12-letter words containing l, a, y, e, t
- rotary valve — a valve that rotates continuously or through an arc to open and close.
- royal antler — the third prong from the base of a stag's antler.
- royal assent — (in Britain) the formal signing of an act of Parliament by the sovereign, by which it becomes law
- royal tennis — court tennis.
- rugby tackle — A rugby tackle is a way of making someone fall over by throwing your arms around their legs or hips.
- safety blade — a blade, as on a knife, razor, etc, with a guard to reduce the risk of accidental cutting
- safety glass — a pane made by joining two plates or panes of glass with a layer of usually transparent plastic or artificial resin between them that retains the fragments if the glass is broken.
- safety valve — a device that, when actuated by a gas or vapor pressure above a predetermined level, opens and allows the gas or vapor to escape until its pressure is reduced to a pressure equal to or below that of the predetermined level. Compare relief valve.
- sanctifiedly — in a sanctified manner
- saunteringly — in a sauntering manner
- scatteringly — in a scattering manner
- see daylight — the light of day: At the end of the tunnel they could see daylight.
- self-mastery — self-control.
- sell-by date — the last date on which perishable food should be sold, usually established with some allowance for home storage under refrigeration. Compare shelf life.
- semantically — of, relating to, or arising from the different meanings of words or other symbols: semantic change; semantic confusion.
- semimystical — somewhat mystical; having a mystical quality to a partial degree
- separability — capable of being separated, parted, or dissociated.
- sequentially — characterized by regular sequence of parts.
- severability — capability of being separated, as of a clause in an agreement
- shareability — the state or property of being able to be shared
- simultaneity — existing, occurring, or operating at the same time; concurrent: simultaneous movements; simultaneous translation.
- single-party — of or relating to a form of government in which only a single political party constitutes the government
- slate quarry — a quarry where slate is mined
- softheadedly — in a soft-headed manner
- solar system — the sun together with all the planets and other bodies that revolve around it.
- solitary bee — any of numerous bees, as the leaf-cutting bees, that do not live in a community.
- south hadley — a city in W Massachusetts.
- sphericality — the state of being a sphere
- spray millet — the seeds of millet left on the spike and sold in pet shops for cage birds.
- stageability — a single step or degree in a process; a particular phase, period, position, etc., in a process, development, or series.
- staggeringly — tending to stagger or overwhelm: a staggering amount of money required in the initial investment.
- stanley pool — a lake between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Congo-Brazzaville, formed by a widening of the River Congo. Area: 829 sq km (320 sq miles)
- stanleyville — former name of Kisangani.
- stately home — a country mansion, usually of architectural interest and often open to the public.
- stealthfully — secret, clandestine, or surreptitious procedure.
- steerability — to guide the course of (something in motion) by a rudder, helm, wheel, etc.: to steer a bicycle.
- straw yellow — a pale yellow; straw color.
- streamer fly — an artificial fly having a wing or wings extending beyond the crook of the fishhook.
- subalternity — lower in rank; subordinate: a subaltern employee.
- subcentrally — in a subcentral manner
- subquarterly — as one of the quarterings of a grand quarter: a coat of arms borne subquarterly.
- subspecialty — a lesser or minor specialty: a cinematographer with a subspecialty of portrait photography.
- successantly — in succession
- superquality — above-average quality
- symmetallism — the use of an alloy of two or more metals in fixed relative value as the standard of value and currency
- synadelphite — an arsenate containing manganese and aluminium
- synectically — from a synectic point of view
- systematical — having, showing, or involving a system, method, or plan: a systematic course of reading; systematic efforts.
- systemically — of or relating to a system.
- tangentially — pertaining to or of the nature of a tangent; being or moving in the direction of a tangent.