12-letter words containing a, p, e, s, t
- separability — capable of being separated, parted, or dissociated.
- separate out — filter, sift
- separateness — to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space: to separate two fields by a fence.
- separatrices — something that divides or separates, as the line between light and dark areas on a partially illuminated surface.
- sepher torah — a scroll of the Torah, typically of parchment, from which the designated Parashah is chanted or read on the prescribed days.
- septemvirate — the ruling body of septemvirs.
- septilateral — having seven sides.
- septuagesima — the third Sunday before Lent.
- septuplicate — a group, series, or set of seven identical copies (usually preceded by in).
- seringapatam — a town in S Karnataka, in S India, former capital of Mysore state: taken by the British 1799.
- serpent star — brittle star.
- serpentarium — a place where snakes are housed, especially for exhibition.
- set the pace — a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.: to walk at a brisk pace of five miles an hour.
- sextuplicate — a group, series, or set of six identical copies: The application is to be submitted in sextuplicate.
- share option — A share option is an opportunity for the employees of a company to buy shares at a special price.
- sharp tongue — If you say that someone has a sharp tongue, you are critical of the fact that they say things which are unkind though often clever.
- sharp-witted — having or showing mental acuity; intellectually discerning; acute.
- sharpshooter — a person skilled in shooting, especially with a rifle.
- shatterproof — designed or made to resist shattering: shatterproof glass in automobile windows.
- shop steward — commerce: union rep
- shore patrol — (often initial capital letters) members of an organization in the U.S. Navy having police duties similar to those performed by military police. Abbreviation: SP.
- sieve-plates — an elongated cell whose walls contain perforations (sieve pores) that are arranged in circumscribed areas (sieve plates) and that afford communication with similar adjacent cells.
- silver plate — thin coat of silver
- silver-plate — to coat (base metal) with silver, especially by electroplating.
- single-party — of or relating to a form of government in which only a single political party constitutes the government
- sitka spruce — a spruce, Picea sitchensis, of western North America, having long, silvery-white needles, grown as an ornamental.
- sivapithecus — a genus of extinct Miocene primates of Asia that resemble the modern orangutan.
- skeleton map — a map showing only basic details of a land, place, etc
- slash pocket — a pocket set into a garment, especially below the waistline, to which easy access is provided by an exterior, vertical or diagonal slit.
- sleeper seat — a seat, as on an airplane, that can be extended horizontally to permit sleeping.
- slipper bath — a bath in the shape of a slipper, with a covered end
- somatopleure — the double layer formed by the association of the upper layer of the lateral plate of mesoderm with the overlying ectoderm, functioning in the formation of the body wall and amnion.
- sophisticate — a sophisticated person.
- south platte — a river flowing NE from central Colorado to the Platte River in W Nebraska. 424 miles (683 km) long.
- space flight — journey into outer space
- space heater — the heating of a limited area, as a room, by means of a heater (space heater) within the area.
- space helmet — a helmet worn by astronauts while in outer space
- space travel — spaceflight of manned vehicles.
- space writer — a journalist or copywriter paid according to a space rate. Also called space man. Compare stringer (def 6).
- spatter cone — a low, steep-sided volcanic cone built up of droplets or blobs of lava erupted from a fissure or vent.
- spatter dash — roughcast (def 1).
- spatter-dash — Also called spatter dash. an exterior wall finish composed of mortar and fine pebbles mixed together and dashed against the wall. Compare pebble dash.
- specbaserate — A variant of SPECrate that reports "baseline" results, using stricter run rules. See SPECrate_base_fp92, SPECrate_base_int92.
- special sort — a character, such as an accented letter, that is not a usual member of any font
- special team — Football. a group of players fielded for kicking plays, as punts, kickoffs, and field-goal attempts.
- special term — the sitting of a court for the trial of a special case.
- specialistic — pertaining to or characteristic of specialists or specialism.
- specialities — specialty.
- speciational — relating to speciation
- spectatorial — a person who looks on or watches; onlooker; observer.