12-letter words containing d, u, s, t
- intertissued — interwoven
- 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.
- lady's-thumb — a smartweed, Polygonum persicaria, of the buckwheat family, having pink or purplish flowers and lance-shaped leaves with a spot resembling a thumbprint.
- 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.
- 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.
- liquidations — Plural form of liquidation.
- locus standi — the right of a party to appear and be heard before a court
- maladjustive — Exhibiting or relating to maladjustment.
- medium strip — median strip.
- medium-sweet — (esp of wines) fairly sweet
- middle stump — the stump inside of the leg stump and the off stump; the second of the three stumps of a wicket.
- middlebuster — Southern U.S. lister1 (def 1).
- midlatitudes — Areas lying between 35 and 55 (or more broadly, between 30 and 60) degrees north or south of the equator.
- midnight sun — the sun visible at midnight in mid-summer in arctic and antarctic regions.
- miniaturised — Simple past tense and past participle of miniaturise.
- mis-adjusted — to change (something) so that it fits, corresponds, or conforms; adapt; accommodate: to adjust expenses to income.
- misadventure — an instance of bad fortune; mishap.
- misconducted — Simple past tense and past participle of misconduct.
- misconstrued — Simple past tense and past participle of misconstrue.
- miseducation — to educate improperly.
- misjudgement — Alternative form of misjudgment.
- misjudgments — Plural form of misjudgment.
- 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.
- mousetrapped — Simple past tense and past participle of mousetrap.
- moustachioed — Alternative spelling of moustachio\u2019d.
- mucopeptides — Plural form of mucopeptide.
- muffin stand — a small stand having several tiers for holding muffins, cakes, etc., and a tea service.
- mullet dress — a dress whose skirt is cut short at the front but long at the back
- multiskilled — having skill; trained or experienced in work that requires skill.
- multistemmed — having two or more stems or trunks
- multistoried — Multi-storey.
- mustard bath — a supposed cure for aches, tired muscles, colds and fevers, consisting of bathing in hot water infused with mustard seeds
- myxedematous — a condition characterized by thickening of the skin, blunting of the senses and intellect, and labored speech, associated with hypothyroidism.
- nature study — the study of plants and animals, especially by amateurs.
- nefud desert — a desert in N Saudi Arabia: areas of reddish sand. About 50,000 sq. mi. (129,500 sq. km).
- nitrous acid — an acid, HNO 2 , known only in solution.
- 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-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.