
- hucksterings — Plural form of huckstering.
- human rights — basic civil freedoms
- hunt sabbing — the activity of sabotaging a hunt due to the belief that animals should not be harmed by humans
- hunting case — a watchcase with a hinged cover to protect the crystal.
- hunting dogs — the constellation Canes Venatici.
- hunting horn — the earliest form of the modern horn, consisting of a conical tube coiled in a circle for carrying over the shoulder, and having a flaring bell and a trumpetlike mouthpiece.
- hunting pink — scarlet
- ignis fatuus — Also called friar's lantern, will-o'-the-wisp. a flitting phosphorescent light seen at night, chiefly over marshy ground, and believed to be due to spontaneous combustion of gas from decomposed organic matter.
- illuminating — to enlighten, as with knowledge.
- illustrating — Present participle of illustrate.
- immunologist — the branch of science dealing with the components of the immune system, immunity from disease, the immune response, and immunologic techniques of analysis.
- impetiginous — a contagious skin disease, especially of children, usually caused by streptococcal bacteria, marked by a superficial pustular eruption, particularly on the face.
- in the rough — having a coarse or uneven surface, as from projections, irregularities, or breaks; not smooth: rough, red hands; a rough road.
- in-congruent — not congruent.
- inaugurating — to make a formal beginning of; initiate; commence; begin: The end of World War II inaugurated the era of nuclear power.
- inauguration — an act or ceremony of inaugurating.
- inauguratory — Inaugural; being the first instance.
- incontiguous — not continuous; unconnected; discrete
- ingurgitated — Simple past tense and past participle of ingurgitate.
- ingurgitates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ingurgitate.
- inner-tubing — tubing (def 4).
- inosculating — Present participle of inosculate.
- insightfully — characterized by or displaying insight; perceptive.
- interborough — between boroughs.
- intercurring — Present participle of intercur.
- intercutting — to cut from one type of shot to another, as from a long shot to a closeup.
- interlingual — pertaining to or using two or more languages: an interlingual dictionary.
- interregnums — Plural form of interregnum.
- interrupting — to cause or make a break in the continuity or uniformity of (a course, process, condition, etc.).
- interwrought — having been interworked
- intralingual — within a given language; of or pertaining to a single language.
- intriguingly — to arouse the curiosity or interest of by unusual, new, or otherwise fascinating or compelling qualities; appeal strongly to; captivate: The plan intrigues me, but I wonder if it will work.
- invert sugar — a mixture of the dextrorotatory forms of glucose and fructose, formed naturally in fruits and produced artificially in syrups or fondants by treating cane sugar with acids.
- jaunting car — a light, two-wheeled, one-horse cart, once common in Ireland, having two seats set back to back, with a perch in front for the driver.
- jogging suit — an outfit consisting of sweat pants and a sweatshirt, used while exercising or as sportswear.
- juggling act — If you say that a situation is a juggling act, you mean that someone is trying to do two or more things at once, and that they are finding it difficult to do those things properly.
- jumpstarting — Present participle of jumpstart.
- justifyingly — to show (an act, claim, statement, etc.) to be just or right: The end does not always justify the means.
- king vulture — a large, black-and-white vulture, Sarcorhamphus papa, of Central and South America, having colorful wattles and wartlike protuberances on its head and neck.
- king's scout — (in Great Britain) a boy scout who has achieved the highest level of scouting: similar to the U.S. eagle scout.
- langoustines — Plural form of langoustine.
- languishment — the act or state of languishing.
- lark bunting — a finch, Calamospiza melanocorys, of the western U.S., the male of which is black with a large, white patch on each wing.
- laser tuning — a technique for adjusting a laser's output frequency to within a specific range, especially in semiconductors.
- lignum vitae — either of two tropical American trees, Guaiacum officinale or G. sanctum, of the caltrop family, having very hard, heavy wood.
- linguistical — (not in technical use) linguistic.
- living trust — a trust that takes effect during the lifetime of the settlor.
- lodging turn — a period of work or duty, esp among railway workers, which involves sleeping away from home
- logical unit — (networking) (LU) A primary component of SNA, an LU is a type of NAU that enables end users to communicate with each other and gain access to SNA network resources.
- longicaudate — having a long posterior or tail