12-letter words containing u, l, s, t, e, r
- purple state — a state of the U.S. in which the Democratic and Republican candidates both have a good chance of winning and that is considered key to the outcome of a presidential election: the swing states of Ohio and Indiana.
- pyrosulphate — any salt of pyrosulphuric acid
- quarterlies' — occurring, done, paid, issued, etc., at the end of every quarter of a year: a quarterly report; quarterly interest.
- quasineutral — not taking part or giving assistance in a dispute or war between others: a neutral nation during World War II.
- reillustrate — to furnish (a book, magazine, etc.) with drawings, pictures, or other artwork intended for explanation, elucidation, or adornment.
- resoluteness — firmly resolved or determined; set in purpose or opinion: Her parents wanted her to marry, but she was focused on her education and remained resolute.
- resolutioner — a person joining in or subscribing to a resolution.
- respectfully — full of, characterized by, or showing politeness or deference: a respectful reply.
- retropulsion — an abnormal tendency to walk backwards: a symptom of Parkinson's disease
- retropulsive — of or relating to retropulsion
- reupholstery — the materials used to cushion and cover furniture.
- rheumatismal — of or relating to rheumatism
- 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.
- rust-colored — of the color rust.
- rutlandshire — a former county, now part of Leicestershire, in central England.
- sacred lotus — Indian lotus.
- salad burnet — a plant, Poterium sanguisorba, of the rose family, native to Eurasia, having rounded heads of small, greenish flowers in short spikes and edible leaves.
- salutiferous — salutary.
- saunteringly — in a sauntering manner
- scout leader — the leader of a troop of Scouts
- scrobiculate — furrowed or pitted.
- sea lungwort — a plant, Mertensia maritima, of the borage family, growing on northern seacoasts and having leaves with an oysterlike flavor.
- self-support — the supporting or maintaining of oneself or itself without reliance on outside aid.
- self-torture — the act of inflicting excruciating pain, as punishment or revenge, as a means of getting a confession or information, or for sheer cruelty.
- self-wrought — Archaic except in some senses. a simple past tense and past participle of work.
- sell-through — quantity of direct sales made
- semilustrous — partially or somewhat lustrous
- seropurulent — composed of or containing both serum and pus
- sesquialtera — a mixture stop on an organ
- 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
- shuttlecraft — space shuttle.
- 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.
- slate quarry — a quarry where slate is mined
- slaughterman — a person employed to kill animals in a slaughterhouse
- slaughterous — murderous; destructive.
- slide guitar — bottleneck (def 3).
- slow neutron — a neutron with low kinetic energy, especially one slowed by the moderator in a nuclear reactor.
- somatopleure — the double layer formed by the association of the upper layer of the lateral plate of mesoderm with the overlying ectoderm, functioning in the formation of the body wall and amnion.
- soul brother — a black male, especially a fellow black male.
- speculatrice — a female speculator
- spiritualize — to make spiritual.
- splatterpunk — a form of fiction featuring extremely graphic violence.
- sputteringly — in a sputtering manner
- square-built — sturdy and strong-looking
- star cluster — a number of stars of common origin held together as a group by gravitational attraction. Compare globular cluster, open cluster, stellar association.
- steel guitar — an acoustic, handheld guitar having a metal resonator and producing a wailing, variable sound.
- steel lumber — metal lumber composed of sheet steel.
- stelliferous — having or abounding with stars.