12-letter words containing o, y, s, t
- thoracostomy — the construction of an artificial opening through the chest wall, usually for the drainage of fluid or the release of an abnormal accumulation of air.
- thrombolysis — the dissolving or breaking up of a thrombus.
- tmj syndrome — a condition attributed to tension in or faulty articulation of the temporomandibular joint, having a wide range of symptoms that include dizziness, ringing in the ears, and pain in the head, neck, and shoulders.
- to fight shy — If you fight shy of something, you try very hard to avoid it.
- to hold sway — If someone or something holds sway, they have great power or influence over a particular place or activity.
- to lay waste — If something or someone lays waste an area or town or lays waste to it, they completely destroy it.
- to play host — If a person or country plays host to an event or an important visitor, they host the event or the visit.
- to play safe — If you play safe or play it safe, you do not take any risks.
- tommy atkins — any private of the British army.
- tonsillotomy — incision or excision of a portion of a tonsil.
- top security — ultra secure
- torreys peak — a mountain in central Colorado, in the Front Range, in the E Rocky Mountains. 14,267 feet (4349 meters).
- torts lawyer — a lawyer who specializes in tort cases
- touch system — a system of typing in which each finger is assigned to one or more keys, thereby enabling a person to type without looking at the keyboard.
- tracheoscopy — examination of the interior of the trachea, as with a laryngoscope.
- tracheostomy — the construction of an artificial opening through the neck into the trachea, usually for the relief of difficulty in breathing.
- transmogrify — to change in appearance or form, especially strangely or grotesquely; transform.
- tremendously — extraordinarily great in size, amount, or intensity: a tremendous ocean liner; tremendous talent.
- troglodytism — the condition of being a troglodyte
- tschaikovsky — Peter Ilyich [il-yich] /ˈɪl yɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich.
- tumultuously — full of tumult or riotousness; marked by disturbance and uproar: a tumultuous celebration.
- turkey shoot — a marksmanship contest, usually at a festive gathering, in which rifles are fired at moving targets, originally live turkeys.
- turkey-shoot — a marksmanship contest, usually at a festive gathering, in which rifles are fired at moving targets, originally live turkeys.
- type section — the sequence of strata referred to in establishing a stratigraphic unit, as a member or formation.
- typographist — a person skilled in the art of typography
- ubiquitously — existing or being everywhere, especially at the same time; omnipresent: ubiquitous fog; ubiquitous little ants.
- ultroneously — spontaneously; voluntarily
- ungenerosity — the state of being ungenerous
- unnewsworthy — (of a story or incident) not important or significant enough to be considered news
- unstationary — standing still; not moving.
- unsyncopated — marked by syncopation: syncopated rhythm.
- unvirtuously — in an unvirtuous manner; not virtuously; without virtue
- ureterostomy — the construction of an artificial opening from the ureter through the abdominal wall or the flanks, permitting the passage of urine.
- urethroscopy — observation of the urethra by a urethroscope.
- urethrostomy — the construction of an artificial opening from the urethra through the perineum, permitting the passage of urine.
- variety show — vaudeville performance
- vasoactivity — activity that affects the diameter of blood vessels
- vasodilatory — of or relating to the dilation of blood vessels
- victoriously — having achieved a victory; conquering; triumphant: our victorious army.
- victory ship — a fast, turbine-powered cargo ship of World War II, having a capacity of about 11,000 dead-weight tons.
- vociferosity — the characteristic of being vociferous
- voluntaryism — voluntarism (def 2).
- voluptuosity — full of, characterized by, or ministering to indulgence in luxury, pleasure, and sensuous enjoyment: a voluptuous life.
- vowel system — the vowel sounds of a language, especially when considered as forming an interrelated and interacting group.
- west babylon — a city on S Long Island, in SE New York.
- wordsmithery — the craft or skill of a wordsmith
- yachtspeople — Plural form of yachtsperson.
- yachtsperson — A yachtsman or yachtswoman.
- young fustic — fustet (def 2).
- your-majesty — regal, lofty, or stately dignity; imposing character; grandeur: majesty of bearing; the majesty of Chartres.