12-letter words containing d, s, n
- motion study — time and motion study.
- motown-sound — Detroit, Michigan: a nickname.
- mount desert — island off the S coast of Me.: resort: c. 100 sq mi (259 sq km)
- mountainside — The sloping surface of a mountain.
- mouse around — To explore public portions of a large system, especially a network such as Internet via FTP or TELNET, looking for interesting stuff to snarf.
- mud-slinging — an attempt to discredit one's competitor, opponent, etc., by malicious or scandalous attacks.
- muffin stand — a small stand having several tiers for holding muffins, cakes, etc., and a tea service.
- muscle-bound — having enlarged and inelastic muscles, as from excessive exercise.
- naked street — a traffic-management strategy pioneered in the Netherlands in which all distinctions between pavements and roads are removed. Each road user is given equal priority, thereby ensuring that motorists have to slow down and drive more carefully
- 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).
- narcodollars — Usually, narcodollars. money obtained through illegal drug trafficking.
- nasal demons — Recognised shorthand on the Usenet group comp.std.c for any unexpected behaviour of a C compiler on encountering an undefined construct. During a discussion on that group in early 1992, a regular remarked "When the compiler encounters [a given undefined construct] it is legal for it to make demons fly out of your nose" (the implication is that the compiler may choose any arbitrarily bizarre way to interpret the code without violating the ANSI C standard). Someone else followed up with a reference to "nasal demons", which quickly became established.
- nationalised — Simple past tense and past participle of nationalise.
- nature study — the study of plants and animals, especially by amateurs.
- neanderthals — Plural form of neanderthal.
- near islands — a group of islands of SW Alaska, the smallest and westernmost of the Aleutian Islands, including Attu.
- 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.
- needle-sharp — very sharp
- needlefishes — Plural form of needlefish.
- needlepoints — Plural form of needlepoint.
- needlessness — unnecessary; not needed or wanted: a needless waste of food.
- nefud desert — a desert in N Saudi Arabia: areas of reddish sand. About 50,000 sq. mi. (129,500 sq. km).
- negev desert — the desert region of S Israel
- neofeudalism — A theorized contemporary rebirth of policies of governance, economy and public life reminiscent of those present in many feudal societies.
- nested class — (Java) In Java, a class defined within an enclosing class definition. A static nested class has no direct access to the members of its enclosing class whereas a non-static nested class, known as an "inner class", is associated with an instance of the enclosing class and an instance of the inner class has direct access to the members of its enclosing instance.
- netherworlds — Plural form of netherworld.
- neurodiverse — Exhibiting neurodiversity; varying in mental configuration.
- new hebrides — former name of Vanuatu.
- newfashioned — Alternative form of new-fashioned.
- newspaperdom — The realm or sphere of newspaper publishing or journalism.
- nickelodeons — Plural form of nickelodeon.
- nightdresses — Plural form of nightdress.
- nitrous acid — an acid, HNO 2 , known only in solution.
- noahide laws — the seven laws given to Noah after the Flood, which decree the establishment of a fair system of justice in society, and prohibit idolatry, blasphemy, murder, adultery and incest, robbery, and the eating of flesh taken from a living animal
- non standard — not standard.
- non-decision — the act or process of deciding; determination, as of a question or doubt, by making a judgment: They must make a decision between these two contestants.
- non-disabled — physically or mentally impaired, injured, or incapacitated.
- non-discount — to deduct a certain amount from (a bill, charge, etc.): All bills that are paid promptly will be discounted at two percent.
- non-divisive — forming or expressing division or distribution.
- non-domestic — of or relating to the home, the household, household affairs, or the family: domestic pleasures.
- non-industry — the aggregate of manufacturing or technically productive enterprises in a particular field, often named after its principal product: the automobile industry; the steel industry.
- non-resident — not resident in a particular place.
- non-residual — pertaining to or constituting a residue or remainder; remaining; leftover.
- non-selected — to choose in preference to another or others; pick out.
- non-shedding — to pour forth (water or other liquid), as a fountain.
- non-standard — not standard.
- nonadmission — Lack or absence of admission; failure to admit.
- nonbroadcast — not broadcast to a wide audience, supplied on a hidden or private network
- noncustodial — Not having custody of one’s children after a divorce.