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12-letter words containing e, p, s, t, i

  • supercapital — a member situated between a capital and the spring of an arch, as a dosseret.
  • superelastic — capable of returning to its original length, shape, etc., after being stretched, deformed, compressed, or expanded: an elastic waistband; elastic fiber.
  • supereminent — of superior eminence, rank, or dignity; distinguished, conspicuous, or worthy of note above others.
  • superevident — extremely or very evident
  • supergravity — a hypothetical symmetry among groups of particles containing fermions and bosons, especially in theories of gravity (supergravity) that unify electromagnetism, the weak force, and the strong force with gravity into a single unified force.
  • superheating — Superheating of steam is raising its temperature to well above boiling point.
  • superpatriot — a person who is patriotic to an extreme.
  • superplastic — (of some metals and alloys) having the capacity to undergo extreme deformation at high temperatures.
  • superquality — above-average quality
  • superstation — an independent television station whose signal is transmitted by satellite to subscribers on a cable system.
  • superstition — a belief or notion, not based on reason or knowledge, in or of the ominous significance of a particular thing, circumstance, occurrence, proceeding, or the like.
  • supervenient — to take place or occur as something additional or extraneous (sometimes followed by on or upon).
  • supervention — to take place or occur as something additional or extraneous (sometimes followed by on or upon).
  • suppletorily — supplying a deficiency.
  • susceptivity — receptive.
  • switch plate — a plate, usually of metal, ceramic, or plastic, covering a switch so that the knob or toggle protrudes.
  • sycophantize — to act the sycophant
  • symptomatize — symptomize.
  • synadelphite — an arsenate containing manganese and aluminium
  • tapsalteerie — topsy-turvy.
  • teleshopping — electronic shopping via videotex or other interactive information service.
  • tempus fugit — time flies
  • the hoppings — an annual fair in Newcastle
  • the olympics — the Olympic Games
  • the passions — feeling, as opposed to reason
  • the pictures — a cinema or film show
  • 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 psalmist — King David, to whom all or certain of the Psalms are variously attributed
  • 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.
  • therapeutics — a therapeutic substance.
  • therapeutist — a person trained in the use of physical methods, as exercises, heat treatments, etc., in treating or rehabilitating the sick or wounded or helping patients overcome physical defects.
  • thermosiphon — an arrangement of siphon tubes that enables water in a heating apparatus to circulate by means of convection.
  • thiosulphate — any salt of thiosulphuric acid
  • 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.
  • thomas paine — Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
  • time capsule — a receptacle containing documents or objects typical of the current period, placed in the earth or in a cornerstone for discovery in the future.
  • time deposit — a deposit that can be withdrawn by the depositor only after giving advance notice or after an agreed period of time has elapsed.
  • tissue paper — a very thin, almost transparent paper used for wrapping delicate articles, covering illustrations in books, copying letters, etc.
  • top dressing — tennis court
  • top security — ultra secure
  • 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.
  • transpirable — to occur; happen; take place.
  • 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
  • trepidations — tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation; perturbation.
  • trepidatious — tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation; perturbation.
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