12-letter words containing l, a, h, g
- biographical — Biographical facts, notes, or details are concerned with the events in someone's life.
- black knight — a person or firm that makes an unwelcome takeover bid for a company
- bog asphodel — either of two liliaceous plants, Narthecium ossifragum of Europe or N. americanum of North America, that grow in boggy places and have small yellow flowers and grasslike leaves
- boghead coal — compact bituminous coal that burns brightly and yields large quantities of tar and oil upon distillation.
- borough hall — a building housing the administrative offices of a borough.
- breastplough — a plough driven by the worker's breast, often used to pare turf
- bush leaguer — Also called busher. Baseball. a player in a minor league. an incompetent player, as one who behaves or plays as if he or she belonged in a minor league.
- bush-leaguer — (in baseball) someone who plays in a minor league
- cable length — a unit of length in nautical use that has various values, including 100 fathoms (600 feet)
- calligraphed — Simple past tense and past participle of calligraph.
- calligrapher — A calligrapher is a person skilled in the art of calligraphy.
- calligraphic — fancy penmanship, especially highly decorative handwriting, as with a great many flourishes: She appreciated the calligraphy of the 18th century.
- cape agulhas — a headland in South Africa, the southernmost point of the African continent
- cartwheeling — Present participle of cartwheel.
- cathode glow — a luminous region between the Aston dark space and the Crookes dark space in a vacuum tube, occurring when the pressure is low.
- chalazogamic — relating to the process of chalazogamy
- chalcogenide — a binary compound consisting of a chalcogen and at least one other electropositive element
- chalcography — the art of engraving on copper or brass
- change color — to become pale
- changelessly — In a changeless manner.
- channelising — Present participle of channelise.
- channelizing — Present participle of channelize.
- char-grilled — Char-grilled meat or fish has been cooked so that it burns slightly and turns black.
- charbroiling — Present participle of charbroil.
- charge plate — an identification plate, especially one from which an impression can be taken, issued to a customer and used to make purchases on a credit basis.
- charlesbourg — city in S Quebec, Canada: pop. 71,000
- chaulmoogras — Plural form of chaulmoogra.
- cheerleading — the action or skill of a cheerleader.
- cheval glass — full-length mirror that can swivel
- childbearing — Childbearing is the process of giving birth to babies.
- childrearing — the raising and parenting of children: Childrearing extends beyond simple guardianship to nurturing and guidance.
- chilpancingo — a town in S Mexico, capital of Guerrero state, in the Sierra Madre del Sur. Pop: 166 000 (2005 est)
- chlorinating — Present participle of chlorinate.
- chorological — relating to the place where something can be found
- chromatology — chromatics.
- cigar holder — a mouthpiece of wood, ivory, etc, used for holding a cigar while it is smoked
- circle graph — pie chart.
- clearsighted — seeing clearly
- cliff-hanger — a melodramatic or adventure serial in which each installment ends in suspense in order to interest the reader or viewer in the next installment.
- cliffhangers — Plural form of cliffhanger.
- cliffhanging — Present participle of cliffhang.
- cyclographic — of or relating to a cyclograph
- daughterless — Without a daughter.
- daughterlike — Resembling a daughter.
- daughterling — a small daughter
- dephlegmator — an apparatus used for dephlegmation
- dip the flag — to salute by lowering a flag briefly
- distraughtly — distracted; deeply agitated.
- 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.