12-letter words containing s, t, r, i, c
- stercoranism — the belief that the consecrated Eucharistic elements, the bread and wine, are subject to decay and pass through the body like other ingested things
- stercoranist — a person who believes in stercoranism
- stereoacuity — the ability of a person to see objects as separate entities along a range of distances
- 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.
- stereometric — the measurement of volumes.
- stereophonic — pertaining to a system of sound recording or reproduction using two or more separate channels to produce a more realistic effect by capturing the spatial dimensions of a performance (the location of performers as well as their acoustic surroundings), used especially with high-fidelity recordings and reproduction systems (opposed to monophonic).
- stereoptican — a projector usually consisting of two complete lanterns arranged so that one picture appears to dissolve while the next is forming.
- stereopticon — a projector usually consisting of two complete lanterns arranged so that one picture appears to dissolve while the next is forming.
- stereoscopic — noting or pertaining to three-dimensional vision or any of various processes and devices for giving the illusion of depth from two-dimensional images or reproductions, as of a photograph or motion picture.
- stereotactic — movement of an organism in response to contact with a solid.
- stick around — to pierce or puncture with something pointed, as a pin, dagger, or spear; stab: to stick one's finger with a needle.
- stick figure — a diagrammatic drawing representing a human or animal, usually made with one line each for the torso and appendages, and often a circle for the head.
- stick up for — to pierce or puncture with something pointed, as a pin, dagger, or spear; stab: to stick one's finger with a needle.
- stickhandler — a hockey or lacrosse player, esp. one who is talented at stickhandling.
- stock ticker — ticker (def 1).
- stockbroking — business of buying and selling stock
- stone circle — a circle of standing stones erected in prehistoric times
- store credit — A store credit is a document offered by a store to a customer who returns an item not eligible for a refund. It can be used to buy other goods at the store.
- straightneck — a variety of summer squash related to the crookneck but not having a recurved neck.
- strait-laced — excessively strict in conduct or morality; puritanical; prudish: strait-laced censors.
- straitjacket — a garment made of strong material and designed to bind the arms, as of a violently disoriented person.
- straticulate — made up of or arranged in thin layers.
- street child — Street children are homeless children who live outdoors in a city and live by begging or stealing.
- street crime — Street crime refers to crime such as vandalism, car theft and mugging that are usually committed outdoors.
- street price — the actual retail price (of something)
- streptomycin — an antibiotic, C 2 1 H 3 9 N 7 O 1 2 , produced by a soil actinomycete, Streptomyces griseus, and used in medicine in the form of its white, water-soluble sulfate salt, chiefly in the treatment of tuberculosis.
- stretch limo — A stretch limo is a very long and luxurious car in which a rich, famous, or important person is driven somewhere.
- stretch mill — a mill for rolling and stretching seamless tubes, the rolls of each successive stand operating more quickly than those of the preceding.
- strike force — a military force armed and trained for attack.
- strike lucky — If you strike lucky or strike it lucky, you have some good luck.
- strike price — The strike price is the price of an option when it is exercised.
- stringcourse — a horizontal band or course, as of stone, projecting beyond or flush with the face of a building, often molded and sometimes richly carved.
- stringencies — stringent character or condition: the stringency of poverty.
- strip-search — to search (a suspect who has been required to remove all clothing) especially for concealed weapons, contraband, or evidence of drug abuse.
- strychninism — a condition induced by an overdose or by excessive use of strychnine.
- stylographic — of or relating to a stylograph.
- sub-tropical — Sub-tropical places have a climate that is warm and wet, and are often near tropical regions.
- subantarctic — of, pertaining to, similar to, or being the region immediately north of the Antarctic Circle; subpolar.
- subarcuation — a structure that is somewhat arched
- subcuticular — the nonliving epidermis that surrounds the edges of the fingernail or toenail.
- 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
- subinspector — a secondary or assistant inspector
- subintroduce — to introduce subtly
- subscription — a sum of money given or pledged as a contribution, payment, investment, etc.
- subscriptive — a sum of money given or pledged as a contribution, payment, investment, etc.
- substraction — the act or process of subtracting
- substruction — a foundation or substructure.
- suffruticose — woody at the base and herbaceous above.
- sugarcoating — the act or process of covering something with sugar.
- supercabinet — a specially-formed cabinet, a select or powerful group of political ministers (cabinet)