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12-letter words containing t, o, e, y, a, s

  • make history — do sth of great significance
  • mass society — a society whose members are characterized by having segmentalized, impersonal relations, a high degree of physical and social mobility, a spectator relation to events, and a pronounced tendency to conform to external popular norms.
  • massotherapy — treatment by massage.
  • master alloy — an alloy rich in certain elements, used in small quantities as an additive to melts of alloyed metal.
  • memory farts — (jargon, humour)   The flatulent sounds that some MS-DOS box BIOSes (most notably AMI's) make when checking memory at boot time.
  • milquetoasty — Meek, timid.
  • mob hysteria — the heightened and extreme emotions that can be experienced by people in a large crowd
  • monohydrates — Plural form of monohydrate.
  • mother's day — a day, usually the second Sunday in May, set aside in honor of mothers.
  • mycetomatous — relating to or affected by a mycetoma
  • mycoparasite — a parasitic fungus whose host is another fungus.
  • myofilaments — Plural form of myofilament.
  • myxedematous — a condition characterized by thickening of the skin, blunting of the senses and intellect, and labored speech, associated with hypothyroidism.
  • octosyllable — a word or line of verse of eight syllables.
  • opalescently — In an opalescent manner.
  • oral society — a society that has not developed literacy
  • orchestrally — In an orchestral manner.
  • outrageously — In an outrageous manner; to an outrageous degree.
  • owen stanley — a mountain range on New Guinea in SE Papua New Guinea. Highest peak, Mt. Victoria, 13,240 feet (4036 meters).
  • oyster plant — salsify.
  • oyster sauce — thick oyster-flavoured Asian relish
  • passionately — having, compelled by, or ruled by intense emotion or strong feeling; fervid: a passionate advocate of socialism.
  • pearl oyster — any of several marine bivalve mollusks of the family Pteriidae, some of which form pearls of great value, inhabiting waters of eastern Asia and off the coasts of Panama and Baja California.
  • penalty shot — a free shot at the goal defended only by the goalkeeper, awarded to an offensive player for certain defensive violations.
  • penalty spot — a point within the penalty area and 12 yards (about 11 m) from the goal, from which a penalty kick may be taken
  • perspiratory — of, relating to, or stimulating perspiration.
  • phagocytoses — phagocytize.
  • play clothes — clothes that are suitable for playing in
  • pneumatocyst — the cavity of a pneumatophore.
  • polychaetous — of or relating to the genus Polychaeta
  • polypetalous — having a corolla of separate petals.
  • praiseworthy — deserving of praise; laudable: a praiseworthy motive.
  • preservatory — a preservative
  • pseudomartyr — someone falsely or inaccurately called a martyr
  • psychoactive — of or relating to a substance having a profound or significant effect on mental processes: a psychoactive drug.
  • put years on — to make (someone) feel or look much older
  • pyrosulphate — any salt of pyrosulphuric acid
  • questionably — of doubtful propriety, honesty, morality, respectability, etc.: questionable activities; in questionable taste.
  • quota system — a system, originally determined by legislation in 1921, of limiting by nationality the number of immigrants who may enter the U.S. each year.
  • reality show — A reality show is a type of television program that aims to show how ordinary people behave in everyday life, or in situations, often created by the program makers, which are intended to represent everyday life.
  • rotary press — a printing press in which the type or plates to be printed are fastened upon a rotating cylinder and are impressed on a continuous roll of moving paper.
  • royal assent — (in Britain) the formal signing of an act of Parliament by the sovereign, by which it becomes law
  • royal tennis — court tennis.
  • safety razor — a razor with a guard to prevent the blade from cutting the skin.
  • safety touch — a two-point play
  • say the word — If someone says the word, they give their approval as a sign that something should start to happen.
  • semiautonomy — the quality or state of being semiautonomous.
  • serotaxonomy — the study of the taxonomy of proteins using serological methods
  • show the way — guide
  • snotty-faced — having visible nasal mucus on the face
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