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12-letter words containing and

  • grand rounds — a formal hospital meeting at which physicians discuss interesting medical cases.
  • grand siècle — the 17th century in French art and literature, esp the classical period of Louis XIV
  • grand vizier — the chief officer of state of various Muslim countries, as in the former Ottoman Empire.
  • grandaughter — Alternative spelling of granddaughter.
  • granddaddies — Plural form of granddaddy.
  • grande-terre — two islands (Basse-Terre and Grande-Terre) separated by a narrow channel in the Leeward Islands of the West Indies: together with five dependencies they form an overseas department of France. 687 sq. mi. (1179 sq. km). Capital: Basse-Terre.
  • grandfathers — Plural form of grandfather.
  • grandmasters — Plural form of grandmaster.
  • grandmothers — Plural form of grandmother.
  • grandnephews — Plural form of grandnephew.
  • grandparents — a parent of a parent.
  • grandstanded — Simple past tense and past participle of grandstand.
  • grandstander — the main seating area of a stadium, racetrack, parade route, or the like, usually consisting of tiers with rows of individual seats.
  • graybar land — (jargon)   The place you go while you're staring at a computer that's processing something very slowly (while you watch the grey bar creep across the screen). "I was in graybar land for hours, waiting for that CAD rendering".
  • half landing — a landing halfway up a flight of stairs
  • hand baggage — the suitcases, bags, etc, that you take with you onto an aeroplane when you travel, as opposed to those bags that are put in the aeroplane's hold
  • hand grenade — a grenade or explosive shell that is thrown by hand and exploded either by impact or by means of a fuze.
  • hand in hand — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
  • hand leather — a piece of leather wrapped around the hand of a shoemaker in order to protect it from being cut while pulling thread
  • hand luggage — carry-on baggage
  • hand of writ — handwriting; penmanship.
  • hand setting — Also called French telephone. a telephone having a mouthpiece and earpiece mounted at opposite ends of a handle.
  • hand to hand — of, belonging to, using, or used by the hand.
  • hand-deliver — to deliver in person or by messenger.
  • hand-grenade — a grenade or explosive shell that is thrown by hand and exploded either by impact or by means of a fuze.
  • hand-holding — the act of holding hands, especially as a sign or token of affection.
  • hand-launder — hand-wash.
  • hand-me-down — an article of clothing passed on to another person after being used, outgrown, etc.: The younger children wore the hand-me-downs of the older ones.
  • hand-painted — painted by a person rather than a machine
  • hand-picking — to pick by hand.
  • hand-printed — (of numbers, letters, or designs) printed, or put on a surface, by hand rather than by machine
  • hand-running — in unbroken succession; consecutively.
  • hand-selling — a gift or token for good luck or as an expression of good wishes, as at the beginning of the new year or when entering upon a new situation or enterprise.
  • hand-to-hand — close to one's adversary; at close quarters: hand-to-hand combat.
  • hand-written — to write (something) by hand.
  • handbreadths — Plural form of handbreadth.
  • handclapping — The activity of clapping hands, especially as part of a musical performance.
  • handcrafting — Present participle of handcraft.
  • handcraftman — handicraftsman.
  • handicapable — (politically correct) disabled or handicapped.
  • handicappeds — Plural form of handicapped.
  • handicappers — Plural form of handicapper.
  • handicapping — Present participle of handicap.
  • handicrafter — One who engages in handicrafts.
  • handies peak — a peak in SW Colorado, in the San Juan Mountains. 14,048 feet (4285 meters).
  • handkerchief — a small piece of linen, silk, or other fabric, usually square, and used especially for wiping one's nose, eyes, face, etc., or for decorative purposes.
  • handsbreadth — A small distance.
  • handsomeness — The quality of being handsome.
  • handstitched — Stitched by hand.
  • handwringing — a physical expression of concern, distress, or guilt.
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