12-letter words containing a, p, o, s, t, r
- misanthropes — Plural form of misanthrope.
- misanthropic — of, relating to, or characteristic of a misanthrope.
- misoperation — an act or instance, process, or manner of functioning or operating.
- misportrayal — the act of portraying.
- montparnasse — a district in S Paris, France, on the left bank of the Seine: noted for its cafés and the artists and writers who have frequented and lived in the area.
- morphosyntax — the study of the morphological and syntactic properties of linguistic or grammatical units.
- mousetrapped — Simple past tense and past participle of mousetrap.
- mycoparasite — a parasitic fungus whose host is another fungus.
- neuropathies — Plural form of neuropathy.
- neuropathist — a specialist in treating diseases of the nervous system; a neurologist
- neuroplastic — Of or pertaining to neuroplasticity.
- newport east — a town in SE Rhode Island.
- non-partisan — A person or group that is non-partisan does not support or help a particular political party or group.
- nonparasitic — Not parasitic.
- nonspiritual — Not spiritual.
- obstreperate — to be extremely noisy or to create a resounding din
- octastrophic — having or containing eight verses or strophes
- offset paper — paper used in a printing method in which the impression is made onto an intermediate surface, such as a rubber blanket, which transfers it to the paper
- on sb's part — If you talk about a feeling or action on someone's part, you are referring to something that they feel or do.
- open slather — to spread or apply thickly: to slather butter on toast.
- operationism — the doctrine that the meaning of a scientific term, concept, or proposition consists of the operation or operations performed in defining or demonstrating it.
- operatorless — Without an operator (person who operates); fully automatic.
- operatorship — (in the oil and gas industries) the right to operate a well, field, or other oil source.
- ophiolatrous — of, relating to, or practising snake-worshipping
- opinionators — Plural form of opinionator.
- opisthograph — a manuscript, parchment, or book having writing on both sides of the leaves.
- optoisolator — A device that transmits a signal optically between two isolated electronic circuits.
- orthopaedics — (used with a singular verb) the medical specialty concerned with correction of deformities or functional impairments of the skeletal system, especially the extremities and the spine, and associated structures, as muscles and ligaments.
- orthopaedist — Alternative spelling of orthopedist.
- orthopterans — Plural form of orthopteran.
- outspreading — Present participle of outspread.
- oyster plant — salsify.
- palindromist — a word, line, verse, number, sentence, etc., reading the same backward as forward, as Madam, I'm Adam or Poor Dan is in a droop.
- pantisocracy — a community, social group, etc, in which all have rule and everyone is equal
- papoose-root — the blue cohosh. See under cohosh.
- paraglossate — having paraglossae
- paragnathous — (of certain vertebrates) having the upper and lower jaws of equal length
- paranthropus — (sometimes initial capital letter) a member of the former genus Paranthropus.
- parasitology — the branch of biology dealing with parasites and the effects of parasitism.
- parochialist — a parochial character, spirit, or tendency; excessive narrowness of interests or view; provincialism.
- paronomastic — the use of a word in different senses or the use of words similar in sound to achieve a specific effect, as humor or a dual meaning; punning.
- parting shot — a threat, insult, condemnation, sarcastic retort, or the like, uttered upon leaving.
- pas de trois — a dance for three dancers.
- pass through — an act of passing.
- pass-through — a windowlike opening, as one for passing food or dishes between a kitchen and a dining area.
- passionfruit — any edible fruit of a passionflower, as the maypop.
- pastoralness — the quality or state of being pastoral or rural
- pastry board — a flat board on which pastry is rolled
- pasture rose — a bristly-stemmed rose, Rosa carolina, of the eastern U.S., having slender, straight thorns and large, solitary, rose-pink flowers.
- patent rolls — (in Britain) the register of patents issued