12-letter words containing l, p, s
- fluoroscopes — Plural form of fluoroscope.
- fluoroscopic — of or relating to the fluoroscope or fluoroscopy.
- foam plastic — a kind of light cellular plastic made by creating bubbles of gas in the liquid material and solidifying it: often used as an insulator
- focus puller — the member of a camera crew who adjusts the focus of the lens as the camera is tracked in or out
- followership — the ability or willingness to follow a leader.
- folsom point — a flint point characteristic of the Folsom tradition, typically leaf-shaped and fluted, with small basal extensions, and used on a projectile, as a spear, for hunting game.
- fore-topsail — a topsail set on a foremast on a ship.
- forepleasure — the aggregate of pleasurable sensations that lead to a heightened physical or emotional response, as of those aroused in sexual intercourse that lead to an orgasm.
- foretopsails — Plural form of foretopsail.
- fort pulaski — Count Casimir [kaz-uh-meer] /ˈkæz əˌmɪər/ (Show IPA), 1748–79, Polish patriot; general in the American Revolutionary army.
- fortran-plus — Fortran for the DAP parallel machine, implements many Fortran 90 features.
- fosbury flop — a modern high-jumping technique whereby the jumper clears the bar headfirst and backwards
- gaff topsail — Also called fore-and-aft topsail. a jib-headed fore-and-aft sail set above a gaff.
- gaff-topsail — Also called fore-and-aft topsail. a jib-headed fore-and-aft sail set above a gaff.
- galactoscope — a lactoscope.
- gallinippers — Plural form of gallinipper.
- gallup polls — a representative sampling of public opinion or public awareness concerning a certain subject or issue.
- galvanoscope — an instrument for detecting the existence of an electric current and determining its direction.
- gamopetalous — having the petals united.
- gamophyllous — having leaves united by their edges.
- gamosepalous — having the sepals united.
- gapped scale — a scale, such as a pentatonic scale, containing fewer than seven notes
- garlic press — kitchen tool for crushing garlic
- gas pipeline — a system of transmission for gaseous material, esp natural gas
- gastroplasty — any plastic surgery on the stomach.
- general shop — a shop that sells various types of goods
- generalships — Plural form of generalship.
- gentleperson — a person of good family and position; gentleman or lady.
- get to sleep — If you cannot get to sleep, you are unable to sleep.
- glacis plate — the frontal plate armour on a tank
- glamour puss — a person with an unusually attractive face.
- glamour-puss — a person with an unusually attractive face.
- glockenspiel — a musical instrument composed of a set of graduated steel bars mounted in a frame and struck with hammers, used especially in bands.
- glossography — a glossator.
- glossophobia — The fear of public speaking.
- glossoptosis — (medicine) The abnormal downward displacement or retraction of the tongue.
- glottal stop — a plosive consonant whose occlusion and release are accomplished chiefly at the glottis, as in the Scottish articulation of the t- sound of little, bottle, etc.
- god's plenty — an abundant or overabundant quantity.
- golden syrup — treacle (def 2b).
- gospel choir — a choir performing gospel music
- gospel music — a now popularized form of impassioned rhythmic spiritual music rooted in the solo and responsive church singing of rural blacks in the American South, central to the development of rhythm and blues and of soul music.
- gospel truth — an unquestionably true statement, fact, etc.
- 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.
- great plains — a semiarid region E of the Rocky Mountains, in the U.S. and Canada.
- grimsel pass — an Alpine pass in S Switzerland. 7159 feet (2184 meters) high.
- groupuscules — Plural form of groupuscule.
- hall process — a process in which aluminum is refined by electrolytic reduction of alumina fused with cryolite.
- haptoglobins — Plural form of haptoglobin.
- hautes-alpes — a department in SE France. 2179 sq. mi. (5645 sq. km). Capital: Gap.