12-letter words containing h, p, a
- anthroponymy — the study of personal names.
- anthropotomy — the structure of the human body
- anti-strophe — the part of an ancient Greek choral ode answering a previous strophe, sung by the chorus when returning from left to right.
- antipathetic — having or arousing a strong aversion
- antiphonally — In an antiphonal manner; in the manner of an antiphon.
- antiphonical — Alternative form of antiphonic.
- antiphrastic — relating to antiphrasis
- antipoaching — acting against or opposed to poaching
- antique shop — a shop where antiques are sold
- antistrophes — Plural form of antistrophe.
- antistrophic — Of or pertaining to an antistrophe.
- antistrophon — an argument that is retorted against an opponent
- anuradhapura — a town in Sri Lanka: ancient capital of Ceylon; site of the sacred bo tree and place of pilgrimage for Buddhists. Pop: 53 151 (2001)
- aortographic — relating to an aortography or aortography
- apache dance — a fast violent dance in French vaudeville, supposedly between a Parisian gangster and his girl
- apache plume — a low shrub, Fallugia paradoxa, of the rose family, of southwestern North America, having white flowers and fruit heads of feathery tufts.
- apalachicola — river in NW Fla., flowing from the Fla.-Ga. border southward into the Gulf of Mexico: 90 mi (145 km)
- apeirophobia — The fear of infinity and/or of infinite things.
- aphoristical — Alternative form of aphoristic.
- aphrodisiacs — Plural form of aphrodisiac.
- aplacophoran — solenogaster.
- apochromatic — (of a lens) almost free from spherical and chromatic aberration
- apocryphally — In an apocryphal manner.
- apostrophise — to address by apostrophe.
- apostrophize — to address an apostrophe to
- apothecaries — Plural form of apothecary.
- apothegmatic — Relating to, or in the manner of, an apothegm; sententious; pithy.
- apotheosized — Simple past tense and past participle of apotheosize.
- apparatchiks — a member of an apparat, especially in a Communist country.
- apple blight — an aphid, Eriosoma lanigera, that is covered with a powdery waxy secretion and infests apple trees
- apple-polish — to curry favor with someone, especially in an obsequious or flattering manner.
- apprehending — Present participle of apprehend.
- apprehension — Apprehension is a feeling of fear that something bad may happen.
- apprehensive — Someone who is apprehensive is afraid that something bad may happen.
- approachable — If you describe someone as approachable, you think that they are friendly and easy to talk to.
- approachment — (archaic) approach.
- arachnophobe — a person who is afraid of spiders
- araneomorphs — Plural form of araneomorph.
- arapaho peak — a mountain in N Colorado, in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains W of Boulder. 13,506 feet (4119 meters).
- arch support — a rigid support placed inside a shoe so that its molded form fits the arch of the foot and relieves strain on the muscles of the foot while walking, standing, etc.
- archeopteryx — A specimen of the species Archaeopteryx lithographica, being the earliest and most primitive known bird, representing a transition in the evolution of dinosaurs to birds.
- archesporial — the primitive cell, or group of cells, that give rise to the cells from which spores are derived.
- archesporium — archespore.
- archetypally — the original pattern or model from which all things of the same kind are copied or on which they are based; a model or first form; prototype.
- archetypical — Archetypical means the same as archetypal.
- archipallium — (anatomy) The oldest region of the brain's pallium, often considered contiguous with the olfactory cortex, but varying among species. In humans, the archipallium makes up the hippocampus.
- archipelagic — a large group or chain of islands: the Malay Archipelago.
- archipelagos — Plural form of archipelago.
- archiphoneme — an abstract linguistic unit representing two or more phonemes when the distinction between these has been neutralized: conventionally shown by a capital letter within slashes, as /T/ for /t/ and /d/ in German Rat and Rad
- arctophilist — a collector of teddy bears