12-letter words containing t, e, n, s, o, r
- superconduct — to conduct electricity very efficiently or without resistance, to act as a superconductor
- superfrontal — a piece of cloth placed over an altar and frontal and hanging down a few inches over the front of the altar
- superstation — an independent television station whose signal is transmitted by satellite to subscribers on a cable system.
- superstition — a belief or notion, not based on reason or knowledge, in or of the ominous significance of a particular thing, circumstance, occurrence, proceeding, or the like.
- supervention — to take place or occur as something additional or extraneous (sometimes followed by on or upon).
- surmountable — to mount upon; get on the top of; mount upon and cross over: to surmount a hill.
- sweet orange — a globose, reddish-yellow, bitter or sweet, edible citrus fruit.
- synantherous — with united anthers
- synarthroses — immovable articulation; a fixed or immovable joint; suture.
- synchroneity — the state of being synchronous; synchronism.
- tardenoisian — of or referring to a Mesolithic culture characterized by small flint instruments
- technostress — any mental stress caused by (too much) interaction with technology
- telanthropus — a genus of fossil hominids, known from two fragmentary lower jaws found in the region of Swartkrans, near Johannesburg, South Africa.
- teleosaurian — of or relating to the teleosaur
- temporaneous — lasting a short while
- tennis court — ground marked out for tennis
- tensiometric — relating to the measurement of tension
- tenuirostral — pertaining to a group of birds Tenuirostres which have slender bills
- testosterone — Biochemistry. the sex hormone, C 19 H 28 O 2 , secreted by the testes, that stimulates the development of male sex organs, secondary sexual traits, and sperm.
- the brownies — (in the US) the junior division of the Girl Scouts, usually for girls six to eight years old
- the pointers — the two brightest stars in the Plough (Dubhe and Merak), which lie in the direction pointing towards the Pole Star and are therefore used to locate it
- the scorpion — the constellation Scorpio, the eighth sign of the zodiac
- the sorbonne — a part of the University of Paris containing the faculties of science and literature: founded in 1253 by Robert de Sorbon as a theological college; given to the university in 1808
- the-pioneers — a historical novel (1823) by James Fenimore Cooper.
- theocentrism — having God as the focal point of thoughts, interests, and feelings: theocentric philosophy.
- thermosiphon — an arrangement of siphon tubes that enables water in a heating apparatus to circulate by means of convection.
- thioarsenate — any of a group of chemical compounds considered salts of the thioarsenic acids
- thioarsenite — any of a group of chemical compounds considered salts of the thioarsenious acids
- third person — the grammatical person used by the speaker of an utterance in referring to anyone or anything other than the speaker or the one (third person singular) or ones (third person plural) being addressed.
- thoroughness — executed without negligence or omissions: a thorough search.
- thunderstone — any of various stones or fossils formerly thought to be fallen thunderbolts.
- thunderstorm — a transient storm of lightning and thunder, usually with rain and gusty winds, sometimes with hail or snow, produced by cumulonimbus clouds.
- titaniferous — containing or yielding titanium.
- tmj syndrome — a condition attributed to tension in or faulty articulation of the temporomandibular joint, having a wide range of symptoms that include dizziness, ringing in the ears, and pain in the head, neck, and shoulders.
- toaster oven — an electrical appliance that functions as both an oven and a toaster and is small enough to fit on a kitchen counter or table.
- togetherness — warm fellowship, as among members of a family.
- token strike — a brief strike intended to convey strength of feeling on a disputed issue
- tone cluster — a group of adjacent notes played on a keyboard instrument typically with the fist, forearm, or elbow, similar groupings also occurring in orchestral music.
- top dressing — tennis court
- top sergeant — a first sergeant.
- torch singer — a singer, especially a woman, who specializes in singing torch songs.
- torremolinos — a seaport in S Spain, on the Mediterranean, SW of Málaga: resort.
- totten trust — a trust created by opening a savings account in which the depositor is trustee for another, such trust being revocable at any time during the depositor's lifetime.
- touch screen — a touch-sensitive display screen on a computer or other electronic device: touching different portions of the screen with a finger or stylus will cause the device to take actions determined by a computer program.
- touch-screen — using touch-sensitive screen
- tradesperson — a skilled worker
- trainer sock — a sock designed to be worn with a training shoe, often cut low at the ankle so that very little shows above the shoe
- trainspotter — A trainspotter is someone who is very interested in trains and spends time going to stations and recording the numbers of the trains that they see.
- trans person — a person who is transgender or transsexual.
- transcension — transcendence.