12-letter words containing n, s, p
- expressional — Of or pertaining to expression, either in language, the face or the arts.
- expromission — the act of (a creditor) accepting a new debtor as being responsible for the debt of another person
- expugnations — Plural form of expugnation.
- exspoliation — (obsolete) spoliation.
- extropianism — Belief in, or support for, the theory of extropy.
- fetoproteins — Plural form of fetoprotein.
- financescape — Figuratively, the financial landscape; financial markets.
- fingerprints — Plural form of fingerprint.
- first person — the grammatical person used by a speaker in statements referring to himself or herself (first person singular) or to a group including himself or herself (first person plural)
- fisherperson — A fisherman or fisherwoman.
- fishing pole — a long, slender rod of wood or other material with a line and hook fastened to one end for use in catching fish.
- fishing port — a town which has a lot of fishing boats
- fleet prison — (formerly) a London prison, esp used for holding debtors
- 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.
- foreman-ship — a person in charge of a particular department, group of workers, etc., as in a factory or the like.
- fort pickens — Andrew, 1739–1817, American Revolutionary general.
- fortepianist — the player of a fortepiano
- fortran-plus — Fortran for the DAP parallel machine, implements many Fortran 90 features.
- fosphenytoin — a prodrug that produces phenytoin and is taken to prevent or treat seizures.
- francophones — Plural form of francophone.
- freshmanship — the state of being a freshman; the period during which a student is considered to be a freshman
- frontispiece — an illustrated leaf preceding the title page of a book.
- funny papers — funny1 (def 7b).
- gallinippers — Plural form of gallinipper.
- galvanoscope — an instrument for detecting the existence of an electric current and determining its direction.
- gamesmanship — the use of methods, especially in a sports contest, that are dubious or seemingly improper but not strictly illegal.
- gangster rap — a type of rap music whose lyrics feature violence, sexual exploits, and the like.
- garrison cap — overseas cap.
- gas pipeline — a system of transmission for gaseous material, esp natural gas
- 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.
- glockenspiel — a musical instrument composed of a set of graduated steel bars mounted in a frame and struck with hammers, used especially in bands.
- god's plenty — an abundant or overabundant quantity.
- golden syrup — treacle (def 2b).
- gopher snake — a bullsnake, Pituophis melanoleucus, of western North America, that invades burrows to prey on rodents.
- gossipmonger — a person especially fond of or addicted to gossiping.
- governorship — the duties, term in office, etc., of a governor.
- gramophonist — a person who uses a gramophone
- grand rapids — a city in SW Michigan: furniture factories.
- grandnephews — Plural form of grandnephew.
- grandparents — a parent of a parent.
- graspingness — The quality of being grasping.
- grass sponge — a large, dark brown, commercial sponge, Spongia graminea, of Florida, the West Indies, and the Gulf of Mexico.
- gray snapper — a snapper, Lutjanus griseus, of shallow waters off the coast of Florida, having a grayish-green body with a brown spot on each scale.
- grease paint — an oily mixture of melted tallow or grease and a pigment, used by actors, clowns, etc., for making up their faces.
- greasy spoon — a cheap and rather unsanitary restaurant.
- great plains — a semiarid region E of the Rocky Mountains, in the U.S. and Canada.
- greenskeeper — a person charged with the care and maintenance of a golf course.
- guardianship — the position and responsibilities of a guardian, especially toward a ward.