12-letter words containing d, u, s, t
- quarterdecks — Plural form of quarterdeck.
- quickstepped — Simple past tense and past participle of quickstep.
- re-submitted — to give over or yield to the power or authority of another (often used reflexively).
- readjustment — an act of readjusting or the state of being readjusted.
- recrudescent — breaking out afresh or into renewed activity; revival or reappearance in active existence.
- redistribute — to distribute again or anew: The corporation will redistribute its share of the profits to its stockholders.
- reductionism — the theory that every complex phenomenon, especially in biology or psychology, can be explained by analyzing the simplest, most basic physical mechanisms that are in operation during the phenomenon.
- reductionist — the theory that every complex phenomenon, especially in biology or psychology, can be explained by analyzing the simplest, most basic physical mechanisms that are in operation during the phenomenon.
- reinstituted — to set up; establish; organize: to institute a government.
- res judicata — a thing adjudicated; a case that has been decided.
- rest assured — reassurance
- rhadamanthus — Classical Mythology. a son of Zeus and Europa, rewarded for the justice he exemplified on earth by being made, after his death, a judge in the Underworld, where he served with his brothers Minos and Aeacus.
- ride shotgun — a smoothbore gun for firing small shots to kill birds and small quadrupeds, though often used with buckshot to kill larger animals.
- rust-colored — of the color rust.
- rutlandshire — a former county, now part of Leicestershire, in central England.
- sacred lotus — Indian lotus.
- safe conduct — If you are given safe conduct, the authorities officially allow you to travel somewhere, guaranteeing that you will not be arrested or harmed while doing so.
- safe-conduct — a document authorizing safe passage through a region, especially in time of war.
- salad burnet — a plant, Poterium sanguisorba, of the rose family, native to Eurasia, having rounded heads of small, greenish flowers in short spikes and edible leaves.
- sandrocottus — Greek name of Chandragupta.
- scout around — search
- scout leader — the leader of a troop of Scouts
- scratchbuild — to build a scale model of something from scratch, that is, from raw materials like wood, clay or paper
- self-studies — the study of something by oneself, as through books, records, etc., without direct supervision or attendance in a class: She learned to read German by self-study.
- send out for — If you send out for food, for example pizzas or sandwiches, you phone and ask for it to be delivered to you.
- sequestrated — Law. to sequester (property). to confiscate.
- short radius — the perpendicular distance from the centre of a regular polygon to a side
- shut-out bid — a pre-emptive bid
- side circuit — a circuit derived from two suitably arranged pairs of wires, each pair being a circuit (side circuit) and also acting as one half of an additional derived circuit, the entire system providing the capabilities of three circuits while requiring wires for only two.
- sitting duck — a helpless or easy target or victim: a sitting duck for shady financial schemes.
- skutterudite — a mineral, chiefly cobalt and nickel arsenide, (Co,Ni)As 3 , with some iron, occurring in the form of gray cubic crystals, usually in masses: a source of cobalt and nickel.
- slide guitar — bottleneck (def 3).
- smooth hound — a smooth dogfish, especially Mustelus mustelus, inhabiting waters along the coast of Europe.
- snatch squad — a squad of soldiers or police trained to deal with demonstrations by picking out and arresting the alleged ringleaders
- soda biscuit — a biscuit having soda and sour milk or buttermilk as leavening agents.
- sodium light — the light produced by a sodium lamp
- sole custody — custody, as of a child whose parents are separated, in which one person has sole responsibility.
- solitudinous — the state of being or living alone; seclusion: to enjoy one's solitude.
- sound effect — any sound, other than music or speech, artificially reproduced to create an effect in a dramatic presentation, as the sound of a storm or a creaking door.
- sound system — equipment for playing music
- south dakota — a state in the N central United States: a part of the Midwest. 77,047 sq. mi. (199,550 sq. km). Capital: Pierre. Abbreviation: SD (for use with zip code), S. Dak.
- south euclid — a city in NE Ohio, near Cleveland.
- south hadley — a city in W Massachusetts.
- south island — the largest island of New Zealand. 58,093 sq. mi. (150,460 sq. km).
- southernwood — a woody-stemmed wormwood, Artemisia abrotanum, of southern Europe, having aromatic, finely dissected leaves.
- spiderhunter — any of several sunbirds of the genus Arachnothera, of southern Asia and the East Indies, having dull-colored plumage and a long bill.
- spirit guide — type of mystical guardian
- stand surety — to act as a surety
- stand up for — (of a person) to be in an upright position on the feet.
- standing cup — a tall decorative cup of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, having a raised cover.