12-letter words containing l, a, t, e, r, i
- stabilimeter — stabilograph.
- staggeringly — tending to stagger or overwhelm: a staggering amount of money required in the initial investment.
- star thistle — any of several naturalized Eurasian plants of the genus Centaurea, especially C. calcitrapa, having purplish, spiny flower heads.
- steam boiler — a receptacle in which water is boiled to generate steam.
- steam-boiler — a receptacle in which water is boiled to generate steam.
- steel guitar — an acoustic, handheld guitar having a metal resonator and producing a wailing, variable sound.
- steerability — to guide the course of (something in motion) by a rudder, helm, wheel, etc.: to steer a bicycle.
- stellar wind — the radial outflow of ionized gas from a star.
- stickhandler — a hockey or lacrosse player, esp. one who is talented at stickhandling.
- stigmasterol — a crystalline, water-insoluble steroid, C 2 9 H 4 8 O, present in soybeans or calabar beans, used chiefly as a raw material in the manufacture of progesterone.
- strait-laced — excessively strict in conduct or morality; puritanical; prudish: strait-laced censors.
- strata title — a system of registered ownership of space in multistorey buildings, to be equivalent to the ownership of the land of a single-storey building
- straticulate — made up of or arranged in thin layers.
- streamlining — a teardrop line of contour offering the least possible resistance to a current of air, water, etc.
- strike fault — a fault that trends parallel to the strike of the strata that it offsets.
- strike plate — strike (def 67).
- stringhalted — afflicted with stringhalt
- stromatolite — a laminated calcareous fossil structure built by marine algae and having a rounded or columnar form.
- strophiolate — having a strophiole
- subalternity — lower in rank; subordinate: a subaltern employee.
- subeditorial — of or relating to a subeditor, the work of a subeditor or a subeditorship
- supercapital — a member situated between a capital and the spring of an arch, as a dosseret.
- superelastic — capable of returning to its original length, shape, etc., after being stretched, deformed, compressed, or expanded: an elastic waistband; elastic fiber.
- superplastic — (of some metals and alloys) having the capacity to undergo extreme deformation at high temperatures.
- superquality — above-average quality
- surrealistic — of, relating to, or characteristic of surrealism; surreal.
- sweater girl — a young woman with a shapely bosom, especially one who wears tight sweaters.
- table tripod — a low mount or stand for a camera.
- tablet chair — a chair with one arm extending and expanding into a writing surface.
- tactile hair — any highly sensitive hair of an animal, as the whiskers of a cat or hairs on a hedgehog's snout.
- tail feather — one of the feathers making up a bird's tail
- tank trailer — a trailer truck or tractor-trailer with a tank body, suitable for transporting gases or liquids, as oil, gasoline, or milk, in bulk.
- taper relief — (in Britain) a system of relief from capital gains tax under which the percentage of a chargeable gain considered taxable is reduced for each whole year (from April 1998) that the asset was held by the vendor
- tapsalteerie — topsy-turvy.
- target rifle — a rifle designed especially for shooting at targets.
- tau particle — an unstable, negatively charged lepton with a mass of c. 1,777 MeV/c2 (or c. 3,490 times that of an electron) and a mean lifetime of 2.2 ×10-13 second
- teleosaurian — of or relating to the teleosaur
- telergically — in a telergic manner
- telharmonium — a musical keyboard instrument operating by alternating currents of electricity which, on impulse from the keyboard, produce music at a distant point via telephone lines.
- temperalitie — temper
- tent trailer — an automobile-drawn recreational trailer with a folding canvas or other fabric shelter that makes the vehicle suitable for outdoor camping. Compare camper (def 3), trailer (def 2).
- tenuirostral — pertaining to a group of birds Tenuirostres which have slender bills
- terephthalic — relating to, designating, or derived from terephthalic acid or its derivatives
- terrifically — extraordinarily great or intense: terrific speed.
- tetracycline — an antibiotic, C 22 H 24 H 2 O 8 , derived from chlortetracycline, used in medicine to treat a broad variety of infections.
- tetrapolitan — of or related to a tetrapolis
- the kalahari — an extensive arid plateau of South Africa, Namibia, and Botswana. Area: 260 000 sq km (100 000 sq miles)
- the military — the armed services (esp the army)
- the silurian — the Silurian period or rock system
- theatrically — of or relating to the theater or dramatic presentations: theatrical performances.