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12-letter words containing s, y, r, o

  • pyrotechnics — the art of making fireworks.
  • pyrotechnist — a person skilled in pyrotechnics, especially in the manufacture or use of fireworks.
  • quai d'orsay — the quay along the south bank of the Seine in Paris, on which are located the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other French government offices.
  • reality show — A reality show is a type of television program that aims to show how ordinary people behave in everyday life, or in situations, often created by the program makers, which are intended to represent everyday life.
  • reasonlessly — in a reasonless manner
  • rebelliously — defying or resisting some established authority, government, or tradition; insubordinate; inclined to rebel.
  • recessionary — of, relating to, or causing recession, especially economic recession: recessionary market pressures.
  • red nose day — a fund-raising day on behalf of the British charity organization Comic Relief, which culminates in a live telethon on BBC One
  • refuse lorry — a lorry used to collect and dispose of rubbish and waste from homes, etc
  • reg-symbolic — An early system on the IBM 704.
  • release copy — an article, notice, announcement, or the like, issued in advance for publication or broadcast, bearing a release date.
  • resoundingly — making an echoing sound: a resounding thud.
  • respirometry — the branch of medical science dealing with the measurement and analysis of respiration.
  • responsively — responding especially readily and sympathetically to appeals, efforts, influences, etc.: a responsive government.
  • responsivity — the quality or state of being responsive.
  • reupholstery — the materials used to cushion and cover furniture.
  • reversionary — of, relating to, or involving a reversion.
  • reynoldsburg — a town in central Ohio.
  • ridiculously — causing or worthy of ridicule or derision; absurd; preposterous; laughable: a ridiculous plan.
  • rock crystal — transparent quartz, especially when colorless.
  • rogue's yarn — a yarn of distinctive color, material, or twist, laid in a strand or strands of a rope to identify the owner or the maker.
  • 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.
  • route survey — a survey for determining the route, grades, etc., of a railroad, highway, or power line.
  • royal assent — (in Britain) the formal signing of an act of Parliament by the sovereign, by which it becomes law
  • royal tennis — court tennis.
  • rusty memory — (storage, humour)   Mass-storage that uses iron-oxide-based magnetic media (especially magnetic tape and the pre-Winchester removable disk packs used in washing machines). Compare donuts.
  • ryobu shinto — a fusion of Shinto and Buddhism, which flourished in Japan in the 13th century
  • safety razor — a razor with a guard to prevent the blade from cutting the skin.
  • 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.
  • satyromaniac — a lascivious man; lecher.
  • say the word — If someone says the word, they give their approval as a sign that something should start to happen.
  • sclerophylly — the normal development of much sclerenchyma in the leaves of certain plants, as some desert plants, resulting in thickened, hardened foliage that resists loss of moisture.
  • scorpion fly — any of several harmless insects of the order Mecoptera, the male of certain species having a reproductive structure that resembles the sting of a scorpion.
  • scrupulosity — having scruples, or moral or ethical standards; having or showing a strict regard for what one considers right; principled: scrupulous about defending human rights.
  • scrupulously — having scruples, or moral or ethical standards; having or showing a strict regard for what one considers right; principled: scrupulous about defending human rights.
  • scrutinously — in a scrutinous manner
  • second-story — of or located on the second story or floor.
  • seed oysters — oyster spat; very young oysters, esp. at the stage suitable for transplanting
  • seismography — the scientific measuring and recording of the shock and vibrations of earthquakes.
  • selenography — the branch of astronomy that deals with the charting of the moon's surface.
  • self-mockery — gentle humour at one's own expense
  • sensitometry — the science of determining the sensitivity of photographic materials.
  • sensory root — a nerve fiber bundle that emerges from either side of the spinal cord and joins with a complementary bundle to form each spinal nerve in the series of spinal nerves: the root at the rear of the spinal cord (dorsal root or sensory root) conveys sensations to the central nervous system, and the root at the front (ventral root or motor root) conveys impulses to the muscles.
  • serotaxonomy — the study of the taxonomy of proteins using serological methods
  • servo system — a system using a servomechanism.
  • set store by — an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
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