12-letter words containing d, y, s, a
- ming dynasty — the imperial dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644
- misadvisedly — ill-advisedly
- misleadingly — In a misleading manner.
- monohydrates — Plural form of monohydrate.
- mother's day — a day, usually the second Sunday in May, set aside in honor of mothers.
- mushy-headed — inadequately thought out: mushyheaded ideas.
- 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.
- nurserymaids — Plural form of nurserymaid.
- outlandishly — In an outlandish manner.
- pachydermous — any of the thick-skinned, nonruminant ungulates, as the elephant, hippopotamus, and rhinoceros.
- pastry board — a flat board on which pastry is rolled
- pepys' diary — a diary kept by Samuel Pepys from January 1, 1660 to May 31, 1669, in which are recorded his impressions of contemporary London life, the life of the court, and the administration of the navy.
- phased array — a radar antenna consisting of an array of dipoles that are excited in or out of phase with each other to control beam direction and radiation pattern without moving the antenna. Compare dipole (def 3).
- phosphatidyl — an atom or group of atoms containing one or more unpaired electrons derived from a phosphatide
- plain as day — obvious
- praseodymium — a rare-earth, metallic, trivalent element, named from its green salts. Symbol: Pr; atomic weight: 140.91; atomic number: 59; specific gravity: 6.77 at 20°C.
- prayer beads — the beads of the rosary
- prosodically — in a prosodic manner
- pseudography — writing that does not follow conventional spelling or usage
- pseudomartyr — someone falsely or inaccurately called a martyr
- puy de sancy — a mountain in S central France: highest peak of the Monts Dore. Height: 1886 m (6188 ft)
- quai d'orsay — the quay along the south bank of the Seine in Paris, on which are located the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other French government offices.
- red nose day — a fund-raising day on behalf of the British charity organization Comic Relief, which culminates in a live telethon on BBC One
- regardlessly — having or showing no regard; heedless; unmindful (often followed by of).
- residentiary — residing; resident.
- resyndicated — a group of individuals or organizations combined or making a joint effort to undertake some specific duty or carry out specific transactions or negotiations: The local furniture store is individually owned, but is part of a buying syndicate.
- rhadamanthys — 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.
- saccadically — in a saccadical manner
- sadistically — pertaining to or characterized by sadism; deriving pleasure or sexual gratification from extreme cruelty: a sadistic psychopath.
- safety blade — a blade, as on a knife, razor, etc, with a guard to reduce the risk of accidental cutting
- salicylamide — a compound of ammonia and gualtheria oil
- sanctifiedly — in a sanctified manner
- sand-sprayed — noting an exterior wall finish composed of mortar to which is added a mixture of sand and cement in equal parts while the mortar is still wet.
- sandy blight — trachoma.
- sardonically — characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering: a sardonic grin.
- save the day — solve a problem for sb
- say the word — If someone says the word, they give their approval as a sign that something should start to happen.
- scandalously — disgraceful; shameful or shocking; improper: scandalous behavior in public.
- sedge family — the plant family Cyperaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants, often found in wet areas, having solid stems, narrow, grasslike leaves with closed sheaths, spikes of very small flowers set in a scalelike bract, and a dry, flattened, convex fruit, and including the bulrush, chufa, cotton grass, papyrus, and umbrella plant.
- see daylight — the light of day: At the end of the tunnel they could see daylight.
- sell-by date — the last date on which perishable food should be sold, usually established with some allowance for home storage under refrigeration. Compare shelf life.
- shadowgraphy — the production of a shadowgraph
- shamefacedly — modest or bashful.
- shasta daisy — any of several horticultural varieties of Chrysanthemum superbum, having large, white, daisylike flowers.
- shovel-ready — of or relating to a construction project that is ready to start immediately
- sidereal day — the interval between two successive passages of the vernal equinox over the meridian, being about four minutes shorter than a mean solar day.
- siderography — the art or technique of engraving on steel.
- sindonophany — the periodic exhibiting to the public of the shroud that the body of Christ is thought to have been wrapped in
- sinusoidally — Mathematics. of or relating to a sinusoid.