13-letter words containing h, i, p, s
- cochairperson — a person who cochairs an organization
- colleagueship — workplace companionship
- collectorship — The rank or office of a collector of customs or other taxes.
- commandership — a person who commands.
- committeeship — (formerly) the office of a person to whom the care of a mentally incompetent person or his or her property was entrusted by a court
- companionship — Companionship is having someone you know and like with you, rather than being on your own.
- comprehension — Comprehension is the ability to understand something.
- comprehensive — Something that is comprehensive includes everything that is needed or relevant.
- conductorship — The position of conductor of an orchestra.
- confessorship — the office or function of a confessor
- conidiophores — Plural form of conidiophore.
- containership — a ship specially designed or equipped for carrying containerized cargo
- copartnership — a partnership or association between two equals, esp in a business enterprise
- copperheadism — U.S. History. (during the Civil War) the advocacy of peace negotiations to restore the Union to its prewar condition, with continued slavery in the South.
- cornish pasty — A Cornish pasty is a small pie with meat and vegetables inside.
- cosponsorship — joint sponsorship
- counselorship — The function and rank or office of a counselor.
- craftsmanship — Craftsmanship is the skill that someone uses when they make beautiful things with their hands.
- cryotherapies — Plural form of cryotherapy.
- cryptesthesia — allegedly paranormal perception, as clairvoyance or clairaudience.
- cushion plant — a type of low-growing plant having many closely spaced short upright shoots, typical of alpine and arctic habitats
- custodianship — the condition of being a custodian
- cybershopping — Shopping by means of computers or the Internet.
- cyclostrophic — pertaining to atmospheric motion in which the centripetal acceleration exactly balances the horizontal pressure force.
- danish pastry — Danish pastries are cakes made from sweet pastry. They are often filled with things such as apple or almond paste.
- deemphasizing — Present participle of deemphasize.
- deep-dish pie — a pie baked in a deep dish and having only a top crust
- deipnosophist — a person who is a master of dinner-table conversation
- dendrophilous — living in or on trees; arboreal.
- dermographism — dermatographia.
- devil worship — the worship of Satan or of a demon
- diaphragmitis — inflammation of the diaphragm, phrenitis
- dictatorships — Plural form of dictatorship.
- diencephalons — Plural form of diencephalon.
- direct speech — actual words spoken, not quoted or reported
- directorships — Plural form of directorship.
- discographies — Plural form of discography.
- disfellowship — (in some Protestant religions) the status of a member who, because of some serious infraction of church policy, has been denied the church's sacraments and any post of responsibility and is officially shunned by other members.
- dispatch boat — a small, fast boat used for delivering dispatches.
- dispatch case — attaché case.
- dispense with — to deal out; distribute: to dispense wisdom.
- dodecaphonism — musical composition using the 12-tone technique.
- dodecaphonist — a user of the twelve-tone system of serial music
- dolphinariums — Plural form of dolphinarium.
- doppler shift — (often lowercase) the shift in frequency (Doppler shift) of acoustic or electromagnetic radiation emitted by a source moving relative to an observer as perceived by the observer: the shift is to higher frequencies when the source approaches and to lower frequencies when it recedes.
- draftsmanship — a person employed in making mechanical drawings, as of machines, structures, etc.
- drilling ship — a ship provided with drilling equipment and used especially for carrying out test drills
- drop a stitch — to allow a loop of wool to fall off a knitting needle accidentally while knitting
- drop shipment — a shipment of goods made directly from the manufacturer to the retailer or consumer but billed through the wholesaler or distributor.
- ecophysiology — the branch of physiology that deals with the physiological processes of organisms with respect to their environment.