12-letter words containing o, p, e, n, i
- horned viper — a highly venomous viper, Cerastes cerastes, of northern Africa and extreme southwestern Asia, having a process resembling a horn just above each eye.
- horsemanship — the art, ability, skill, or manner of a horseman.
- hosepipe ban — a ban, due to water shortage, on using hosepipes to water the garden or wash cars
- housekeeping — the maintenance of a house or domestic establishment.
- housepainter — A professional painter of houses.
- hupokeimenon — (philosophy) That which underlies, or lies beneath; substratum.
- hyperfiction — nonlinear fiction created in electronic hypertext form and containing multiple plot developments, endings, etc., that can be evoked interactively.
- hyperflexion — Anatomy. the act of bending a limb. the position that a limb assumes when it is bent.
- hypersomniac — a tendency to sleep excessively.
- hypertension — Pathology. elevation of the blood pressure, especially the diastolic pressure. an arterial disease characterized by this condition.
- hypnogenesis — induction of the hypnotic state.
- hypnotisable — Alternative spelling of hypnotizable.
- hypnotizable — One who is susceptible to hypnosis.
- hypokeimenon — Alternative spelling of hupokeimenon.
- hyponatremia — (medicine) An abnormally low concentration of sodium (or salt) in blood plasma.
- hypophonesis — a sound of less than usual intensity in percussion or auscultation.
- hypoxanthine — a white, crystalline, almost water-soluble, alkaloidal purine derivative, C 5 H 4 N 4 O, found in animal and vegetable tissues: used chiefly in biochemical research.
- ichnospecies — (paleontology) Any species known only from trace fossils, such as footprints, coprolites or nests.
- il penseroso — a poem (1632) by John Milton.
- impardonable — (obsolete) unpardonable.
- impassionate — filled with passion; impassioned.
- impatient of — not willing to bear or tolerate
- imperception — lack of perception.
- imperfection — an imperfect detail; flaw: a law full of imperfections.
- impersonally — In an impersonal manner.
- impersonated — to assume the character or appearance of; pretend to be: He was arrested for impersonating a police officer.
- impersonates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impersonate.
- impersonator — a person who pretends to be another.
- impetiginous — a contagious skin disease, especially of children, usually caused by streptococcal bacteria, marked by a superficial pustular eruption, particularly on the face.
- implementors — Plural form of implementor.
- impoliteness — not polite or courteous; discourteous; rude: an impolite reply.
- imponderable — not ponderable; that cannot be precisely determined, measured, or evaluated.
- importancies — Plural form of importancy.
- imposingness — The quality of being imposing.
- impoundments — Plural form of impoundment.
- imprecations — Plural form of imprecation.
- impregnation — to make pregnant; get with child or young.
- impressional — a strong effect produced on the intellect, feelings, conscience, etc.
- imprisonable — capable of being imprisoned or incarcerated
- imprisonment — to confine in or as if in a prison.
- improperness — Quality of being improper.
- improvements — Plural form of improvement.
- improvidence — not provident; lacking foresight; incautious; unwary.
- in one piece — If someone or something is still in one piece after a dangerous journey or experience, they are safe and not damaged or hurt.
- in operation — functioning, active
- incapable of — not allowing or admitting; not able to accept or experience
- income group — a group in a given population having incomes within a certain range
- incomparable — beyond comparison; matchless or unequaled: incomparable beauty.
- incompatible — not compatible; unable to exist together in harmony: She asked for a divorce because they were utterly incompatible.
- incompetence — the quality or condition of being incompetent; lack of ability.