12-letter words containing a, h, n, d, s
- synadelphite — an arsenate containing manganese and aluminium
- synarthrodia — synarthrosis.
- tadzhikistan — a republic in central Asia, N of Afghanistan. 55,240 sq. mi. (143,600 sq. km). Capital: Dushanbe.
- the ardennes — a wooded plateau in SE Belgium, Luxembourg, and NE France: scene of heavy fighting in both World Wars
- the dingbats — delirium tremens
- the distance — the most distant or a faraway part of the visible scene or landscape
- the east end — a densely populated part of E London containing former industrial and dock areas, now extensively redeveloped for offices
- the herdsman — the constellation Boötes
- the lowlands — a low generally flat region of central Scotland, around the Forth and Clyde valleys, separating the Southern Uplands from the Highlands
- the midlands — the central counties of England, including Warwickshire, Northamptonshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Staffordshire, the former West Midlands metropolitan county, and Worcestershire: characterized by manufacturing industries
- the nearside — the side of a vehicle normally nearer the kerb (in Britain, the left side)
- the pandects — a digest of Roman civil law in fifty books, compiled for the emperor Justinian in the 6th cent. a.d.; the Digest
- 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.
- transit shed — a building located on or near a pier (piershed) or wharf (wharf shed) used for short-term storage of cargo in transit.
- unadmonished — not admonished, counselled, or warned
- undischarged — gun: not let off
- undispatched — not dispatched; not delivered or sent out
- unemphasized — to give emphasis to; lay stress upon; stress: to emphasize a point; to emphasize the eyes with mascara.
- unfranchised — a privilege of a public nature conferred on an individual, group, or company by a government: a franchise to operate a bus system.
- unhandselled — a gift or token for good luck or as an expression of good wishes, as at the beginning of the new year or when entering upon a new situation or enterprise.
- unhandsomely — unattractively
- unmarshalled — a military officer of the highest rank, as in the French and some other armies. Compare field marshal.
- unshadowable — not able to be shadowed
- unvanquished — to conquer or subdue by superior force, as in battle.
- unwashedness — the quality or state of being unwashed
- vidhan sabha — the legislative assembly of any of the states of India
- wash drawing — a watercolor painting executed by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other.
- washing soda — sodium carbonate (def 2).
- watchstander — (US) A person who is on watch on a ship.
- wattenscheid — an industrial town in NW Germany, in North Rhine-Westphalia east of Essen
- wild spinach — any of various plants of the genus Chenopodium, sometimes used in place of spinach.
- windcheaters — Plural form of windcheater.
- window shade — a shade or blind for a window, as a sheet of cloth or paper on a spring roller.
- withstanding — to stand or hold out against; resist or oppose, especially successfully: to withstand rust; to withstand the invaders; to withstand temptation.
- younghusband — Sir Francis Edward. 1863–1942, British explorer, mainly of N India and Tibet. He used military force to compel the Dalai Lama to sign (1904) a trade agreement with Britain
- zantedeschia — (botany) Any of the genus Zantedeschia of herbaceous flowering plants in the family Araceae, native to southern Africa.