12-letter words containing d, t, s
- ambidextrous — Someone who is ambidextrous can use both their right hand and their left hand equally skilfully.
- and so forth — and so on; and other such things; et cetera
- androsterone — an androgenic steroid hormone produced in the testes. Formula: C19H30O2
- anecdotalism — an inclination to relate anecdotes
- anesthetized — to render physically insensible, as by an anesthetic.
- angst-ridden — characterized by a feeling of dread or anxiety
- antependiums — Plural form of antependium.
- anthologised — Simple past tense and past participle of anthologise.
- anti-judaism — the monotheistic religion of the Jews, having its ethical, ceremonial, and legal foundation in the precepts of the Old Testament and in the teachings and commentaries of the rabbis as found chiefly in the Talmud. Compare Conservative Jew, Orthodox Jew, Reform Jew.
- anticathodes — Plural form of anticathode.
- antidiabetes — Countering diabetes.
- antioxidants — Plural form of antioxidant.
- antispending — opposed to excessive governmental spending
- antispinward — (often science fiction) In a rotating reference frame, against the direction of spin.
- apfelstrudel — apple strudel
- apostle bird — a gregarious grey-and-brown Australian nest-building bird, Struthidea cinerea
- apotheosized — Simple past tense and past participle of apotheosize.
- appendicitis — Appendicitis is an illness in which a person's appendix is infected and painful.
- applied arts — arts that are put to practical use
- arched truss — a truss having an archlike form but unlike a true arch in that it is free to move horizontally at its base, as in expanding or contracting because of temperature changes.
- arctic daisy — a daisy, Chrysanthemum arcticum, of arctic regions, having asterlike heads of white or lilac flowers.
- arfvedsonite — a type of hornblende with the composition Na3(Fe,Mg)4FeSi8O22(OH)2
- armada chest — an iron or iron-bound strongbox of the 17th or 18th century.
- arseniureted — combined with arsenic
- artiodactyls — Plural form of artiodactyl.
- arts student — a person studying an arts subject
- assassinated — Simple past tense and past participle of assassinate.
- assortedness — the position of being sorted, grouped or harmonized with, well or badly, or provided with a good or bad assortment or mixture
- astoundingly — capable of overwhelming with amazement; stunningly surprising.
- astrodynamic — Pertaining to astrodynamics.
- attendedness — The state or quality of being attended.
- attitudinous — (informal) Having a bold and possibly unfriendly attitude; sassy.
- audio system — integrated equipment for producing amplified sound, as in a hi-fi or a mobile disco, or as a public-address system on stage
- audiologists — Plural form of audiologist.
- austenitized — to form austenite in (a ferrous alloy) by heating.
- autodestruct — likely to or possessing the power to destroy or obliterate itself or its possessor
- autodiallers — Plural form of autodialler.
- back-stabbed — to attempt to discredit (a person) by underhanded means, as innuendo, accusation, or the like.
- back-stopped — a wall, wire screen, or the like, serving to prevent a ball from going too far beyond the normal playing area.
- bactericides — Plural form of bactericide.
- bad scran to — bad luck to
- badger state — any of various burrowing, carnivorous mammals of the family Mustelidae, as Taxidea taxus, of North America, and Meles meles, of Europe and Asia.
- bandersnatch — a fictional creature created by Lewis Carroll in his poem Jabberwocky, and appearing also in The Hunting of the Snark and Through the Looking-Glass
- bandoneonist — One who plays the bandoneon.
- bank deposit — money placed in a bank account
- barbados nut — an ornamental, tropical American tree, Jatropha curcas, of the spurge family, having ivylike leaves, small, yellow or greenish-yellow flowers, and olive-shaped fruit yielding a purgative, poisonous oil.
- bardolatrous — relating to or characterized by bardolatry
- basset hound — A basset hound is a dog with short strong legs, a long body, and long ears. It is kept as a pet or used for hunting.
- bastard file — a file of the commercial grade of coarseness between coarse and second-cut.
- bastard wing — a tuft of feathers attached to the first digit of a bird, distinct from the wing feathers attached to the other digits and the ulna