12-letter words containing l, d, a, p
- spotted tail — (Sinte-galeshka) 1833?–81, Brulé Sioux leader.
- spread eagle — the representation of an eagle with outstretched wings, used as an emblem of the US
- spread-eagle — having or suggesting the form of a spread eagle.
- spreadeagled — Someone who is spreadeagled is lying with their arms and legs spread out.
- stamp dealer — someone who buys and sells postage stamps (to collectors)
- steel-plated — covered with steel
- student lamp — a table lamp whose light source can be adjusted in height.
- subduplicate — of the square root of ratios
- subepidermal — just below the epidermis or skin
- sulphadoxine — an antibiotic drug of the sulphonamide group, commonly used in combination with pyrimethamine to treat malaria, and in combination with various drugs to treat certain infections
- sulphonamide — any of a class of organic compounds that are amides of sulphonic acids containing the group –SO2NH2 or a group derived from this. An important class of sulphonamides are the sulfa drugs
- superordinal — relating to the superorder
- synadelphite — an arsenate containing manganese and aluminium
- table tripod — a low mount or stand for a camera.
- top and tail — method of washing a baby
- tradespeople — people engaged in trade, esp shopkeepers
- triadelphous — (of stamens) united by the filaments into three sets or bundles.
- trial period — time during which sth can be evaluated
- tropicalised — to make tropical, as in character or appearance.
- tropicalized — to make tropical, as in character or appearance.
- trypanocidal — (of a drug, agent, activity, etc) effective in killing trypanosomes
- unapparelled — lacking clothing; unattired
- undependable — capable of being depended on; worthy of trust; reliable: a dependable employee.
- underlapping — to extend partly under.
- undiplomatic — of, relating to, or engaged in diplomacy: diplomatic officials.
- undisputable — capable of being disputed; debatable; questionable.
- unduplicated — a copy exactly like an original.
- unexpendable — essential; absolutely required: unexpendable resources vital to our security.
- unparalleled — not paralleled; unequaled or unmatched; peerless; unprecedented: unparalleled athletic ability.
- unpardonable — kind indulgence, as in forgiveness of an offense or discourtesy or in tolerance of a distraction or inconvenience: I beg your pardon, but which way is Spruce Street?
- unpardonably — in a manner that is not excusable; disgracefully
- unpavilioned — not provided with a pavilion
- unprocedural — not procedural, not following proper procedures
- unproclaimed — to announce or declare in an official or formal manner: to proclaim war.
- unspectacled — lacking spectacles
- unstipulated — to make an express demand or arrangement as a condition of agreement (often followed by for).
- velocipedean — someone who rides a velocipede
- video player — VCR: videotape recorder
- walled plain — a circular or almost circular area on the moon, sometimes with a floor that is depressed, usually partially enclosed by walls that rise to varying heights and that are usually lower than those of a crater.
- well-adapted — to make suitable to requirements or conditions; adjust or modify fittingly: They adapted themselves to the change quickly. He adapted the novel for movies.
- well-planned — a scheme or method of acting, doing, proceeding, making, etc., developed in advance: battle plans.
- well-pleased — (used as a polite addition to requests, commands, etc.) if you would be so obliging; kindly: Please come here. Will you please turn the radio off?
- wild apricot — apricot (def 4).
- wild parsley — any of several uncultivated plants resembling the parsley in shape and structure.
- wild parsnip — a strong-smelling umbelliferous plant, Pastinaca sativa, that has an inedible root: the ancestor of the cultivated parsnip
- wild spinach — any of various plants of the genus Chenopodium, sometimes used in place of spinach.
- woolly aphid — any plant louse of the family Aphididae, characterized by a waxy secretion that appears like a jumbled mass of fine, curly, white cottony or woolly threads, as Eriosoma lanigerum (woolly apple aphid or American blight) and Prociphilus tessellatus (woolly alder aphid)
- worlds apart — in different environments