12-letter words containing s, e, n, a, r, y
- forensically — pertaining to, connected with, or used in courts of law or public discussion and debate.
- frying steak — a steak that is cooked by frying
- funny papers — funny1 (def 7b).
- gas cylinder — container for storing gas
- gerrymanders — Plural form of gerrymander.
- geyser basin — an area containing a group of geysers.
- golden years — the years that follow retirement from work
- granny dress — a loose-fitting, ankle-length dress, usually with long sleeves and a high collar and sometimes having flounces, ruffles, or lace trimming.
- granulocytes — Plural form of granulocyte.
- gray snapper — a snapper, Lutjanus griseus, of shallow waters off the coast of Florida, having a grayish-green body with a brown spot on each scale.
- greasy spoon — a cheap and rather unsanitary restaurant.
- great sunday — Easter Sunday.
- gynantherous — having the stamens converted into pistils by the action of frost, disease, or insects.
- handypersons — Plural form of handyperson.
- headstrongly — In a headstrong manner.
- hernioplasty — an operation for the repair of a hernia.
- hundred days — the period from March 20 to June 28, 1815, between the arrival of Napoleon in Paris, after his escape from Elba, and his abdication after the battle of Waterloo.
- hydrastinine — a white, crystalline, poisonous alkaloid, C 11 H 13 NO 3 , synthesized from hydrastine: used to arrest bleeding, especially in the uterus.
- hydrogenates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hydrogenate.
- hyperkinesia — Pathology. an abnormal amount of uncontrolled muscular action; spasm.
- hypersensual — extremely or excessively sensual
- hypersomniac — a tendency to sleep excessively.
- hypersthenia — abnormal strength or tension
- hysteromania — unusually increased sexual desire in a woman
- impersonally — In an impersonal manner.
- increasingly — growing larger or greater; enlarging; augmenting.
- insect spray — a substance which can be sprayed in the home to kill insects
- insufferably — not to be endured; intolerable; unbearable: their insufferable insolence.
- intervarsity — any first-string team, especially in sports, that represents a school, college, university, or the like: He is on the varsity in tennis and in debating.
- iskander bey — Scanderbeg.
- jersey giant — one of a breed of large domestic chickens raised primarily for their meat, originally black but now with a white variety, developed in New Jersey by interbreeding Langshans and large Asiatic fowl.
- karyokinesis — mitosis.
- laryngoscope — a rigid or flexible endoscope passed through the mouth and equipped with a source of light and magnification, for examining and performing local diagnostic and surgical procedures on the larynx.
- lawyerliness — Quality of being lawyerly.
- lower saxony — a state in NW Germany. 18,294 sq. mi. (47,380 sq. km). Capital: Hanover.
- lycanthropes — Plural form of lycanthrope.
- monohydrates — Plural form of monohydrate.
- mornay sauce — a rich white sauce to which grated cheese, usually Swiss or Parmesan, and seasonings have been added
- nature study — the study of plants and animals, especially by amateurs.
- nosey parker — a persistently nosy, prying person; busybody.
- nurserymaids — Plural form of nurserymaid.
- nurserywoman — a woman who owns or operates a plant nursery.
- oropharynxes — Plural form of oropharynx.
- overanalysis — the separating of any material or abstract entity into its constituent elements (opposed to synthesis).
- oyster plant — salsify.
- parsley fern — a small bright green tufted European fern, Cryptogramma crispa, that grows on acid scree and rock in uplands
- pay increase — a rise in pay or salary
- penny shares — Penny shares are shares that are offered for sale at a low price.
- presbyterian — pertaining to or based on the principle of ecclesiastical government by presbyters or presbyteries.
- presentially — in a presential way