12-letter words containing p, a, i, l
- superspecial — extra special
- supplication — an act or instance of supplicating; humble prayer, entreaty, or petition.
- supplicatory — to pray humbly; make humble and earnest entreaty or petition.
- supply chain — process of manufacture and sale
- supraliminal — being above the threshold of perception of a stimulus.
- supraorbital — situated above the eye socket.
- supravitally — in a supravital manner
- surpassingly — of a large amount or high degree; exceeding, excelling, or extraordinary: structures of surpassing magnificence.
- suspensorial — relating to a suspensorium
- swine plague — hemorrhagic septicemia of hogs, caused by the bacterium Pasteurella suiseptica, characterized by an accompanying infection of pneumonia.
- switch plate — a plate, usually of metal, ceramic, or plastic, covering a switch so that the knob or toggle protrudes.
- synadelphite — an arsenate containing manganese and aluminium
- table tripod — a low mount or stand for a camera.
- talking shop — If you say that a conference or a committee is just a talking shop, you disapprove of it because nothing is achieved as a result of what is discussed.
- taper relief — (in Britain) a system of relief from capital gains tax under which the percentage of a chargeable gain considered taxable is reduced for each whole year (from April 1998) that the asset was held by the vendor
- tapsalteerie — topsy-turvy.
- tau particle — an unstable, negatively charged lepton with a mass of c. 1,777 MeV/c2 (or c. 3,490 times that of an electron) and a mean lifetime of 2.2 ×10-13 second
- technophilia — a person who loves or is enthusiastic about advanced technology.
- temperalitie — temper
- temptability — the state of being liable to temptation
- temptational — the act of tempting; enticement or allurement.
- terephthalic — relating to, designating, or derived from terephthalic acid or its derivatives
- tetrapolitan — of or related to a tetrapolis
- tezcatlipoca — an Aztec god.
- the psalmist — King David, to whom all or certain of the Psalms are variously attributed
- thiosulphate — any salt of thiosulphuric acid
- time capsule — a receptacle containing documents or objects typical of the current period, placed in the earth or in a cornerstone for discovery in the future.
- tip-up table — a pedestal table having a top folding downward in two leaves.
- to jump bail — If a prisoner jumps bail, he or she does not come back for his or her trial after being released on bail.
- to play fair — If you say that someone plays fair, you mean that they behave or act in a reasonable and honest way.
- toilet paper — a soft, lightweight, sanitized paper used in bathrooms for personal cleanliness.
- top and tail — method of washing a baby
- tragelaphine — of or relating to a tragelaph
- trailer camp — an area where house trailers may be parked, usually having running water, electrical outlets, etc.
- trailer park — an area where house trailers may be parked, usually having running water, electrical outlets, etc.
- transpirable — to occur; happen; take place.
- transponible — capable of being transposed.
- triadelphous — (of stamens) united by the filaments into three sets or bundles.
- trial period — time during which sth can be evaluated
- tricephalous — with three heads
- triple cream — a fresh, soft cheese of France, containing at least 72 percent fat, made from cow's milk enriched with cream.
- triple-space — to type (copy) so as to leave two full spaces between lines
- tripolitania — Also, Tripolitania [trip-uh-li-tey-nee-uh, -teyn-yuh; Italian tree-paw-lee-tah-nyah] /ˌtrɪp ə lɪˈteɪ ni ə, -ˈteɪn yə; Italian ˌtri pɔ liˈtɑ nyɑ/ (Show IPA). one of the former Barbary States of N Africa: later a province of Turkey; now a part of Libya.
- triumphalism — triumphant spirit or character.
- triumphalist — Triumphalist behaviour is behaviour in which politicians or organizations celebrate a victory or a great success, especially when this is intended to upset the people they have defeated.
- triumphantly — having achieved victory or success; victorious; successful.
- trophallaxis — (among social insects) the exchange of nutriments or other secretions between members of a colony.
- tropicalised — to make tropical, as in character or appearance.
- tropicalized — to make tropical, as in character or appearance.
- trying plane — a plane with a long body for planing the edges of long boards