12-letter words containing d, i, s, a, n, e
- human shield — a person or group of people located or intentionally placed in a potential line of fire or in an area likely to be attacked.
- hydrastinine — a white, crystalline, poisonous alkaloid, C 11 H 13 NO 3 , synthesized from hydrastine: used to arrest bleeding, especially in the uterus.
- 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.
- idealisation — Alternative spelling of idealization.
- 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.
- isak dinesen — Isak [ee-sahk] /ˈi sɑk/ (Show IPA), (pen name of Baroness Karen Blixen) 1885–1962, Danish author.
- iskander bey — Scanderbeg.
- jameson raid — an expedition into the Transvaal in 1895 led by Sir Leander Starr Jameson (1853–1917) in an unsuccessful attempt to topple its Boer regime
- jeopardising — Present participle of jeopardise.
- ladylikeness — Ladylike behaviour.
- landgravines — Plural form of landgravine.
- lapidescence — a lapidescent quality or condition
- leading case — a case that is regarded as having settled a particular point of law; a case that is used as guidance for legal decisions
- line islands — a group of islands in the central Pacific Ocean, S of the Hawaiian Islands: eight belong to the Republic of Kiribati, three are U.S. dependencies. 193 sq. mi. (500 sq. km).
- linseed cake — a cake or a mass made by expressing the oil from linseed, used chiefly as feed for cattle.
- linseed meal — ground linseed cake.
- long-waisted — of more than average length between the shoulders and waistline; having a low waistline.
- ludwigshafen — a city in SW Germany, on the Rhine opposite Mannheim.
- madisonville — a city in W Kentucky.