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12-letter words containing t, e, c, h

  • scattergraph — a graphic representation of bivariate data as a set of points in the plane that have Cartesian coordinates equal to corresponding values of the two variates.
  • schindyletic — relating to the joint in which one bone is received into the cleft or slit of another bone
  • schizomycete — any of numerous microorganisms of the subkingdom (or phylum) Schizophyta, kingdom Monera, comprising the bacteria.
  • schoolmaster — a man who presides over or teaches in a school.
  • scratch file — A scratch file is a temporary computer file which you use as a work area or as a store while a program is operating.
  • scratch line — a line that marks the start of a race.
  • scratch race — a race in which all contestants start on equal terms
  • scratch tape — a magnetic tape that is used for temporary storage, which may be erased and re-used
  • scratch test — a test for a suspected allergy in which the skin is scratched and an allergen applied to the area, redness indicating a positive reaction.
  • scratchplate — a plastic or metal plate attached to the front of a guitar to protect it from pick scratches
  • screw thread — Also called worm. the helical ridge of a screw.
  • search party — a group of persons conducting an organized search for someone or something lost or hidden.
  • secchi depth — the depth at which a Secchi disk is no longer visible from the surface of ocean water.
  • second birth — spiritual rebirth.
  • second sheet — a sheet of blank stationery, used in a letter as the second and following pages to a sheet having a letterhead.
  • second sight — the faculty of seeing future events; clairvoyance.
  • second teeth — the teeth which replace the milk teeth
  • section hand — a person who works on a section gang.
  • semiattached — partially attached; semidetached.
  • semidetached — partly detached.
  • septic shock — condition caused by blood poisoning
  • set the pace — a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.: to walk at a brisk pace of five miles an hour.
  • 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.
  • shell jacket — a close-fitting, semiformal jacket, with a short back, worn in the tropics in place of a tuxedo.
  • shelter deck — a weather deck covering a space not considered fully watertight.
  • shield match — a cricket match for the Sheffield Shield
  • shirt jacket — a shirtlike jacket.
  • short notice — little warning
  • short splice — a splice used when an increased thickness of the united rope is not objectionable, made by unlaying the rope ends a certain distance, uniting them so that their strands overlap, then tucking each alternately over and under others several times.
  • short-change — to give less than the correct change to.
  • shortchanged — to give less than the correct change to.
  • shuttlecraft — space shuttle.
  • sight screen — a white screen set in line with the wicket as an aid to the batsman in seeing the ball when it is bowled.
  • sivapithecus — a genus of extinct Miocene primates of Asia that resemble the modern orangutan.
  • sketch-books — Also, sketchpad. a book or pad of drawing paper for sketches.
  • skirt chaser — a womanizer.
  • skirt-chaser — a womanizer.
  • slash pocket — a pocket set into a garment, especially below the waistline, to which easy access is provided by an exterior, vertical or diagonal slit.
  • slot machine — a gambling machine operated by inserting coins into a slot and pulling a handle that activates a set of spinning symbols on wheels, the final alignment of which determines the payoff that is released into a receptacle at the bottom.
  • smallclothes — men's close-fitting knee breeches of the 18th and 19th centuries
  • smooth-faced — beardless; smooth-shaven.
  • snowshoe cat — a breed of cat with soft short hair, blue eyes, an inverted V-shaped marking on the face, and white feet
  • soccer pitch — the field of play used in soccer
  • soft chancre — chancroid.
  • sophisticate — a sophisticated person.
  • sothic cycle — (in the ancient Egyptian calendar) a period of 1460 Sothic years.
  • soup kitchen — a place where food, usually soup, is served at little or no charge to the needy.
  • south euclid — a city in NE Ohio, near Cleveland.
  • space flight — journey into outer space
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