11-letter words containing s, i, n, a, t, r
- torsion bar — a metal bar having elasticity when subjected to torsion: used as a spring in various machines and in automobile suspensions.
- trade winds — Also, trade winds. Also called trades. any of the nearly constant easterly winds that dominate most of the tropics and subtropics throughout the world, blowing mainly from the northeast in the Northern Hemisphere, and from the southeast in the Southern Hemisphere.
- trailbaston — a judging commission first created by Edward I of England which punished crimes and trespass
- train crash — a type of accident involving one or more trains
- train smash — a disaster or serious setback (esp in the phrase it's not a train smash)
- traineeship — the state or position of being a trainee.
- trainmaster — a person who has charge of operations over one portion of a railroad.
- transaction — the act of transacting or the fact of being transacted.
- transalpine — situated beyond the Alps, especially toward the north as viewed from Italy.
- transandine — crossing or beyond the Andes
- transarctic — across or beyond the arctic.
- transceiver — a transmitter and receiver combined in one unit.
- transcriber — to make a written copy, especially a typewritten copy, of (dictated material, notes taken during a lecture, or other spoken material).
- transecting — to cut across; dissect transversely.
- transection — to cut across; dissect transversely.
- transferrin — a plasma glycoprotein that transports dietary iron to the liver, spleen, and bone marrow.
- transfigure — to change in outward form or appearance; transform.
- transfinite — going beyond or surpassing the finite.
- transfixing — to make or hold motionless with amazement, awe, terror, etc.
- transfixion — to make or hold motionless with amazement, awe, terror, etc.
- transfusion — the act or process of transfusing.
- transgenics — (used with a singular verb) the branch of biology concerned with the transfer of genes to other species.
- transhipper — a person who tranships
- transiently — not lasting, enduring, or permanent; transitory.
- transilient — leaping or passing from one thing or state to another.
- transit van — A Transit van is a type of van that is used for carrying goods.
- transitable — capable of being crossed or passed over.
- translation — the rendering of something into another language or into one's own from another language.
- translative — of or relating to the transfer of something from one person, position, or place to another.
- transmarine — being on or coming from the opposite side of the sea or ocean.
- transmittal — transmission.
- transmitter — a person or thing that transmits.
- transphobia — unreasoning hostility, aversion, etc., toward transgender people.
- transpierce — to pierce through; penetrate; pass through.
- transpiring — to occur; happen; take place.
- transposing — the act of transposing
- transracial — involving or between two or more racial groups: transracial adoptions.
- transuranic — any element having an atomic number greater than 92, the atomic number of uranium. All such elements are radioactive and can be synthesized by bombarding a heavy element with a light particle or element. See also transactinide element.
- tribeswoman — a female member of a tribe.
- trio sonata — a type of baroque composition in several movements scored for two upper parts and a bass part
- tripersonal — consisting of or existing in three persons, as the Godhead.
- tritagonist — (in ancient Greece) the third member of an acting troupe, which always consisted of three actors. Compare protagonist (def 4), deuteragonist.
- tselinograd — a former name of Akmola.
- turkish van — a breed of cat with soft white semi-long hair and coloured markings on the head and tail
- turn signal — A car's turn signals are the flashing lights that tell you it is going to turn left or right.
- turntablist — a DJ who is skilled in using turntables to obtain distinctive effects from records
- tyrosinemia — an inherited disorder of tyrosine metabolism that can lead to liver and kidney disease and mental retardation unless controlled by a special diet.
- ultrasonics — the branch of science that deals with the effects of sound waves above human perception.
- unaspirated — Phonetics. to articulate (a speech sound, especially a stop) so as to produce an audible puff of breath, as with the first t of total, the second t being unaspirated. to articulate (the beginning of a word or syllable) with an h -sound, as in which, pronounced (hwich), or hitch as opposed to witch or itch.
- unassertive — confidently aggressive or self-assured; positive: aggressive; dogmatic: He is too assertive as a salesman.