12-letter words containing d, u, t
- 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.
- around about — Around about means approximately.
- arseniureted — combined with arsenic
- arts student — a person studying an arts subject
- astoundingly — capable of overwhelming with amazement; stunningly surprising.
- attitudinize — to adopt a pose or opinion for effect; strike an attitude
- attitudinous — (informal) Having a bold and possibly unfriendly attitude; sassy.
- auctioneered — Simple past tense and past participle of auctioneer.
- 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.
- auditorially — Anatomy, Physiology. pertaining to hearing, to the sense of hearing, or to the organs of hearing.
- austenitized — to form austenite in (a ferrous alloy) by heating.
- autoantibody — an antibody reacting with an antigen that is a part of the organism in which the antibody is formed
- autodestruct — likely to or possessing the power to destroy or obliterate itself or its possessor
- autodiallers — Plural form of autodialler.
- autodidactic — a person who has learned a subject without the benefit of a teacher or formal education; a self-taught person.
- autoxidation — oxidation by exposure to atmospheric oxygen
- 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.
- battleground — A battleground is the same as a battlefield.
- beardtongues — Plural form of beardtongue.
- befuddlement — to confuse, as with glib statements or arguments: politicians befuddling the public with campaign promises.
- beyond doubt — You say that something is beyond doubt or beyond reasonable doubt when you are certain that it is true and it cannot be contradicted or disproved.
- bien entendu — certainly; to be sure
- bird's mouth — a right-angled notch cut in the underside of a rafter for fitting over a longitudinal member, as a wall plate.
- blind summit — a point on a road where a vehicle approaching the top of a hill or incline cannot see vehicles approaching up the other side of the hill
- boarding out — the local-authority practice of placing a client in a foster family or voluntary establishment and paying for it
- boatbuilding — Boatbuilding is the craft or industry of making boats.
- bottle gourd — an Old World cucurbitaceous climbing plant, Lagenaria siceraria, having large hard-shelled gourds as fruits
- bottom round — a cut of beef taken from outside the round, which is below the rump and above the upper leg.
- bounden duty — duty one has a moral obligation to perform
- brevicaudate — having a short tail.
- bridal suite — a room or set of rooms in a hotel for newly married couples
- bud mutation — a variation produced by a genetic alteration in the bud such that the seeds produced by the resulting growth perpetuate the change in succeeding generations.
- buddy system — (in swimming and scuba diving) the practice of pairing swimmers, each being responsible for the other's safety.
- bullet wound — a wound made by a bullet
- burnt almond — a sweet consisting of an almond enclosed in burnt sugar
- bushy-tailed — bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, fresh, alert, eager, and lively
- busted flush — a poker hand with four cards of the same suit that fails to form a flush when the final card is dealt
- butyric acid — type of acid
- cadent house — any of the four houses that precede the angles: the third, sixth, ninth, and twelfth houses, which correspond, respectively, to neighborhood and relatives, work and health, philosophy and foreign travel, and secret matters and service to others.
- calculatedly — in a calculated manner
- call of duty — responsibilities
- car industry — the industry concerned with the manufacture and selling of automobiles
- card counter — a casino player who memorizes or records which cards have been played in previous hands in order to calculate the odds on receiving winning cards or combinations from those remaining to be dealt, the practice often being held as illegal.
- carunculated — Alternative form of carunculate.
- cattle guard — A cattle guard is the same as a cattle grid.
- cattleduffer — a cattle thief.
- caustic soda — Caustic soda is a powerful chemical substance used to make strong soaps and clean drains.