12-letter words containing rin
- retiringness — an awkward shyness
- ring changes — to make the form, nature, content, future course, etc., of (something) different from what it is or from what it would be if left alone: to change one's name; to change one's opinion; to change the course of history.
- ring circuit — an electrical system in which distribution points are connected to the main supply in a continuous closed circuit
- ring knocker — a commissioned officer in the U.S. armed forces who is a graduate of a military academy.
- ring machine — a Linotype used primarily for making corrections.
- ring network — (networking, topology) A network topology in which all nodes are connected to a single wire in a ring or point-to-point. There are no endpoints. This topology is used by token ring networks. Compare: bus network, star network.
- ring of fire — the linear zone of seismic and volcanic activity that coincides in general with the margins of the Pacific Plate.
- ring spanner — tool for turning screws
- ring-a-levio — a children's game in which members of one group try to find and capture hiding members of another group: a captured player is kept in a circle drawn on the ground and is set free when tagged by a teammate
- ringing tone — phone: sound indicating connection is made
- rock springs — a city in SW Wyoming.
- 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.
- sacring bell — a small bell rung at the elevation of the Host and chalice during Mass
- salamandrine — any tailed amphibian of the order Caudata, having a soft, moist, scaleless skin, typically aquatic as a larva and semiterrestrial as an adult: several species are endangered.
- san marinese — a small republic in E Italy: the oldest independent country in Europe. 38 sq. mi. (98 sq. km). Capital: San Marino.
- sand springs — a town in NE Oklahoma.
- sandpapering — the act or process of polishing or grinding a surface with or as if with sandpaper
- sanitariness — of or relating to health or the conditions affecting health, especially with reference to cleanliness, precautions against disease, etc.
- saunteringly — in a sauntering manner
- scatteringly — in a scattering manner
- scavengering — scavenging
- schreinering — to produce a lustrous finish on (a fabric) by subjecting it to pressure exerted by rollers engraved with many fine lines.
- scouring pad — a small pad, as of steel wool or plastic mesh, used for scouring pots, pans, etc.
- screen print — artwork made by screen-printing
- screen-print — a print made by the silkscreen process.
- seringapatam — a town in S Karnataka, in S India, former capital of Mysore state: taken by the British 1799.
- skating rink — arena for ice skating
- slinger ring — a tubular ring around the hub of an aircraft propeller through which antifreeze solution is spread over the propeller blades by centrifugal force
- sloganeering — Sloganeering is the use of slogans by people such as politicians or advertising agencies.
- slubberingly — in a slubbering or slovenly manner
- slumberingly — in a slumbering manner
- smotheriness — the condition or state of smothering
- smotheringly — in a smothering manner
- sniggeringly — with a snigger
- solitariness — alone; without companions; unattended: a solitary passer-by.
- sports drink — a drink containing sugar and salts, etc designed to help replace fluid and energy lost through the physical exertion of sport
- spring break — a vacation from school or college during the spring term, lasting about a week.
- spring catch — a catch for an interior or cabinet door that has a bolt operated by a spring.
- spring fever — a listless, lazy, or restless feeling commonly associated with the beginning of spring.
- spring onion — scallion
- spring vetch — any of several mostly climbing plants belonging to the genus Vicia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves ending in tendrils and bearing pealike flowers, especially V. sativa (spring vetch) cultivated for forage and soil improvement.
- spring water — water from natural underground source
- spring-clean — to subject (a place) to a spring-cleaning.
- springkeeper — a salamander
- spur gearing — a system of spur gears.
- sputteringly — in a sputtering manner
- squared ring — boxing ring.
- staggeringly — tending to stagger or overwhelm: a staggering amount of money required in the initial investment.
- steering arm — the part of a vehicle's chassis that directs the input from the steering box