12-letter words containing e, y, r, a
- the red army — the Soviet army
- the tertiary — the Tertiary period or rock system, divided into Palaeocene, Eocene, Oligocene, Miocene, and Pliocene epochs or series
- the varletry — rabble; mob
- the year dot — The year dot is used to mean a very long time ago.
- theatrically — of or relating to the theater or dramatic presentations: theatrical performances.
- theory-laden — (of an expression) capable of being understood only within the context of a specific theory, as for example superego, which requires the apparatus of Freudian theory in explanation
- thermography — a technique for imitating an embossed appearance, as on business cards, stationery, or the like, by dusting printed areas with a powder that adheres only to the wet ink, and fusing the ink and powder to the paper by heat.
- theta rhythm — a pattern of brain waves having a regular frequency of 4 to 7 cycles per second as recorded by an electroencephalograph, observed during various states of light sleep or arousal.
- thoracectomy — excision of part or all of a rib.
- tidal energy — energy obtained by harnessing tidal power
- tolerability — capable of being tolerated; endurable: His arrogance is no longer tolerable.
- torreys peak — a mountain in central Colorado, in the Front Range, in the E Rocky Mountains. 14,267 feet (4349 meters).
- torts lawyer — a lawyer who specializes in tort cases
- traceability — capable of being traced.
- tracheophyte — any plant of the former division Tracheophyta, comprising all the vascular plants.
- tracheoscopy — examination of the interior of the trachea, as with a laryngoscope.
- tracheostomy — the construction of an artificial opening through the neck into the trachea, usually for the relief of difficulty in breathing.
- trachypterus — a dealfish or ribbonfish
- track system — a system whereby students are separated into different groups or classes according to test scores or relative scholastic ability, as to assure that gifted students are not inhibited by slower learners.
- tragi-comedy — A tragi-comedy is a play or other written work that is both sad and amusing.
- transitively — Grammar. having the nature of a transitive verb.
- translucency — permitting light to pass through but diffusing it so that persons, objects, etc., on the opposite side are not clearly visible: Frosted window glass is translucent but not transparent.
- transparency — Also, transparence. the quality or state of being transparent.
- transversely — lying or extending across or in a cross direction; cross.
- travel-weary — tired or exhausted as a result of travelling
- treasury tag — a short piece of cord having metal ends one of which can be slotted inside the other: used for holding papers together or fastening them into a file
- treatability — able to be treated, especially medically: Some diseases are treatable but not curable.
- trial lawyer — a lawyer who specializes in appearing before trial courts.
- tricentenary — of or relating to a period of 300 years
- true anomaly — the anomaly of a planet; its angular distance from perihelion or aphelion.
- trying plane — a plane with a long body for planing the edges of long boards
- trypaflavine — acriflavine hydrochloride.
- tryparsamide — a white, crystalline powder, C 8 H 10 O 4 N 2 AsNa·½H 2 , used chiefly in treating African sleeping sickness.
- tube railway — subway (def 1).
- typing paper — paper for typing on
- tyrolean hat — a man's soft felt hat with a somewhat conical crown that is flat and creased at the top, a narrow brim partially turned up, and, usually, a feather for decoration
- uncreativity — the state or quality of being creative.
- underlayment — material laid between a subfloor and a finish floor of linoleum, asphalt tile, etc.
- undertenancy — the tenancy held by an undertenant; a sublease
- undulate ray — a species of ray (Raja undulata), found on the southern coasts of the British Isles
- ungracefully — in an ungraceful manner
- unheroically — in an unheroic manner
- unhysterical — not showing or suggesting any hysteria; controlled; sensible; calm;
- unilaterally — relating to, occurring on, or involving one side only: unilateral development; a unilateral approach.
- uniseriately — in a uniseriate manner
- united party — (formerly, in South Africa) the major opposition party, founded by General Smuts in 1934: the official Opposition in Parliament from 1948, the party was disbanded in 1977
- universality — the character or state of being universal; existence or prevalence everywhere.
- unmeasurably — of undetermined or indefinitely great extent or amount; unlimited; measureless: the unmeasured heavens.
- unpleasantry — an unpleasant word, action, comment, etc.: comments filled with unpleasantries.
- unreasonably — not reasonable or rational; acting at variance with or contrary to reason; not guided by reason or sound judgment; irrational: an unreasonable person.