12-letter words containing s, y, a
- romney marsh — one of an English breed of hardy sheep, having coarse, long wool.
- rotary press — a printing press in which the type or plates to be printed are fastened upon a rotating cylinder and are impressed on a continuous roll of moving paper.
- royal assent — (in Britain) the formal signing of an act of Parliament by the sovereign, by which it becomes law
- royal tennis — court tennis.
- runaway star — a star with an unusually high proper motion, believed to result from its ejection from a nearby binary system when its companion star underwent a supernova explosion.
- saccadically — in a saccadical manner
- saccharinely — of the nature of or resembling that of sugar: a powdery substance with a saccharine taste.
- saccharinity — of the nature of or resembling that of sugar: a powdery substance with a saccharine taste.
- sacramentary — a sacramentarian
- sadistically — pertaining to or characterized by sadism; deriving pleasure or sexual gratification from extreme cruelty: a sadistic psychopath.
- safety blade — a blade, as on a knife, razor, etc, with a guard to reduce the risk of accidental cutting
- safety catch — a device used in mechanisms, as for elevators, to prevent falling in the event of mechanical failure.
- safety chain — a chain on the fastening of a bracelet, watch, etc, to ensure that it cannot open enough to fall off accidentally
- safety glass — a pane made by joining two plates or panes of glass with a layer of usually transparent plastic or artificial resin between them that retains the fragments if the glass is broken.
- safety match — a match designed to ignite only when rubbed on a specially prepared surface.
- safety razor — a razor with a guard to prevent the blade from cutting the skin.
- safety touch — a two-point play
- safety valve — a device that, when actuated by a gas or vapor pressure above a predetermined level, opens and allows the gas or vapor to escape until its pressure is reduced to a pressure equal to or below that of the predetermined level. Compare relief valve.
- saint xystus — Saint, pope a.d. 432–440.
- salary range — pay scale
- salicylamide — a compound of ammonia and gualtheria oil
- salpingotomy — incision of a Fallopian tube.
- salvifically — in a saving manner
- sanctifiedly — in a sanctified manner
- sand-sprayed — noting an exterior wall finish composed of mortar to which is added a mixture of sand and cement in equal parts while the mortar is still wet.
- sandy blight — trachoma.
- sanity check — (programming) 1. Checking code (or anything else, e.g. a Usenet posting) for completely stupid mistakes. Implies that the check is to make sure the author was sane when it was written; e.g. if a piece of scientific software relied on a particular formula and was giving unexpected results, one might first look at the nesting of parentheses or the coding of the formula, as a "sanity check", before looking at the more complex I/O or data structure manipulation routines, much less the algorithm itself. Compare reality check. 2. A run-time test, either validating input or ensuring that the program hasn't screwed up internally (producing an inconsistent value or state).
- saprobiology — the branch of ecology that studies decaying organic matter or environments, especially saprophytes that derive nourishment in this way.
- saprophytism — living and feeding on dead organic matter
- sardonically — characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering: a sardonic grin.
- satisfactory — giving or affording satisfaction; fulfilling all demands or requirements: a satisfactory solution.
- saturability — capable of being saturated.
- satyromaniac — a lascivious man; lecher.
- saunteringly — in a sauntering manner
- save the day — solve a problem for sb
- say the word — If someone says the word, they give their approval as a sign that something should start to happen.
- scandalously — disgraceful; shameful or shocking; improper: scandalous behavior in public.
- scapulimancy — divination of the future by observation of the cracking of a mammal's scapula that has been heated by a fire or hot instrument.
- scapulomancy — divination of the future by observation of the cracking of a mammal's scapula that has been heated by a fire or hot instrument.
- scatteringly — in a scattering manner
- schizothymia — the condition of being schizoid or introverted. It encompasses elements of schizophrenia but does not involve the same depth of psychological disturbance
- scintigraphy — the process of producing a scintigram.
- scissiparity — reproduction by one cell splitting into two
- sclerenchyma — supporting or protective tissue composed of thickened, dry, and hardened cells.
- scramblingly — in a scrambling manner
- scratchingly — in a scratching manner, with a scratching action
- scripturally — (sometimes initial capital letter) of, relating to, or in accordance with sacred writings, especially the Scriptures.
- scrutability — capable of being understood by careful study or investigation.
- scurvy grass — a plant, Cochlearia officinalis, of the mustard family, purported to be a remedy for scurvy.
- sea crayfish — spiny lobster.