12-letter words containing a, u, t, o, c
- scout around — search
- scout leader — the leader of a troop of Scouts
- scrobiculate — furrowed or pitted.
- scutellation — a scutellate state or formation; a scaly covering, as on a bird's foot.
- secretagogue — a substance or situation that promotes secretion.
- smooth sumac — a shrub or small tree, Rhus glabra, of the cashew family, native to North America, having pinnate leaves and green flowers in a dense terminal cluster.
- soda biscuit — a biscuit having soda and sour milk or buttermilk as leavening agents.
- south africa — Republic of, a country in S Africa; member of the Commonwealth of Nations until 1961. 472,000 sq. mi. (1,222,480 sq. km). Capitals: Pretoria and Cape Town.
- south-facing — facing towards the south
- squash court — an enclosed court used in the game of squash
- squattocracy — squatters collectively, regarded as rich and influential
- stegocarpous — (of a moss) belonging to the division Stegocarpi, having an operculate capsule
- stereoacuity — the ability of a person to see objects as separate entities along a range of distances
- stick around — to pierce or puncture with something pointed, as a pin, dagger, or spear; stab: to stick one's finger with a needle.
- stipulaceous — of, relating to, having, resembling, or living on stipules
- stomach pump — a suction pump for removing the contents of the stomach, used especially in cases of poisoning.
- stupefaction — the state of being stupefied; stupor.
- styracaceous — belonging to the Styracaceae, the storax family of plants.
- sub-tropical — Sub-tropical places have a climate that is warm and wet, and are often near tropical regions.
- subapostolic — of or relating to the era after that of the Apostles
- subarcuation — a structure that is somewhat arched
- subcutaneous — situated or lying under the skin, as tissue.
- subdeaconate — subdiaconate.
- subdiaconate — the office or dignity of a subdeacon.
- subfactorial — the number of ways a group of objects can be arranged so that none of the objects are in their original or correct place
- subjectional — the act of subjecting.
- suboccipital — situated below the occipital bone or the occipital lobe of the brain.
- substraction — the act or process of subtracting
- succussation — a jolting or shaking
- sugar-coated — Sugar-coated food is covered with a sweet substance made of sugar.
- sugarcoating — the act or process of covering something with sugar.
- supplication — an act or instance of supplicating; humble prayer, entreaty, or petition.
- supplicatory — to pray humbly; make humble and earnest entreaty or petition.
- swamp locust — water locust.
- syndactylous — having fingers, or toes, united
- take counsel — receive advice
- talent scout — a person whose business it is to recognize and recruit persons of marked aptitude for a certain field or occupation, especially in entertainment or sports.
- tautological — needless repetition of an idea, especially in words other than those of the immediate context, without imparting additional force or clearness, as in “widow woman.”.
- teutonically — of or relating to the ancient Teutons.
- thiobacillus — any of several rod-shaped bacteria of the genus Thiobacillus, inhabiting soil, sewage, etc., that derive energy from oxidation of sulfur or sulfur compounds.
- thread count — thread density of a woven fabric
- tomato juice — liquid from a tomato
- tomato sauce — ketchup
- touch and go — precarious situation
- touch-and-go — risky; precarious: a touch-and-go descent down the mountain.
- touch-tackle — touch football.
- touchability — to put the hand, finger, etc., on or into contact with (something) to feel it: He touched the iron cautiously.
- trachomatous — a chronic, contagious infection of the conjunctiva and cornea, characterized by the formation of granulations and scarring and caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis.
- tractor pull — a contest in which tractors compete to pull the heaviest load.
- tralaticious — transferred or passed down