12-letter words containing t, a, r, s, n
- stellar wind — the radial outflow of ionized gas from a star.
- stenographer — a person who specializes in taking dictation in shorthand.
- stenographic — the art of writing in shorthand.
- stenothermal — (of animals or plants) able to exist only within a narrow range of temperature
- 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
- stereoptican — a projector usually consisting of two complete lanterns arranged so that one picture appears to dissolve while the next is forming.
- stern chaser — a cannon mounted at or near the stern of a sailing ship, facing aft.
- stern-chaser — a cannon mounted at or near the stern of a sailing ship, facing aft.
- sternocostal — of, relating to, or situated between the sternum and ribs.
- sternutation — the act of sneezing.
- sternutatory — Also, sternutative. causing or tending to cause sneezing.
- stick around — 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.
- stone marten — a marten, Mustela foina, of Europe and Asia, having a white mark on the throat and breast.
- stonebreaker — a person that breaks up stone
- stonyhearted — unfeeling; pitiless; cruel
- storage ring — a device for storing charged particles fed from an accelerator, consisting of a set of magnets placed in a ring and adjusted to keep the particles circulating until they are used.
- storage tank — A storage tank is a large vessel for storing oil, gas, and other petrochemical products.
- storage unit — rented space to store items
- storm signal — a visual signal, as a flag, giving advance notice of a heavy storm, used especially along coastal areas.
- straight man — an entertainer who plays the part of a foil for a comic partner.
- straight pin — pin (sense 2)
- straightneck — a variety of summer squash related to the crookneck but not having a recurved neck.
- straightness — without a bend, angle, or curve; not curved; direct: a straight path.
- strain gauge — Geology. a type of extensometer designed for geophysical use.
- strandedness — composed of a specified number or kind of strands (usually used in combination): a five-stranded rope.
- strange star — a hypothetical celestial object that is intermediate in density between a neutron star and a black hole, possibly the remnant of a massive neutron star with all particles reduced to strange quarks.
- stranglehold — Wrestling. an illegal hold by which an opponent's breath is choked off.
- strategising — to make up or determine strategy; plan.
- strategizing — to make up or determine strategy; plan.
- stratotanker — an aircraft that can refuel other aircrafts at high speeds and altitudes
- stravinskian — of, relating to, or suggesting the composer Igor Stravinsky or his works.
- streamlining — a teardrop line of contour offering the least possible resistance to a current of air, water, etc.
- strepitation — the quality or state of being strepitant
- stride piano — a style of jazz piano playing in which the right hand plays the melody while the left hand plays a single bass note or octave on the strong beat and a chord on the weak beat, developed in Harlem during the 1920s, partly from ragtime piano playing.
- strike hands — to show agreement by clasping hands
- string along — a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
- stringhalted — afflicted with stringhalt
- stringy-bark — any of several eucalyptus trees having a fibrous bark
- strobilation — asexual reproduction by division into segments, as in tapeworms and jellyfishes
- strontianite — a mineral, strontium carbonate, SrCO 3 , occurring in radiating, fibrous, or granular aggregates and crystals, varying from white to yellow and pale green: a minor ore of strontium.
- strophanthin — a very poisonous, bitter glycoside or mixture of glycosides obtained from the dried, ripe seeds of a strophanthus, especially Strophanthus kombe, used as a cardiac stimulant.
- strophanthus — any of various shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Strophanthus, of the dogbane family, chiefly of tropical Africa.
- student card — a card verifying somebody's identity as a university student and entitling them to services, discounts, etc
- stun grenade — a nonlethal grenade which is used to disturb the senses of enemies by its loud noise and its bright light
- sub-attorney — a lawyer; attorney-at-law.
- sub-standard — A sub-standard service or product is unacceptable because it is below a required standard.
- subalternant — a universal in relation to a subaltern
- subalternate — subordinate.