12-letter words containing l, i, t, e, n, r
- split screen — Also called composite shot. Movies, Television. a type of process photography in which two or more shots are juxtaposed and projected simultaneously on the screen.
- split-screen — Split-screen is used to describe the technique in making films and television programmes in which two different pieces of film are shown at the same time.
- sputteringly — in a sputtering manner
- staggeringly — tending to stagger or overwhelm: a staggering amount of money required in the initial investment.
- stellar wind — the radial outflow of ionized gas from a star.
- sterlingness — the state of being sterling or having the quality of sterling
- stickhandler — a hockey or lacrosse player, esp. one who is talented at stickhandling.
- stone circle — a circle of standing stones erected in prehistoric times
- storytelling — the telling or writing of stories.
- streamlining — a teardrop line of contour offering the least possible resistance to a current of air, water, etc.
- streptolysin — a type of hemolysin produced by certain species of streptococcus.
- stringhalted — afflicted with stringhalt
- 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.
- subalternity — lower in rank; subordinate: a subaltern employee.
- 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.
- technicolour — brightly, showily, or garishly coloured; vividly noticeable
- 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
- terribleness — distressing; severe: a terrible winter.
- terrifyingly — to fill with terror or alarm; make greatly afraid.
- 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 silurian — the Silurian period or rock system
- therein lies — When you say therein lies a situation or problem, you mean that an existing situation has caused that situation or problem.
- 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
- thirteenthly — in the thirteenth place
- through-line — a theme or idea that runs from the beginning to the end of a book, film, etc
- 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.
- tin-fluoride — stannous fluoride.
- toilet-train — to train (a young child) to use a toilet for bowel and bladder movements.
- torremolinos — a seaport in S Spain, on the Mediterranean, SW of Málaga: resort.
- tragelaphine — of or relating to a tragelaph
- tragicalness — the quality or state of being tragic
- trailer tent — a large tent that packs into a trailer, in which the trailer's base becomes the sleeping or living area when the tent is erected
- tranquilizer — a person or thing that tranquilizes.
- tranquillize — To tranquillize a person or an animal means to make them become calm, sleepy, or unconscious by means of a drug.
- transdialect — to translate (speech, writing, etc.) into a different dialect.
- transilience — leaping or passing from one thing or state to another.
- transitively — Grammar. having the nature of a transitive verb.
- transleithan — beyond the river Leitha, which once formed part of the boundary between Austria and Hungary
- transpirable — to occur; happen; take place.
- transponible — capable of being transposed.
- tredecillion — a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 42 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 78 zeros.
- trefoil knot — a knot having the form of a trefoil.
- trickle-down — of, relating to, or based on the trickle-down theory: the trickle-down benefits to the local community.