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12-letter words containing t, a, r, s, n

  • scotch grain — a coarse, pebble-grained finish given to heavy leather, esp. for men's shoes
  • scout around — search
  • scratch line — a line that marks the start of a race.
  • scratchingly — in a scratching manner, with a scratching action
  • screen actor — a film actor
  • sea lungwort — a plant, Mertensia maritima, of the borage family, growing on northern seacoasts and having leaves with an oysterlike flavor.
  • secret agent — an agent of a secret service.
  • secret santa — anonymous Christmas gift exchange
  • sectarianism — sectarian spirit or tendencies; excessive devotion to a particular sect, especially in religion.
  • sectarianize — to make sectarian.
  • section mark — section (def 16).
  • security van — an armoured van used to transport money or other valuables
  • sejant-erect — (of an animal) represented as seated upright with forelegs raised: a lion sejant-erect.
  • self-reliant — relying on oneself or on one's own powers, resources, etc.
  • selling rate — the rate at which a bank is willing to sell foreign currency
  • semi-dormant — lying asleep or as if asleep; inactive, as in sleep; torpid: The lecturer's sudden shout woke the dormant audience.
  • senarmontite — a mineral, antimony trioxide, Sb 2 O 3 , occurring in pearl-colored isometric octahedrons: a dimorph of valentinite.
  • sense strand — that strand of a double-stranded DNA molecule which serves as the template from which RNA, esp. messenger RNA, is transcribed
  • separateness — to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space: to separate two fields by a fence.
  • sergeantfish — the cobia, Rachycentron canadum.
  • seringapatam — a town in S Karnataka, in S India, former capital of Mysore state: taken by the British 1799.
  • seronegative — showing no significant level of serum antibodies, or other immunologic marker in the serum, that would indicate previous exposure to the infectious agent being tested.
  • seroreaction — any reaction occurring in serum.
  • serotaxonomy — the study of the taxonomy of proteins using serological methods
  • serpent star — brittle star.
  • serpentarium — a place where snakes are housed, especially for exhibition.
  • servant girl — a girl or woman employed as a servant who performs household duties
  • sexcentenary — pertaining to 600 or a period of 600 years; marking the completion of 600 years.
  • share option — A share option is an opportunity for the employees of a company to buy shares at a special price.
  • sharp tongue — If you say that someone has a sharp tongue, you are critical of the fact that they say things which are unkind though often clever.
  • shatter cone — a cone-shaped fragment of rock, probably formed by violent shock waves, as from meteoritic impact or atomic explosions
  • sheet anchor — Nautical. a large anchor used only in cases of emergency.
  • shooting war — open conflict between hostile nations involving direct military engagements.
  • short-acting — (of a drug) quickly effective, but requiring regularly repeated doses for long-term treatment, being rapidly absorbed, distributed in the body, and excreted
  • short-change — to give less than the correct change to.
  • short-handed — not having the usual or necessary number of workers, helpers, etc.
  • shortchanged — to give less than the correct change to.
  • shrimp plant — a small, sprawling shrub, Justicia brandegeana (or Beloperone guttata), of the acanthus family, native to Mexico, having small white flowers protruding from a series of overlapping reddish bracts and often cultivated as a houseplant.
  • signal tower — a tower from which railway signals are controlled or displayed
  • significator — a planet deemed significant in astrology
  • silent alarm — an alarm that alerts security personnel or the police without the knowledge of the intruder or criminal whose presence triggers it: The silent alarm set off a flashing light at the police station.
  • sinanthropus — the genus to which Peking man was formerly assigned.
  • single track — a single pair of lines so that trains can travel in only one direction at a time
  • single-party — of or relating to a form of government in which only a single political party constitutes the government
  • single-track — (of a railroad or section of a railroad's route) having but one set of tracks, so that trains going in opposite directions must be scheduled to meet only at points where there are sidings.
  • sinistrality — the state or quality of having the left side or its parts or members different from and, usually, more efficient than the right side or its parts or members; left-handedness.
  • sinistration — the quality or state of being left-handed.
  • sint maarten — St. Martin.
  • skating rink — arena for ice skating
  • skating turn — a turn made by someone on roller or ice skates
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