12-letter words containing a, d, u, s, t
- sequestrated — Law. to sequester (property). to confiscate.
- short radius — the perpendicular distance from the centre of a regular polygon to a side
- slide guitar — bottleneck (def 3).
- snatch squad — a squad of soldiers or police trained to deal with demonstrations by picking out and arresting the alleged ringleaders
- soda biscuit — a biscuit having soda and sour milk or buttermilk as leavening agents.
- south dakota — a state in the N central United States: a part of the Midwest. 77,047 sq. mi. (199,550 sq. km). Capital: Pierre. Abbreviation: SD (for use with zip code), S. Dak.
- south hadley — a city in W Massachusetts.
- south island — the largest island of New Zealand. 58,093 sq. mi. (150,460 sq. km).
- stand surety — to act as a surety
- stand up for — (of a person) to be in an upright position on the feet.
- standing cup — a tall decorative cup of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, having a raised cover.
- star-studded — lighted by or full of stars; bright: a star-studded night.
- stefan dušan — 1308–55, king of Serbia (1331–55), who conquered Albania (1343) and large parts of the Byzantine empire, into which he introduced legal and administrative reforms
- stepdaughter — a daughter of one's husband or wife by a previous marriage.
- stick around — to pierce or puncture with something pointed, as a pin, dagger, or spear; stab: to stick one's finger with a needle.
- stouthearted — brave and resolute; dauntless.
- stradivarius — a violin or other instrument made by Stradivari or his family.
- studdingsail — a light sail, sometimes set outboard of either of the leeches of a square sail and extended by booms.
- student card — a card verifying somebody's identity as a university student and entitling them to services, discounts, etc
- student lamp — a table lamp whose light source can be adjusted in height.
- student loan — A student loan is a government loan that is available to students at a college or university in order to help them pay their expenses.
- studio glass — art glass produced by an independent artisan in the studio.
- stun grenade — a nonlethal grenade which is used to disturb the senses of enemies by its loud noise and its bright light
- sub-additive — something that is added, as one substance to another, to alter or improve the general quality or to counteract undesirable properties: an additive that thins paint.
- sub-standard — A sub-standard service or product is unacceptable because it is below a required standard.
- subdeaconate — subdiaconate.
- subdebutante — a young woman who has not yet made her debut into society.
- subdiaconate — the office or dignity of a subdeacon.
- subduplicate — of the square root of ratios
- subeditorial — of or relating to a subeditor, the work of a subeditor or a subeditorship
- subfeudatory — of or relating to subfeu
- subinfeudate — to grant (lands) by subinfeudation
- subordinated — placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank.
- subordinator — a conjunction introducing a subordinate clause, as when in They were glad when I finished.
- subsaturated — soaked, impregnated, or imbued thoroughly; charged thoroughly or completely; brought to a state of saturation.
- subsidiarity — secondary importance
- sudden death — an overtime period in which a tied contest is won and play is stopped immediately after one of the contestants scores, as in football, or goes ahead, as in golf.
- sugar-coated — Sugar-coated food is covered with a sweet substance made of sugar.
- suicide pact — an agreement between two or more people to commit suicide together.
- sunda strait — a strait between Sumatra and Java, connecting the Java Sea and the Indian Ocean. 20–65 miles (32–105 km) wide.
- superstardom — a person, as a performer or athlete, who enjoys wide recognition, is esteemed for exceptional talent, and is eagerly sought after for his or her services.
- support band — a band, pop group, rock group, etc not topping the bill
- surinam toad — a South American aquatic frog, Pipa pipa, the female of which carries the eggs and tadpoles in small depressions on its back.
- syndactylous — having fingers, or toes, united
- testiculated — like a testicle, esp in shape
- the dustheap — obscurity or oblivion
- thousandfold — having a thousand elements or parts.
- thunderflash — a pyrotechnic device which is noisy, but not dangerous, and which is used in military exercises
- thymus gland — a ductless, butterfly-shaped gland lying at the base of the neck, formed mostly of lymphatic tissue and aiding in the production of T cells of the immune system: after puberty, the lymphatic tissue gradually degenerates.
- traducianism — the doctrine that the human soul is propagated along with the body. Compare creationism (def 3).