12-letter words containing s, t, a, r, v
- relativistic — of or relating to relativity or relativism.
- reserve tank — the tank or part of a tank in a car engine that reserves fuel in case the main fuel supply runs out
- reserve team — a second team of a sports club, such as a football club, made up of emerging and young players
- revisitation — the act of visiting.
- rooseveltian — of, pertaining to, advocating, or following the principles, views, or policies of Franklin Delano Roosevelt or of Theodore Roosevelt.
- sb's travels — the journeys someone makes to places a long way from their home
- security van — an armoured van used to transport money or other valuables
- self-starved — to die or perish from lack of food or nourishment.
- septemvirate — the ruling body of septemvirs.
- seronegative — showing no significant level of serum antibodies, or other immunologic marker in the serum, that would indicate previous exposure to the infectious agent being tested.
- servant girl — a girl or woman employed as a servant who performs household duties
- service flat — an apartment with complete hotel services.
- severability — capability of being separated, as of a clause in an agreement
- sierra vista — a town in S Arizona.
- silver plate — thin coat of silver
- silver state — Nevada (used as a nickname).
- silver-plate — to coat (base metal) with silver, especially by electroplating.
- slave trader — sb who traffics in people
- space travel — spaceflight of manned vehicles.
- stage-driver — the driver of a stagecoach.
- steam-driven — powered by steam
- stirrup-vase — a Mycenaean vase having a spherical body, a spout on the shoulder, and a handle, curving across the top, supported by a solid conical neck.
- stradivarius — a violin or other instrument made by Stradivari or his family.
- stravinskian — of, relating to, or suggesting the composer Igor Stravinsky or his works.
- street value — monetary worth
- struma-river — a river in S Europe, flowing SE through SW Bulgaria and NE Greece into the Aegean. 225 miles (362 km) long.
- subvertebral — located below a vertebra
- superelevate — to raise above a normal level
- supergravity — a hypothetical symmetry among groups of particles containing fermions and bosons, especially in theories of gravity (supergravity) that unify electromagnetism, the weak force, and the strong force with gravity into a single unified force.
- superovulate — to produce more than the normal number of ova at one time, as through hormone treatment.
- supravitally — in a supravital manner
- survival kit — Military. a package containing medical supplies, rations, and other vital equipment for use by a person forced to land in or parachute into the ocean, jungle, or other isolated or hostile territory.
- svga monitor — (hardware, graphics) A monitor capable of displaying the output of an SVGA card.
- tergiversate — to change repeatedly one's attitude or opinions with respect to a cause, subject, etc.; equivocate.
- thames river — a river in S England, flowing E through London to the North Sea. 209 miles (336 km) long.
- toaster oven — an electrical appliance that functions as both an oven and a toaster and is small enough to fit on a kitchen counter or table.
- toga virilis — the white toga assumed by boys in ancient Rome at the end of their 14th year.
- transitively — Grammar. having the nature of a transitive verb.
- transitivity — verb: requiring a direct object
- transmissive — the act or process of transmitting.
- transportive — to carry, move, or convey from one place to another.
- transumptive — of or relating to transumption
- transvaalian — a province in the NE Republic of South Africa. 110,450 sq. mi. (286,066 sq. km). Capital: Pretoria.
- transvaginal — through or via the vagina
- transvaluate — to change the value of
- transversely — lying or extending across or in a cross direction; cross.
- transversion — a turning across, or into, something else
- transvestism — the practice, especially of men, of wearing clothing usually associated with the opposite sex for psychological gratification.
- transvestist — someone who partakes in transvestism
- transvestite — a person, especially a male, who assumes the dress and manner usually associated with the opposite sex.