12-letter words containing h, p, s
- bronchoscope — an instrument for examining and providing access to the interior of the bronchial tubes
- bronchoscopy — an examination by means of a bronchoscope.
- bronchospasm — an abnormal contraction of the bronchi resulting in restriction of the airway
- butcher shop — a shop in which meat, poultry, and sometimes fish are sold.
- cacophonious — cacophonous
- campshedding — to line (the bank of a river) with campshot.
- cape agulhas — a headland in South Africa, the southernmost point of the African continent
- capital ship — one of the largest and most heavily armed ships in a naval fleet
- cardinalship — The office (or term of office) of a cardinal.
- cardiographs — Plural form of cardiograph.
- carpet shark — any of various sharks of the family Orectolobidae, having two dorsal fins and a patterned back, typically marked with white and brown
- carpophagous — feeding on fruit
- cash payment — an immediate payment in cash
- cash receipt — A cash receipt is a proof of purchase issued when the buyer has paid in cash.
- cashew apple — the soft, swollen, pear-shaped stalk of the cashew tree, to which a cashew nut is attached: used in preserves and wine.
- cataphoreses — Plural form of cataphoresis.
- cataphoresis — electrophoresis
- cataphysical — perverse; contrary to nature
- catastrophal — (rare) Catastrophic.
- catastrophes — Plural form of catastrophe.
- catastrophic — Something that is catastrophic involves or causes a sudden terrible disaster.
- catch phrase — a phrase that attracts or is meant to attract attention.
- catch points — railway points designed to derail a train running back in the wrong direction to prevent collision with a following train
- catch-phrase — A catch-phrase is a sentence or phrase which becomes popular or well-known, often because it is frequently used by a famous person.
- catchphrases — Plural form of catchphrase.
- centrosphere — the portion of the centrosome surrounding the centriole; center of an aster
- chairmanship — The chairmanship of a committee or organization is the fact of being its chairperson. Someone's chairmanship can also mean the period during which they are chairperson.
- chairpersons — Plural form of chairperson.
- chalk stripe — (on a fabric) a pattern of thin white lines on a dark ground.
- chalk-stripe — a stripe, as in the fabric of some suits, that is wider and usually more muted than a pinstripe
- chamaephytes — Plural form of chamaephyte.
- championship — A championship is a competition to find the best player or team in a particular sport.
- change purse — A change purse is a very small bag that people, especially women, keep their money in.
- chapeau bras — a small three-cornered hat, worn by gentlemen in full dress in the 18th century, that could be folded flat and carried under the arm.
- chaplinesque — characteristic of or resembling the comedy or filmmaking style of Charlie Chaplin.
- chapter stop — any of several markers placed at intervals on a DVD film, enabling the viewer to find and select particular scenes
- chapterhouse — the building attached to a cathedral, collegiate church, or religious house in which the chapter meets
- charity shop — A charity shop is a shop that sells used goods cheaply and gives its profits to a charity.
- charles epee — Charles Michel, Abbé de l', 1712–89, French priest and teacher of the deaf: pioneer in the development of sign language.
- cheesehopper — the larva of the cheese-fly, capable of a leaping movement using two claw-like mandibles which it also uses for digging
- cheeseparing — penny-pinching; stingy
- cheiloplasty — plastic surgery of the lip.
- chemotropism — the growth response of an organism, esp a plant, to a chemical stimulus
- chief priest — the highest ranking among a number of priests
- child's play — something that is easy to do
- chimneysweep — Alternative form of chimney sweep.
- chinese copy — an exact copy of an original
- chiropterans — Plural form of chiropteran.
- chisel point — a nail or spike with the point formed by two flat inclined sides meeting at a sharp angle.
- chlorophylls — Plural form of chlorophyll.