12-letter words containing n, a, g, i, s, h
- slab dashing — the act or process of covering an exterior wall with roughcast.
- slant height — (of a right circular cone) the distance from the vertex to any point on the circumference of the base.
- slap dashing — slab dashing.
- smallholding — a piece of land rented or sold to a farmer by county authorities for purposes of cultivation.
- snapshotting — an informal photograph, especially one taken quickly by a handheld camera.
- south-facing — facing towards the south
- spearfishing — any of several fishes of the genus Tetrapturus, resembling the sailfish but having the first dorsal fin much less developed: inhabiting all seas, but rare.
- spearheading — the sharp-pointed head that forms the piercing end of a spear.
- spring catch — a catch for an interior or cabinet door that has a bolt operated by a spring.
- spud-bashing — the task of peeling potatoes, given as a punishment
- stag hunting — the act of hunting or chasing and killing stags
- starry night — a painting (1889) by Vincent van Gogh.
- stenographic — the art of writing in shorthand.
- stinking ash — hoptree.
- straight man — an entertainer who plays the part of a foil for a comic partner.
- straight pin — pin (sense 2)
- straightneck — a variety of summer squash related to the crookneck but not having a recurved neck.
- straightness — without a bend, angle, or curve; not curved; direct: a straight path.
- stringhalted — afflicted with stringhalt
- superheating — Superheating of steam is raising its temperature to well above boiling point.
- sympathizing — to be in sympathy or agreement of feeling; share in a feeling (often followed by with).
- talking shop — If you say that a conference or a committee is just a talking shop, you disapprove of it because nothing is achieved as a result of what is discussed.
- thanksgiving — the act of giving thanks; grateful acknowledgment of benefits or favors, especially to God.
- the dingbats — delirium tremens
- thereagainst — in opposition to; in a contrary manner
- time sharing — to use or occupy by time-sharing.
- time-sharing — time-sharing (def 2).
- trapshooting — the sport of shooting at clay pigeons hurled into the air from a trap.
- ubangi-shari — former name of the Central African Republic.
- undischarged — gun: not let off
- unhesitating — without hesitation; not delayed by uncertainty: an unhesitating decision.
- vanga shrike — any of several birds of the family Vangidae, endemic to Madagascar, some of which resemble shrikes, with great diversity in size, color, and bill shape.
- vereshchagin — Vasili Vasilievich [vuh-syee-lyee vuh-syee-lyi-vyich] /vʌˈsyi lyi vʌˈsyi lyɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1842–1904, Russian painter.
- waking hours — Your waking hours are the times when you are awake rather than asleep.
- walking fish — any of various fishes able to survive and move about for short periods of time on land, as the mudskipper or climbing perch.
- walking shoe — a sturdy comfortable shoe worn by hillwalkers, etc
- warning shot — gunshot fired into the air
- wash drawing — a watercolor painting executed by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other.
- washing line — cord for hanging laundry to dry
- washing soda — sodium carbonate (def 2).
- washingtonia — either of two fan palm species from the genus Washingtonia
- whaling ship — a ship engaged in whaling
- whereagainst — against which
- whitewashing — Present participle of whitewash.
- withstanding — to stand or hold out against; resist or oppose, especially successfully: to withstand rust; to withstand the invaders; to withstand temptation.
- work-sharing — an arrangement whereby one full-time job may be carried out by two people working part time
- wranglership — (at Cambridge University) the position of a wrangler