12-letter words containing ain
- saint sixtus — Saint, pope a.d. 432–440.
- saint thomas — Saint Thomas ("the Angelic Doctor") 1225?–74, Italian scholastic philosopher: a major theologian of the Roman Catholic Church.
- saint xystus — Saint, pope a.d. 432–440.
- 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
- saint-mihiel — a town in NE France, on the Meuse River, NW of Nancy: captured by American forces 1918.
- saint-pierre — two small groups of islands off the S coast of Newfoundland: an overseas territory of France; important base for fishing. 3 sq. mi. (240 sq. km). Capital: St. Pierre.
- saint-tropez — a town in SE France, on the French Riviera: beach resort.
- sainte-beuve — Charles Augustin [sharl oh-gy-stan] /ʃarl oʊ güˈstɛ̃/ (Show IPA), 1804–69, French literary critic.
- sandpainting — a type of painting done by American Indians, esp in the healing ceremonies of the Navaho, using fine coloured sand on a neutral ground
- scatterbrain — a person incapable of serious, connected thought.
- scotch grain — a coarse, pebble-grained finish given to heavy leather, esp. for men's shoes
- scott domain — An algebraic, boundedly complete, complete partial order. Often simply called a domain.
- self-disdain — to look upon or treat with contempt; despise; scorn.
- side against — one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- spanish main — (formerly) the mainland of America adjacent to the Caribbean Sea, especially the area between the mouth of the Orinoco River and the Isthmus of Panama.
- strain gauge — Geology. a type of extensometer designed for geophysical use.
- subway train — a train that runs on an underground railway
- supply chain — process of manufacture and sale
- swainishness — loutishness
- take against — If you take against someone or something, you develop a dislike for them, often for no good reason.
- tate britain — one of the two art galleries in London that make up the Tate Galleries; originally the Tate Gallery (1897)
- tea strainer — small sieve for straining tea leaves
- team captain — the captain of a sporting team
- tear-stained — marked or wet with tears: a tear-stained letter.
- tell against — If a feature or characteristic tells against someone, it spoils their chance of success when they are being considered for something, for example a job.
- the mainland — a particular landmass as viewed from a nearby island with which it has close links, such as Great Britain as viewed from Northern Ireland or continental Australia as viewed from Tasmania
- the mountain — an extremist faction during the French Revolution led by Danton and Robespierre
- thereagainst — in opposition to; in a contrary manner
- thomas paine — Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- timing chain — a chain for driving the camshaft of an internal-combustion engine from the crankshaft.
- toilet-train — to train (a young child) to use a toilet for bowel and bladder movements.
- trainability — capable of being trained.
- trainer sock — a sock designed to be worn with a training shoe, often cut low at the ankle so that very little shows above the shoe
- training aid — a mechanical contrivance used to supplement other forms and methods of training: Motion pictures and slides were used as training aids.
- trainspotter — A trainspotter is someone who is very interested in trains and spends time going to stations and recording the numbers of the trains that they see.
- turn against — become hostile to
- un-trainable — capable of being trained.
- unacquainted — having personal knowledge as a result of study, experience, etc.; informed (usually followed by with): to be acquainted with law.
- unattainable — capable of being attained.
- unattainably — in an unattainable manner
- unconstraint — lack of constraint: Their home has a feeling of unconstraint and warm hospitableness.
- unmaintained — to keep in existence or continuance; preserve; retain: to maintain good relations with neighboring countries.
- unobtainable — to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request: to obtain permission; to obtain a better income.
- unrestrained — not restrained or controlled; uncontrolled or uncontrollable: the unrestrained birthrate in some countries.
- unretainable — to keep possession of.
- unsustaining — not sustaining; that does not sustain
- vainglorious — filled with or given to vainglory: a vainglorious actor.
- vice-captain — a person who deputizes for a captain and serves in his or her place during his or her absence or indisposition
- villainously — having a cruel, wicked, malicious nature or character.