12-letter words containing t, s, u, m
- pneumocystis — any protozoan of the genus Pneumocystis, esp P. carinii, which is a cause of pneumonia in people whose immune defences have been lowered by drugs or a disease
- pocket mouse — any of numerous burrowing rodents, especially of the genus Perognathus, chiefly inhabiting arid regions of the southwestern U.S. and northern Mexico, having fur-lined cheek pouches and a long tail.
- postconsumer — noting or pertaining to a product after it has been used and recycled: a chair made of postconsumer plastic.
- posthumously — arising, occurring, or continuing after one's death: a posthumous award for bravery.
- postliminium — postliminy.
- postliminous — occurring after; subsequent
- poststimulus — of, relating to, or occurring in the period following the administering of a stimulus
- premenstrual — of or relating to menstruation or to the menses.
- presumptuous — full of, characterized by, or showing presumption or readiness to presume in conduct or thought, as by saying or doing something without right or permission.
- promuscidate — shaped like a proboscis
- pseudomartyr — someone falsely or inaccurately called a martyr
- pseudonymity — pseudonymous character.
- pumice stone — abrasive stone used for exfoliating
- pumice-stone — Also called pumice stone. a porous or spongy form of volcanic glass, used as an abrasive.
- put to shame — the painful feeling arising from the consciousness of something dishonorable, improper, ridiculous, etc., done by oneself or another: She was overcome with shame.
- quarrymaster — a person in charge of a quarry
- quiesce time — (jargon) The length of time taken to quiesce a system (to render it inactive), or the length of time between periods of inactivity.
- 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.
- ramapithecus — a genus of extinct Miocene ape known from fossils found in India and Pakistan and formerly thought to be a possible human ancestor.
- rambunctious — difficult to control or handle; wildly boisterous: a rambunctious child.
- ramentaceous — resembling or covered with ramenta.
- re-submitted — to give over or yield to the power or authority of another (often used reflexively).
- readjustment — an act of readjusting or the state of being readjusted.
- reassumption — the act or process of reassuming something
- reassurement — to restore to assurance or confidence: His praise reassured me.
- reductionism — the theory that every complex phenomenon, especially in biology or psychology, can be explained by analyzing the simplest, most basic physical mechanisms that are in operation during the phenomenon.
- repositorium — a place for the storage of valuables, as in an ancient Roman temple or a church.
- requirements — that which is required; a thing demanded or obligatory: One of the requirements of the job is accuracy.
- rhadamanthus — Classical Mythology. a son of Zeus and Europa, rewarded for the justice he exemplified on earth by being made, after his death, a judge in the Underworld, where he served with his brothers Minos and Aeacus.
- rheumatismal — of or relating to rheumatism
- rubber stamp — handheld printing tool
- rubber-stamp — to imprint with a rubber stamp.
- 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)
- rusty memory — (storage, humour) Mass-storage that uses iron-oxide-based magnetic media (especially magnetic tape and the pre-Winchester removable disk packs used in washing machines). Compare donuts.
- salmon trout — a European trout, Salmo trutta.
- salutatorium — a porch or room in a monastery or church serving as a meeting or almsgiving place for monks or priests and the laity.
- satsuma ware — a Japanese pottery from Kyushu, first produced in the early 17th century and after 1800 having a crackle glaze and overglaze polychrome enameling and gilding.
- sausage meat — minced and processed pork
- scitamineous — of or relating to the Scitimanae order of plants, which includes the ginger and banana plants
- see the menu — When a customer asks to see the menu, they ask you to bring them a copy of the menu.
- semiautonomy — the quality or state of being semiautonomous.
- semilustrous — partially or somewhat lustrous
- semivitreous — partially vitreous.
- septuagesima — the third Sunday before Lent.
- serpentarium — a place where snakes are housed, especially for exhibition.
- set to music — to compose music for (a poem, etc.)
- 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
- shoot-'em-up — a motion-picture or television program that emphasizes gunplay, action, and often violence.
- short column — a column whose relative dimensions ensure that when it is overloaded it fails by crushing, rather than buckling