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12-letter words containing ye

  • money player — a person who performs best under pressure, especially in a competitive situation.
  • multilayered — having two or more layers.
  • myelopoiesis — (biology) The regulated formation of myeloid cells.
  • night prayer — the last of the seven canonical hours; compline
  • nonyellowing — that does not become yellow, esp with age
  • ohio buckeye — See under buckeye (def 1).
  • osteichthyes — the class comprising the bony fishes.
  • parietal eye — Zoology. a median outgrowth of the diencephalon anterior to the pineal apparatus, having visual adaptations in many anamniotes and lizards.
  • perfect year — the lunisolar calendar used by Jews, as for determining religious holidays, that is reckoned from 3761 b.c. and was established by Hillel II in the 4th century a.d., the calendar year consisting of 353 days (defective year) 354 days (regular year) or 355 days (perfect year or abundant year) and containing 12 months: Tishri, Heshvan, Kislev, Tevet, Shevat, Adar, Nisan, Iyar, Sivan, Tammuz, Av, and Elul, with the 29-day intercalary month of Adar Sheni added after Adar seven times in every 19-year cycle in order to adjust the calendar to the solar cycle. The Jewish ecclesiastical year begins with Nisan and the civil year with Tishri.
  • piano player — pianist.
  • player piano — a piano that can play automatically when the keys are actuated electronically or by a pneumatic device controlled by a piano roll.
  • polyembryony — the production of more than one embryo from one egg.
  • polyethylene — a plastic polymer of ethylene used chiefly for containers, electrical insulation, and packaging.
  • prayer beads — the beads of the rosary
  • prayer plant — a plant, Maranta leuconeura, native to Brazil, that is widely cultivated for its variegated leaves that close up at night.
  • prayer shawl — a tallith.
  • prayer wheel — a wheel or cylinder inscribed with or containing prayers, used chiefly by Buddhists of Tibet.
  • prayerlessly — in a prayerless manner, without the use of prayer
  • pro-employer — a person or business that employs one or more people, especially for wages or salary: a fair employer.
  • pseudocyesis — false pregnancy.
  • put years on — to make (someone) feel or look much older
  • regular year — the lunisolar calendar used by Jews, as for determining religious holidays, that is reckoned from 3761 b.c. and was established by Hillel II in the 4th century a.d., the calendar year consisting of 353 days (defective year) 354 days (regular year) or 355 days (perfect year or abundant year) and containing 12 months: Tishri, Heshvan, Kislev, Tevet, Shevat, Adar, Nisan, Iyar, Sivan, Tammuz, Av, and Elul, with the 29-day intercalary month of Adar Sheni added after Adar seven times in every 19-year cycle in order to adjust the calendar to the solar cycle. The Jewish ecclesiastical year begins with Nisan and the civil year with Tishri.
  • ribeye steak — a large beefsteak cut from the outer, or eye, side of the ribs.
  • rock and rye — a bottled drink made with rye whiskey, rock candy, and fruit.
  • rugby player — a person who plays rugby
  • sand-sprayed — noting an exterior wall finish composed of mortar to which is added a mixture of sand and cement in equal parts while the mortar is still wet.
  • sheep's eyes — shy, amorous, lovesick glances (usually preceded by make or cast): making sheep's eyes at the new girl in class.
  • single-payer — noting or relating to a healthcare or health insurance system in which the government or a publicly owned and regulated agency pays all medical costs from a single fund.
  • six-year-old — being six years in age
  • skye terrier — one of a Scottish breed of small terriers having short legs and a dark or light blue-gray, gray, or fawn coat.
  • straw yellow — a pale yellow; straw color.
  • the year dot — The year dot is used to mean a very long time ago.
  • third eyelid — nictitating membrane.
  • torts lawyer — a lawyer who specializes in tort cases
  • trial lawyer — a lawyer who specializes in appearing before trial courts.
  • tumble dryer — A tumble dryer is an electric machine which dries washing by turning it over and over and blowing warm air onto it.
  • unmyelinated — pertaining to nerve fibers that are not covered with a myelin sheath.
  • video player — VCR: videotape recorder
  • vintage year — the year of production of a vintage wine.
  • viola player — someone who plays the viola
  • violet layer — a layer of particles in the upper atmosphere of the planet Mars, that scatters and absorbs certain electromagnetic radiation, thus preventing the blue, violet, and ultraviolet light waves from passing through
  • washer-dryer — a washing machine and a clothes dryer combined in one unit.
  • with a … eye — in a … manner
  • xanthene dye — any of a group of dyes having a molecular structure related to that of xanthene in which the aromatic (C 6 H 4) groups are the chromophore.
  • year by year — If something changes year by year, it changes gradually each year.
  • year-rounder — a person who is a year-round resident, as at a seasonal resort.
  • yellow alert — (in military or civilian defense) the first alert given when enemy aircraft are discovered approaching a military installation, city, coastline, etc. Compare blue alert, red alert, white alert.
  • yellow avens — herb bennet.
  • yellow belly — Slang. a person who is without courage, fortitude, or nerve; coward.
  • yellow birch — a North American birch, Betula alleghaniensis (or B. lutea), having yellowish or silvery gray bark.
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