12-letter words containing o, p, e, d, a
- sulphonamide — any of a class of organic compounds that are amides of sulphonic acids containing the group –SO2NH2 or a group derived from this. An important class of sulphonamides are the sulfa drugs
- superordinal — relating to the superorder
- superstardom — a person, as a performer or athlete, who enjoys wide recognition, is esteemed for exceptional talent, and is eagerly sought after for his or her services.
- table tripod — a low mount or stand for a camera.
- to drop dead — If you tell someone to drop dead, you are insulting them, rudely disagreeing with them, or refusing to do something, or telling them to stop bothering you.
- to stop dead — To stop dead means to suddenly stop happening or moving. To stop someone or something dead means to cause them to suddenly stop happening or moving.
- torpedo boat — a small, fast, highly maneuverable boat used for torpedoing enemy shipping.
- tradespeople — people engaged in trade, esp shopkeepers
- tradesperson — a skilled worker
- trepidations — tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation; perturbation.
- trepidatious — tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation; perturbation.
- triadelphous — (of stamens) united by the filaments into three sets or bundles.
- trial period — time during which sth can be evaluated
- tropicalised — to make tropical, as in character or appearance.
- tropicalized — to make tropical, as in character or appearance.
- unapproached — not approached; not able to be approached or neared
- unchaperoned — not chaperoned; not accompanied by a chaperone
- underpassion — an underlying or subconscious passion
- unpardonable — kind indulgence, as in forgiveness of an offense or discourtesy or in tolerance of a distraction or inconvenience: I beg your pardon, but which way is Spruce Street?
- unpatronized — having few or no patrons
- unpavilioned — not provided with a pavilion
- unperforated — pierced with a hole or holes: Punch out along the perforated line.
- unprocedural — not procedural, not following proper procedures
- unproclaimed — to announce or declare in an official or formal manner: to proclaim war.
- unprogrammed — a plan of action to accomplish a specified end: a school lunch program.
- unreproached — not reproached, criticized, or scolded
- unsaponified — to convert (a fat) into soap by treating with an alkali.
- unsyncopated — marked by syncopation: syncopated rhythm.
- up-and-comer — likely to succeed; bright and industrious: an up-and-coming young executive.
- van der post — Sir Laurens (Jan). 1906–96, South African writer and traveller. His works include the travel books Venture to the Interior (1952), The Lost World of the Kalahari (1958), and Testament to the Bushmen (1984) and the novels The Hunter and the Whale (1967) and The Admiral's Baby (1996)
- velocipedean — someone who rides a velocipede
- video piracy — the unauthorized or prohibited use of audio-visual works covered by copyright law, in a way that violates one of the copyright owner's exclusive rights, such as the right to reproduce the copyrighted work, or to make derivative works
- video player — VCR: videotape recorder
- videographer — a person who makes films with a video camera.
- waterproofed — Having been made waterproof.
- widow's peak — a point formed in the hairline in the middle of the forehead.