12-letter words containing t, r, u, s, i
- retropulsion — an abnormal tendency to walk backwards: a symptom of Parkinson's disease
- retropulsive — of or relating to retropulsion
- return visit — If you make a return visit, you visit someone who has already visited you, or you go back to a place where you have already been once.
- rheumatismal — of or relating to rheumatism
- ride shotgun — a smoothbore gun for firing small shots to kill birds and small quadrupeds, though often used with buckshot to kill larger animals.
- rights issue — Finance; offering of new shares to existing holders
- rumble strip — one of a series of rough or slightly raised strips of pavement on a highway, intended to slow down the speed of vehicles, as before a toll booth.
- rush matting — a floor covering made from rushes (plants of the genus Juncus)
- rustic joint — a joint between stones recessed from the faces between sunken drafts or bevels.
- rustproofing — the process of making metal rustproof.
- rutlandshire — a former county, now part of Leicestershire, in central England.
- ryobu shinto — a fusion of Shinto and Buddhism, which flourished in Japan in the 13th century
- sail through — If someone or something sails through a difficult situation or experience, they deal with it easily and successfully.
- saint hubert — a borough in S Quebec, Canada, just E of Montreal.
- saint-brieuc — a department in NW France. 2787 sq. mi. (7220 sq. km). Capital: Saint-Brieuc.
- saint-hubert — town in S Quebec, Canada: part of metropolitan Montreal: pop. 77,000
- salutatorian — (in some U.S. schools and colleges) the student ranking second highest in the graduating class, who delivers the salutatory at commencement.
- salutatorium — a porch or room in a monastery or church serving as a meeting or almsgiving place for monks or priests and the laity.
- salutiferous — salutary.
- saturability — capable of being saturated.
- saunteringly — in a sauntering manner
- scratchbuild — to build a scale model of something from scratch, that is, from raw materials like wood, clay or paper
- scratchbuilt — describing something which has been constructed by scratchbuilding
- scripturally — (sometimes initial capital letter) of, relating to, or in accordance with sacred writings, especially the Scriptures.
- scrobiculate — furrowed or pitted.
- scrupulosity — having scruples, or moral or ethical standards; having or showing a strict regard for what one considers right; principled: scrupulous about defending human rights.
- scrutability — capable of being understood by careful study or investigation.
- scrutinizing — to examine in detail with careful or critical attention.
- scrutinously — in a scrutinous manner
- security van — an armoured van used to transport money or other valuables
- semilustrous — partially or somewhat lustrous
- semivitreous — partially vitreous.
- serpentarium — a place where snakes are housed, especially for exhibition.
- serpentinous — of the nature of serpentine; containing or consisting of serpentine
- sesquialtera — a mixture stop on an organ
- sesquitertia — the ratio of 4:3
- setting rule — a metal strip used in the hand-setting of type in a composing stick to separate the line being set from the previous one
- shamateurism — a sports term referring to a state in which an athlete is classified as an amateur but acts like a professional, usually by raising money
- short radius — the perpendicular distance from the centre of a regular polygon to a side
- shortcutting — to cause to be shortened by the use of a shortcut.
- side circuit — a circuit derived from two suitably arranged pairs of wires, each pair being a circuit (side circuit) and also acting as one half of an additional derived circuit, the entire system providing the capabilities of three circuits while requiring wires for only two.
- silver trout — a variety of cutthroat trout, Salmo clarki henshawi, having silvery coloration, inhabiting Lake Tahoe.
- silviculture — the cultivation of forest trees; forestry.
- simple fruit — a fruit formed from one pistil.
- sinanthropus — the genus to which Peking man was formerly assigned.
- sitka spruce — a spruce, Picea sitchensis, of western North America, having long, silvery-white needles, grown as an ornamental.
- sixty-fourmo — a book size (about 2 × 3 inches; 5 × 7 cm) determined by printing on sheets folded to form 64 leaves or 128 pages.
- sixty-fourth — next after the sixty-third; being the ordinal number for 64.
- skating turn — a turn made by someone on roller or ice skates
- ski trousers — warm padded trousers used for skiing