12-letter words containing y, c, a
- quarry-faced — rock-faced.
- quasicrystal — a form of solid matter whose atoms are arranged like those of a crystal but assume patterns that do not exactly repeat themselves.
- quixotically — In a quixotic manner.
- quizzicality — The state or condition of being quizzical.
- rabbinically — In a rabbinical way.
- racing yacht — a yacht used in sailing races
- rack railway — cog railway.
- radioecology — the branch of ecology concerned with the effects of radioactivity on the environment
- radiolucency — almost entirely transparent to radiation; almost entirely invisible in x-ray photographs and under fluoroscopy.
- rallying cry — A rallying cry or rallying call is something such as a word or phrase, an event, or a belief which encourages people to unite and to act in support of a particular group or idea.
- reachability — to get to or get as far as in moving, going, traveling, etc.: The boat reached the shore.
- ready-cooked — (of food or food products) cooked before it is sold
- recessionary — of, relating to, or causing recession, especially economic recession: recessionary market pressures.
- reciprocally — given or felt by each toward the other; mutual: reciprocal respect.
- reconveyance — to convey again.
- recreatively — to refresh by means of relaxation and enjoyment, as restore physically or mentally.
- recuperatory — of or relating to recovery or recuperation
- refractivity — the power to refract.
- release copy — an article, notice, announcement, or the like, issued in advance for publication or broadcast, bearing a release date.
- renunciatory — an act or instance of relinquishing, abandoning, repudiating, or sacrificing something, as a right, title, person, or ambition: the king's renunciation of the throne.
- rescue party — a group of people who attempt to rescue, find or save a person or people for danger, esp a person or people who have got lost while mountain climbing
- resyndicated — a group of individuals or organizations combined or making a joint effort to undertake some specific duty or carry out specific transactions or negotiations: The local furniture store is individually owned, but is part of a buying syndicate.
- retractively — in a retractive manner
- rhetorically — used for, belonging to, or concerned with mere style or effect.
- rhyncophoran — any of various beetles, including the weevils, having the head extended to form a snout
- rhythmically — periodic, as motion, or a drumbeat.
- road company — a theatrical group that tours cities and towns, usually performing a single play that is or has been a success in New York City.
- rock and rye — a bottled drink made with rye whiskey, rock candy, and fruit.
- rock crystal — transparent quartz, especially when colorless.
- rock wallaby — any wallaby of the genus Petrogale, having a banded or striped coat, slender body, and long legs and feet, inhabiting caves and rocky areas in Australia.
- rockumentary — a documentary about rock music.
- romantically — of, relating to, or of the nature of romance; characteristic or suggestive of the world of romance: a romantic adventure.
- royal colony — a colony ruled or administered by officials appointed by and responsible to the reigning sovereign of the parent state.
- royal octavo — a book size, 61⁄4 by 10 inches
- rugby tackle — A rugby tackle is a way of making someone fall over by throwing your arms around their legs or hips.
- saccadically — in a saccadical manner
- saccharinely — of the nature of or resembling that of sugar: a powdery substance with a saccharine taste.
- saccharinity — of the nature of or resembling that of sugar: a powdery substance with a saccharine taste.
- sacramentary — a sacramentarian
- sadistically — pertaining to or characterized by sadism; deriving pleasure or sexual gratification from extreme cruelty: a sadistic psychopath.
- safety catch — a device used in mechanisms, as for elevators, to prevent falling in the event of mechanical failure.
- safety chain — a chain on the fastening of a bracelet, watch, etc, to ensure that it cannot open enough to fall off accidentally
- safety match — a match designed to ignite only when rubbed on a specially prepared surface.
- safety touch — a two-point play
- salicylamide — a compound of ammonia and gualtheria oil
- salvifically — in a saving manner
- sanctifiedly — in a sanctified manner
- sanity check — (programming) 1. Checking code (or anything else, e.g. a Usenet posting) for completely stupid mistakes. Implies that the check is to make sure the author was sane when it was written; e.g. if a piece of scientific software relied on a particular formula and was giving unexpected results, one might first look at the nesting of parentheses or the coding of the formula, as a "sanity check", before looking at the more complex I/O or data structure manipulation routines, much less the algorithm itself. Compare reality check. 2. A run-time test, either validating input or ensuring that the program hasn't screwed up internally (producing an inconsistent value or state).
- sardonically — characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering: a sardonic grin.
- satisfactory — giving or affording satisfaction; fulfilling all demands or requirements: a satisfactory solution.