12-letter words containing d, u, r, s
- hydrosulfide — a compound containing the univalent group –HS.
- hydrosulfite — hyposulfite (def 1).
- idiothermous — warm-blooded
- idolatrously — In an idolatrous manner.
- imprest fund — a fund of petty cash.
- in our midst — among us
- indecorously — not decorous; violating generally accepted standards of good taste or propriety; unseemly.
- industrially — of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
- industrywide — from, covering, or affecting an entire industry: industrywide profits.
- inquiry desk — a section of an office, business etc, which deals with inquiries nor requests for information
- instrumented — equipped with instruments to perform specified functions, as testing, measurement, or control: an instrumented railroad car.
- interdiffuse — (of two or more fluids) to diffuse mutually
- intertissued — interwoven
- iracundulous — easily angered or irritable
- jeopardously — with risk or peril
- jeu d'esprit — a witticism.
- judicatories — Plural form of judicatory.
- juris doctor — lawyer's degree
- jurisdiction — the right, power, or authority to administer justice by hearing and determining controversies.
- jurisdictive — Jurisdictional.
- jurisprudent — versed in jurisprudence.
- just deserts — Usually, deserts. reward or punishment that is deserved: Death was his desert. Synonyms: due, payment, recompense, reward; justice, retaliation, retribution, penalty.
- kalmar sound — a strait between SE Sweden and Öland Island. 85 miles (137 km) long; 14 miles (23 km) wide.
- kindred soul — like-minded person
- land measure — any system of measurement for measuring land.
- laser-guided — (of a missile, etc) guided with the use of a laser beam
- 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.
- leaf mustard — a pungent powder or paste prepared from the seed of the mustard plant, used as a food seasoning or condiment, and medicinally in plasters, poultices, etc.
- leonardesque — of, relating to, or suggesting Leonardo da Vinci or the style of his paintings.
- ligniperdous — (of insects) wood-destroying
- liquidambars — Plural form of liquidambar.
- long residue — Long residue is the heaviest fraction from the crude oil distillation process.
- loudspeakers — Plural form of loudspeaker, especially a pair for a left and right channel.
- luxury goods — expensive non-essential items
- malnourished — poorly or improperly nourished; suffering from malnutrition: thin, malnourished victims of the famine.
- malodorously — With a bad smell.
- masquerading — a party, dance, or other festive gathering of persons wearing masks and other disguises, and often elegant, historical, or fantastic costumes.
- mass-produce — to produce or manufacture (goods) in large quantities, especially by machinery.
- massaranduba — any of various evergreen trees of the genus Manilkara of the family Sapotaceae that are native to the tropics
- media circus — excessive news coverage
- medium strip — median strip.
- middlebuster — Southern U.S. lister1 (def 1).
- miniaturised — Simple past tense and past participle of miniaturise.
- misadventure — an instance of bad fortune; mishap.
- misconstrued — Simple past tense and past participle of misconstrue.
- misdemeanour — Law. a criminal offense defined as less serious than a felony.
- mount desert — island off the S coast of Me.: resort: c. 100 sq mi (259 sq km)
- 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.
- mousetrapped — Simple past tense and past participle of mousetrap.