12-letter words containing c, e, p, h, a
- stenographic — the art of writing in shorthand.
- strip-search — to search (a suspect who has been required to remove all clothing) especially for concealed weapons, contraband, or evidence of drug abuse.
- supercharged — equipped with a supercharger.
- supercharger — a mechanism for forcing air into an internal-combustion engine in order to increase engine power.
- superhelical — of, relating to, or consisting of a superhelix
- switch plate — a plate, usually of metal, ceramic, or plastic, covering a switch so that the knob or toggle protrudes.
- sycophantize — to act the sycophant
- tampico hemp — a stiff fiber obtained from the leaves of various species of Agave, as A. falcata or A. sisalana.
- tape machine — a tape recorder.
- technography — the description and study of the arts and sciences in their geographical and ethnic distribution and historical development.
- technophilia — a person who loves or is enthusiastic about advanced technology.
- technophobia — abnormal fear of or anxiety about the effects of advanced technology.
- tenths-place — next after ninth; being the ordinal number for ten.
- terephthalic — relating to, designating, or derived from terephthalic acid or its derivatives
- tetramorphic — (in art) of or related to a composite representation of the four evangelists' symbols
- the cenotaph — the monument in Whitehall, London, honouring the dead of both World Wars: designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens: erected in 1920
- the pandects — a digest of Roman civil law in fifty books, compiled for the emperor Justinian in the 6th cent. a.d.; the Digest
- the preacher — the author of Ecclesiastes or the book of Ecclesiastes
- theanthropic — of or relating to both God or a god and human beings; both divine and human.
- therapeutics — a therapeutic substance.
- thoracoscope — an instrument used for examining the pleural cavity
- tracheophyte — any plant of the former division Tracheophyta, comprising all the vascular plants.
- tracheoscopy — examination of the interior of the trachea, as with a laryngoscope.
- trachypterus — a dealfish or ribbonfish
- tricephalous — with three heads
- trichopteran — trichopterous.
- unalphabetic — in the order of the letters of the alphabet: alphabetical arrangement.
- unapproached — not approached; not able to be approached or neared
- unchaperoned — not chaperoned; not accompanied by a chaperone
- undispatched — not dispatched; not delivered or sent out
- unreproached — not reproached, criticized, or scolded
- veneer patch — a patch made in one of the veneers of a sheet of plywood before layup.
- watch pocket — a small pocket in a garment, as in a vest or trousers, for holding a pocket watch, change, etc. Compare fob1 (def 1).
- whip-cracker — a person who cracks a whip.
- yachtspeople — Plural form of yachtsperson.
- yachtsperson — A yachtsman or yachtswoman.