12-letter words containing l, a, t, r, n
- sphincterial — relating to a sphincter
- spider plant — Also called ribbon plant. a plant, Chlorophytum comosum, of the lily family, native to southern Africa, that has long, narrow leaves and clusters of white flowers and is widely cultivated as a houseplant.
- splatterpunk — a form of fiction featuring extremely graphic violence.
- st. lawrence — D(avid) H(erbert) 1885–1930, English novelist.
- staggeringly — tending to stagger or overwhelm: a staggering amount of money required in the initial investment.
- standardless — having no standard or standards
- stellar wind — the radial outflow of ionized gas from a star.
- stenothermal — (of animals or plants) able to exist only within a narrow range of temperature
- sternocostal — of, relating to, or situated between the sternum and ribs.
- stickhandler — a hockey or lacrosse player, esp. one who is talented at stickhandling.
- storm signal — a visual signal, as a flag, giving advance notice of a heavy storm, used especially along coastal areas.
- stranglehold — Wrestling. an illegal hold by which an opponent's breath is choked off.
- streamlining — a teardrop line of contour offering the least possible resistance to a current of air, water, etc.
- string along — a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
- stringhalted — afflicted with stringhalt
- strobilation — asexual reproduction by division into segments, as in tapeworms and jellyfishes
- subalternant — a universal in relation to a subaltern
- subalternate — subordinate.
- subalternity — lower in rank; subordinate: a subaltern employee.
- subcentrally — in a subcentral manner
- superfrontal — a piece of cloth placed over an altar and frontal and hanging down a few inches over the front of the altar
- supernatural — of, relating to, or being above or beyond what is natural; unexplainable by natural law or phenomena; abnormal.
- supranatural — beyond what is natural; supernatural.
- surmountable — to mount upon; get on the top of; mount upon and cross over: to surmount a hill.
- table runner — fabric strip used to decorate a table
- 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.
- tavern table — a short table having a narrow, deep apron and legs connected by a box stretcher.
- telanthropus — a genus of fossil hominids, known from two fragmentary lower jaws found in the region of Swartkrans, near Johannesburg, South Africa.
- telegraphone — an early magnetic sound-recording device for use with wire, tape, or disks.
- teleosaurian — of or relating to the teleosaur
- 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.
- 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
- 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
- tetravalence — the condition of having a valency of four
- the silurian — the Silurian period or rock system
- 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
- thermal unit — a unit of heat energy or of the equivalent of heat energy in work.
- thermohaline — relating to both the temperature and salinity of ocean water
- thunderflash — a pyrotechnic device which is noisy, but not dangerous, and which is used in military exercises
- tidal energy — energy obtained by harnessing tidal power
- timbale iron — a metal mold made in any of several shapes and usually provided with a long handle, for deep-frying timbales.
- to pull rank — If you say that someone in authority pulls rank, you mean that they unfairly force other people to do what they want because of their higher rank or position.
- toilet-train — to train (a young child) to use a toilet for bowel and bladder movements.
- torchon lace — a bobbin-made linen or cotton lace with loosely twisted threads in simple, open patterns.
- tornado belt — the part of the U.S. in which tornadoes occur most frequently, roughly the area within a 500-mile (805-km) radius of southern Missouri.
- totalitarian — of or relating to a centralized government that does not tolerate parties of differing opinion and that exercises dictatorial control over many aspects of life.
- tragelaphine — of or relating to a tragelaph
- tragicalness — the quality or state of being tragic