12-letter words containing l, a, s, t, r
- apostle bird — a gregarious grey-and-brown Australian nest-building bird, Struthidea cinerea
- applied arts — arts that are put to practical use
- araeosystyle — (of columned buildings) having an alternately very wide and very narrow intercolumniation
- archeologist — archaeology.
- archiblastic — of, relating to, or derived from an archiblast.
- arctophilist — a collector of teddy bears
- aristolochia — any of various plants of the genus Aristolochia of the family Aristolochiaceae
- aristotelian — of or relating to Aristotle or his philosophy
- arm's-length — lacking intimacy or friendliness, esp when possessing some special connection, such as previous closeness
- arms control — an agreement between two or more countries to reduce the number of weapons owned, with the aim of preventing war
- arousability — to stimulate sexually.
- arthroplasty — surgical repair of a diseased joint
- articulators — Plural form of articulator.
- artillerists — Plural form of artillerist.
- artiodactyls — Plural form of artiodactyl.
- artistically — conforming to the standards of art; satisfying aesthetic requirements: artistic productions.
- arts council — an organization that provides funding for a variety of arts activities
- asphalt rock — a rock formation, usually of limestone or sandstone, containing large amounts of bitumens.
- aspirational — If you describe someone as aspirational, you mean that they have strong hopes of moving to a higher social status.
- assimilators — Plural form of assimilator.
- assimilatory — characterized by assimilation; assimilating.
- asteriskless — having no asterisk
- astral plane — a plane of existence inhabited by astral bodies
- astringently — In the manner of an astringent.
- astrobiology — the branch of biology that investigates the possibility of life elsewhere in the universe
- astrogeology — the study of the structure, composition, and history of other planets and other bodies in the solar system
- astrological — the study that assumes and attempts to interpret the influence of the heavenly bodies on human affairs.
- astronomical — If you describe an amount, especially the cost of something as astronomical, you are emphasizing that it is very large indeed.
- asymmetrical — Something that is asymmetrical has two sides or halves that are different in shape, size, or style.
- at all hours — If you say that something happens at all hours of the day or night, you disapprove of it happening at the time that it does or as often as it does.
- at intervals — If something happens at intervals, it happens several times with gaps or pauses in between.
- atholl brose — a mixture of whisky and honey left to ferment before consumption
- australasian — Australasian means belonging or relating to Australasia or to its people.
- australopith — (archaeology, anthropology, paleonotology) Of or pertaining to the extinct hominid primates, of the genus Australopithecus, from the Pleistocene period.
- autodiallers — Plural form of autodialler.
- avascularity — the condition of having few blood vessels or of being without blood vessels
- aviculturist — A person who keeps and rears (breeds) birds.
- b-s particle — a neutral meson with a mass 10,507 times that of the electron and a mean lifetime of approximately 1.6 X 10 -12 seconds.
- ballet skirt — a full skirt, often made with several layers of fabric, typical of those worn by ballet dancers
- bardolatrous — relating to or characterized by bardolatry
- barratrously — In a barratrous manner.
- barristerial — pertaining to a barrister
- bartlesville — a city in NE Oklahoma.
- basketballer — (informal) A basketball player; a person who plays basketball.
- bastard file — a file of the commercial grade of coarseness between coarse and second-cut.
- battle dress — military field uniform and accouterments, generally camouflaged and stripped of all ornamentation.
- battlefronts — Plural form of battlefront.
- beamsplitter — Alternative spelling of beam splitter.
- below stairs — People sometimes use below stairs to refer to the servants in a rich household and the things that are connected with them.
- belteshazzar — the Babylonian name given to Daniel. Dan. 1:7.