12-letter words containing s, e, t, b, y
- every bit as — equally, just as
- fuzzy subset — In fuzzy logic, a fuzzy subset F of a set S is defined by a "membership function" which gives the degree of membership of each element of S belonging to F.
- great gatsby — a novel (1925) by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
- heteroblasty — the morphological changes that occur in plants between juvenility and adulthood
- hypnotisable — Alternative spelling of hypnotizable.
- irresistably — Misspelling of irresistibly.
- irresistibly — not resistible; incapable of being resisted or withstood: an irresistible impulse.
- job security — chances of staying in employment
- keyboardists — Plural form of keyboardist.
- lay sth bare — If you lay bare something or someone, you reveal or expose them.
- lay store by — to value or reckon as important
- liberty ship — a slow cargo ship built in large numbers for the U.S. merchant marine during World War II and having a capacity of about 11,000 deadweight tons.
- mob hysteria — the heightened and extreme emotions that can be experienced by people in a large crowd
- mother's boy — mama's boy.
- octosyllable — a word or line of verse of eight syllables.
- oversubtlety — the quality of being too subtle
- phytobenthos — microscopic plants that live in the bottom of the ocean
- port moresby — an independent republic in the W Pacific Ocean, comprising the E part of New Guinea and numerous near-lying islands, including the Bismarck Archipelago, the Admiralty Islands, the Trobriand Islands, and Bougainville and Buka in the Solomon Islands: a former Australian Trusteeship Territory; independent since 1975; member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 178,260 sq. mi. (461,693 sq. km). Capital: Port Moresby.
- post-puberty — the period or age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction of offspring: in common law, presumed to be 14 years in the male and 12 years in the female.
- presbyterate — the office of a presbyter or elder.
- presbyterial — of or relating to a presbytery.
- presbyterian — pertaining to or based on the principle of ecclesiastical government by presbyters or presbyteries.
- questionably — of doubtful propriety, honesty, morality, respectability, etc.: questionable activities; in questionable taste.
- ribeye steak — a large beefsteak cut from the outer, or eye, side of the ribs.
- safety blade — a blade, as on a knife, razor, etc, with a guard to reduce the risk of accidental cutting
- sell-by date — the last date on which perishable food should be sold, usually established with some allowance for home storage under refrigeration. Compare shelf life.
- separability — capable of being separated, parted, or dissociated.
- set store by — an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- severability — capability of being separated, as of a clause in an agreement
- shareability — the state or property of being able to be shared
- solitary bee — any of numerous bees, as the leaf-cutting bees, that do not live in a community.
- stageability — a single step or degree in a process; a particular phase, period, position, etc., in a process, development, or series.
- steerability — to guide the course of (something in motion) by a rudder, helm, wheel, etc.: to steer a bicycle.
- step by step — a movement made by lifting the foot and setting it down again in a new position, accompanied by a shifting of the weight of the body in the direction of the new position, as in walking, running, or dancing.
- student body — all the students enrolled at an educational institution.
- sub-attorney — a lawyer; attorney-at-law.
- subalternity — lower in rank; subordinate: a subaltern employee.
- subcentrally — in a subcentral manner
- subfertility — below-average fertility
- subfeudatory — of or relating to subfeu
- subjectively — existing in the mind; belonging to the thinking subject rather than to the object of thought (opposed to objective).
- subjectivity — the state or quality of being subjective; subjectiveness.
- subquarterly — as one of the quarterings of a grand quarter: a coat of arms borne subquarterly.
- subsecretary — a secretary subordinate to another secretary
- subsequently — occurring or coming later or after (often followed by to): subsequent events; Subsequent to their arrival in Chicago, they bought a new car.
- subspecialty — a lesser or minor specialty: a cinematographer with a subspecialty of portrait photography.
- west babylon — a city on S Long Island, in SE New York.