12-letter words containing p, h, a, g
- reprographer — a perspm who engages in reprography
- rhizophagous — feeding on roots.
- sailing ship — a large ship equipped with sails.
- saprophagous — (of an organism) feeding on dead or decaying animal matter.
- sarcophagous — carnivorous.
- scatophagous — feeding on dung or excrement
- scattergraph — a graphic representation of bivariate data as a set of points in the plane that have Cartesian coordinates equal to corresponding values of the two variates.
- scenographic — the art of representing objects in accordance with the rules of perspective.
- scintigraphy — the process of producing a scintigram.
- seismography — the scientific measuring and recording of the shock and vibrations of earthquakes.
- selenography — the branch of astronomy that deals with the charting of the moon's surface.
- shadowgraphy — the production of a shadowgraph
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- siderography — the art or technique of engraving on steel.
- single-phase — noting or pertaining to a circuit having an alternating current with one phase or with phases differing by 180°.
- slap dashing — slab dashing.
- snapshotting — an informal photograph, especially one taken quickly by a handheld camera.
- snobographer — a person who writes about snobs
- sociographic — the branch of sociology that uses statistical data to describe social phenomena.
- space charge — a distribution of an excess of electrons or ions over a three-dimensional region, in contrast to the distribution of an electric charge over the surface of a conductor.
- space flight — journey into outer space
- 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.
- spearfishing — any of several fishes of the genus Tetrapturus, resembling the sailfish but having the first dorsal fin much less developed: inhabiting all seas, but rare.
- spearheading — the sharp-pointed head that forms the piercing end of a spear.
- spectrograph — a spectroscope for photographing or producing a representation of a spectrum.
- speech organ — any part of the body, as the tongue, velum, diaphragm, or lungs, that participates, actively or passively, voluntarily or involuntarily, in the production of the sounds of speech.
- sphenography — the art of writing in cuneiform characters.
- sphragistics — the scientific study of seals or signet rings.
- sphygmograph — an instrument for recording the rapidity, strength, and uniformity of the arterial pulse.
- splash guard — a large flap behind a rear tire to prevent mud, water, etc., from being splashed on the following vehicle.
- sprachgefuhl — a sensitivity to language, especially for what is grammatically or idiomatically acceptable in a given language.
- sprechgesang — a vocal style intermediate between speech and singing but without exact pitch intonation.
- spring catch — a catch for an interior or cabinet door that has a bolt operated by a spring.
- spud-bashing — the task of peeling potatoes, given as a punishment
- stabilograph — an instrument for measuring body sway.
- steganograph — a piece of coded writing; cipher
- stenographer — a person who specializes in taking dictation in shorthand.
- stenographic — the art of writing in shorthand.
- stenophagous — (of an animal) feeding on a limited variety of foods (opposed to euryphagous).
- stepdaughter — a daughter of one's husband or wife by a previous marriage.
- stereography — the art of delineating the forms of solid bodies on a plane.
- straight pin — pin (sense 2)
- stratigraphy — a branch of geology dealing with the classification, nomenclature, correlation, and interpretation of stratified rocks.
- stylographic — of or relating to a stylograph.
- subparagraph — a distinct portion of written or printed matter dealing with a particular idea, usually beginning with an indentation on a new line.
- supercharged — equipped with a supercharger.
- supercharger — a mechanism for forcing air into an internal-combustion engine in order to increase engine power.