12-letter words containing d, e, s, p, r
- edaphosaurus — Any of several dinosaurs of the family Edaphosauridae, from the Carboniferous and Permian periods, that had a distinctive dorsal sail or crest.
- eggdrop soup — a soup made by stirring beaten eggs into a simmering broth.
- endomorphism — changes in a cooling body of igneous rock brought about by assimilation of fragments of, or chemical reaction with, the surrounding country rock
- endoparasite — A parasite, such as a tapeworm, that lives inside its host.
- ex-president — a former chief executive or head of state of a republic
- expenditures — Plural form of expenditure.
- extemporised — Simple past tense and past participle of extemporise.
- field sports — sports carried on in the open countryside, such as hunting, shooting, or fishing
- flash powder — powder that could be ignited to provide a bright light to take a photograph
- fluoroscoped — Simple past tense and past participle of fluoroscope.
- gas-operated — (of a firearm) using some of the exhaust gases to operate the action.
- geopressured — subject to geostatic pressure.
- golden syrup — treacle (def 2b).
- graduateship — the time or condition of being a graduate
- grandnephews — Plural form of grandnephew.
- grandparents — a parent of a parent.
- gypsy driver — the driver of a gypsy cab
- handicappers — Plural form of handicapper.
- handypersons — Plural form of handyperson.
- hard pressed — heavily burdened or oppressed, as by overwork or financial difficulties; harried; put-upon.
- hard-pressed — heavily burdened or oppressed, as by overwork or financial difficulties; harried; put-upon.
- harper woods — a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
- heart-shaped — shaped like a stylized heart with a double rounded top
- hemispheroid — half of a spheroid.
- hepadnavirus — Any member of the virus family Hepadnaviridae, capable of causing liver infections in humans and animals.
- heptahedrons — Plural form of heptahedron.
- hidropoiesis — the production of sweat.
- horsewhipped — Simple past tense and past participle of horsewhip.
- house spider — any largish dark spider of the genus Tegenaria that is common in houses, such as the cardinal spider
- hyperbolised — to use hyperbole; exaggerate.
- hyperboloids — Plural form of hyperboloid.
- hyperidrosis — excessive or abnormal sweating
- iceland spar — a transparent variety of calcite that is double-refracting and is used as a polarizer.
- imperialised — Simple past tense and past participle of imperialise.
- impersonated — to assume the character or appearance of; pretend to be: He was arrested for impersonating a police officer.
- impoverished — reduced to poverty.
- imprest fund — a fund of petty cash.
- interspersed — to scatter here and there or place at intervals among other things: to intersperse flowers among shrubs.
- interspliced — Simple past tense and past participle of intersplice.
- intrepidness — resolutely fearless; dauntless: an intrepid explorer.
- introspected — Simple past tense and past participle of introspect.
- isopropoxide — (chemistry) The univalent anion derived from isopropanol by removal of the hydroxy hydrogen atom; and salt containing this anion.
- jeopardising — Present participle of jeopardise.
- jeopardously — with risk or peril
- jeu d'esprit — a witticism.
- jurisprudent — versed in jurisprudence.
- kindred-ship — a person's relatives collectively; kinfolk; kin.
- lady-slipper — cypripedium
- land plaster — finely ground gypsum, used chiefly as a fertilizer.
- ledger strip — a piece attached to the face of a beam at the bottom as a support for the ends of joists.