12-letter words containing a, c, i, d, r, n
- redecoration — something used for decorating; adornment; embellishment: The gymnasium was adorned with posters and crepe-paper decorations for the dance.
- rededication — the act of dedicating.
- resyndicated — a group of individuals or organizations combined or making a joint effort to undertake some specific duty or carry out specific transactions or negotiations: The local furniture store is individually owned, but is part of a buying syndicate.
- rideau canal — a waterway in SE Ontario, Canada, connecting the Ottawa Riverin Ottawa to Lake Ontario in Kingston. 125 miles (202 km) long.
- road pricing — Road pricing is a system of making drivers pay money for driving on certain roads by electronically recording the movement of vehicles on those roads.
- romanticized — interpreted according to romantic precepts
- sand cricket — Jerusalem cricket.
- sandwich bar — a place where sandwiches are sold
- sardonically — characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering: a sardonic grin.
- scarlatinoid — resembling scarlatina or its eruptions.
- schneiderman — Rose, 1884–1972, U.S. labor leader, born in Poland.
- scouring pad — a small pad, as of steel wool or plastic mesh, used for scouring pots, pans, etc.
- scrimshander — a person who makes scrimshaw objects.
- stick around — to pierce or puncture with something pointed, as a pin, dagger, or spear; stab: to stick one's finger with a needle.
- stickhandler — a hockey or lacrosse player, esp. one who is talented at stickhandling.
- subarachnoid — of, relating to, or situated below the arachnoid membrane.
- tradescantia — any plant of the American genus Tradescantia, widely cultivated for their striped variegated leaves: family Commelinaceae
- trading card — one of a set of small cards, as one depicting professional athletes, either sold separately or included as a premium with packages of bubblegum or the like, collected and traded, especially by children.
- traducianism — the doctrine that the human soul is propagated along with the body. Compare creationism (def 3).
- transcending — to rise above or go beyond; overpass; exceed: to transcend the limits of thought; kindness transcends courtesy.
- transdialect — to translate (speech, writing, etc.) into a different dialect.
- transduction — the transfer of genetic material from one cell to another by means of a virus.
- translucidus — (of a cloud) sufficiently transparent as not to obscure the sun, moon, or higher clouds.
- trypanocidal — (of a drug, agent, activity, etc) effective in killing trypanosomes
- turacoverdin — a green pigment found in certain feathers of the touraco
- turf dancing — a fluid style of street-dancing originating in the Bay Area of San Francisco, California
- un-manicured — a cosmetic treatment of the hands and fingernails, including trimming and polishing of the nails and removing cuticles.
- unaccredited — officially recognized as meeting the essential requirements, as of academic excellence: accredited schools.
- uncalibrated — to determine, check, or rectify the graduation of (any instrument giving quantitative measurements).
- uncirculated — to move in a circle or circuit; move or pass through a circuit back to the starting point: Blood circulates throughout the body.
- uncreditable — of ignoble character
- undemocratic — pertaining to or of the nature of democracy or a democracy.
- underachieve — to perform, especially academically, below the potential indicated by tests of one's mental ability or aptitude.
- undercoating — a coat or jacket worn under another.
- undischarged — gun: not let off
- undiscordant — not discordant; not disagreeing or disagreeable
- undistracted — not distracted; concentrating
- unfabricated — to make by art or skill and labor; construct: The finest craftspeople fabricated this clock.
- unfranchised — a privilege of a public nature conferred on an individual, group, or company by a government: a franchise to operate a bus system.
- unpredicated — to proclaim; declare; affirm; assert.
- unproclaimed — to announce or declare in an official or formal manner: to proclaim war.
- uranic oxide — uranium dioxide.
- vindicatress — a female vindicator
- wardian case — a type of terrarium having a top and sides of glass.
- windcheaters — Plural form of windcheater.
- wood carving — making sculptures from wood
- woodcarvings — Plural form of woodcarving.
- xanthochroid — of, relating to, or designating races having light-coloured hair and a pale complexion