12-letter words containing l, e, t, i, n, o
- self-conceit — an excessively favorable opinion of oneself, one's abilities, etc.; vanity.
- self-tuition — the charge or fee for instruction, as at a private school or a college or university: The college will raise its tuition again next year.
- semi-monthly — made, occurring, done, or published twice a month.
- semifloating — noting or pertaining to a driving axle of an automobile or the like, the inner end of which is carried by the differential gear and the outer end of which is keyed to a wheel supported by the axle housing.
- shoot a line — to try to create a false image, as by boasting or exaggerating
- signal tower — a tower from which railway signals are controlled or displayed
- silhouetting — a two-dimensional representation of the outline of an object, as a cutout or configurational drawing, uniformly filled in with black, especially a black-paper, miniature cutout of the outlines of a person's face in profile.
- silver point — the melting point of silver, equal to 960.8°C, used as a fixed point on the international temperature scale.
- simultaneous — existing, occurring, or operating at the same time; concurrent: simultaneous movements; simultaneous translation.
- siphonostele — a hollow tube of vascular tissue enclosing a pith and embedded in ground tissue.
- skeletonizer — any of numerous insect species that reduce leaves to a skeleton
- slide-action — (of a rifle or shotgun) having a lever that when slid back and forth ejects the empty case and cocks and reloads the piece.
- slot machine — a gambling machine operated by inserting coins into a slot and pulling a handle that activates a set of spinning symbols on wheels, the final alignment of which determines the payoff that is released into a receptacle at the bottom.
- smotheringly — in a smothering manner
- solitariness — alone; without companions; unattended: a solitary passer-by.
- solution set — the roots or values satisfying a given equation or inequality, or a set of simultaneous equations or inequalities
- solzhenitsyn — Alexander or Aleksandr (Isayevich) [al-ig-zan-der ee-sahy-uh-vich,, -zahn-;; Russian uh-lyi-ksahn-dr ee-sah-yi-vyich] /ˌæl ɪgˈzæn dər iˈsaɪ ə vɪtʃ,, -ˈzɑn-;; Russian ʌ lyɪˈksɑn dr iˈsɑ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1918–2008, Russian novelist: Nobel prize 1970; in the U.S. 1974–94.
- speciational — relating to speciation
- sphacelation — the process of mortification
- splenization — the transformation of something into a spleenlike tissue
- split second — a fraction of a second.
- splotchiness — the state or condition of being splotchy
- spot welding — fusing metal
- stockingless — not wearing or having stockings
- stone circle — a circle of standing stones erected in prehistoric times
- stonewalling — the act of stalling, evading, or filibustering, especially to avoid revealing politically embarrassing information.
- stool pigeon — a pigeon used as a decoy.
- storytelling — the telling or writing of stories.
- streptolysin — a type of hemolysin produced by certain species of streptococcus.
- stringholder — an oblong piece of wood at the lower end of the body of a viol or other stringed instrument to which the strings are attached.
- strongsville — a town in N Ohio.
- subjectional — the act of subjecting.
- sublineation — an underlining
- suit oneself — a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- synecologist — a student of, or expert in, synecology
- tail section — the back or rear section of an aeroplane
- technicolour — brightly, showily, or garishly coloured; vividly noticeable
- technologies — the branch of knowledge that deals with the creation and use of technical means and their interrelation with life, society, and the environment, drawing upon such subjects as industrial arts, engineering, applied science, and pure science.
- technologist — a person who specializes in technology.
- technologize — to make technological; to modernize or modify with technology.
- technophilia — a person who loves or is enthusiastic about advanced technology.
- tectonically — of or relating to building or construction; constructive; architectural.
- teetotalling — of or relating to, advocating, or pledged to total abstinence from intoxicating drink.
- teleosaurian — of or relating to the teleosaur
- teleshopping — electronic shopping via videotex or other interactive information service.
- 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.
- temptational — the act of tempting; enticement or allurement.
- tennis elbow — irritation of the synovial membrane, or joint rotary area, of the elbow, caused by immoderate motions while playing tennis or other sports; epicondylitis.
- tenochtitlan — the capital of the Aztec empire: founded in 1325; destroyed by the Spaniards in 1521; now the site of Mexico City.
- tenuirostral — pertaining to a group of birds Tenuirostres which have slender bills