12-letter words containing a, n, e, p, h
- cape dezhnev — a cape in NE Russia at the E end of Chukchi Peninsula: the northeasternmost point of Asia
- cash payment — an immediate payment in cash
- catching pen — a pen adjacent to a shearer's stand containing the sheep ready for shearing
- chairpersons — Plural form of chairperson.
- change point — a point to which a foresight and backsight are taken in levelling; turning point
- change purse — A change purse is a very small bag that people, especially women, keep their money in.
- changepocket — a small pocket or compartment for holding coins.
- channel port — one of the English or French ports on the English Channel
- chaplinesque — characteristic of or resembling the comedy or filmmaking style of Charlie Chaplin.
- chapter ring — a ringlike band on the dial of a clock that bears the numerals or other symbols of the hours.
- chat-up line — A chat-up line is a remark that someone makes in order to start a conversation with someone they do not know but find sexually attractive.
- cheddar pink — a low, mat-forming European plant, Dianthus gratianopolitanus, of the pink family, having solitary, fragrant, rose-colored flowers with fringed petals.
- cheeseparing — penny-pinching; stingy
- chiropterans — Plural form of chiropteran.
- chump change — Slang. a small or insignificant amount of money.
- cinder patch — a defect on steel caused by the accidental picking up of matter, as from the bottom of a soaking pit.
- copy machine — A copy machine is the same as a copier.
- crapehanging — the practice of hanging crape, esp as a sign of mourning
- crepe-hanger — a person who sees the gloomy side of things; pessimist.
- cycloheptane — (organic compound) An alicyclic hydrocarbon, C7H14; a volatile inflammable liquid.
- daphnephoria — an ancient Greek festival in honor of Apollo.
- demonography — a treatise on demons.
- detectaphone — a device for listening secretly to others' telephone conversations
- diencephalic — Of or pertaining to the diencephalon.
- diencephalon — the posterior section of the forebrain.
- dodecaphonic — musical composition using the 12-tone technique.
- duncan phyfe — of, relating to, or resembling the furniture made by Duncan Phyfe, especially the earlier pieces in the Sheraton and Directoire styles.
- duplex chain — a roller chain having two sets of rollers linked together, used for heavy-duty applications
- elephant gun — hunting rifle
- elephantbird — Alternative form of elephant bird.
- elephantitis — (US) misconstruction of elephantiasis.
- empty-handed — carrying nothing
- enantiomorph — Each of two crystalline or other geometric forms that are mirror images of each other.
- enantiopathy — the treatment of disease by opposites; allopathy
- encephalitic — Of or pertaining to encephalitis.
- encephalitis — Inflammation of the brain, caused by infection or an allergic reaction.
- encompasseth — Archaic third-person singular form of encompass.
- enhypostasia — personalities existing in union (Jesus Christ and God the Son)
- enhypostatic — relating to enhypostasia
- enophthalmos — The posterior displacement of the eyeball within the orbit due to changes in the volume of the orbit (bone) relative to its contents (the eyeball and orbital fat), or loss of function of the orbitalis muscle.
- enthesopathy — (pathology) A disorder of entheses (bone attachments).
- entomophobia — Abnormal fear of insects or similar arthropods.
- eosinophilia — An increase in the number of eosinophils in the blood, occurring in response to some allergens, drugs, and parasites, and in some types of leukemia.
- epanorthosis — (rhetoric) A rhetorical device or element in which a speaker or writer retracts a word that has been spoken and substitutes a stronger or more suitable word; often done for emphasis or sarcasm.
- epencephalon — the cerebellum and pons Varolii
- ephemeridian — relating to ephemera
- epiphenomena — Plural form of epiphenomenon.
- epithalamion — A song or poem celebrating a marriage.
- epoch-making — An epoch-making change or declaration is considered to be extremely important because it is likely to have a significant effect on a particular period of time.
- erythropenia — A decrease in the number of erythrocytes, associated with anemia.