12-letter words containing e, n, t, r, p
- tetrapolitan — of or related to a tetrapolis
- the pointers — the two brightest stars in the Plough (Dubhe and Merak), which lie in the direction pointing towards the Pole Star and are therefore used to locate it
- the scorpion — the constellation Scorpio, the eighth sign of the zodiac
- the-persians — a tragedy (472 b.c.) by Aeschylus.
- the-pioneers — a historical novel (1823) by James Fenimore Cooper.
- theanthropic — of or relating to both God or a god and human beings; both divine and human.
- theatrophone — a late 19th century service that allowed subscribers to listen to concerts or plays through the telephone
- thermosiphon — an arrangement of siphon tubes that enables water in a heating apparatus to circulate by means of convection.
- third person — the grammatical person used by the speaker of an utterance in referring to anyone or anything other than the speaker or the one (third person singular) or ones (third person plural) being addressed.
- to open fire — If you open fire on someone, you start shooting at them.
- top dressing — tennis court
- top sergeant — a first sergeant.
- torture porn — a genre of horror films in which sadistic violence or torture is a central aspect of the plot
- tracing tape — (on a building site) one of several lines stretched between batter boards to outline the foundations.
- tradesperson — a skilled worker
- tragelaphine — of or relating to a tragelaph
- trainspotter — A trainspotter is someone who is very interested in trains and spends time going to stations and recording the numbers of the trains that they see.
- trans person — a person who is transgender or transsexual.
- transparence — Also, transparence. the quality or state of being transparent.
- transparency — Also, transparence. the quality or state of being transparent.
- transpirable — to occur; happen; take place.
- transplantee — a person who is undergoing or has undergone an organ transplant.
- transponible — capable of being transposed.
- transpontine — across or beyond a bridge.
- transportive — to carry, move, or convey from one place to another.
- transumptive — of or relating to transumption
- trephination — a small circular saw with a center pin mounted on a strong hollow metal shaft to which is attached a transverse handle: used in surgery to remove circular disks of bone from the skull.
- trepidations — tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation; perturbation.
- trichopteran — trichopterous.
- trichopteron — trichopteran.
- triple crown — an unofficial title held by a horse that wins the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness, and the Belmont Stakes in a single season.
- triple point — the particular temperature and pressure at which the solid, liquid, and gaseous phases of a given substance are all at equilibrium with one another.
- trumpet vine — trumpet creeper.
- trying plane — a plane with a long body for planing the edges of long boards
- trypaflavine — acriflavine hydrochloride.
- type founder — a person engaged in the making of metallic types for printers.
- typing error — an error made while using a keyboard to write something
- typing paper — paper for typing on
- un-disrupted — to cause disorder or turmoil in: The news disrupted their conference.
- un-opportune — appropriate, favorable, or suitable: an opportune phrase for the occasion.
- uncapturable — to take by force or stratagem; take prisoner; seize: The police captured the burglar.
- under-report — to give an insufficient account or report of
- under-script — the letters or characters used in writing by hand; handwriting, especially cursive writing.
- underexploit — to make insufficient use of
- unexpurgated — to amend by removing words, passages, etc., deemed offensive or objectionable: Most children read an expurgated version of Grimms' fairy tales.
- unimportance — a lack of importance
- unimportuned — without being forced or impelled
- unit process — any of a number of standard operations, such as filtration or distillation, that are widely used in various chemical and process industries
- united party — (formerly, in South Africa) the major opposition party, founded by General Smuts in 1934: the official Opposition in Parliament from 1948, the party was disbanded in 1977
- unpatronized — having few or no patrons