12-letter words containing c, e, l, p
- release copy — an article, notice, announcement, or the like, issued in advance for publication or broadcast, bearing a release date.
- reply coupon — a coupon sent with an international letter which can be exchanged for stamps sufficient to send a letter back in reply
- reproachable — to find fault with (a person, group, etc.); blame; censure.
- reproachless — irreproachable.
- reproducible — to make a copy, representation, duplicate, or close imitation of: to reproduce a picture.
- respectfully — full of, characterized by, or showing politeness or deference: a respectful reply.
- respectively — in precisely the order given; sequentially.
- resplendence — a resplendent quality or state; splendor.
- retail price — amount sth costs in shops
- retrophiliac — someone who has a strong liking for things from the past
- rhopaloceral — of or relating to creatures from the Rhopalocera division of animals, which includes all butterflies, distinguished from moths on account of their club-shaped antennae
- rocker panel — body paneling below the passenger compartment of a vehicle.
- rocket plane — aircraft that launches rockets
- run in place — to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground.
- sample space — the collection of all possible results of an experiment, represented as points.
- scafell pike — a mountain in NW England, in Cumberland: highest peak in England. 3210 feet (978 meters).
- scapegallows — a criminal who escapes death by hanging or the gallows
- scatter plot — a graphic representation of bivariate data as a set of points in the plane that have Cartesian coordinates equal to corresponding values of the two variates.
- schappe silk — a yarn or fabric of or similar to spun silk.
- schiaparelli — Elsa [el-sah] /ˈɛl sɑ/ (Show IPA), 1890–1973, French fashion designer, born in Italy.
- sclerophylly — the normal development of much sclerenchyma in the leaves of certain plants, as some desert plants, resulting in thickened, hardened foliage that resists loss of moisture.
- scolopaceous — (of birds or other animals) like a snipe, a shore bird with a straight beak
- scolopendrid — any myriapod of the order Scolopendrida, including many large, poisonous centipedes.
- scopes trial — John Thomas, 1901–70, U.S. high-school teacher whose teaching of the Darwinian theory of evolution became a cause célèbre (Scopes Trial or Monkey Trial) in 1925.
- scrap dealer — a person who deals in scrap
- scratchplate — a plastic or metal plate attached to the front of a guitar to protect it from pick scratches
- seed capital — small sum invested in new business
- seed capsule — the part of a fruit enclosing the seeds; pericarp
- self-concept — the idea or mental image one has of oneself and one's strengths, weaknesses, status, etc.; self-image.
- self-respect — proper esteem or regard for the dignity of one's character.
- semipellucid — somewhat pellucid; partially translucent or transparent
- semitropical — subtropical.
- septuplicate — a group, series, or set of seven identical copies (usually preceded by in).
- seraphically — of, like, or befitting a seraph.
- sextuplicate — a group, series, or set of six identical copies: The application is to be submitted in sextuplicate.
- short splice — a splice used when an increased thickness of the united rope is not objectionable, made by unlaying the rope ends a certain distance, uniting them so that their strands overlap, then tucking each alternately over and under others several times.
- siderophilic — having characteristics of siderophile
- silver perch — Also called mademoiselle. Ichthyology. a drum, Bairdiella chrysoura, of southern U.S. waters.
- single-space — to type (copy) on each line space.
- 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.
- sleeping car — a railroad car fitted with berths, compartments, bedrooms, or drawing rooms for passengers to sleep in.
- slipped disc — displaced spinal disc
- slipper sock — a sock with a soft leather or vinyl sole sewn onto it, used as indoor footwear.
- snail's pace — an extremely slow rate: The work progresses at a snail's pace.
- soprano clef — a sign locating middle C on the bottom line of the staff.
- space flight — journey into outer space
- space helmet — a helmet worn by astronauts while in outer space
- space travel — spaceflight of manned vehicles.
- space-filler — a short article of little or no importance written to fill space in a magazine or newspaper
- special area — distressed area.