12-letter words containing c, h, i, u, s
- orichalceous — relating to or resembling orichalc
- ortho-cousin — parallel cousin.
- orthocousins — the children of two brothers or two sisters
- outpouchings — Plural form of outpouching.
- packinghouse — a building where foodstuffs are packed
- peritrichous — (of bacteria) having a uniform distribution of flagella over the body surface.
- persulphuric — denoting a type of acid
- picture sash — a large window sash, as for a picture window.
- picture show — motion picture.
- pleiochasium — a flowering system in which several buds come out at the same time
- polystichous — arranged in rows or series.
- posing pouch — a thong that emphasizes the genitals
- public house — British. a tavern.
- quackishness — The state or condition of being quackish.
- quitch grass — any of various grasses, especially Agropyron repens, known chiefly as troublesome weeds and characterized by creeping rootstocks that spread rapidly.
- ramapithecus — a genus of extinct Miocene ape known from fossils found in India and Pakistan and formerly thought to be a possible human ancestor.
- reichsfuhrer — the title of the chief of the Schutzstaffel.
- rescheduling — the act of changing the time, date, or schedule of
- rhizocarpous — having the root perennial but the stem annual, as perennial herbs.
- schizogenous — schizogenetic.
- schizogonous — pertaining to or reproducing by schizogony.
- schizopodous — of or relating to a schizopod
- scratchbuild — to build a scale model of something from scratch, that is, from raw materials like wood, clay or paper
- scratchbuilt — describing something which has been constructed by scratchbuilding
- scrophularia — a member of a genus of flowering plants which have a square stem and are known as figworts
- ship biscuit — hardtack.
- shortcutting — to cause to be shortened by the use of a shortcut.
- shrimp sauce — a sauce made from shrimps
- sivapithecus — a genus of extinct Miocene primates of Asia that resemble the modern orangutan.
- sixth column — the persons residing in a country at war who are devoted to aiding the fifth column in its activities, especially by lowering morale, spreading rumors, etc.
- skeuomorphic — an ornament or design on an object copied from a form of the object when made from another material or by other techniques, as an imitation metal rivet mark found on handles of prehistoric pottery.
- soup kitchen — a place where food, usually soup, is served at little or no charge to the needy.
- south africa — Republic of, a country in S Africa; member of the Commonwealth of Nations until 1961. 472,000 sq. mi. (1,222,480 sq. km). Capitals: Pretoria and Cape Town.
- south euclid — a city in NE Ohio, near Cleveland.
- south-facing — facing towards the south
- stockpunisht — punished by being put in stocks
- studio couch — an upholstered couch, usually without a back, convertible into a double bed by sliding a bed frame out from beneath it and covering the frame with the mattress that forms the upper thickness of the upholstery.
- subarachnoid — of, relating to, or situated below the arachnoid membrane.
- superhelical — of, relating to, or consisting of a superhelix
- supply chain — process of manufacture and sale
- synchro unit — a type of alternating-current motor designed to maintain continuously, at some remote location, the same rotational angle that may be imposed by force upon the electrically connected rotating element of a similar motor.
- the jurassic — the Jurassic period or rock system
- the munchies — a craving for food, esp when induced by alcohol or drugs
- the pictures — a cinema or film show
- therapeutics — a therapeutic substance.
- thiobacillus — any of several rod-shaped bacteria of the genus Thiobacillus, inhabiting soil, sewage, etc., that derive energy from oxidation of sulfur or sulfur compounds.
- thiosulfuric — of or derived from thiosulfuric acid.
- thunderstick — bull-roarer.
- tricephalous — with three heads
- trichotomous — division into three parts, classes, categories, etc.