12-letter words containing a, u, s
- east prussia — a former province in NE Germany: an enclave separated from Germany by the Polish Corridor; now divided between Poland and the Russian Federation. 14,283 sq. mi. (36,993 sq. km). Capital: Königsberg.
- east suffolk — a former administrative division of Suffolk county, in E England.
- easter bunny — rabbit: brings chocolate eggs
- eating house — a restaurant or other place where one can eat
- edaphosaurus — Any of several dinosaurs of the family Edaphosauridae, from the Carboniferous and Permian periods, that had a distinctive dorsal sail or crest.
- educatedness — the quality of being educated
- educationese — the jargon associated with the field of education.
- educationist — a specialist in the theory and methods of education.
- egads button — a switch that triggers the destruction in flight of a malfunctioning missile.
- eisteddfodau — Plural form of eisteddfod.
- ejaculations — Plural form of ejaculation.
- elucidations — Plural form of elucidation.
- emasculating — Present participle of emasculate.
- emasculation — The act of depriving of virility, or the state of being so deprived; castration.
- emulsifiable — That can be emulsified, or applied in an emulsion.
- encapsulated — Simple past tense and past participle of encapsulate.
- encapsulates — Enclose (something) in or as if in a capsule.
- encrustation — The action of encrusting or state of being encrusted.
- encumbrances — Plural form of encumbrance.
- endonuclease — An enzyme that cleaves a polynucleotide chain by separating nucleotides other than the two end ones.
- endovascular — Within a blood vessel.
- ensanguining — Present participle of ensanguine.
- entablatures — Plural form of entablature.
- enthusiastic — Having or showing intense and eager enjoyment, interest, or approval.
- enumerations — Plural form of enumeration.
- epicureanism — An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus. The school rejected determinism and advocated hedonism (pleasure as the highest good), but of a restrained kind: mental pleasure was regarded more highly than physical, and the ultimate pleasure was held to be freedom from anxiety and mental pain, esp. that arising from needless fear of death and of the gods.
- equalisation — Alternative spelling of equalization.
- equidistance — (uncountable) Equal distance.
- equilaterals — Plural form of equilateral.
- equilibrants — Plural form of equilibrant.
- equinoctials — Plural form of equinoctial.
- erythematous — Of or pertaining to erythema.
- escape chute — a fabric tube or chute hinged to the wall of a stairwell and used as an emergency exit, eg from a burning tall building
- escape route — way out: of situation
- eskimo-aleut — (designating or of) a family of languages including Aleut and the Eskimo languages
- eucalyptuses — Plural form of eucalyptus.
- eulogistical — Alternative form of eulogistic.
- euthanasiast — a person who advocates euthanasia
- exalbuminous — (of a seed embryo) having no albumen
- exclusionary — restrictive or elitist
- exhaust pipe — vehicle's gas outlet
- exhaustingly — In an exhausting manner.
- exhaustively — In an exhaustive manner.
- exonucleases — Plural form of exonuclease.
- exophthalmus — Alt form exophthalmos.
- expostulated — Simple past tense and past participle of expostulate.
- expostulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of expostulate.
- expugnations — Plural form of expugnation.
- exsanguinate — (transitive) To kill by means of blood loss.
- exsanguinous — Alternative form of exsanguious.