12-letter words containing s, t, a, y
- mystagogical — someone who instructs others before initiation into religious mysteries or before participation in the sacraments.
- mystery play — a medieval dramatic form based on a Biblical story, usually dealing with the life, death, and resurrection of Christ.
- myxedematous — a condition characterized by thickening of the skin, blunting of the senses and intellect, and labored speech, associated with hypothyroidism.
- nanocrystals — Plural form of nanocrystal.
- nasal cavity — sinus
- nature study — the study of plants and animals, especially by amateurs.
- naughty bits — genitals
- naughty step — a place where a child is made to stand as a punishment for bad behaviour
- nauseatingly — causing sickness of the stomach; nauseous.
- news analyst — commentator (def 1).
- nonstatutory — of, relating to, or of the nature of a statute.
- not just any — If you say that someone or something is not just any person or thing, you mean that they are special in some way.
- octosyllabic — consisting of or pertaining to eight syllables.
- octosyllable — a word or line of verse of eight syllables.
- opalescently — In an opalescent manner.
- opposability — capable of being placed opposite to something else: the opposable thumb of primates.
- oral history — information of historical or sociological importance obtained usually by tape-recorded interviews with persons whose experiences and memories are representative or whose lives have been of special significance.
- oral society — a society that has not developed literacy
- orchestrally — In an orchestral manner.
- outlandishly — In an outlandish manner.
- outrageously — In an outrageous manner; to an outrageous degree.
- owen stanley — a mountain range on New Guinea in SE Papua New Guinea. Highest peak, Mt. Victoria, 13,240 feet (4036 meters).
- oyster plant — salsify.
- oyster sauce — thick oyster-flavoured Asian relish
- palynologist — the study of live and fossil spores, pollen grains, and similar plant structures.
- pansexuality — Psychiatry. pertaining to the theory that all human behavior is based on sexuality.
- pantisocracy — a community, social group, etc, in which all have rule and everyone is equal
- papistically — in the manner of the Roman Catholic Church or a Roman Catholic
- paracystitis — inflammation of the connective tissue around the urinary bladder.
- parasitology — the branch of biology dealing with parasites and the effects of parasitism.
- party spirit — If you talk about someone being in the party spirit, you mean that they are in the mood to enjoy a party or to have fun.
- passionately — having, compelled by, or ruled by intense emotion or strong feeling; fervid: a passionate advocate of socialism.
- pastry board — a flat board on which pastry is rolled
- pastry brush — a small, flat brush for coating pastry with butter, egg, etc.
- pastry cream — a creamy custard, often flavoured, used as a filling for éclairs, flans, etc
- paying guest — lodger
- pearl oyster — any of several marine bivalve mollusks of the family Pteriidae, some of which form pearls of great value, inhabiting waters of eastern Asia and off the coasts of Panama and Baja California.
- pearly gates — the entrance to heaven.
- penalty shot — a free shot at the goal defended only by the goalkeeper, awarded to an offensive player for certain defensive violations.
- penalty spot — a point within the penalty area and 12 yards (about 11 m) from the goal, from which a penalty kick may be taken
- perspicacity — keenness of mental perception and understanding; discernment; penetration.
- perspiratory — of, relating to, or stimulating perspiration.
- phagocytoses — phagocytize.
- phagocytosis — Physiology. the ingestion of a smaller cell or cell fragment, a microorganism, or foreign particles by means of the local infolding of a cell's membrane and the protrusion of its cytoplasm around the fold until the material has been surrounded and engulfed by closure of the membrane and formation of a vacuole: characteristic of amebas and some types of white blood cells.
- phosphatidyl — an atom or group of atoms containing one or more unpaired electrons derived from a phosphatide
- photoanalyst — a person who analyzes and interprets photographs, especially a military specialist in aerial or satellite photography.
- phylacteries — Judaism. either of two small, black, leather cubes containing a piece of parchment inscribed with verses 4–9 of Deut. 6, 13–21 of Deut. 11, and 1–16 of Ex. 13: one is attached with straps to the left arm and the other to the forehead during weekday morning prayers by Orthodox and Conservative Jewish men.
- physogastric — pertaining to the swollen, membranous abdomen of certain insects, especially termite and ant queens.
- phytophagous — herbivorous.
- plastocyanin — a blue protein found in green plants and in some bacteria