12-letter words containing d, s, n
- involvedness — very intricate or complex: an involved reply.
- iracundulous — easily angered or irritable
- iridescently — In an iridescent manner.
- irredentists — Plural form of irredentist.
- isak dinesen — Isak [ee-sahk] /ˈi sɑk/ (Show IPA), (pen name of Baroness Karen Blixen) 1885–1962, Danish author.
- iskander bey — Scanderbeg.
- isoflavonoid — (organic chemistry) Any compound, isomeric with the flavonoids, derived from 3-phenyl-1,4-benzopyrone.
- 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.
- jesse window — a church window having a representation of the tree of Jesse.
- jodo shinshu — the largest sect of Jodo, stressing simple trust rather than ritual as the means to salvation.
- jurisdiction — the right, power, or authority to administer justice by hearing and determining controversies.
- jurisprudent — versed in jurisprudence.
- kalmar sound — a strait between SE Sweden and Öland Island. 85 miles (137 km) long; 14 miles (23 km) wide.
- kidney stone — an abnormal stone, or concretion, composed primarily of oxalates and phosphates, found in the kidney.
- kindred soul — like-minded person
- kindred-ship — a person's relatives collectively; kinfolk; kin.
- knuckleheads — Plural form of knucklehead.
- kristiansand — a seaport in S Norway.
- kristianstad — a town in S Sweden: founded in 1614 as a Danish fortress, it was finally acquired by Sweden in 1678. Pop: 75 590 (2004 est)
- ladylikeness — Ladylike behaviour.
- land measure — any system of measurement for measuring land.
- land plaster — finely ground gypsum, used chiefly as a fertilizer.
- land sailing — the sport or activity of driving wheeled sail-powered vehicles across land, esp beaches or dry lakes
- landgrabbers — Plural form of landgrabber.
- landgravines — Plural form of landgravine.
- landholdings — Plural form of landholding.
- landing ship — any of various ships designed for transporting troops and heavy equipment in amphibious warfare, capable of making assault landings directly onto a beach.
- landlessness — without landed property; not owning land: a landless noble.
- landlordless — Without a landlord.
- landscapists — Plural form of landscapist.
- lapidescence — a lapidescent quality or condition
- latifundista — the owner of a latifundio in Latin America or Spain.
- latitudinous — having latitude, scope, range, breadth, etc., especially of ideas, interests, interpretations, or the like: a Renaissance man of latitudinous outlook.
- laudableness — The quality of being laudable; praiseworthiness; commendableness.
- launderettes — Plural form of launderette.
- laundry list — a lengthy, especially random list of items: a laundry list of hoped-for presents; a laundry list of someone's crimes.
- lay hands on — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- 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
- lean towards — If you lean towards or lean toward a particular idea, belief, or type of behaviour, you have a tendency to think or act in a particular way.
- lend oneself — to give support, cooperation, etc
- leonardesque — of, relating to, or suggesting Leonardo da Vinci or the style of his paintings.
- lepidosirens — Plural form of lepidosiren.
- lesser panda — panda (def 2).
- libidinosity — lustfulness
- libidinously — In a libidinous manner.
- ligniperdous — (of insects) wood-destroying
- 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).
- linked verse — a Japanese verse form in which stanzas of three lines alternating with stanzas of two lines are composed by two or more poets in alternation.
- linseed cake — a cake or a mass made by expressing the oil from linseed, used chiefly as feed for cattle.