12-letter words containing e, l, i, p, s
- feldspathoid — Also, feldspathoidal. of or relating to a group of minerals similar in chemical composition to certain feldspars except for a lower silica content.
- fellowshiped — Simple past tense and past participle of fellowship.
- field sports — sports carried on in the open countryside, such as hunting, shooting, or fishing
- filter press — an apparatus used for filtration consisting of a set of frames covered with filter cloth on both sides, between which the liquid to be filtered is pumped
- fisherpeople — Plural form of fisherperson.
- fishing pole — a long, slender rod of wood or other material with a line and hook fastened to one end for use in catching fish.
- fissipalmate — (of birds) having the toes lobed or partially webbed.
- fleet prison — (formerly) a London prison, esp used for holding debtors
- followership — the ability or willingness to follow a leader.
- fore-topsail — a topsail set on a foremast on a ship.
- foretopsails — Plural form of foretopsail.
- gallinippers — Plural form of gallinipper.
- garlic press — kitchen tool for crushing garlic
- gas pipeline — a system of transmission for gaseous material, esp natural gas
- generalships — Plural form of generalship.
- glacis plate — the frontal plate armour on a tank
- glockenspiel — a musical instrument composed of a set of graduated steel bars mounted in a frame and struck with hammers, used especially in bands.
- gospel choir — a choir performing gospel music
- gospel music — a now popularized form of impassioned rhythmic spiritual music rooted in the solo and responsive church singing of rural blacks in the American South, central to the development of rhythm and blues and of soul music.
- great plains — a semiarid region E of the Rocky Mountains, in the U.S. and Canada.
- grimsel pass — an Alpine pass in S Switzerland. 7159 feet (2184 meters) high.
- helicographs — Plural form of helicograph.
- heliophilous — attracted to sunlight
- heliospheric — Of or pertaining to the heliosphere.
- heliotropism — heliotropic tendency or growth.
- helmsmanship — the skill or function of a helmsman
- hemophiliacs — Plural form of hemophiliac.
- hernioplasty — an operation for the repair of a hernia.
- heteroplasia — the replacement of normal cells by abnormal cells, as in cancer.
- hispaniolize — to make someone Spanish in their cultural attitudes, values, speech, etc
- hispanophile — an admirer of Hispanic culture or the Spanish language.
- holopneustic — having all the spiracles open, as the tracheal systems of most insects.
- hopkinsville — a city in S Kentucky.
- horse pistol — a large pistol formerly carried by horsemen.
- hospital bed — a bed having side rails that can be raised or lowered and a mattress base in three jointed sections so that the head, foot, or middle may be raised by a crank or motor, allowing a patient to lie in various positions, as a therapeutic aid or for comfort.
- hospitalised — to place in a hospital for medical care or observation: The doctor hospitalized grandfather as soon as she checked his heart.
- hospitalized — to place in a hospital for medical care or observation: The doctor hospitalized grandfather as soon as she checked his heart.
- hospitalizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hospitalize.
- hyper-social — relating to, devoted to, or characterized by friendly companionship or relations: a social club.
- hyperalgesia — an exaggerated sense of pain (opposed to hypalgesia).
- hyperalgesic — Of or pertaining to hyperalgesia.
- hyperbolised — to use hyperbole; exaggerate.
- hyperboloids — Plural form of hyperboloid.
- hyperplastic — Of, or relating to hyperplasia.
- hyperrealism — interest in or concern for the actual or real, as distinguished from the abstract, speculative, etc.
- hyperspatial — Pertaining to hyperspace.
- hypnotisable — Alternative spelling of hypnotizable.
- hyposulphite — Also called hydrosulfite. a salt of hyposulfurous acid.
- iceland spar — a transparent variety of calcite that is double-refracting and is used as a polarizer.
- il penseroso — a poem (1632) by John Milton.