12-letter words containing e, n, s, p
- frontispiece — an illustrated leaf preceding the title page of a book.
- funny papers — funny1 (def 7b).
- gallinippers — Plural form of gallinipper.
- galvanoscope — an instrument for detecting the existence of an electric current and determining its direction.
- gamesmanship — the use of methods, especially in a sports contest, that are dubious or seemingly improper but not strictly illegal.
- gangster rap — a type of rap music whose lyrics feature violence, sexual exploits, and the like.
- gas pipeline — a system of transmission for gaseous material, esp natural gas
- general shop — a shop that sells various types of goods
- generalships — Plural form of generalship.
- gentleperson — a person of good family and position; gentleman or lady.
- glockenspiel — a musical instrument composed of a set of graduated steel bars mounted in a frame and struck with hammers, used especially in bands.
- god's plenty — an abundant or overabundant quantity.
- golden syrup — treacle (def 2b).
- gopher snake — a bullsnake, Pituophis melanoleucus, of western North America, that invades burrows to prey on rodents.
- gossipmonger — a person especially fond of or addicted to gossiping.
- governorship — the duties, term in office, etc., of a governor.
- grandnephews — Plural form of grandnephew.
- grandparents — a parent of a parent.
- graspingness — The quality of being grasping.
- grass sponge — a large, dark brown, commercial sponge, Spongia graminea, of Florida, the West Indies, and the Gulf of Mexico.
- gray snapper — a snapper, Lutjanus griseus, of shallow waters off the coast of Florida, having a grayish-green body with a brown spot on each scale.
- grease paint — an oily mixture of melted tallow or grease and a pigment, used by actors, clowns, etc., for making up their faces.
- greasy spoon — a cheap and rather unsanitary restaurant.
- great plains — a semiarid region E of the Rocky Mountains, in the U.S. and Canada.
- greenskeeper — a person charged with the care and maintenance of a golf course.
- guttersnipes — Plural form of guttersnipe.
- handicappeds — Plural form of handicapped.
- handicappers — Plural form of handicapper.
- handies peak — a peak in SW Colorado, in the San Juan Mountains. 14,048 feet (4285 meters).
- handypersons — Plural form of handyperson.
- hanging step — a step projecting from a wall with no real or apparent support at its outer end.
- happenstance — a chance happening or event.
- hasenpfeffer — a stew of marinated rabbit meat garnished usually with sour cream.
- heckelphones — Plural form of heckelphone.
- hellespontus — an area in the southern hemisphere of Mars.
- helmsmanship — the skill or function of a helmsman
- helmspersons — Plural form of helmsperson.
- help screens — computer instructions displayed on a visual display unit
- helplessness — unable to help oneself; weak or dependent: a helpless invalid.
- henle's loop — loop of Henle.
- hepadnavirus — Any member of the virus family Hepadnaviridae, capable of causing liver infections in humans and animals.
- hepatogenous — originating in the liver
- hepatotoxins — Plural form of hepatotoxin.
- heptahedrons — Plural form of heptahedron.
- hernioplasty — an operation for the repair of a hernia.
- hierophanies — Plural form of hierophany.
- hispaniolize — to make someone Spanish in their cultural attitudes, values, speech, etc
- hispanophile — an admirer of Hispanic culture or the Spanish language.
- hispanophobe — a person who dislikes Hispanic culture or the Spanish language.
- holopneustic — having all the spiracles open, as the tracheal systems of most insects.