12-letter words containing d, e, s, a
- hypostasised — to assume the reality of (an idea, proposition, etc.); hypostatize.
- hypostatised — to treat or regard (a concept, idea, etc.) as a distinct substance or reality.
- hypostatized — Simple past tense and past participle of hypostatize.
- icbm address — (networking, humour) (Or "missile address") The form used to register a site with the Usenet mapping project includes a space for longitude and latitude, preferably to seconds-of-arc accuracy. This is actually used for generating geographically-correct maps of Usenet links on a plotter; however, it has become traditional to refer to this as one's "ICBM address" or "missile address", and many people include it in their sig block with that name. (A real missile address would include target altitude.)
- iceland moss — an edible lichen, Cetraria islandica, of arctic regions, containing a starchlike substance used in medicine.
- iceland spar — a transparent variety of calcite that is double-refracting and is used as a polarizer.
- icosahedrons — Plural form of icosahedron.
- idea hamster — a person who is employed as a source of new ideas
- idealisation — Alternative spelling of idealization.
- ill-assorted — badly matched; incompatible
- immortalised — to bestow unending fame upon; perpetuate.
- imperialised — Simple past tense and past participle of imperialise.
- impersonated — to assume the character or appearance of; pretend to be: He was arrested for impersonating a police officer.
- in one's dna — existing as a fundamental and inseparable part of one’s character
- in readiness — prepared and waiting
- in spadefuls — in an extreme or emphatic way
- in the cards — a usually rectangular piece of stiff paper, thin pasteboard, or plastic for various uses, as to write information on or printed as a means of identifying the holder: a 3″ × 5″ file card; a membership card.
- in the shade — in shadow, out of the sun
- inadequacies — Plural form of inadequacy.
- inadmissible — not admissible; not allowable: Such evidence would be inadmissible in any court.
- incandescent — (of light) produced by incandescence.
- incapsulated — Simple past tense and past participle of incapsulate.
- incendiaries — Plural form of incendiary.
- incendiarism — the act or practice of an arsonist; malicious burning.
- indefeasible — not defeasible; not to be annulled or made void; not forfeitable.
- indefeasibly — In an indefeasible manner.
- indefinables — Plural form of indefinable.
- indelicacies — Plural form of indelicacy.
- indentations — Plural form of indentation.
- indian cress — a nasturtium, Tropaeolum majus, of South America, having red-spotted or red-striped, yellow-orange flowers, the young flower buds and fruits being used as seasoning.
- indigo snake — a large, deep-blue or brown harmless snake, Drymarchon corais, ranging from the southern U.S. to South America and invading burrows to prey on small mammals: the eastern subspecies D. corais couperi is now greatly reduced in number.
- indisposable — Not disposable.
- indisputable — not disputable or deniable; uncontestable. indisputable evidence.
- individuates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of individuate.
- infanticides — Plural form of infanticide.
- inflamedness — The state or quality of being inflamed.
- inside track — the inner, or shorter, track of a racecourse.
- instantiated — Simple past tense and past participle of instantiate.
- interdentals — Plural form of interdental.
- internalised — Simple past tense and past participle of internalise.
- interstadial — a period of temporary retreat of ice during a glacial stage; a warming period.
- investigated — Simple past tense and past participle of investigate.
- iodized salt — common table salt to which a small amount of sodium iodide or potassium iodide has been added
- irregardless — regardless.
- isak dinesen — Isak [ee-sahk] /ˈi sɑk/ (Show IPA), (pen name of Baroness Karen Blixen) 1885–1962, Danish author.
- iskander bey — Scanderbeg.
- isodiametric — having equal diameters or axes.
- isolated set — Mathematics. a set containing none of its accumulation points, consisting, therefore, of only isolated points.
- james dickey — James, 1923–97, U.S. poet and novelist.
- james edward — Stuart, James Francis Edward.