12-letter words containing a, l, o, s, u
- autonomously — Government. self-governing; independent; subject to its own laws only. pertaining to an autonomy, or a self-governing community.
- avariciously — characterized by avarice; greedy; covetous.
- backsolution — The process or result of backsolving.
- balsamaceous — any of various fragrant exudations from certain trees, especially trees of the genus Commiphora, as balm-of-Gilead. Compare balm (def 1).
- bardolatrous — relating to or characterized by bardolatry
- barratrously — In a barratrous manner.
- base bullion — smelted lead containing impurities, as gold, silver, or zinc, that are later removed.
- bastel house — (on the Anglo-Scottish border) a partly fortified house, usually with a vaulted ground floor.
- bathophilous — (of an organism) living in very deep water
- beauty salon — A beauty salon is the same as a beauty parlour.
- black grouse — a large N European grouse, Lyrurus tetrix, the male of which has a bluish-black plumage and lyre-shaped tail
- black locust — Also called false acacia, yellow locust. a North American tree, Robinia pseudoacacia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and clusters of fragrant white flowers.
- blastulation — the process of blastula formation
- bounce flash — a flash lamp designed to produce a bounced flash.
- breastplough — a plough driven by the worker's breast, often used to pare turf
- buffalo fish — any of a genus (Ictiobus) of large, humpbacked, freshwater sucker fishes found in North America
- burro's tail — a succulent Mexican plant, Sedum morganianum, of the stonecrop family, bearing small, rose-colored flowers and long, hanging, nearly cylindrical stems with closely packed whitish-green leaves.
- byelorussian — Byelorussian means belonging or relating to Byelorussia or to its people or culture.
- cadaverously — In a cadaverous manner.
- calamitously — In a calamitous manner.
- calcareously — in a calcareous manner
- calculations — Plural form of calculation.
- calumniators — Plural form of calumniator.
- calumniously — in a calumnious manner
- calycoideous — calycoid
- camelopardus — a faint extensive constellation in the N hemisphere close to Ursa Major and Cassiopeia
- capillaceous — having numerous filaments resembling hairs or threads
- capriciously — subject to, led by, or indicative of a sudden, odd notion or unpredictable change; erratic: He's such a capricious boss I never know how he'll react.
- cash journal — cashbook.
- cauliflowers — Plural form of cauliflower.
- cedrelaceous — resembling or having the characteristics of a citron fruit
- charlesbourg — city in S Quebec, Canada: pop. 71,000
- charnelhouse — Alternative form of charnel house.
- chaulmoogras — Plural form of chaulmoogra.
- chivalrously — having the qualities of chivalry, as courage, courtesy, and loyalty.
- chorus pedal — an electronic device that creates the effect of more than one sound from a single source by combining a short delay with slight deviations in pitch
- chylocaulous — having fleshy stems.
- circulations — Plural form of circulation.
- cladocarpous — pleurocarpous.
- cladosporium — any of the species of fungi in the genus Cladosporium
- clamourously — Archaic spelling of clamorously.
- clangorously — In a clangorous manner; ringingly.
- claustration — the act of confining to a small space (usually a cloister)
- close-hauled — with the sails flat, so as to sail as close to the wind as possible
- coal scuttle — A coal scuttle is a container for keeping coal in.
- colour phase — a seasonal change in the coloration of some animals
- colourations — Plural form of colouration.
- columbus day — Oct 12, a legal holiday in most states of the US: the date of Columbus' landing in the West Indies (Caribbean) in 1492
- compulsative — compulsory
- compulsatory — compulsory