12-letter words containing o, s, t, e, p, r
- descriptions — a statement, picture in words, or account that describes; descriptive representation.
- despotocracy — the rule by a despot or despots; the power of despots
- dessertspoon — A dessertspoon is a spoon which is midway between the size of a teaspoon and a tablespoon. You use it to eat desserts.
- deuteroscopy — the second time of looking or considering
- diphtheroids — resembling diphtheria, especially in the formation of a false membrane in the throat.
- directorship — a person or thing that directs.
- discorporate — Having no material body.
- disoperation — a relationship between two organisms in a community that is harmful to both
- dispensatory — a book in which the composition, preparation, and uses of medicinal substances are described; a nonofficial pharmacopoeia.
- disportments — to divert or amuse (oneself).
- dispropriate — to deprive of ownership
- distemperoid — resembling distemper.
- doorstepping — talking to someone at the door of their home, for political canvassing or to gather information
- draftsperson — a person employed in making mechanical drawings, especially in an architectural or engineering firm.
- dropped seat — a seat of a chair or the like, having a front dished so as to be lower than the sides or back.
- dryopithecus — an extinct genus of generalized hominoids that lived in Europe and Africa during the Miocene Epoch and whose members are characterized by small molars and incisors.
- ectoparasite — an external parasite (opposed to endoparasite).
- electroscope — An instrument for detecting and measuring electricity, especially as an indication of the ionization of air by radioactivity.
- electrotypes — Plural form of electrotype.
- emancipators — Plural form of emancipator.
- endoparasite — A parasite, such as a tapeworm, that lives inside its host.
- enteropneust — a worm-like marine invertebrate
- enteroptosis — Visceroptosis of the intestines.
- entoplastral — relating to an entoplastron
- entoplastron — the median plate of a turtle's plastron
- epanorthosis — (rhetoric) A rhetorical device or element in which a speaker or writer retracts a word that has been spoken and substitutes a stronger or more suitable word; often done for emphasis or sarcasm.
- epistolarian — A writer of epistles.
- ergastoplasm — endoplasm that is associated with protein synthesis
- escape route — way out: of situation
- evaporations — Plural form of evaporation.
- exasperation — A feeling of intense irritation or annoyance.
- executorship — The office or position of an executor.
- expectorants — Plural form of expectorant.
- explorations — Plural form of exploration.
- export house — a company that does not manufacture goods but is instead concerned solely with the financing or handling of their export
- expropriates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of expropriate.
- extemporised — Simple past tense and past participle of extemporise.
- extemporizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of extemporize.
- extrapolates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of extrapolate.
- extropianism — Belief in, or support for, the theory of extropy.
- fetoproteins — Plural form of fetoprotein.
- fiber optics — the branch of optics that deals with the transmission of light through transparent fibers, as in the form of pulses for the transmission of data or communications, or through fiber bundles for the transmission of images.
- fibre optics — optical fibre
- field sports — sports carried on in the open countryside, such as hunting, shooting, or fishing
- fire support — support given by artillery and aircraft to infantry and armored vehicles.
- 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)
- fleet prison — (formerly) a London prison, esp used for holding debtors
- fore-topmast — the spar or section of a pole mast serving as the topmast of a foremast on a ship.
- fore-topsail — a topsail set on a foremast on a ship.
- foretopmasts — Plural form of foretopmast.