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12-letter words containing r, e, t, o, d

  • 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.
  • study period — a period of time or lesson used for studying
  • subeditorial — of or relating to a subeditor, the work of a subeditor or a subeditorship
  • subfeudatory — of or relating to subfeu
  • subintroduce — to introduce subtly
  • subordinated — placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank.
  • subthreshold — (of a stimulus) too weak to produce a response.
  • sugar-coated — Sugar-coated food is covered with a sweet substance made of sugar.
  • superconduct — to conduct electricity very efficiently or without resistance, to act as a superconductor
  • 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.
  • table tripod — a low mount or stand for a camera.
  • takeover bid — offer to buy a company
  • tardenoisian — of or referring to a Mesolithic culture characterized by small flint instruments
  • tender offer — a public offer to purchase stock of a corporation from its shareholders at a certain price within a stated time limit, often in an effort to win control of the company.
  • tenderometer — a device measuring the tenderness of peas
  • tetrahydroxy — (of a molecule) containing four hydroxyl groups.
  • tetrodotoxin — a neurotoxin, C 11 H 17 N 3 O 3 , occurring in a species of puffer fish: ingestion of the toxin is usually rapidly fatal due to heart failure or asphyxiation; used experimentally to block impulse conduction potential in excitable cells.
  • 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 in-crowd — fashionable people; top people
  • the old dart — England
  • the ordnance — a department of an army or government dealing with military supplies
  • the year dot — The year dot is used to mean a very long time ago.
  • 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
  • thermidorian — a member of the French moderate group who participated in the downfall of Robespierre and his followers on the 9th Thermidor (July 27th), 1794.
  • thermostated — a device, including a relay actuated by thermal conduction or convection, that functions to establish and maintain a desired temperature automatically or signals a change in temperature for manual adjustment.
  • thioridazine — a phenothiazine, C 21 H 26 N 2 S 2 , used as an antipsychotic chiefly in the treatment of acute psychoses and schizophrenia.
  • third person — the grammatical person used by the speaker of an utterance in referring to anyone or anything other than the speaker or the one (third person singular) or ones (third person plural) being addressed.
  • third sector — the segment of a nation's economy that is made up of neither public nor business concerns, as nonprofit health or educational institutions.
  • thoroughbred — of pure or unmixed breed, stock, or lineage, as a horse or other animal; bred from the purest and best blood.
  • thought-read — to read someone's mind or psychically know what someone's thoughts are
  • thread count — thread density of a woven fabric
  • throttlehold — a stifling grip; stranglehold: The new regime kept a throttlehold on academic freedom.
  • thundercloud — cumulonimbus.
  • thunderstone — any of various stones or fossils formerly thought to be fallen thunderbolts.
  • thunderstorm — a transient storm of lightning and thunder, usually with rain and gusty winds, sometimes with hail or snow, produced by cumulonimbus clouds.
  • timberdoodle — the American woodcock, Philohela minor.
  • time-honored — revered or respected because of antiquity and long continuance: a time-honored custom.
  • tin-fluoride — stannous fluoride.
  • title-holder — The title-holder is the person who most recently won a sports competition that is held regularly.
  • 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 drop dead — If you tell someone to drop dead, you are insulting them, rudely disagreeing with them, or refusing to do something, or telling them to stop bothering you.
  • tooth powder — a dentifrice in the form of a powder.
  • top dressing — tennis court
  • 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.
  • torpedo boat — a small, fast, highly maneuverable boat used for torpedoing enemy shipping.
  • torpedo tube — a tube through which a self-propelled torpedo is launched, usually by the explosion of a charge of powder.
  • torres bodet — Jaime [hahy-me] /ˈhaɪ mɛ/ (Show IPA), 1902–74, Mexican poet, statesman, and diplomat.
  • torso murder — a murder in which the body of the victim is dismembered at the torso.
  • tow-coloured — pale yellow; flaxen
  • town dweller — a person who resides in a town
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