12-letter words containing h, o, u, s
- pass through — an act of passing.
- pass-through — a windowlike opening, as one for passing food or dishes between a kitchen and a dining area.
- peritrichous — (of bacteria) having a uniform distribution of flagella over the body surface.
- phosphaturia — the presence of an excessive quantity of phosphates in the urine.
- phosphoruses — Phosphor.
- phosphureted — combined with phosphorus, especially in its lowest valence state.
- photophilous — of or relating to an organism, as a plant, that is receptive to, seeks, or thrives in light.
- physostomous — having the mouth and air bladder connected by an air duct.
- phytophagous — herbivorous.
- picture show — motion picture.
- pleiochasium — a flowering system in which several buds come out at the same time
- pleomorphous — characterized by pleomorphism
- plough horse — a horse used for pulling a plough
- pollen brush — the mass of stiff hairs on the legs or abdomen of an insect, for collecting pollen.
- polychaetous — of or relating to the genus Polychaeta
- polymorphous — having, assuming, or passing through many or various forms, stages, or the like.
- polyphyllous — made up of multiple members or parts
- polystichous — arranged in rows or series.
- polysulphide — any sulphide of a metal containing divalent anions in which there are chains of sulphur atoms, as in the polysulphides of sodium, Na2S2, Na2S3, Na2S4, etc
- pompholygous — characterized by pompholyx
- posing pouch — a thong that emphasizes the genitals
- posthumously — arising, occurring, or continuing after one's death: a posthumous award for bravery.
- poughkeepsie — a city in SE New York, on the Hudson.
- pseudamphora — a Mycenaean vase having a spherical body, a spout on the shoulder, and a handle, curving across the top, supported by a solid conical neck.
- pseudography — writing that does not follow conventional spelling or usage
- pseudoscheme — A translator from Scheme to Common Lisp by Jonathan Rees <[email protected]>. Version 2.8. It conforms to all of R3RS except call/cc and requires Common Lisp. Runs on Lucid, Symbolics CL, VAX Lisp, Explorer CL. Mailing list: [email protected]
- pseudosphere — a surface generated by revolving a tractrix about its asymptote.
- psychosexual — of or relating to the relationship of psychological and sexual phenomena.
- public house — British. a tavern.
- push forward — keep advancing
- push polling — the use of loaded questions in a supposedly objective telephone opinion poll during a political campaign in order to bias voters against an opposing candidate
- push through — force to accept
- put flesh on — If you put flesh on something, you add details and more information to it.
- put to shame — the painful feeling arising from the consciousness of something dishonorable, improper, ridiculous, etc., done by oneself or another: She was overcome with shame.
- pyrosulphate — any salt of pyrosulphuric acid
- quelquechose — kickshaw.
- reupholstery — the materials used to cushion and cover furniture.
- rhizocarpous — having the root perennial but the stem annual, as perennial herbs.
- rhizophagous — feeding on roots.
- rhizophilous — (esp of insects) preferring to live or grow near or on roots
- ride shotgun — a smoothbore gun for firing small shots to kill birds and small quadrupeds, though often used with buckshot to kill larger animals.
- rough-spoken — coarse or vulgar in speech.
- roughhousing — the act of behaving in a boisterous or rough way
- run the show — to cause or allow to be seen; exhibit; display.
- running shoe — trainer, sneaker
- rush through — If you rush something through, you deal with it quickly so that it is ready in a shorter time than usual.
- rust-through — an act or instance of rusting: The body of the car is protected against rust-through.
- ryobu shinto — a fusion of Shinto and Buddhism, which flourished in Japan in the 13th century
- safe harbour — a place that offers protection from the weather, attack, etc
- safety touch — a two-point play