12-letter words containing m, e, r, u, t
- stormfulness — the quality or state of being stormful
- striped drum — a North American marine and freshwater sciaenid fish, Equetus pulcher, that utters a drumming sound
- struma-river — a river in S Europe, flowing SE through SW Bulgaria and NE Greece into the Aegean. 225 miles (362 km) long.
- stumpknocker — spotted sunfish.
- sub-mortgage — a conveyance of an interest in property as security for the repayment of money borrowed.
- subminiature — subminiature camera.
- subtemperate — of, relating to, or occurring in the colder parts of the Temperate Zone.
- summer stock — the production of plays, musical comedy, etc., during the summer, especially in a suburban or resort area, often by a repertory company.
- summer-sweet — sweet pepperbush.
- summerweight — (of clothes) suitable in weight for wear in the summer; relatively light
- super-smooth — dead-smooth.
- supereminent — of superior eminence, rank, or dignity; distinguished, conspicuous, or worthy of note above others.
- superstardom — a person, as a performer or athlete, who enjoys wide recognition, is esteemed for exceptional talent, and is eagerly sought after for his or her services.
- superstratum — an overlying stratum or layer.
- surmountable — to mount upon; get on the top of; mount upon and cross over: to surmount a hill.
- take umbrage — If you say that a person takes umbrage, you mean that they are upset or offended by something that someone says or does to them, often without much reason.
- take up arms — Usually, arms. weapons, especially firearms.
- tape measure — a long, flexible strip or ribbon, as of cloth or metal, marked with subdivisions of the foot or meter and used for measuring.
- tautomerizes — to undergo tautomerism.
- telecommuter — person: works from home
- telecomputer — teleprocessing.
- 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.
- tellurometer — a surveying instrument using microwaves to measure distance.
- temporaneous — lasting a short while
- teratomatous — relating to a tumour typically of the gonads
- tertium quid — something related in some way to two things, but distinct from both; something intermediate between two things.
- thermal unit — a unit of heat energy or of the equivalent of heat energy in work.
- thermocouple — a device that consists of the junction of two dissimilar metallic conductors, as copper and iron, in which an electromotive force is induced when the conductors are maintained at different temperatures, the force being related to the temperature difference: used to determine the temperature of a third substance by connecting it to the junction of the metals and measuring the electromotive force produced.
- thumb-sucker — a person who habitually sucks a thumb.
- thunderstorm — a transient storm of lightning and thunder, usually with rain and gusty winds, sometimes with hail or snow, produced by cumulonimbus clouds.
- times square — a wide intersection extending from 43rd to 47th Streets in central Manhattan, New York City, where Broadway and Seventh Avenue intersect.
- tomato puree — liquidized tomatoes
- torque meter — a device designed to determine the torque or torsion in a shaft, usually by measuring the twist in a calibrated length of shafting
- torso murder — a murder in which the body of the victim is dismembered at the torso.
- tour manager — the person in charge of an organized trip that people such as musicians, or actors go on to several different places, stopping to meet people or perform
- tourist home — a private home with rooms for rent, usually for one night, to tourists, travelers, etc.
- transfermium — having an atomic number greater than 100, the atomic number of fermium.
- transhumance — the seasonal migration of livestock, and the people who tend them, between lowlands and adjacent mountains.
- translumenal — (of a surgical procedure) performed within a blood vessel, duct, or cavity
- transmundane — reaching beyond or existing outside the physical or visible world.
- transumptive — of or relating to transumption
- tremendously — extraordinarily great in size, amount, or intensity: a tremendous ocean liner; tremendous talent.
- trench mouth — Vincent's angina.
- trimolecular — pertaining to or having three molecules.
- trismegistus — Hermes Trismegistus.
- troublemaker — a person who causes difficulties, distress, worry, etc., for others, especially one who does so habitually as a matter of malice.
- trout stream — a stream in which trout live and which is a good source for catching trout
- truck camper — a type of camper designed to be mounted on a pickup truck.
- truck system — the system of paying wages in goods instead of money.
- trudeaumania — obsessional enthusiasm for Pierre Trudeau