12-letter words containing a, s, g
- distraughtly — distracted; deeply agitated.
- distringases — Plural form of distringas.
- dodecagynous — (of a plant) having eleven or twelve pistils
- dog's chance — little likelihood; small chance (usually used in the negative): That project didn't have a dog's chance of succeeding.
- double sugar — disaccharide.
- douglas hurd — a third-class university degree
- douglas-home — Alexander Frederick (Baron Home of the Hirsel) 1903–1995, British statesman and politician: prime minister 1963–64.
- dragonslayer — One who slays a dragon.
- dramaturgist — A person who composes a drama and directs its representation; a playwright.
- drawlingness — the quality or characteristic of a drawler
- dreadnoughts — Plural form of dreadnought.
- driving sail — a sail that, when filled, tends to force the hull of a vessel downward (opposed to lifting sail).
- driving seat — In a vehicle such as a car or a bus, the driving seat is the seat where the person who is driving the vehicle sits.
- dry tortugas — a group of eight coral islands at the entrance to the Gulf of Mexico: part of Florida
- dysregulated — Simple past tense and past participle of dysregulate.
- dzhugashvili — Iosif Vissarionovich [Russian yaw-syif-vyi-suh-ryi-aw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ˈyɔ syɪf vyɪ sə ryɪˈɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), Stalin, Joseph.
- earsplitting — ear-piercing: an earsplitting explosion.
- earthshaking — imperiling, challenging, or affecting basic beliefs, attitudes, relationships, etc.
- east anglian — an early English kingdom in SE Britain: modern Norfolk and Suffolk.
- east bengali — of or relating to East Bengal (now Bangladesh) or its inhabitants
- east chicago — a port in NW Indiana, on Lake Michigan, near Chicago.
- east germany — a former country in central Europe: created in 1949 from the Soviet zone of occupied Germany established in 1945: reunited with West Germany in 1990. 41,827 sq. mi. (108,333 sq. km). Capital: East Berlin.
- east lansing — a city in S Michigan.
- easting down — the passage eastward from the Cape of Good Hope, as made by a sailing ship bound for Australia or the East Indies.
- eating house — a restaurant or other place where one can eat
- egads button — a switch that triggers the destruction in flight of a malfunctioning missile.
- egalitarians — Plural form of egalitarian.
- egg sandwich — two slices of bread filled with chopped egg
- egoistically — In an egoistic manner.
- elbow grease — physical effort
- ellipsograph — an instrument that draws ellipses
- emasculating — Present participle of emasculate.
- embarrassing — Causing embarrassment.
- encompassing — Present participle of encompass.
- energy-smart — using electrical power in an efficient or economical way
- engagingness — The state or quality of being engaging.
- englishwoman — adult female from England
- enlargedness — the state of being enlarged
- enlargements — Plural form of enlargement.
- ensanguining — Present participle of ensanguine.
- envisagement — The act of envisaging.
- erciyas daği — an extinct volcano in central Turkey. Height 3916 m (12 848 ft)
- erciyes daği — an extinct volcano in central Turkey. Height 3916 m (12 848 ft)
- ergastoplasm — endoplasm that is associated with protein synthesis
- escapologist — An entertainer specializing in escaping from the confinement of such things as ropes, handcuffs, and chains.
- esophagotomy — (surgery) The operation of making an incision into the esophagus for the purpose of removing an obstruction.
- espagnolette — the fastening device on a French window
- establishing — Present participle of establish.
- estate agent — sells homes, property
- estrangement — The fact of no longer being on friendly terms or part of a social group.