12-letter words containing str
- gastroplasty — any plastic surgery on the stomach.
- gastroscopes — Plural form of gastroscope.
- gastroscopic — Of or pertaining to gastroscopy.
- gastrotomies — Plural form of gastrotomy.
- gastrulation — the formation of a gastrula.
- geochemistry — the science dealing with the chemical changes in and the composition of the earth's crust.
- geostrategic — Of, pertaining to, or using geostrategy.
- glass string — (in Malaysia) the string of a kite used in kite fighting that has an abrasive coating of glue and crushed glass
- going strong — If someone or something is still going strong, they are still alive, in good condition, or popular after a long time.
- groin strain — damage to the groin area caused by overexertion, esp suffered by a sports player
- groundstroke — A stroke played after the ball has bounced, as opposed to a volley.
- hamstringing — Present participle of hamstring.
- headmistress — a woman in charge of a private school.
- headstrongly — In a headstrong manner.
- heartstrings — (obsolete, anatomy) The tendons once thought to brace the heart. (15th-19th c.).
- histrionical — (British) Alternative form of histrionic.
- home stretch — final stages: of race or journey
- hypogastrium — the lower and median part of the abdomen.
- hypoplastron — the third lateral plate in the plastron of turtles
- illustrating — Present participle of illustrate.
- illustration — something that illustrates, as a picture in a book or magazine.
- illustrative — serving to illustrate; explanatory: illustrative examples.
- illustrators — Plural form of illustrator.
- illustratory — Serving to illustrate.
- industrially — of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
- industrywide — from, covering, or affecting an entire industry: industrywide profits.
- instructible — to furnish with knowledge, especially by a systematic method; teach; train; educate.
- instructions — the act or practice of instructing or teaching; education.
- instructress — a woman who instructs; teacher.
- instrumental — serving or acting as an instrument or means; useful; helpful.
- instrumented — equipped with instruments to perform specified functions, as testing, measurement, or control: an instrumented railroad car.
- korea strait — a strait between Korea and Japan, connecting the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea. 120 miles (195 km) long.
- latchstrings — Plural form of latchstring.
- ledger strip — a piece attached to the face of a beam at the bottom as a support for the ends of joists.
- levi strauss — David Friedrich [dah-veet free-drikh] /ˈdɑ vit ˈfri drɪx/ (Show IPA), 1808–74, German theologian, philosopher, and author.
- levi-strauss — Claude, 1908–2009, French anthropologist and educator, born in Belgium: founder of structural anthropology.
- lifestreamer — a person who provides an online record of his or her life, either by means of live video footage or via an online collection of social network updates, blogs, and photos
- light-struck — (of a film or the like) damaged by accidental exposure to light.
- longirostral — (of birds) having a long beak
- loosestrifes — Plural form of loosestrife.
- lustrousness — the state or condition of being lustrous
- magistracies — Plural form of magistracy.
- mainstreamed — Simple past tense and past participle of mainstream.
- mainstreamer — a member of the mainstream.
- man of straw — straw man.
- mare nostrum — our sea, especially the Mediterranean to the ancient Romans.
- masterstroke — a masterly action or achievement; an extremely skillful or effective action: War was avoided by a masterstroke of diplomacy.
- median strip — a paved, planted, or landscaped strip in the center of a highway that separates lanes of traffic going in opposite directions.
- medium strip — median strip.
- menai strait — a strait between Anglesey Island and the mainland of NW Wales. 14 miles (23 km) long.