12-letter words containing w, a, n, g
- four-walling — a form of distribution and exhibition, esp. of films, in which a distributor or producer rents a theater for a fixed amount, pays all advertising and operating costs, and collects all box-office receipts
- gable window — a window in or under a gable.
- galanty show — pantomime shadow play
- gale warning — U.S. Meteorology. a National Weather Service warning of sustained winds at sea having speeds in the range 34–47 knots (39–54 mph, 17–24 m/sec). Compare warning (def 3).
- gang warfare — violent fighting or conflict between street gangs
- general will — (in the philosophy of Rousseau) the source of legitimate authority residing in the collective will as contrasted with individual interests
- genital wart — one of a cluster of warts occurring in the genital and anal areas and spread mainly by sexual contact, sometimes affecting the cervix in women and associated with an increased risk of cervical cancer.
- get anywhere — to be successful
- giant powder — dynamite composed of nitroglycerin and kieselguhr.
- giftwrapping — giftwrapping.
- glassblowing — the art or process of forming or shaping a mass of molten or heat-softened glass into ware by blowing air into it through a tube.
- godwin's law — (humour) "As a Usenet discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches one." There is a tradition in many groups that, once this occurs, that thread is over, and whoever mentioned the Nazis has automatically lost whatever argument was in progress. Godwin's Law thus practically guarantees the existence of an upper bound on thread length in those groups. However there is also a widely recognised codicil that any intentional triggering of Godwin's Law in order to invoke its thread-ending effects will be unsuccessful.
- gondwanaland — a hypothetical landmass in the Southern Hemisphere that separated toward the end of the Paleozoic Era to form South America, Africa, Antarctica, and Australia.
- gordian worm — nematomorph.
- grain growth — a tendency of certain grains to grow and absorb others when heated under certain conditions.
- grandnephews — Plural form of grandnephew.
- granny woman — midwife (def 1).
- gravity wind — a light wind directed downslope, occurring at night because of the cooling and densification of the air near the ground.
- great-nephew — a son of one's nephew or niece; grandnephew.
- greenwashing — Present participle of greenwash.
- grooving saw — a circular saw used for making grooves
- grosswardein — German name of Oradea.
- ground water — the water beneath the surface of the ground, consisting largely of surface water that has seeped down: the source of water in springs and wells.
- guangzhouwan — a former French-leased territory (1898–1945) on the SW coast of Guangdong province, in S China. About 190 sq. mi. (490 sq. km).
- handwringing — a physical expression of concern, distress, or guilt.
- hangchow bay — a bay of the East China Sea.
- hanging pawn — one of two or more adjacent pawns on central half-open files with no pawns of the same colour on the files immediately to left and right of them
- hanging wall — Mining. the underside of the wall rock overlying a vein or bed of ore. Compare footwall (def 1).
- hangtown fry — a type of omelet to which fried oysters, bacon, and sometimes onions are added.
- hard-wearing — resistant to extensive wear; durable: a pair of hardwearing jeans.
- hard-working — industrious; zealous: a hardworking family man.
- heartwarming — gratifying; rewarding; satisfying: a heartwarming response to his work.
- high and low — having a great or considerable extent or reach upward or vertically; lofty; tall: a high wall.
- hill walking — the activity of walking through hilly country for pleasure
- hot swapping — (hardware) The connection and disconnection of peripherals or other components without interrupting system operation. This facility may have design implications for both hardware and software.
- housewarming — a party to celebrate a person's or family's move to a new home.
- in a big way — very much, greatly
- interweaving — Present participle of interweave.
- inward light — Inner Light.
- jaw-breaking — Informal. a word that is hard to pronounce.
- jaw-dropping — Something that is jaw-dropping is extremely surprising, impressive, or shocking.
- k'ang yu-wei — 1858–1927, Chinese scholar and reformer.
- kangaroo paw — any plant of the Australian genus Anigozanthos, resembling a kangaroo's paw, esp the red-and-green flowered A. manglesii, which is the floral emblem of Western Australia: family Haemodoraceae
- knowledgable — possessing or exhibiting knowledge, insight, or understanding; intelligent; well-informed; discerning; perceptive.
- law-breaking — Law-breaking is any kind of illegal activity.
- lawbreakings — Plural form of lawbreaking.
- lawn bowling — a game played with wooden balls on a level, closely mowed green having a slight bias, the object being to roll one's ball as near as possible to a smaller white ball at the other end of the green. Also called bowls, bowling on the green. Compare bowl2 (def 2), bowling green, jack1 (def 7), rink (def 5).
- lawrenceburg — a town in S Tennessee.
- leading wind — a wind abeam or on the quarter, especially one strong enough to be a good sailing wind.
- life drawing — drawing objects or people from life