12-letter words containing s, e, n, a
- eastern time — the civil time officially adopted for a country or region, usually the civil time of some specific meridian lying within the region. The standard time zones in the U.S. (Atlantic time, Eastern time, Central time, Mountain time, Pacific time, Yukon time, Alaska-Hawaii time, and Bering time) use the civil times of the 60th, 75th, 90th, 105th, 120th, 135th, 150th, and 165th meridians respectively, the difference of time between one zone and the next being exactly one hour.
- easting down — the passage eastward from the Cape of Good Hope, as made by a sailing ship bound for Australia or the East Indies.
- eating house — a restaurant or other place where one can eat
- ecotarianism — the principle or practice of avoiding eating any foods whose production or transportation are considered ecologically damaging
- edifications — Plural form of edification.
- educatedness — the quality of being educated
- educationese — the jargon associated with the field of education.
- educationist — a specialist in the theory and methods of education.
- egads button — a switch that triggers the destruction in flight of a malfunctioning missile.
- egalitarians — Plural form of egalitarian.
- egg sandwich — two slices of bread filled with chopped egg
- ejaculations — Plural form of ejaculation.
- ekman spiral — a complex interaction on the surface of the sea between wind, rotation of the earth, and friction forces, discovered by Vagn Walfrid Ekman
- elaborations — Plural form of elaboration.
- elasmobranch — A cartilaginous fish of a group that comprises the sharks, rays, and skates.
- elastic band — rubber strip for binding items together
- electricians — Plural form of electrician.
- eleemosynary — Of, relating to, or dependent on charity; charitable.
- elephantitis — (US) misconstruction of elephantiasis.
- elicitations — Plural form of elicitation.
- eliminations — Plural form of elimination.
- ellis island — small, government-owned island in Upper New York Bay: former (1892-1943) examination center for immigrants seeking to enter the U.S.: 27 acres (11 hectares)
- elucidations — Plural form of elucidation.
- emanationism — A religious concept that everything is derived from emanations from a god.
- emancipators — Plural form of emancipator.
- emasculating — Present participle of emasculate.
- emasculation — The act of depriving of virility, or the state of being so deprived; castration.
- embarassment — Misspelling of embarrassment.
- embarrassing — Causing embarrassment.
- emblazonries — Plural form of emblazonry.
- embrocations — Plural form of embrocation.
- emotionalism — An emotional state of mind, a tendency to regard things in an emotional manner; emotional behaviour or characteristics. (from 19th c.).
- emotionalist — Someone whose thoughts and actions are governed by their emotions rather than by logic.
- empassionate — intensely affected
- emplacements — Plural form of emplacement.
- en casserole — (baked and served) in a casserole
- enamoredness — Quality of being enamored; love; infatuation.
- enantiostyly — the asymmetrical deflection of the style, either to the left or to the right of the floral axis
- encapsulated — Simple past tense and past participle of encapsulate.
- encapsulates — Enclose (something) in or as if in a capsule.
- encaptivates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of encaptivate.
- encephalitis — Inflammation of the brain, caused by infection or an allergic reaction.
- enchantments — Plural form of enchantment.
- encompasseth — Archaic third-person singular form of encompass.
- encompassing — Present participle of encompass.
- encrustation — The action of encrusting or state of being encrusted.
- encumbrances — Plural form of encumbrance.
- endocarditis — Inflammation of the endocardium.
- endonuclease — An enzyme that cleaves a polynucleotide chain by separating nucleotides other than the two end ones.
- endoparasite — A parasite, such as a tapeworm, that lives inside its host.