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12-letter words containing d, o, r, a

  • roundaboutly — in a roundabout manner
  • royal pardon — release from punishment for an offence, granted by a monarch
  • run commands — (operating system)   The expansion of the file name suffix, "rc", common to many Unix configuration files, e.g. .newsrc, .cshrc, .twmrc, elmrc, etc. Always abbreviated to /R C/ when spoken. Note, "rc" is not a typical filename extension as it doesn't start with a dot. The suffix "rc" derives from a script-creation utility in CTSS called "runcom".
  • russian doll — wooden figures that nest inside one other
  • saccharoidal — having a crystalline or granular texture: said esp. of some sandstones and marbles
  • sacred lotus — Indian lotus.
  • sacred order — Roman Catholic Church. major order.
  • saddle horse — a horse bred, trained, or used for riding.
  • sailboarding — windsurfing.
  • salamandroid — an amphibian of the genus Salamandra
  • samurai bond — a bond issued in Japan and denominated in yen, available for purchase by nonresidents of Japan
  • san bernardo — a city in central Chile, S of Santiago.
  • san fernando — a city in E Argentina, near Buenos Aires.
  • san salvador — a republic in NW Central America. 13,176 sq. mi. (34,125 sq. km). Capital: San Salvador.
  • sandbox tree — a tropical American tree, Hura crepitans, of the spurge family, bearing a furrowed, roundish fruit about the size of an orange that when ripe and dry bursts with a sharp report and scatters the seeds.
  • sandrocottus — Greek name of Chandragupta.
  • sao salvador — a former name of Salvador (def 2).
  • sarcoadenoma — adenosarcoma.
  • sardonically — characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering: a sardonic grin.
  • say the word — If someone says the word, they give their approval as a sign that something should start to happen.
  • scarlatinoid — resembling scarlatina or its eruptions.
  • school board — a local board or committee in charge of public education.
  • scouring pad — a small pad, as of steel wool or plastic mesh, used for scouring pots, pans, etc.
  • scout around — search
  • scout leader — the leader of a troop of Scouts
  • scraperboard — scratchboard.
  • scratchboard — a cardboard coated with impermeable white clay and covered by a layer of ink that is scratched or scraped in patterns revealing the white surface below.
  • screw around — a metal fastener having a tapered shank with a helical thread, and topped with a slotted head, driven into wood or the like by rotating, especially by means of a screwdriver.
  • scrieveboard — the drawing board of a shipbuilder
  • scrive board — a floorlike construction on which the lines of a vessel can be drawn or scribed at full size.
  • scsi adaptor — (hardware)   (Or "host adaptor") A device that communicates between a computer and its SCSI peripherals. The SCSI adaptor is usually assigned SCSI ID 7. It is often a separate card that is connected to the computer's bus (e.g. PCI, ISA, PCMCIA) though increasinly, SCSI adaptors are built in to the motherboard. Apart from being cheaper, busses like PCI are too slow to keep up with the newer SCSI standards like Ultra SCSI and Ultra-Wide SCSI. There are several varieties of SCSI (and their connectors) and an adaptor will not support them all. The performance of SCSI devices is limited by the speed of the SCSI adaptor and its connection to the computer. An adaptor that plugs into a parallel port is unlikely to be as fast as one incorporated into a motherboard. Fast adaptors use DMA or bus mastering. Some SCSI adaptors include a BIOS to allow PCs to boot from a SCSI hard disk, if their own BIOS supports it. Note that it is not a "SCSI controller" - it does not control the devices, and "SCSI interface" is redundant - the "I" of "SCSI" stands for "interface".
  • search order — an injunction allowing a person to enter the premises of another to search for and take copies of evidence required for a court case, used esp in cases of infringement of copyright
  • second grade — school year: age 7-8
  • semi-dormant — lying asleep or as if asleep; inactive, as in sleep; torpid: The lecturer's sudden shout woke the dormant audience.
  • serial bonds — Serial bonds are bonds that are issued at the same time but have staggered maturity dates.
  • serra do mar — a mountain range on the SE coast of Brazil. Highest point, 7420 feet (2262 meters).
  • service road — frontage road.
  • several-fold — comprising several parts or members.
  • shadow price — the calculated price of a good or service for which no market price exists
  • shadowgraphy — the production of a shadowgraph
  • shared logic — the sharing of a central processing unit and associated software among several terminals
  • shareholding — a holder or owner of shares, especially in a company or corporation.
  • shop steward — commerce: union rep
  • short radius — the perpendicular distance from the centre of a regular polygon to a side
  • short-haired — having short hair
  • short-handed — not having the usual or necessary number of workers, helpers, etc.
  • shortchanged — to give less than the correct change to.
  • shoulder bag — a handbag with shoulder strap attached.
  • shoulder pad — clothing: insert in shoulder
  • shoulder-bag — A shoulder-bag is a bag that has a long strap so that it can be carried on a person's shoulder.
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