12-letter words containing a, s, g, e
- antispending — opposed to excessive governmental spending
- appetisingly — Alternative spelling of appetizingly.
- apprentisage — Obsolete form of apprenticeage.
- arbitrageurs — Plural form of arbitrageur.
- archeologist — archaeology.
- archipelagos — Plural form of archipelago.
- argillaceous — (of sedimentary rocks and deposits) composed of very fine-grained material, such as clay, shale, etc
- arm's-length — lacking intimacy or friendliness, esp when possessing some special connection, such as previous closeness
- arming chest — a chest for holding armor and weapons.
- arraignments — Plural form of arraignment.
- arrangements — preparatory measures taken or plans made; preparations
- arseno group — the bivalent group −As=As−.
- arteriograms — Plural form of arteriogram.
- ascertaining — to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine: to ascertain the facts.
- asking price — The asking price of something is the price which the person selling it says that they want for it, although they may accept less.
- asparaginase — an enzyme used in treating leukaemia
- aspiringness — the condition of being aspiring
- assay groove — (in silverwork) a furrow left in a piece by the digging out of metal for assay.
- assemblagist — a creative person or artist who is skilled in putting together works of art based on assemblage
- asseverating — Present participle of asseverate.
- astigmatizer — a cylindrical lens used in a rangefinder to draw out the point image of a point source into a line.
- astigmometer — an apparatus for measuring the degree of astigmatism.
- astigmoscope — astigmatoscope.
- astringently — In the manner of an astringent.
- astrogeology — the study of the structure, composition, and history of other planets and other bodies in the solar system
- auger shower — a shower of electrons, photons, etc. resulting from the collision of primary cosmic rays with atomic nuclei in the atmosphere
- aurene glass — an iridescent American art glass colored gold and blue.
- autochangers — Plural form of autochanger.
- autogenously — In an autogenous manner; spontaneously.
- back passage — People sometimes refer to their rectum as their back passage.
- badger skunk — hog-nosed skunk (def 1).
- badger state — any of various burrowing, carnivorous mammals of the family Mustelidae, as Taxidea taxus, of North America, and Meles meles, of Europe and Asia.
- badger-skunk — Also called badger skunk, rooter skunk. a large, naked-muzzled skunk, Conepatus mesoleucus, common in the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having a black coat with one broad white stripe down the back and tail.
- bag snatcher — a thief whose main tactic is to grab women's handbags and run off with them
- baking sheet — A baking sheet is a flat piece of metal on which you bake foods such as biscuits or pies in an oven.
- bank charges — penalties charged by a bank to a customer, for example when the customer's account is overdrawn or if a cheque is not honoured
- bargain sale — an event at which goods are sold at low prices, usually to clear old stocks
- barge course — the overhang of the gable end of a roof
- barley sugar — Barley sugar is a sweet made from boiled sugar.
- base jumping — a sport in which a participant parachutes from any of a variety of fixed objects such as high buildings, cliffs, etc
- base pairing — the hydrogen bonding that occurs between complementary nitrogenous bases in the two polynucleotide chains of a DNA molecule
- base-pairing — the process of binding separate DNA sequences by base pairs.
- basic weight — basis weight.
- basis weight — the weight in pounds of a ream of paper of a basic size, usually 25 × 38 inches (63 × 96 cm) for book stock, 17 × 22 inches (43 × 55 cm) for writing stock, and 20 × 26 inches (50 × 66 cm) for cover stock.
- basketmaking — The construction of baskets, especially by traditional means.
- battlewagons — Plural form of battlewagon.
- beardtongues — Plural form of beardtongue.
- bearskin rug — the pelt of a bear, used as a rug
- beef sausage — a sausage made of beef rather than pork
- beggar-ticks — any of various plants, such as the bur marigold and tick trefoil, having fruits or seeds that cling to clothing, fur, etc