12-letter words containing a, r, e, p, s
- semiparasite — hemiparasite
- semitropical — subtropical.
- sepak takraw — a game originating in South Asia in which two teams kick a ball back and forth over a net
- 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.
- seraphically — of, like, or befitting a seraph.
- 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.
- serre-papier — cartonnier.
- severna park — a city in central Maryland.
- sexual spore — a spore formed after the fusion of gametes and an asexual spore is the result of asexual reproduction
- shadow price — the calculated price of a good or service for which no market price exists
- shamrock-pea — a trailing plant, Parochetus communis, of the legume family, native to Asia and east Africa, having shamrocklike leaves with a brown crescent at the base and pea-shaped, pink and blue flowers.
- share option — A share option is an opportunity for the employees of a company to buy shares at a special price.
- sharecropper — a tenant farmer who pays as rent a share of the crop.
- 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-freeze — quick-freeze.
- 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.
- sheep farmer — sb who raises sheep
- sheep laurel — a small E North American plant (Kalmia angustifolia) of the heath family, with pinkish flowers and evergreen leaves poisonous to sheep and other animals
- shoe repairs — repairs to shoes
- shop steward — commerce: union rep
- shopbreaking — the act of breaking into a shop
- 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.
- shoulder pad — clothing: insert in shoulder
- shrimp sauce — a sauce made from shrimps
- siderography — the art or technique of engraving on steel.
- silver maple — a maple, Acer saccharinum, having leaves that are light green above and silvery white beneath.
- silver paper — silver foil.
- silver plate — thin coat of silver
- silver-plate — to coat (base metal) with silver, especially by electroplating.
- simple sugar — monosaccharide.
- single-party — of or relating to a form of government in which only a single political party constitutes the government
- 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.
- sitka spruce — a spruce, Picea sitchensis, of western North America, having long, silvery-white needles, grown as an ornamental.
- sleep around — to take the rest afforded by a suspension of voluntary bodily functions and the natural suspension, complete or partial, of consciousness; cease being awake.
- sleeper seat — a seat, as on an airplane, that can be extended horizontally to permit sleeping.
- sleeping car — a railroad car fitted with berths, compartments, bedrooms, or drawing rooms for passengers to sleep in.
- slipper bath — a bath in the shape of a slipper, with a covered end
- sloped roman — a roman (vertical) typeface, usually sans serif, i.e. without the small, decorative, terminal strokes with which some typefaces are designed. The typeface is made to slope (usually to the right), but not generally to the same degree as a true italic typeface
- snobographer — a person who writes about snobs
- snow leopard — a long-haired, leopardlike feline, Panthera (Uncia) uncia, of mountain ranges of central Asia, having a relatively small head and a thick, creamy-gray coat with rosette spots: an endangered species.