12-letter words containing a, c, t, e, s
- translucence — permitting light to pass through but diffusing it so that persons, objects, etc., on the opposite side are not clearly visible: Frosted window glass is translucent but not transparent.
- translucency — permitting light to pass through but diffusing it so that persons, objects, etc., on the opposite side are not clearly visible: Frosted window glass is translucent but not transparent.
- transoceanic — extending across or traversing the ocean: a transoceanic cable.
- transparence — Also, transparence. the quality or state of being transparent.
- transparency — Also, transparence. the quality or state of being transparent.
- tricephalous — with three heads
- tricuspidate — having three cusps or flaps.
- triple-space — to type (copy) so as to leave two full spaces between lines
- triticalness — a trite quality or character
- tronc master — a person who distributes pooled tips and service charges to waiters, waitresses, hotel workers etc.
- tropicalised — to make tropical, as in character or appearance.
- troposcatter — the scattering or extended propagation of radio signals using the local irregularities in the Earth's troposphere
- tsesarevitch — (in Russian history) the eldest son of a tsar or his heir apparent
- tsunamigenic — producing a tsunami or tsunamis
- typicalities — of the nature of or serving as a type or representative specimen.
- ultraprecise — extremely accurate
- un-scattered — distributed or occurring at widely spaced and usually irregular intervals: scattered villages; scattered showers.
- unaccustomed — not accustomed or habituated: to be unaccustomed to hardships.
- unassociated — to connect or bring into relation, as thought, feeling, memory, etc.: Many people associate dark clouds with depression and gloom.
- unchasteness — lack of chastity
- unconsecrate — profane or base
- unconversant — familiar by use or study (usually followed by with): conversant with Spanish history.
- undesecrated — to divest of sacred or hallowed character or office.
- undispatched — not dispatched; not delivered or sent out
- undistracted — not distracted; concentrating
- unforecasted — to predict (a future condition or occurrence); calculate in advance: to forecast a heavy snowfall; to forecast lower interest rates.
- unhysterical — not showing or suggesting any hysteria; controlled; sensible; calm;
- unidealistic — of or relating to idealism or idealists.
- unit's place — unit (def 8).
- unobfuscated — to confuse, bewilder, or stupefy.
- unsanctified — not sanctified
- unsanctioned — authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
- unspectacled — lacking spectacles
- unstanchable — unstoppable
- unsyncopated — marked by syncopation: syncopated rhythm.
- unsyndicated — 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.
- unsystematic — having, showing, or involving a system, method, or plan: a systematic course of reading; systematic efforts.
- uv ceti star — flare star.
- varicosities — the state or condition of being varicose.
- vector space — an additive group in which addition is commutative and with which is associated a field of scalars, as the field of real numbers, such that the product of a scalar and an element of the group or a vector is defined, the product of two scalars times a vector is associative, one times a vector is the vector, and two distributive laws hold.
- verticalness — the quality or state of being vertical; uprightness
- vesicularity — the quality or state of being vesicular
- vesiculation — characterized by or covered with vesicles.
- vindicatress — a female vindicator
- viscerotonia — a personality type characterized by hedonism and conviviality: said to be correlated with an endomorph body type
- viscoelastic — pertaining to a substance having both viscous and elastic properties.
- volstead act — an act of Congress, introduced in 1919 by Andrew J. Volstead to implement the Eighteenth Amendment of the Constitution, which forbade the sale of alcoholic beverages.
- waistcoateer — a prostitute
- watchfulness — vigilant or alert; closely observant: The sentry remained watchful throughout the night.
- watchstander — (US) A person who is on watch on a ship.