12-letter words containing e, a, s, t, u
- rescue party — a group of people who attempt to rescue, find or save a person or people for danger, esp a person or people who have got lost while mountain climbing
- rest assured — reassurance
- restaurateur — the owner or manager of a restaurant.
- restauration — restoration
- resupination — a resupinate condition.
- resuscitator — a person or thing that resuscitates.
- rheumatismal — of or relating to rheumatism
- rubber stamp — handheld printing tool
- rubber-stamp — to imprint with a rubber stamp.
- 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.
- safety touch — a two-point play
- saint hubert — a borough in S Quebec, Canada, just E of Montreal.
- saint-brieuc — a department in NW France. 2787 sq. mi. (7220 sq. km). Capital: Saint-Brieuc.
- saint-hubert — town in S Quebec, Canada: part of metropolitan Montreal: pop. 77,000
- sainte-beuve — Charles Augustin [sharl oh-gy-stan] /ʃarl oʊ güˈstɛ̃/ (Show IPA), 1804–69, French literary critic.
- 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.
- salutiferous — salutary.
- sanctus bell — a bell rung during the celebration of Mass to call attention to the more solemn parts.
- sanguinolent — of or relating to blood.
- sans-culotte — (in the French Revolution) a revolutionary of the poorer class: originally a term of contempt applied by the aristocrats but later adopted as a popular name by the revolutionaries.
- santalaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Santalaceae, a family of semiparasitic plants of Australia and Malaysia including sandalwood and quandong
- satsuma ware — a Japanese pottery from Kyushu, first produced in the early 17th century and after 1800 having a crackle glaze and overglaze polychrome enameling and gilding.
- saunteringly — in a sauntering manner
- sausage meat — minced and processed pork
- sausage tree — a tropical African tree, Kigelia pinnata, having red, bell-shaped flowers and large, sausage-shaped fruits hanging from very long stalks.
- scare quotes — quotation marks placed around a word or phrase to indicate that it should not be taken literally or automatically accepted as true
- scitamineous — of or relating to the Scitimanae order of plants, which includes the ginger and banana plants
- scout leader — the leader of a troop of Scouts
- scrobiculate — furrowed or pitted.
- scutellation — a scutellate state or formation; a scaly covering, as on a bird's foot.
- sea lungwort — a plant, Mertensia maritima, of the borage family, growing on northern seacoasts and having leaves with an oysterlike flavor.
- secret sauce — a secret element, strategy, procedure, etc., that accounts for or increases the chances of success: The app's secret sauce is its simple interface.
- secretagogue — a substance or situation that promotes secretion.
- security van — an armoured van used to transport money or other valuables
- semiautonomy — the quality or state of being semiautonomous.
- sensualistic — of or pertaining to the philosophical position of sensualism
- sensualities — sensual nature: the sensuality of Keats's poetry.
- separate out — filter, sift
- septuagesima — the third Sunday before Lent.
- septuplicate — a group, series, or set of seven identical copies (usually preceded by in).
- sequentially — characterized by regular sequence of parts.
- sequestrated — Law. to sequester (property). to confiscate.
- serpentarium — a place where snakes are housed, especially for exhibition.
- sesquialtera — a mixture stop on an organ
- sesquitertia — the ratio of 4:3
- sextuplicate — a group, series, or set of six identical copies: The application is to be submitted in sextuplicate.
- shamateurism — a sports term referring to a state in which an athlete is classified as an amateur but acts like a professional, usually by raising money