12-letter words containing d, i, s, e, n, t
- miseducation — to educate improperly.
- misjudgement — Alternative form of misjudgment.
- misjudgments — Plural form of misjudgment.
- mountainside — The sloping surface of a mountain.
- namib desert — a desert region in SW Africa, extending along the coast from SW Angola to W South Africa. 1200 miles (1930 km) long, 30–100 miles (48–160 km) wide; 50,000 sq. mi. (129,500 sq. km).
- nationalised — Simple past tense and past participle of nationalise.
- near-sighted — seeing distinctly at a short distance only; myopic.
- necessitated — to make necessary or unavoidable: The breakdown of the car necessitated a change in our plans.
- needlepoints — Plural form of needlepoint.
- nightdresses — Plural form of nightdress.
- non-domestic — of or relating to the home, the household, household affairs, or the family: domestic pleasures.
- non-resident — not resident in a particular place.
- nondescripts — Plural form of nondescript.
- nonresidents — Plural form of nonresident.
- nonsteroidal — of or relating to a substance that is not a steroid but has certain similar physiological effects.
- noticeboards — Plural form of noticeboard.
- nucleotidase — a biochemical catalyst that facilitates the process of hydrolyzing or splitting a nucleotide and turning it into a phosphate and a nucleoside
- omnidistance — the distance between an omnirange station and a receiver.
- on the skids — a plank, bar, log, or the like, especially one of a pair, on which something heavy may be slid or rolled along.
- outdistanced — Simple past tense and past participle of outdistance.
- outdistances — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outdistance.
- outside lane — the lane on a motorway where overtaking of other vehicles is permitted and vehicles can travel fastest
- outside line — an external telephone connection
- outsiderness — The state or condition of being an outsider.
- outspreading — Present participle of outspread.
- overdiscount — to discount excessively
- oversedation — the calming of mental excitement or abatement of physiological function, especially by the administration of a drug.
- overstrained — exerted, taxed, or used to an excessive extent
- paedodontics — the branch of dentistry that focuses on the care of children's teeth
- periodontics — the branch of dentistry dealing with the study and treatment of diseases of the periodontium.
- periodontist — a specialist in periodontics.
- point spread — a betting device, established by oddsmakers and used to attract bettors for uneven competitions, indicating the estimated number of points by which a stronger team can be expected to defeat a weaker team, the point spread being added to the weaker team's actual points in the game and this new figure then compared to the stronger team's points to determine winning bets.
- point-spread — a betting device, established by oddsmakers and used to attract bettors for uneven competitions, indicating the estimated number of points by which a stronger team can be expected to defeat a weaker team, the point spread being added to the weaker team's actual points in the game and this new figure then compared to the stronger team's points to determine winning bets.
- postaccident — occurring after an accident
- postdeadline — the time by which something must be finished or submitted; the latest time for finishing something: a five o'clock deadline.
- postmeridian — of or relating to the afternoon.
- potting shed — A potting shed is a small building in a garden, in which you can keep things such as seeds or garden tools.
- pre-discount — to deduct a certain amount from (a bill, charge, etc.): All bills that are paid promptly will be discounted at two percent.
- predesignate — to designate beforehand.
- predestinate — Theology. to foreordain by divine decree or purpose.
- presidentess — a female president
- presidential — of or relating to a president or presidency.
- pretensioned — (in prestressed-concrete construction) to apply tension to (reinforcing strands) before the concrete is poured. Compare posttension (def 1).
- pseudonymity — pseudonymous character.
- puddingstone — any conglomerate rock having dark-colored, rounded pebbles that are embedded in a light-colored, fine-grained matrix
- rat-infested — (of a place or vessel) that has many rats
- reading list — a list of sources (recommended by a teacher or university lecturer) which provide additional or background information on a subject being studied
- rechristened — to receive into the Christian church by baptism; baptize.
- redesignated — to mark or point out; indicate; show; specify.
- reductionism — the theory that every complex phenomenon, especially in biology or psychology, can be explained by analyzing the simplest, most basic physical mechanisms that are in operation during the phenomenon.