12-letter words containing c, h, r, e, s, t
- short-change — to give less than the correct change to.
- shortchanged — to give less than the correct change to.
- shuttlecraft — space shuttle.
- sight screen — a white screen set in line with the wicket as an aid to the batsman in seeing the ball when it is bowled.
- skirt chaser — a womanizer.
- skirt-chaser — a womanizer.
- soccer pitch — the field of play used in soccer
- soft chancre — chancroid.
- space heater — the heating of a limited area, as a room, by means of a heater (space heater) within the area.
- spectrograph — a spectroscope for photographing or producing a representation of a spectrum.
- speechwriter — a person who writes speeches for others, usually for pay.
- spermaphytic — able to produce seeds
- spermophytic — able to produce seed
- sphericality — the state of being a sphere
- sphincterial — relating to a sphincter
- spirochaetal — resulting from spirochaetes
- sprechstimme — sprechgesang.
- spring vetch — any of several mostly climbing plants belonging to the genus Vicia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves ending in tendrils and bearing pealike flowers, especially V. sativa (spring vetch) cultivated for forage and soil improvement.
- star chamber — a former court of inquisitorial and criminal jurisdiction in England that sat without a jury and that became noted for its arbitrary methods and severe punishments, abolished 1641.
- starchedness — the condition or quality of being starched
- state church — established church.
- stenographic — the art of writing in shorthand.
- stereochrome — a picture produced by a process in which water glass is used as a vehicle or as a preservative coating.
- stereochromy — the stereochrome process.
- stereophonic — pertaining to a system of sound recording or reproduction using two or more separate channels to produce a more realistic effect by capturing the spatial dimensions of a performance (the location of performers as well as their acoustic surroundings), used especially with high-fidelity recordings and reproduction systems (opposed to monophonic).
- stern chaser — a cannon mounted at or near the stern of a sailing ship, facing aft.
- stern-chaser — a cannon mounted at or near the stern of a sailing ship, facing aft.
- stickhandler — a hockey or lacrosse player, esp. one who is talented at stickhandling.
- stockholders — Also called stockowner. a holder or owner of stock in a corporation.
- straightneck — a variety of summer squash related to the crookneck but not having a recurved neck.
- street child — Street children are homeless children who live outdoors in a city and live by begging or stealing.
- stretch limo — A stretch limo is a very long and luxurious car in which a rich, famous, or important person is driven somewhere.
- stretch mark — a silvery streak occurring typically on the abdomen or thighs and caused by stretching of the skin over a short period of time, as during pregnancy or rapid weight gain.
- stretch mill — a mill for rolling and stretching seamless tubes, the rolls of each successive stand operating more quickly than those of the preceding.
- stretchmarks — marks that remain visible on the abdomen after its distension, esp in pregnancy
- strip-search — to search (a suspect who has been required to remove all clothing) especially for concealed weapons, contraband, or evidence of drug abuse.
- sweet cherry — a cherry tree, Prunus avium, characterized by reddish-brown bark and a pyramidal manner of growth.
- synchroneity — the state of being synchronous; synchronism.
- tech support — an advising and troubleshooting service provided by a manufacturer, typically a software or hardware developer, to its customers, often online or on the telephone.
- technostress — any mental stress caused by (too much) interaction with technology
- the crescent — the emblem of Islam or Turkey
- the flickers — the cinema
- the jurassic — the Jurassic period or rock system
- the pictures — a cinema or film show
- the scorpion — the constellation Scorpio, the eighth sign of the zodiac
- the services — the armed forces
- the triassic — the Triassic period or rock system
- theocentrism — having God as the focal point of thoughts, interests, and feelings: theocentric philosophy.
- therapeutics — a therapeutic substance.
- thermostatic — a device, including a relay actuated by thermal conduction or convection, that functions to establish and maintain a desired temperature automatically or signals a change in temperature for manual adjustment.