12-letter words containing t, a, u, n, s
- 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.
- rush matting — a floor covering made from rushes (plants of the genus Juncus)
- rutlandshire — a former county, now part of Leicestershire, in central England.
- safe conduct — If you are given safe conduct, the authorities officially allow you to travel somewhere, guaranteeing that you will not be arrested or harmed while doing so.
- safe-conduct — a document authorizing safe passage through a region, especially in time of war.
- saint hubert — a borough in S Quebec, Canada, just E of Montreal.
- saint lucian — of or relating to Saint Lucia, an island state in the Caribbean
- saint paul's — a cathedral in London, England: designed by Sir Christopher Wren.
- saint sixtus — Saint, pope a.d. 432–440.
- saint xystus — Saint, pope a.d. 432–440.
- saint-brieuc — a department in NW France. 2787 sq. mi. (7220 sq. km). Capital: Saint-Brieuc.
- saint-hubert — town in S Quebec, Canada: part of metropolitan Montreal: pop. 77,000
- sainte-beuve — Charles Augustin [sharl oh-gy-stan] /ʃarl oʊ güˈstɛ̃/ (Show IPA), 1804–69, French literary critic.
- salad burnet — a plant, Poterium sanguisorba, of the rose family, native to Eurasia, having rounded heads of small, greenish flowers in short spikes and edible leaves.
- salmon trout — a European trout, Salmo trutta.
- salutational — relating to salutation
- salutatorian — (in some U.S. schools and colleges) the student ranking second highest in the graduating class, who delivers the salutatory at commencement.
- sanctus bell — a bell rung during the celebration of Mass to call attention to the more solemn parts.
- sandrocottus — Greek name of Chandragupta.
- sanguinolent — of or relating to blood.
- sans-culotte — (in the French Revolution) a revolutionary of the poorer class: originally a term of contempt applied by the aristocrats but later adopted as a popular name by the revolutionaries.
- sansculottic — relating to sansculottes
- santalaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Santalaceae, a family of semiparasitic plants of Australia and Malaysia including sandalwood and quandong
- satin walnut — the brown heartwood of the sweet gum tree, used for furniture, fittings, and panelling
- saunteringly — in a sauntering manner
- scitamineous — of or relating to the Scitimanae order of plants, which includes the ginger and banana plants
- scout around — search
- scutellation — a scutellate state or formation; a scaly covering, as on a bird's foot.
- sea lungwort — a plant, Mertensia maritima, of the borage family, growing on northern seacoasts and having leaves with an oysterlike flavor.
- security van — an armoured van used to transport money or other valuables
- semiautonomy — the quality or state of being semiautonomous.
- sensualistic — of or pertaining to the philosophical position of sensualism
- sensualities — sensual nature: the sensuality of Keats's poetry.
- sequentially — characterized by regular sequence of parts.
- serpentarium — a place where snakes are housed, especially for exhibition.
- 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.
- shawl tongue — kiltie (def 3).
- simultaneity — existing, occurring, or operating at the same time; concurrent: simultaneous movements; simultaneous translation.
- simultaneous — existing, occurring, or operating at the same time; concurrent: simultaneous movements; simultaneous translation.
- sinanthropus — the genus to which Peking man was formerly assigned.
- situationism — the theory that behavior is chiefly response to immediate situations.
- situationist — the theory that behavior is chiefly response to immediate situations.
- skating turn — a turn made by someone on roller or ice skates
- slaughterman — a person employed to kill animals in a slaughterhouse
- slumpflation — a situation in which economic depression is combined with increasing inflation
- snatch squad — a squad of soldiers or police trained to deal with demonstrations by picking out and arresting the alleged ringleaders
- sneak out of — leave secretly
- somnambulant — to walk during sleep; sleepwalk.
- somnambulate — to walk during sleep; sleepwalk.
- somnambulist — sleepwalking.