12-letter words containing o, d, l, t
- staddlestone — (formerly) one of several supports for a hayrick, consisting of a truncated conical stone surmounted by a flat circular stone
- stakeholders — the holder of the stakes of a wager.
- sticky blood — a condition of the blood, particularly associated with Hughes syndrome, in which antibodies tend to adhere to platelets and glue them together, leading to an increased likelihood of clotting
- stock saddle — Western saddle.
- stockholders — Also called stockowner. a holder or owner of stock in a corporation.
- storm-lashed — badly affected by storms
- stranglehold — Wrestling. an illegal hold by which an opponent's breath is choked off.
- 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.
- student loan — A student loan is a government loan that is available to students at a college or university in order to help them pay their expenses.
- studio glass — art glass produced by an independent artisan in the studio.
- stunt double — someone who performs dangerous stunts in a film in place of an actor
- stupendously — causing amazement; astounding; marvelous: stupendous news.
- subeditorial — of or relating to a subeditor, the work of a subeditor or a subeditorship
- subthreshold — (of a stimulus) too weak to produce a response.
- sweet almond — the nutlike kernel of the fruit of either of two trees, Prunus dulcis (sweet almond) or P. dulcis amara (bitter almond) which grow in warm temperate regions.
- syndactylous — having fingers, or toes, united
- table d'hote — a meal of preselected courses served at a fixed time and price to the guests at a hotel or restaurant.
- table tripod — a low mount or stand for a camera.
- take hold of — grasp, seize sth
- talk down to — to communicate or exchange ideas, information, etc., by speaking: to talk about poetry.
- talmud torah — (in Europe) a community-supported Jewish elementary school for teaching children Hebrew, Bible, and the fundamentals of Judaism.
- that will do — If you say that will do to a child, you are telling them to stop behaving in the way that they are.
- the cold war — the period (1945-91) of cold war between the Soviet Union and its Communist allies and the U.S. and its non-Communist allies
- the good oil — true or reliable facts, information, etc
- the lowlands — a low generally flat region of central Scotland, around the Forth and Clyde valleys, separating the Southern Uplands from the Highlands
- the old adam — the evil supposedly inherent in human nature
- the old bill — policemen collectively or in general
- the old dart — England
- the old days — the past
- theory-laden — (of an expression) capable of being understood only within the context of a specific theory, as for example superego, which requires the apparatus of Freudian theory in explanation
- thioaldehyde — any of a class of compounds formed by the action of hydrogen sulfide on aldehydes, and regarded as aldehydes with the oxygen replaced by sulfur.
- thiodiglycol — C4H10O2S, a yellowish viscous liquid used as a solvent
- this-worldly — distinguished by or relating to material or earthly concerns; not spiritual or concerned with life in a future or imaginary world
- thousandfold — having a thousand elements or parts.
- throttlehold — a stifling grip; stranglehold: The new regime kept a throttlehold on academic freedom.
- thundercloud — cumulonimbus.
- tidal volume — the volume of water associated with a rising tide
- timberdoodle — the American woodcock, Philohela minor.
- tin-fluoride — stannous fluoride.
- title-holder — The title-holder is the person who most recently won a sports competition that is held regularly.
- to draw lots — If people draw lots to decide who will do something, they each take a piece of paper from a container. One or more pieces of paper is marked, and the people who take marked pieces are chosen.
- to hold fast — If you hold something fast, you hold it tightly and firmly. If something is stuck fast, it is stuck very firmly and cannot move.
- to hold sway — If someone or something holds sway, they have great power or influence over a particular place or activity.
- toe and heel — a technique used by racing drivers while changing gear on sharp bends, in which the brake is operated by the toe (or heel) of the right foot while the heel (or toe) simultaneously operates the accelerator
- tom o'bedlam — a roving beggar afflicted with or feigning madness.
- tone dialing — a system of calling telephone numbers wherein tones of differing pitch corresponding to the digits in the number called are electronically generated by manipulating pushbuttons (contrasted with pulse dialing).
- tongue-blade — a broad, thin piece of wood used by doctors to hold down the patient's tongue during an examination of the mouth and throat.
- top and tail — method of washing a baby
- tornado belt — the part of the U.S. in which tornadoes occur most frequently, roughly the area within a 500-mile (805-km) radius of southern Missouri.
- tossed salad — a salad consisting of one or more greens, tomatoes, etc., tossed with a dressing.