12-letter words containing a, e, t, o
- dropout rate — the percentage of students failing to complete a particular school or college course
- dropped seat — a seat of a chair or the like, having a front dished so as to be lower than the sides or back.
- duodecastyle — dodecastyle.
- duty of care — the legal obligation to safeguard others from harm while they are in your care, using your services, or exposed to your activities
- dynamometers — Plural form of dynamometer.
- dynamometric — Relating to dynamometry.
- earth almond — chufa.
- earth closet — a type of lavatory in which earth is used to cover excreta
- earth colour — any of various brown pigments composed chiefly of iron oxides
- earth mother — the earth conceived of as the female principle of fertility and the source of all life.
- earth tongue — any of a group of fungi of the phylum Ascomycota, characterized by a tongue-shaped fruiting body, found on decaying logs and damp soil.
- earth tremor — a relatively small or short-lived movement of the earth's surface caused by the same forces that produce earthquakes
- earth-mother — the earth conceived of as the female principle of fertility and the source of all life.
- earth-moving — Earth-moving equipment is machinery that is used for digging and moving large amounts of soil.
- east chicago — a port in NW Indiana, on Lake Michigan, near Chicago.
- east detroit — a city in SE Michigan.
- east lothian — a historic county in SE Scotland.
- east suffolk — a former administrative division of Suffolk county, in E England.
- easting down — the passage eastward from the Cape of Good Hope, as made by a sailing ship bound for Australia or the East Indies.
- easy does it — If you say 'Easy does it', you are telling someone to be careful and not to use too much effort, especially when they are moving something large and awkward.
- eating house — a restaurant or other place where one can eat
- ebracteolate — having no bractlets
- echolocation — the general method of locating objects by determining the time for an echo to return and the direction from which it returns, as by radar or sonar.
- echolocators — Plural form of echolocator.
- ecotarianism — the principle or practice of avoiding eating any foods whose production or transportation are considered ecologically damaging
- ectoparasite — an external parasite (opposed to endoparasite).
- ectrodactyly — the congenital absence of part or all of one or more fingers or toes.
- ectypography — a form of etching or engraving in which the design is produced in relief
- edifications — Plural form of edification.
- editorial we — we (def 6).
- editorialise — Alternative spelling of editorialize.
- editorialist — an article in a newspaper or other periodical or on a website presenting the opinion of the publisher, writer, or editor.
- editorialize — to set forth one's position or opinion on some subject in, or as if in, an editorial.
- educationese — the jargon associated with the field of education.
- educationist — a specialist in the theory and methods of education.
- edulcorating — Present participle of edulcorate.
- edulcoration — (rare) A sweetening.
- edulcorative — edulcorant
- effectuation — to bring about; effect.
- effemination — (of a man or boy) having traits, tastes, habits, etc., traditionally considered feminine, as softness or delicacy.
- effiguration — a detailed and elaborate description of something
- egads button — a switch that triggers the destruction in flight of a malfunctioning missile.
- egoistically — In an egoistic manner.
- eisteddfodau — Plural form of eisteddfod.
- ejaculations — Plural form of ejaculation.
- ejector seat — An ejector seat is a special seat which can throw the pilot out of a fast military aircraft in an emergency.
- elaborations — Plural form of elaboration.
- electroclash — a type of electronic music, originating in the first decade of the 21st century, that combines modern techno with synthesizer music characteristic of the 1980s
- electrograph — A machine used in gravure printing.
- electronical — (rare) electronic.