12-letter words containing s, a, t, y, r, i
- crushability — to press or squeeze with a force that destroys or deforms.
- cryptogamist — a botanist specializing in the study of cryptogams
- cryptomerias — Plural form of cryptomeria.
- cryptomnesia — the reappearance of a suppressed or forgotten memory which is mistaken for a new experience
- crystalising — Present participle of crystalise.
- crystallised — Simple past tense and past participle of crystallise.
- crystallites — Plural form of crystallite.
- crystallitis — the formation of a crystallite or crystallites
- crystallized — Crystallized fruits and sweets are covered in sugar which has been melted and then allowed to go hard.
- crystallizer — A crystallizer is a vessel or stage in which a crystal grows from a liquid.
- crystallizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crystallize.
- crystalloids — Plural form of crystalloid.
- cybercasting — the broadcasting of news, entertainment, etc., using the Internet, specifically the World Wide Web.
- cyberspastic — (humour) A person suffering from information overload while browsing the Internet or web. Compare webhead.
- daisy cutter — a powerful shot that moves close to the ground
- daisy-cutter — Sports Slang. a batted or served ball that skims along near the ground.
- desirability — worth having or wanting; pleasing, excellent, or fine: a desirable apartment.
- disastrously — causing great distress or injury; ruinous; very unfortunate; calamitous: The rain and cold proved disastrous to his health.
- discordantly — disagreeable to the ear; dissonant; harsh.
- dispensatory — a book in which the composition, preparation, and uses of medicinal substances are described; a nonofficial pharmacopoeia.
- disreputably — In a disreputable manner.
- distractedly — having the attention diverted: She tossed several rocks to the far left and slipped past the distracted sentry.
- distraughtly — distracted; deeply agitated.
- distributary — an outflowing branch of a stream or river, typically found in a delta (opposed to tributary).
- dithyrambist — a writer or performer of dithyrambs
- drinks party — a cocktail party
- dysenterical — Alternative form of dysenteric.
- dysrhythmias — Plural form of dysrhythmia.
- easter daisy — a nearly stemless composite plant, Townsendia exscapa, of the Rocky Mountain regions, having stalkless purplish or white flowers in a rosette of narrow leaves.
- esoterically — In an esoteric manner.
- every bit as — equally, just as
- factory ship — a whaling ship equipped to process killed whales and to transport the oil and by-products.
- fairy lights — Fairy lights are small, coloured electric lights that are hung up as decorations, for example on a Christmas tree.
- farsightedly — In a farsighted manner.
- first family — a family having the highest or one of the highest social ranks in a given place.
- fish factory — a factory where fish is processed
- flying start — a start, as in sailboat racing, in which the entrants begin moving before reaching the starting line.
- forestaysail — a triangular sail set on a forestay; the innermost headsail of a vessel.
- frying steak — a steak that is cooked by frying
- granny smith — a variety of crisp, green-skinned apple, for eating raw or for cooking.
- gratuitously — given, done, bestowed, or obtained without charge or payment; free; voluntary.
- hair stylist — a person who designs and arranges hair styles.
- hairstylists — Plural form of hairstylist.
- hemihydrates — Plural form of hemihydrate.
- hernioplasty — an operation for the repair of a hernia.
- hidrocystoma — An adenoma of the sweat glands.
- historically — of, pertaining to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events: historical records; historical research.
- hyannis port — a town in SE Massachusetts, on Nantucket Sound: summer resort.
- hydrastinine — a white, crystalline, poisonous alkaloid, C 11 H 13 NO 3 , synthesized from hydrastine: used to arrest bleeding, especially in the uterus.
- hydroelastic — undergoing a change in elasticity as a result of the flow of water or another fluid