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