12-letter words containing t, o, n, l, e, s
- split second — a fraction of a second.
- splotchiness — the state or condition of being splotchy
- sponge cloth — any cloth loosely woven of coarse yarn to produce a spongy look or texture, especially one constructed in honeycomb weave.
- spot welding — fusing metal
- staddlestone — (formerly) one of several supports for a hayrick, consisting of a truncated conical stone surmounted by a flat circular stone
- stanley pool — a lake between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Congo-Brazzaville, formed by a widening of the River Congo. Area: 829 sq km (320 sq miles)
- stenothermal — (of animals or plants) able to exist only within a narrow range of temperature
- sternocostal — of, relating to, or situated between the sternum and ribs.
- stockingless — not wearing or having stockings
- stone circle — a circle of standing stones erected in prehistoric times
- stone curlew — thick-knee.
- stone roller — an American minnow, Campostoma anomalum, named from its habit of moving stones as it feeds.
- stonewalling — the act of stalling, evading, or filibustering, especially to avoid revealing politically embarrassing information.
- stool pigeon — a pigeon used as a decoy.
- stormfulness — the quality or state of being stormful
- storytelling — the telling or writing of stories.
- stove enamel — a type of enamel made heatproof by treatment in a stove
- stranglehold — Wrestling. an illegal hold by which an opponent's breath is choked off.
- streptolysin — a type of hemolysin produced by certain species of streptococcus.
- streptosolen — a type of South American shrub grown for ornamental purposes, with orange trumpet-shaped flowers
- stringholder — an oblong piece of wood at the lower end of the body of a viol or other stringed instrument to which the strings are attached.
- strongsville — a town in N Ohio.
- student loan — A student loan is a government loan that is available to students at a college or university in order to help them pay their expenses.
- stunt double — someone who performs dangerous stunts in a film in place of an actor
- stupendously — causing amazement; astounding; marvelous: stupendous news.
- subjectional — the act of subjecting.
- sublineation — an underlining
- suit oneself — a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- superfrontal — a piece of cloth placed over an altar and frontal and hanging down a few inches over the front of the altar
- surmountable — to mount upon; get on the top of; mount upon and cross over: to surmount a hill.
- sweet almond — the nutlike kernel of the fruit of either of two trees, Prunus dulcis (sweet almond) or P. dulcis amara (bitter almond) which grow in warm temperate regions.
- synecologist — a student of, or expert in, synecology
- tail section — the back or rear section of an aeroplane
- take counsel — receive advice
- talent scout — a person whose business it is to recognize and recruit persons of marked aptitude for a certain field or occupation, especially in entertainment or sports.
- technologies — the branch of knowledge that deals with the creation and use of technical means and their interrelation with life, society, and the environment, drawing upon such subjects as industrial arts, engineering, applied science, and pure science.
- technologist — a person who specializes in 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
- teleshopping — electronic shopping via videotex or other interactive information service.
- tennis elbow — irritation of the synovial membrane, or joint rotary area, of the elbow, caused by immoderate motions while playing tennis or other sports; epicondylitis.
- tenuirostral — pertaining to a group of birds Tenuirostres which have slender bills
- tessellation — the art or practice of tessellating.
- the lothians — three historic counties of SE central Scotland (now council areas): East Lothian, West Lothian, and Midlothian (including Edinburgh)
- the lowlands — a low generally flat region of central Scotland, around the Forth and Clyde valleys, separating the Southern Uplands from the Highlands
- the saltsjön — an inlet of the Baltic Sea in Sweden
- theoclymenus — (in the Odyssey) a seer who foretold the return of Odysseus and the death of Penelope's suitors.
- thessalonian — of or relating to Thessalonike or its inhabitants.
- thessalonica — official name of Salonika.
- thessalonike — official name of Salonika.