12-letter words containing m, i, t, u, s
- simple fruit — a fruit formed from one pistil.
- simultaneity — existing, occurring, or operating at the same time; concurrent: simultaneous movements; simultaneous translation.
- simultaneous — existing, occurring, or operating at the same time; concurrent: simultaneous movements; simultaneous translation.
- situationism — the theory that behavior is chiefly response to immediate situations.
- sixth column — the persons residing in a country at war who are devoted to aiding the fifth column in its activities, especially by lowering morale, spreading rumors, etc.
- sixty-fourmo — a book size (about 2 × 3 inches; 5 × 7 cm) determined by printing on sheets folded to form 64 leaves or 128 pages.
- slumpflation — a situation in which economic depression is combined with increasing inflation
- sodium light — the light produced by a sodium lamp
- somnambulist — sleepwalking.
- spiritualism — the belief or doctrine that the spirits of the dead, surviving after the mortal life, can and do communicate with the living, especially through a person (a medium) particularly susceptible to their influence.
- statute mile — mile (def 1).
- stereocilium — any of the long, flexible microvilli that superficially resemble cilia and occur as a brush border or series of tufts on the surface of various epithelial tissues.
- stirrup pump — a small hand pump held steady by a stirruplike foot bracket, often used in firefighting.
- striped drum — a North American marine and freshwater sciaenid fish, Equetus pulcher, that utters a drumming sound
- strontium 90 — a harmful radioactive isotope of strontium, produced in certain nuclear reactions and present in their fallout.
- struma-river — a river in S Europe, flowing SE through SW Bulgaria and NE Greece into the Aegean. 225 miles (362 km) long.
- subcommittee — a secondary committee appointed out of a main committee.
- subcommunity — a self-contained community usually within the suburbs of a large urban area.
- subjectivism — Epistemology. the doctrine that all knowledge is limited to experiences by the self, and that transcendent knowledge is impossible.
- subminiature — subminiature camera.
- submit-table — to give over or yield to the power or authority of another (often used reflexively).
- suction pump — a pump for raising water or other fluids by suction, consisting essentially of a vertical cylinder in which a piston works up and down, both the cylinder and the pump having valves that control the flow of the fluid.
- sumba strait — an area of water separating Sumba, in the Lesser Sunda Islands, from Flores
- summerweight — (of clothes) suitable in weight for wear in the summer; relatively light
- supereminent — of superior eminence, rank, or dignity; distinguished, conspicuous, or worthy of note above others.
- surinam toad — a South American aquatic frog, Pipa pipa, the female of which carries the eggs and tadpoles in small depressions on its back.
- tasting menu — a fixed-price restaurant meal or menu consisting of small portions of numerous dishes: We ordered the 6-course tasting menu for $125.
- tautomerizes — to undergo tautomerism.
- tempus fugit — time flies
- the munchies — a craving for food, esp when induced by alcohol or drugs
- thutmose iii — flourished c1475 b.c, Egyptian ruler: conqueror of the Middle East.
- time capsule — a receptacle containing documents or objects typical of the current period, placed in the earth or in a cornerstone for discovery in the future.
- times square — a wide intersection extending from 43rd to 47th Streets in central Manhattan, New York City, where Broadway and Seventh Avenue intersect.
- tourist home — a private home with rooms for rent, usually for one night, to tourists, travelers, etc.
- traducianism — the doctrine that the human soul is propagated along with the body. Compare creationism (def 3).
- transfermium — having an atomic number greater than 100, the atomic number of fermium.
- transumption — an act of metaphorical transference
- transumptive — of or relating to transumption
- transuranium — any element having an atomic number greater than 92, the atomic number of uranium. All such elements are radioactive and can be synthesized by bombarding a heavy element with a light particle or element. See also transactinide element.
- traumatising — Pathology. to injure (tissues) by force or by thermal, chemical, etc., agents.
- trichotomous — division into three parts, classes, categories, etc.
- trismegistus — Hermes Trismegistus.
- triumphalism — triumphant spirit or character.
- triumphalist — Triumphalist behaviour is behaviour in which politicians or organizations celebrate a victory or a great success, especially when this is intended to upset the people they have defeated.
- tsunamigenic — producing a tsunami or tsunamis
- turkmenistan — a republic in central in Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, Iran, and Afghanistan. 188,417 sq. mi. (488,000 sq. km). Capital: Ashkhabad.
- ultrarealism — extreme or intense realism
- uncle tomism — a policy of relationship between whites and blacks involving a benevolent but patronizing attitude on the part of the whites and a willingly submissive attitude on the part of the blacks.
- undismantled — not dismantled or disassembled; complete, in one piece
- unitarianism — the beliefs, principles, and practices of Unitarians. Compare Unitarian Universalism.