12-letter words containing s, y, t
- invisibility — not visible; not perceptible by the eye: invisible fluid.
- irascibility — easily provoked to anger; very irritable: an irascible old man.
- iridescently — In an iridescent manner.
- iron pyrites — pyrite; fool's gold.
- irresistably — Misspelling of irresistibly.
- irresistibly — not resistible; incapable of being resisted or withstood: an irresistible impulse.
- irresolutely — In an irresolute or wavering manner.
- isoenzymatic — isoenzymic
- isoperimetry — the study of isoperimeters.
- isotacticity — (of a polymer) having the same configuration at successive, regularly spaced positions along the chain. See also configuration (def 4).
- isothermally — occurring at constant temperature.
- isotonically — In an isotonic way.
- isotopically — With regard to isotopes.
- jay's treaty — the agreement in 1794 between England and the U.S. by which limited trade relations were established, England agreed to give up its forts in the northwestern frontier, and a joint commission was set up to settle border disputes.
- jersey giant — one of a breed of large domestic chickens raised primarily for their meat, originally black but now with a white variety, developed in New Jersey by interbreeding Langshans and large Asiatic fowl.
- job security — chances of staying in employment
- johnson city — a city in NE Tennessee.
- juristically — of or relating to a jurist or to jurisprudence; juridical.
- just quietly — between you and me; confidentially
- justifyingly — to show (an act, claim, statement, etc.) to be just or right: The end does not always justify the means.
- kakistocracy — government by the worst persons; a form of government in which the worst persons are in power.
- keratoplasty — plastic surgery performed upon the cornea, especially a corneal transplantation.
- kernel style — K&R style
- keyboardists — Plural form of keyboardist.
- keystone kop — Usually, Keystone Kops. (in early silent movies) a team of comic policemen noted for their slapstick routines.
- kidney stone — an abnormal stone, or concretion, composed primarily of oxalates and phosphates, found in the kidney.
- kosher-style — (of a cuisine, restaurant, etc.) featuring traditional Jewish dishes, but not adhering to the dietary laws: kosher-style cooking.
- koussevitzky — Serge [sairzh] /sɛərʒ/ (Show IPA), (Sergei Alexandrovich Koussevitsky) 1874–1951, Russian orchestra conductor in the U.S.
- lachrymosity — suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful.
- lady's-thumb — a smartweed, Polygonum persicaria, of the buckwheat family, having pink or purplish flowers and lance-shaped leaves with a spot resembling a thumbprint.
- laundry list — a lengthy, especially random list of items: a laundry list of hoped-for presents; a laundry list of someone's crimes.
- lay siege to — attack
- lay sth bare — If you lay bare something or someone, you reveal or expose them.
- lay store by — to value or reckon as important
- lead crystal — cut glass containing lead oxide
- left-justify — If printed text is left-justified, each line begins at the same distance from the left-hand edge of the page or column.
- legal system — judicial structures and processes: law
- leon trotsky — Leon (Lev or Leib, Davidovich Bronstein) 1879–1940, Russian revolutionary and writer: minister of war 1918–25.
- lese majesty — Law. a crime, especially high treason, committed against the sovereign power. an offense that violates the dignity of a ruler.
- lese-majesty — Law. a crime, especially high treason, committed against the sovereign power. an offense that violates the dignity of a ruler.
- leucocytosis — an increase in the number of white blood cells in the blood.
- leukocytosis — an increase in the number of white blood cells in the blood.
- leze majesty — lese majesty (def 1).
- liberty ship — a slow cargo ship built in large numbers for the U.S. merchant marine during World War II and having a capacity of about 11,000 deadweight tons.
- libidinosity — lustfulness
- licentiously — In a licentious manner, rowdily, overwhelmed by passion and without control of appetites (especially sexual appetites).
- life history — the series of living phenomena exhibited by an organism in the course of its development from inception to death.
- likely story — dubious account
- logistically — of or relating to logistics.
- looney-tunes — crazy; demented