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12-letter words containing a, t, s, n, i, l

  • string along — a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
  • stringhalted — afflicted with stringhalt
  • strobilation — asexual reproduction by division into segments, as in tapeworms and jellyfishes
  • studdingsail — a light sail, sometimes set outboard of either of the leeches of a square sail and extended by booms.
  • subalternity — lower in rank; subordinate: a subaltern employee.
  • subjectional — the act of subjecting.
  • sublineation — an underlining
  • substantival — noting, of, or pertaining to a substantive.
  • sulphonation — the action or process of converting or being converted into a sulphonate
  • supplication — an act or instance of supplicating; humble prayer, entreaty, or petition.
  • synadelphite — an arsenate containing manganese and aluminium
  • syndactylism — having certain digits joined together.
  • synectically — from a synectic point of view
  • table tennis — a game resembling tennis, played on a table with small paddles and a hollow celluloid or plastic ball.
  • tail section — the back or rear section of an aeroplane
  • take in sail — to lower sails, as in order to reduce the area of sail set
  • talking shop — If you say that a conference or a committee is just a talking shop, you disapprove of it because nothing is achieved as a result of what is discussed.
  • teleosaurian — of or relating to the teleosaur
  • tell against — If a feature or characteristic tells against someone, it spoils their chance of success when they are being considered for something, for example a job.
  • tenuirostral — pertaining to a group of birds Tenuirostres which have slender bills
  • tessellation — the art or practice of tessellating.
  • the antilles — a group of islands in the Caribbean
  • the lothians — three historic counties of SE central Scotland (now council areas): East Lothian, West Lothian, and Midlothian (including Edinburgh)
  • 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 silurian — the Silurian period or rock system
  • thessalonian — of or relating to Thessalonike or its inhabitants.
  • thessalonica — official name of Salonika.
  • thessalonike — official name of Salonika.
  • thessaloníki — official name of Salonika.
  • tonic sol-fa — a system of singing characterized by emphasis upon tonality or key relationship, in which tones are indicated by the initial letters of the syllables of the sol-fa system rather than by conventional staff notation.
  • tragicalness — the quality or state of being tragic
  • transcranial — across or through the skull
  • transdialect — to translate (speech, writing, etc.) into a different dialect.
  • transilience — leaping or passing from one thing or state to another.
  • transitional — movement, passage, or change from one position, state, stage, subject, concept, etc., to another; change: the transition from adolescence to adulthood.
  • transitively — Grammar. having the nature of a transitive verb.
  • transleithan — beyond the river Leitha, which once formed part of the boundary between Austria and Hungary
  • translucidus — (of a cloud) sufficiently transparent as not to obscure the sun, moon, or higher clouds.
  • transpirable — to occur; happen; take place.
  • transponible — capable of being transposed.
  • transvaalian — a province in the NE Republic of South Africa. 110,450 sq. mi. (286,066 sq. km). Capital: Pretoria.
  • transvaginal — through or via the vagina
  • transylvania — a region and former province in central Romania: formerly part of Hungary. 24,027 sq. mi. (62,230 sq. km).
  • trinomialism — the trinomial system of naming
  • trinomialist — a person who advocates trinomialism
  • triticalness — a trite quality or character
  • truk islands — a group of islands in the W Pacific, in the E Caroline Islands: administratively part of the US Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands from 1947; became self-governing in 1979 as part of the Federated States of Micronesia; consists of 11 chief islands; a major Japanese naval base during World War II. Pop: 53 381 (2006). Area: 130 sq km (50 sq miles)
  • ultradistant — extremely distant
  • unartistlike — lacking artistic sensibilities and skills
  • unassistedly — in an unassisted manner
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