12-letter words containing s, c, a, r
- discoverable — to see, get knowledge of, learn of, find, or find out; gain sight or knowledge of (something previously unseen or unknown): to discover America; to discover electricity. Synonyms: detect, espy, descry, discern, ascertain, unearth, ferret out, notice.
- discrepances — Plural form of discrepance.
- discretional — discretionary.
- discriminant — a relatively simple expression that determines some of the properties, as the nature of the roots, of a given equation or function.
- discriminate — to make a distinction in favor of or against a person or thing on the basis of the group, class, or category to which the person or thing belongs rather than according to actual merit; show partiality: The new law discriminates against foreigners. He discriminates in favor of his relatives.
- disenchanter — One who disenchants.
- disentranced — to bring out of an entranced condition; disenchant.
- disfranchise — to deprive (a person) of a right of citizenship, as of the right to vote.
- disgracefull — Archaic form of disgraceful.
- disincarnate — (Of a being) without a body.
- disintricate — (transitive) To disentangle.
- disordinance — (obsolete) disarrangement; disturbance.
- disprivacied — deprived of privacy
- disseverance — The act of dissevering; separation.
- distractable — Alternative form of distractible.
- distractedly — having the attention diverted: She tossed several rocks to the far left and slipped past the distracted sentry.
- distractible — to draw away or divert, as the mind or attention: The music distracted him from his work.
- distractions — Plural form of distraction.
- district man — a legman who covers a beat for a newspaper.
- disturbances — Plural form of disturbance.
- doctrinaires — Plural form of doctrinaire.
- dodecandrous — (of a plant) having twelve stamens
- dominatrices — Plural form of dominatrixThe 'Concise Oxford English Dictionary' [Eleventh Edition].
- door scraper — a small horizontal bar fixed to the ground near a door where visitors can scrape mud from their shoes before entering
- drama school — a college which trains students (who are generally 18+) to act
- dressed crab — cooked crabmeat that has been taken out of the shell
- droseraceous — of or relating to the genus of plants Drosera
- dust catcher — Informal. a knickknack or other household object that is little used.
- dutch master — one of a number of renowned and influential Dutch painters
- dysenterical — Alternative form of dysenteric.
- earth closet — a type of lavatory in which earth is used to cover excreta
- east african — of or relating to East Africa or its inhabitants
- eastern cape — a province of S South Africa; formed in 1994 from the E part of the former Cape Province: service industries, agriculture, and mining. Capital: Bhisho (formerly Bisho). Pop: 6 562 053 (2011 est). Area: 169 600 sq km (65 483 sq miles)
- echolocators — Plural form of echolocator.
- ecotarianism — the principle or practice of avoiding eating any foods whose production or transportation are considered ecologically damaging
- ectoparasite — an external parasite (opposed to endoparasite).
- ejector seat — An ejector seat is a special seat which can throw the pilot out of a fast military aircraft in an emergency.
- elasmobranch — A cartilaginous fish of a group that comprises the sharks, rays, and skates.
- electricians — Plural form of electrician.
- electroclash — a type of electronic music, originating in the first decade of the 21st century, that combines modern techno with synthesizer music characteristic of the 1980s
- emancipators — Plural form of emancipator.
- embrocations — Plural form of embrocation.
- en casserole — (baked and served) in a casserole
- encrustation — The action of encrusting or state of being encrusted.
- encumbrances — Plural form of encumbrance.
- endocarditis — Inflammation of the endocardium.
- endovascular — Within a blood vessel.
- enfranchised — Simple past tense and past participle of enfranchise.
- enfranchises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enfranchise.
- entranceways — Plural form of entranceway.