12-letter words containing u, t, g, a
- strain gauge — Geology. a type of extensometer designed for geophysical use.
- studdingsail — a light sail, sometimes set outboard of either of the leeches of a square sail and extended by booms.
- studio glass — art glass produced by an independent artisan in the studio.
- stun grenade — a nonlethal grenade which is used to disturb the senses of enemies by its loud noise and its bright light
- sub-mortgage — a conveyance of an interest in property as security for the repayment of money borrowed.
- subaggregate — a subtotal
- sugar-coated — Sugar-coated food is covered with a sweet substance made of sugar.
- sugarcoating — the act or process of covering something with sugar.
- supererogate — to do more than duty requires.
- supergravity — a hypothetical symmetry among groups of particles containing fermions and bosons, especially in theories of gravity (supergravity) that unify electromagnetism, the weak force, and the strong force with gravity into a single unified force.
- superheating — Superheating of steam is raising its temperature to well above boiling point.
- supraglottal — situated above the glottis
- surf casting — the act, technique, or sport of fishing by casting from the shoreline into the sea, usually using heavy-duty tackle.
- tag question — Also called tag. a short interrogative structure appended to a statement or command, as isn't it in It's raining, isn't it?, are you in You're not going, are you?, or German nicht wahr.
- take umbrage — If you say that a person takes umbrage, you mean that they are upset or offended by something that someone says or does to them, often without much reason.
- talk through — guide through: a procedure, etc.
- tanjungpriok — a port in Indonesia, on the NW coast of Java adjoining the capital, Jakarta: a major shipping and distributing centre for the whole archipelago
- target group — intended audience or customers
- tasting menu — a fixed-price restaurant meal or menu consisting of small portions of numerous dishes: We ordered the 6-course tasting menu for $125.
- tautological — needless repetition of an idea, especially in words other than those of the immediate context, without imparting additional force or clearness, as in “widow woman.”.
- 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
- thaumatogeny — the belief that the origin of life was the result of a miracle
- thaumatology — the study or description of miracles.
- thaumaturgic — pertaining to a thaumaturge or to thaumaturgy.
- the-sea-gull — a play (1896) by Anton Chekhov.
- thoroughfare — a road, street, or the like, that leads at each end into another street.
- thought-read — to read someone's mind or psychically know what someone's thoughts are
- through bass — figured bass.
- thrust stage — a stage that extends beyond the proscenium arch and is usually surrounded on three sides by seats.
- thymus gland — a ductless, butterfly-shaped gland lying at the base of the neck, formed mostly of lymphatic tissue and aiding in the production of T cells of the immune system: after puberty, the lymphatic tissue gradually degenerates.
- toboggan run — a slope that you can slide down on a toboggan
- 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.
- touch and go — precarious situation
- touch-and-go — risky; precarious: a touch-and-go descent down the mountain.
- 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
- tramping hut — a hut in the bush for the use of trampers
- traumatising — Pathology. to injure (tissues) by force or by thermal, chemical, etc., agents.
- traumatizing — Pathology. to injure (tissues) by force or by thermal, chemical, etc., agents.
- traumatology — a branch of surgery dealing with major wounds caused by accidents or violence.
- treasury tag — a short piece of cord having metal ends one of which can be slotted inside the other: used for holding papers together or fastening them into a file
- trojan group — a group of asteroids oscillating about either of two points, equidistant from the sun and Jupiter, that forms an equilateral triangle with the sun and Jupiter.
- truck racing — a motor sport in which powerful trucks, without their containers, are raced around a circuit
- tsunamigenic — producing a tsunami or tsunamis
- tumbler gear — a transmission having gears actuated by a tumbler.
- tupi-guarani — a family of Indian languages including Tupi, Guarani, lingua geral, and many others of central South America.
- turbo-charge — to equip (an internal-combustion engine) with a turbocharger.
- turbocharged — with additional power from turbine
- turbocharger — a supercharger that is driven by a turbine turned by exhaust gases from the engine.
- turf dancing — a fluid style of street-dancing originating in the Bay Area of San Francisco, California