12-letter words containing t, r, i, o, d
- tripudiation — the act of dancing for joy
- troglodytism — the condition of being a troglodyte
- trombidiasis — infestation with mites of the family Trombiculidae
- trondhjemite — a coarse-grained igneous rock composed of quartz, plagioclase feldspar, and a small amount of biotite.
- trophy child — anything taken in war, hunting, competition, etc., especially when preserved as a memento; spoil, prize, or award.
- tropicalised — to make tropical, as in character or appearance.
- tropicalized — to make tropical, as in character or appearance.
- trypanocidal — (of a drug, agent, activity, etc) effective in killing trypanosomes
- turacoverdin — a green pigment found in certain feathers of the touraco
- turn of mind — If someone is of a particular turn of mind, they have that kind of mind or character.
- tutor period — (in British secondary schools) a school period for which a tutor group comes together with their tutor
- twin paradox — a phenomenon predicted by relativity. One of a pair of identical twins is supposed to live normally in an inertial system whilst the other is accelerated to a high speed in a spaceship, travels for a long time, and finally returns to rest beside his twin. The travelled twin will be found to be younger than his brother
- two-cylinder — (of an engine) having two cylinders
- typhoid mary — Mary ("Typhoid Mary") 1869?–1938, U.S. cook, born in Ireland: known immune carrier of typhoid fever who infected many with the disease, institutionalized in 1914.
- unauthorized — lacking permission; unsanctioned: unauthorized access.
- undemocratic — pertaining to or of the nature of democracy or a democracy.
- undercoating — a coat or jacket worn under another.
- underexploit — to make insufficient use of
- undiscordant — not discordant; not disagreeing or disagreeable
- unimportuned — without being forced or impelled
- unintroduced — to present (a person) to another so as to make acquainted.
- united front — a coalition formed to oppose a force that menaces the interests of all the members: They presented a united front against the enemy.
- unoriginated — not originated
- unpatronized — having few or no patrons
- unproductive — having the power of producing; generative; creative: a productive effort.
- unprohibited — to forbid (an action, activity, etc.) by authority or law: Smoking is prohibited here.
- unpropertied — owning property: the propertied class.
- vasodilatory — of or relating to the dilation of blood vessels
- vector field — a region, domain, set, etc., with a vector assigned at each point; vector function.
- ventromedial — relating to both the ventral and medial surfaces, or to the front and to the middle
- victoria day — (in Canada) the first Monday preceding May 25, observed as a national holiday.
- video rental — the system of renting films on video or DVD for a period of time in exchange for payment
- video verite — a technique, derived from cinéma vérité, in which people in real life are portrayed as they actually are without rehearsal.
- white-ground — pertaining to or designating a style of vase painting developed in Greece from the 6th to the 4th centuries b.c., characterized chiefly by a white background of slip onto which were painted polychromatic figures.
- wild apricot — apricot (def 4).
- windsor knot — a wide, triangular knot for tying a four-in-hand necktie.
- witch doctor — a person in some societies who attempts to cure sickness and to exorcise evil spirits by the use of magic.
- withoutdoors — out of doors.
- wood turning — the forming of wood articles upon a lathe.
- word picture — a description in words, especially one that is unusually vivid: She drew a word picture of a South Pacific sunset.
- wordsmithery — the craft or skill of a wordsmith
- wordsmithing — Present participle of wordsmith.
- world spirit — (often initial capital letters) God.
- written word — You use the written word to refer to language expressed in writing, especially when contrasted with speech or with other forms of expression such as painting or film.
- xanthochroid — of, relating to, or designating races having light-coloured hair and a pale complexion