12-letter words containing c, e, n, o, t, a
- sheet anchor — Nautical. a large anchor used only in cases of emergency.
- short-change — to give less than the correct change to.
- shortchanged — to give less than the correct change to.
- skeleton car — a freight car essentially consisting of a central longitudinal girder fastened to the trucks, sometimes supplemented by one or more pairs of cross cantilevers: used for carrying logs or containers.
- slide-action — (of a rifle or shotgun) having a lever that when slid back and forth ejects the empty case and cocks and reloads the piece.
- slot machine — a gambling machine operated by inserting coins into a slot and pulling a handle that activates a set of spinning symbols on wheels, the final alignment of which determines the payoff that is released into a receptacle at the bottom.
- snake doctor — South Midland and Southern U.S. a dragonfly.
- snotty-faced — having visible nasal mucus on the face
- snowshoe cat — a breed of cat with soft short hair, blue eyes, an inverted V-shaped marking on the face, and white feet
- soft chancre — chancroid.
- somatotensic — (of certain plants that are eaten as food) restoring equilibrium
- somnifacient — causing or inducing sleep.
- sorbefacient — inducing absorption
- spatter cone — a low, steep-sided volcanic cone built up of droplets or blobs of lava erupted from a fissure or vent.
- speciational — relating to speciation
- sphacelation — the process of mortification
- stenographic — the art of writing in shorthand.
- stercoranism — the belief that the consecrated Eucharistic elements, the bread and wine, are subject to decay and pass through the body like other ingested things
- stercoranist — a person who believes in stercoranism
- stereoptican — a projector usually consisting of two complete lanterns arranged so that one picture appears to dissolve while the next is forming.
- sternocostal — of, relating to, or situated between the sternum and ribs.
- stupefaction — the state of being stupefied; stupor.
- subcutaneous — situated or lying under the skin, as tissue.
- subdeaconate — subdiaconate.
- subdiaconate — the office or dignity of a subdeacon.
- subjectional — the act of subjecting.
- sycophantize — to act the sycophant
- tail section — the back or rear section of an aeroplane
- take counsel — receive advice
- take offence — be upset or shocked
- 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.
- tao te ching — the philosophical book in verse supposedly written by Lao-tzu.
- teaching job — a position as a teacher
- technobabble — incomprehensible technical language or jargon.
- technobandit — a person who steals technological secrets, as from the government or a place of employment, and sells them to agents of foreign governments or to competing firms.
- technocratic — of, relating to, or designating a technocrat or technocracy.
- technography — the description and study of the arts and sciences in their geographical and ethnic distribution and historical development.
- technomaniac — a person with an obsessional enthusiasm for technology
- technophilia — a person who loves or is enthusiastic about advanced technology.
- technophobia — abnormal fear of or anxiety about the effects of advanced technology.
- tectonically — of or relating to building or construction; constructive; architectural.
- tenochtitlan — the capital of the Aztec empire: founded in 1325; destroyed by the Spaniards in 1521; now the site of Mexico City.
- teutonically — of or relating to the ancient Teutons.
- the cenotaph — the monument in Whitehall, London, honouring the dead of both World Wars: designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens: erected in 1920
- the creation — God's act of bringing the universe into being
- the ordnance — a department of an army or government dealing with military supplies
- theanthropic — of or relating to both God or a god and human beings; both divine and human.
- theoretician — a person who deals with or is expert in the theoretical side of a subject: a military theoretician.
- thessalonica — official name of Salonika.
- thread count — thread density of a woven fabric