12-letter words containing h, a, r, p, s
- colour phase — a seasonal change in the coloration of some animals
- coprophagist — a person who eats excrement
- coprophagous — (esp of certain beetles) feeding on dung
- coronagraphs — Plural form of coronagraph.
- corrivalship — the position of a corrival
- cosmographer — (astrophysics) A scientist specializing in understanding and describing the nature of the universe.
- cosmographic — Of or pertaining to cosmography.
- craftmanship — Alternative form of craftsmanship.
- crosspatches — Plural form of crosspatch.
- death spiral — a period of continuous deterioration that leads ultimately to catastrophic failure or destruction
- demographers — Plural form of demographer.
- demographics — data resulting from the science of demography; population statistics
- demographies — the science of vital and social statistics, as of the births, deaths, diseases, marriages, etc., of populations.
- diastrophism — the process of movement and deformation of the earth's crust that gives rise to large-scale features such as continents, ocean basins, and mountains
- dictatorship — Dictatorship is government by a dictator.
- discographer — a person who compiles discographies.
- discographic — of or relating to a discography
- double sharp — a symbol (× or ) that raises by two semitones the pitch of the following note.
- drapery shop — a shop selling fabrics and sewing materials
- edaphosaurus — Any of several dinosaurs of the family Edaphosauridae, from the Carboniferous and Permian periods, that had a distinctive dorsal sail or crest.
- ellipsograph — an instrument that draws ellipses
- epanorthosis — (rhetoric) A rhetorical device or element in which a speaker or writer retracts a word that has been spoken and substitutes a stronger or more suitable word; often done for emphasis or sarcasm.
- examinership — the office or function of an examiner
- factory ship — a whaling ship equipped to process killed whales and to transport the oil and by-products.
- fairy shrimp — any member of the crustacean order Anostraca, characterized by an elongate trunk with more than 20 segments and the absence of a carapace, typically found swimming ventral side up in fresh water.
- flash powder — powder that could be ignited to provide a bright light to take a photograph
- foreman-ship — a person in charge of a particular department, group of workers, etc., as in a factory or the like.
- forward push — A forward push is a feature of distillation columns (= tall vessels for distillation) in which zones that allow higher contact between substances are near the top of the column.
- francophones — Plural form of francophone.
- freshmanship — the state of being a freshman; the period during which a student is considered to be a freshman
- gametophores — Plural form of gametophore.
- general shop — a shop that sells various types of goods
- generalships — Plural form of generalship.
- glossography — a glossator.
- gopher snake — a bullsnake, Pituophis melanoleucus, of western North America, that invades burrows to prey on rodents.
- gopher state — Minnesota (used as a nickname).
- graduateship — the time or condition of being a graduate
- gramophonist — a person who uses a gramophone
- grandnephews — Plural form of grandnephew.
- graphic arts — any of the fine or applied visual arts based on drawing or the use of line, as opposed to colour or relief, on a plane surface, esp illustration and printmaking of all kinds
- graphologist — the study of handwriting, especially when regarded as an expression of the writer's character, personality, abilities, etc.
- grapple shot — a grapnellike projectile fired from a gun and used as a hold for the end of a line in rescue operations or in kedging.
- grasshoppers — Plural form of grasshopper.
- guardianship — the position and responsibilities of a guardian, especially toward a ward.
- hall process — a process in which aluminum is refined by electrolytic reduction of alumina fused with cryolite.
- 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.