12-letter words containing o, u, t, s, i
- auction sale — an instance of items being sold by auction
- auction site — a commercial website on which items are sold by internet auction
- audio system — integrated equipment for producing amplified sound, as in a hi-fi or a mobile disco, or as a public-address system on stage
- audiologists — Plural form of audiologist.
- auscultation — the diagnostic technique in medicine of listening to the various internal sounds made by the body, usually with the aid of a stethoscope
- australopith — (archaeology, anthropology, paleonotology) Of or pertaining to the extinct hominid primates, of the genus Australopithecus, from the Pleistocene period.
- austronesian — of or relating to Austronesia, its peoples, or their languages
- auto-erotism — the arousal and satisfaction of sexual excitement within or by oneself, as by masturbation.
- autoanalysis — Psychoanalysis. self-analysis.
- autodiallers — Plural form of autodialler.
- autoeciously — in an autoecious manner
- autohypnosis — the process or result of self-induced hypnosis
- automobilism — the use of automobiles, or the practices associated with them
- automobilist — Driver; person who uses a motor vehicle such as car, van or truck.
- automorphism — the practice of seeing others as having the same characteristics as oneself
- autorickshaw — (in India) a light three-wheeled vehicle driven by a motorcycle engine
- autotheistic — Self-worshiping; prideful in the extreme.
- backsolution — The process or result of backsolving.
- barquisimeto — a city in NW Venezuela. Pop: 1 009 000 (2005 est)
- bathophilous — (of an organism) living in very deep water
- bio-security — the precautions taken to protect against the spread of lethal or harmful organisms and diseases
- bioacoustics — the study of animals' use of sound
- bird's mouth — a right-angled notch cut in the underside of a rafter for fitting over a longitudinal member, as a wall plate.
- biting louse — any wingless insect of the order Mallophaga, such as the chicken louse: external parasites of birds and mammals with biting mouthparts
- blastulation — the process of blastula formation
- blockbusting — A blockbusting film or book is one that is very successful, usually because it is very exciting.
- blue stilton — a rich cheese made from whole milk, blue-veined and very strong in flavour
- bluestocking — A bluestocking is an intellectual woman.
- boisterously — rough and noisy; noisily jolly or rowdy; clamorous; unrestrained: the sound of boisterous laughter.
- bootylicious — sexually attractive, esp with curvaceous buttocks
- bristlemouth — any of several small, deep-sea fishes of the family Gonostomatidae, having numerous sharp, slender teeth covering the jaws.
- bunco artist — a confidence trickster or con artist
- burro's tail — a succulent Mexican plant, Sedum morganianum, of the stonecrop family, bearing small, rose-colored flowers and long, hanging, nearly cylindrical stems with closely packed whitish-green leaves.
- calamitously — In a calamitous manner.
- calculations — Plural form of calculation.
- calumniators — Plural form of calumniator.
- captiousness — The state of being captious.
- catacoustics — the branch of acoustics dealing with echoes and reflected sounds
- cater-cousin — a close friend
- causationism — the theory of universal causation
- causationist — a person who believes in the theory of universal causation
- caustic soda — Caustic soda is a powerful chemical substance used to make strong soaps and clean drains.
- cautiousness — showing, using, or characterized by caution: a cautious man; To be cautious is often to show wisdom.
- cementitious — of, relating to, or characteristic of cement
- chaetiferous — having bristles
- chinese tour — a tour in which visitors are shown only what those in charge want them to see.
- cinque ports — an association of ports on the SE coast of England, originally consisting of Hastings, Romney, Hythe, Dover, and Sandwich, which from late Anglo-Saxon times provided ships for the king's service in return for the profits of justice in their courts. The Cinque Ports declined with the growth of other ports and surrendered their charters in 1685
- circuitously — roundabout; not direct: a circuitous route; a circuitous argument.
- circulations — Plural form of circulation.
- cirrostratus — a uniform layer of cloud above about 6000 metres (20 000 feet)