12-letter words that end in se
- pro-japanese — of, relating to, or characteristic of Japan, its people, or their language.
- public house — British. a tavern.
- purple prose — writing that calls attention to itself because of its obvious use of certain effects, as exaggerated sentiment or pathos, especially in an attempt to enlist or manipulate the reader's sympathies.
- quelquechose — kickshaw.
- rabble-rouse — to stir up the emotions or prejudices of the public; agitate.
- ribonuclease — any of the class of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of RNA.
- saddle horse — a horse bred, trained, or used for riding.
- samuel morse — Jedidiah [jed-i-dahy-uh] /ˌdʒɛd ɪˈdaɪ ə/ (Show IPA), 1761–1826, U.S. geographer and Congregational clergyman (father of Samuel F. B. Morse).
- san marinese — a small republic in E Italy: the oldest independent country in Europe. 38 sq. mi. (98 sq. km). Capital: San Marino.
- self-defense — the act of defending one's person when physically attacked, as by countering blows or overcoming an assailant: the art of self-defense.
- self-offense — a violation or breaking of a social or moral rule; transgression; sin.
- semicomatose — a light coma from which a person can be roused.
- sexual abuse — indecent assault
- simple tense — a tense of verbs, in English and other languages, not involving the use of an auxiliary verb in addition to the main verb, as for example the past he drowned as opposed to the future he will drown
- single-phase — noting or pertaining to a circuit having an alternating current with one phase or with phases differing by 180°.
- sinisterwise — in a leftwards direction
- skin disease — condition affecting the skin
- slim disease — a form of AIDS common in Africa, marked by emaciation and fever.
- slow-release — sustained-release.
- soft release — a means of gradually accustoming wild animals to a new environment before releasing them into it
- sooty grouse — blue grouse.
- special case — exception
- ste.-therese — a town in S Quebec, in E Canada.
- steeplechase — a horse race over a turf course furnished with artificial ditches, hedges, and other obstacles over which the horses must jump.
- stirrup-vase — a Mycenaean vase having a spherical body, a spout on the shoulder, and a handle, curving across the top, supported by a solid conical neck.
- stone bruise — a bruise on the sole of the foot, caused by walking on or striking against a small stone or other hard object.
- storey house — (in W Africa) a house having more than one storey
- stringcourse — a horizontal band or course, as of stone, projecting beyond or flush with the face of a building, often molded and sometimes richly carved.
- subjectivise — make subjective
- suffruticose — woody at the base and herbaceous above.
- summer house — outbuilding used for leisure
- support hose — elastic stockings worn to reduce pressure on the veins of the leg, esp for people with varicose veins
- swiss cheese — a firm, pale-yellow cheese made originally in Switzerland, typically made from cow's milk and having many holes.
- take offense — If someone takes offense at something you say or do, they feel upset, often unnecessarily, because they think you are being rude to them.
- tax increase — an increase in the amount of tax that people and companies are obliged to pay
- telegraphese — a style of writing or speaking distinguished by the omissions, abbreviations, and combinations that are characteristic of telegrams, as in “ expect arrive six evening. ”.
- time-release — timed-release.
- to cut loose — If a person or an organization cuts loose or is cut loose, they become free from the influence or authority of other people.
- to see sense — If you try to make someone see sense or see reason, you try to make them realize that they are wrong or are being stupid.
- transaminase — any of a class of enzymes, occurring in most plant and animal tissue, that cause transamination.
- trojan horse — Classical Mythology. a gigantic hollow wooden horse, left by the Greeks upon their pretended abandonment of the siege of Troy. The Trojans took it into Troy and Greek soldiers concealed in the horse opened the gates to the Greek army at night and conquered the city.
- twitterverse — the social networking site Twitter and its users
- ultraprecise — extremely accurate
- verbal abuse — insulting, shouting at sb
- vesper mouse — white-footed mouse.
- visual dbase — (language) A Rapid Application Development suite with a compiler and intranet tools to enable developers to publish data on the web. Originally a Borland product, the first version released by dBase, Inc. was Visual dBase 5.7.
- wardian case — a type of terrarium having a top and sides of glass.
- weather-wise — skillful in predicting weather.
- weekend case — a case used to pack things for a weekend trip
- westinghouse — George, 1846–1914, U.S. inventor and manufacturer.