12-letter words containing s, i, l, u, r, t
- quarterlies' — occurring, done, paid, issued, etc., at the end of every quarter of a year: a quarterly report; quarterly interest.
- quasicrystal — a form of solid matter whose atoms are arranged like those of a crystal but assume patterns that do not exactly repeat themselves.
- quasineutral — not taking part or giving assistance in a dispute or war between others: a neutral nation during World War II.
- reillustrate — to furnish (a book, magazine, etc.) with drawings, pictures, or other artwork intended for explanation, elucidation, or adornment.
- resolutioner — a person joining in or subscribing to a resolution.
- retropulsion — an abnormal tendency to walk backwards: a symptom of Parkinson's disease
- retropulsive — of or relating to retropulsion
- rheumatismal — of or relating to rheumatism
- rumble strip — one of a series of rough or slightly raised strips of pavement on a highway, intended to slow down the speed of vehicles, as before a toll booth.
- rutlandshire — a former county, now part of Leicestershire, in central England.
- sail through — If someone or something sails through a difficult situation or experience, they deal with it easily and successfully.
- salutatorian — (in some U.S. schools and colleges) the student ranking second highest in the graduating class, who delivers the salutatory at commencement.
- salutatorium — a porch or room in a monastery or church serving as a meeting or almsgiving place for monks or priests and the laity.
- salutiferous — salutary.
- saturability — capable of being saturated.
- saunteringly — in a sauntering manner
- scratchbuild — to build a scale model of something from scratch, that is, from raw materials like wood, clay or paper
- scratchbuilt — describing something which has been constructed by scratchbuilding
- scripturally — (sometimes initial capital letter) of, relating to, or in accordance with sacred writings, especially the Scriptures.
- scrobiculate — furrowed or pitted.
- scrupulosity — having scruples, or moral or ethical standards; having or showing a strict regard for what one considers right; principled: scrupulous about defending human rights.
- scrutability — capable of being understood by careful study or investigation.
- scrutinously — in a scrutinous manner
- semilustrous — partially or somewhat lustrous
- sesquialtera — a mixture stop on an organ
- setting rule — a metal strip used in the hand-setting of type in a composing stick to separate the line being set from the previous one
- silver trout — a variety of cutthroat trout, Salmo clarki henshawi, having silvery coloration, inhabiting Lake Tahoe.
- silviculture — the cultivation of forest trees; forestry.
- simple fruit — a fruit formed from one pistil.
- slide guitar — bottleneck (def 3).
- slip through — be undetected
- speculatrice — a female speculator
- spiritualism — the belief or doctrine that the spirits of the dead, surviving after the mortal life, can and do communicate with the living, especially through a person (a medium) particularly susceptible to their influence.
- spiritualist — an adherent of spiritualism.
- spirituality — the quality or fact of being spiritual.
- spiritualize — to make spiritual.
- sprightfully — in a sprightful manner
- sputteringly — in a sputtering manner
- square-built — sturdy and strong-looking
- steel guitar — an acoustic, handheld guitar having a metal resonator and producing a wailing, variable sound.
- stelliferous — having or abounding with stars.
- stereocilium — any of the long, flexible microvilli that superficially resemble cilia and occur as a brush border or series of tufts on the surface of various epithelial tissues.
- straticulate — made up of or arranged in thin layers.
- strike fault — a fault that trends parallel to the strike of the strata that it offsets.
- strike lucky — If you strike lucky or strike it lucky, you have some good luck.
- sub-tropical — Sub-tropical places have a climate that is warm and wet, and are often near tropical regions.
- subalternity — lower in rank; subordinate: a subaltern employee.
- subcuticular — the nonliving epidermis that surrounds the edges of the fingernail or toenail.
- subeditorial — of or relating to a subeditor, the work of a subeditor or a subeditorship
- subfactorial — the number of ways a group of objects can be arranged so that none of the objects are in their original or correct place