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12-letter words containing p, a, s, o

  • shark patrol — a watch for sharks kept by an aircraft flying over beaches used by swimmers
  • sharp tongue — If you say that someone has a sharp tongue, you are critical of the fact that they say things which are unkind though often clever.
  • sharpshooter — a person skilled in shooting, especially with a rifle.
  • shatterproof — designed or made to resist shattering: shatterproof glass in automobile windows.
  • shavano peak — a mountain in central Colorado, in the S Sawatch Range, in the Rocky Mountains. 14,229 feet (4337 meters).
  • shaving soap — a special soap for lathering the face to soften and condition the beard for shaving, capable of producing a thick lather due to its high fat content and low alkalinity.
  • shoe repairs — repairs to shoes
  • shop steward — commerce: union rep
  • shopbreaking — the act of breaking into a shop
  • shopping bag — a strong, usually paper or plastic, bag with handles, used to carry purchases or belongings.
  • shore patrol — (often initial capital letters) members of an organization in the U.S. Navy having police duties similar to those performed by military police. Abbreviation: SP.
  • shoulder pad — clothing: insert in shoulder
  • siderography — the art or technique of engraving on steel.
  • signal corps — a branch of the army responsible for military communications, meteorological studies, and related work.
  • simplon pass — a pass over the Lepontine Alps in S Switzerland, between Brig (Switzerland) and Iselle (Italy). Height: 2009 m (6590 ft)
  • sinanthropus — the genus to which Peking man was formerly assigned.
  • sindonophany — the periodic exhibiting to the public of the shroud that the body of Christ is thought to have been wrapped in
  • skeleton map — a map showing only basic details of a land, place, etc
  • slash pocket — a pocket set into a garment, especially below the waistline, to which easy access is provided by an exterior, vertical or diagonal slit.
  • sleep apnoea — the temporary cessation of breathing during sleep, which in some cases is due to obstruction of the upper airway by enlarged tonsils, uvula, etc, causing the sufferer to snore loudly and fight for breath
  • sleep around — to take the rest afforded by a suspension of voluntary bodily functions and the natural suspension, complete or partial, of consciousness; cease being awake.
  • sloop of war — (formerly) a sailing or steam naval vessel having cannons on only one deck.
  • sloped roman — a roman (vertical) typeface, usually sans serif, i.e. without the small, decorative, terminal strokes with which some typefaces are designed. The typeface is made to slope (usually to the right), but not generally to the same degree as a true italic typeface
  • slumpflation — a situation in which economic depression is combined with increasing inflation
  • smoking lamp — formerly, a lamp aboard ship for lighting pipes, now used figuratively to indicate when smoking is or is not allowed: The smoking lamp is lit.
  • snapshotting — an informal photograph, especially one taken quickly by a handheld camera.
  • snobographer — a person who writes about snobs
  • snow leopard — a long-haired, leopardlike feline, Panthera (Uncia) uncia, of mountain ranges of central Asia, having a relatively small head and a thick, creamy-gray coat with rosette spots: an endangered species.
  • sociographic — the branch of sociology that uses statistical data to describe social phenomena.
  • solar plexus — Also called celiac plexus. Anatomy. a network of nerves situated at the upper part of the abdomen, behind the stomach and in front of the aorta.
  • somatopleure — the double layer formed by the association of the upper layer of the lateral plate of mesoderm with the overlying ectoderm, functioning in the formation of the body wall and amnion.
  • somatotropin — a hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland, that stimulates growth in humans.
  • song sparrow — a small emberizine songbird, Melospiza melodia, common in North America.
  • sophisticate — a sophisticated person.
  • sophomorical — characteristic of a sophomore
  • soprano clef — a sign locating middle C on the bottom line of the staff.
  • south platte — a river flowing NE from central Colorado to the Platte River in W Nebraska. 424 miles (683 km) long.
  • spaciousness — containing much space, as a house, room, or vehicle; amply large.
  • span loading — the act of a person or thing that loads.
  • spanish foot — a carved pyramidal foot having fluted, concave sides usually ending in a scroll at the bottom.
  • spanish moss — an epiphytic plant, Tillandsia usneoides, of the southern U.S., having narrow, grayish leaves and growing in long festoons that drape the branches of trees.
  • sparcstation — (computer)   A family of workstations from Sun Microsystems based on the SPARC architecture. Models include the SPARCStation 1, 1+, SLC, SPARCStation ELC, IPX, SPARCStation 5, SPARCStation 10 and SPARCStation 20.
  • sparrow hawk — a small, short-winged European hawk, Accipiter nisus, that preys on smaller birds.
  • sparrowgrass — asparagus.
  • spasmophilia — a condition in which only moderate mechanical or electrical stimulation produces spasms, convulsions, or tetany.
  • spasmophilic — of or noting spasmophilia.
  • spatiography — the study of the characteristics of space beyond the atmosphere, including the mapping of the movements of celestial bodies and the recording of electrical, magnetic, and gravitational effects, especially those likely to affect missiles and spacecraft.
  • spatter cone — a low, steep-sided volcanic cone built up of droplets or blobs of lava erupted from a fissure or vent.
  • speakerphone — a telephone or telephone attachment equipped with both loudspeaker and microphone, thus permitting the instrument to be used without being held.
  • special sort — a character, such as an accented letter, that is not a usual member of any font
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