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12-letter words containing p, h, d

  • poster child — a child appearing on a poster for a charitable organization.
  • postmidnight — the middle of the night; twelve o'clock at night.
  • potting shed — A potting shed is a small building in a garden, in which you can keep things such as seeds or garden tools.
  • powder chest — a small wooden box containing a charge of powder, old nails, scrap iron, etc., formerly secured over the side of a ship and exploded on the attempt of an enemy to board.
  • predischarge — of or pertaining to the period prior to discharge, esp prior to discharge from hospital or from employment
  • prepublished — to publish in advance of a scheduled date.
  • prescheduled — a plan of procedure, usually written, for a proposed objective, especially with reference to the sequence of and time allotted for each item or operation necessary to its completion: The schedule allows three weeks for this stage.
  • procathedral — a church used temporarily as a cathedral.
  • proudhearted — full of pride.
  • pseudamphora — a Mycenaean vase having a spherical body, a spout on the shoulder, and a handle, curving across the top, supported by a solid conical neck.
  • pseudography — writing that does not follow conventional spelling or usage
  • pseudoscheme — A translator from Scheme to Common Lisp by Jonathan Rees <[email protected]>. Version 2.8. It conforms to all of R3RS except call/cc and requires Common Lisp. Runs on Lucid, Symbolics CL, VAX Lisp, Explorer CL. Mailing list: [email protected]
  • pseudosphere — a surface generated by revolving a tractrix about its asymptote.
  • pteridophyte — any plant of the division Pteridophyta, characterized by vascular tissue and differentiation into root, stem, and leaves, comprising the ferns, horsetails, and club mosses.
  • pudding-head — a stupid person
  • pumpkin head — a slow or dim-witted person; dunce.
  • punched card — a card having holes punched in specific positions and patterns so as to represent data to be stored or processed mechanically, electrically, or photoelectrically.
  • punched tape — Computers. paper tape.
  • pure-hearted — (of a person) without malice, treachery, or evil intent; honest; sincere; guileless.
  • push forward — keep advancing
  • put to death — the act of dying; the end of life; the total and permanent cessation of all the vital functions of an organism. Compare brain death.
  • puzzleheaded — having, deriving from, or characterized by confused thoughts or ideas.
  • pyritohedral — of or relating to a pyritohedron
  • pyritohedron — a crystal form of 12 pentagonal faces.
  • quadraphonic — of, noting, or pertaining to the recording and reproduction of sound over four separate transmission or direct reproduction channels instead of the customary two of the stereo system: a quadraphonic recording.
  • quadriphonic — quadraphonic.
  • quadrophonic — Alternative spelling of quadraphonic.
  • radiographer — X-ray technician
  • radiophonist — a person who produces radiophonic music
  • radiotherapy — treatment of disease by means of x-rays or of radioactive substances.
  • reemphasized — to give emphasis to; lay stress upon; stress: to emphasize a point; to emphasize the eyes with mascara.
  • residentship — a person who resides in a place.
  • rhabdosphere — a minute sphere made up of rhabdoliths
  • rubbish dump — a place or area where waste materials are dumped
  • schizopodous — of or relating to a schizopod
  • scratchpad i — (language)   A general-purpose language originally for interactive symbolic mathematics by Richard Jenks, Barry Trager, Stephen M. Watt and Robert S. Sutor of IBM Research, ca 1971. It features abstract parametrised data types, multiple inheritance and polymorphism. There were implementations for VM/CMS and AIX.
  • secchi depth — the depth at which a Secchi disk is no longer visible from the surface of ocean water.
  • shadow price — the calculated price of a good or service for which no market price exists
  • shadowgraphy — the production of a shadowgraph
  • sharp-witted — having or showing mental acuity; intellectually discerning; acute.
  • sheepherding — the act of herding or tending sheep
  • shepherd boy — male child who herds sheep
  • shepherd dog — sheepdog.
  • shepherdless — lacking a shepherd
  • shepherdling — a young or little shepherd
  • shipbuilding — a person whose occupation is the designing or constructing of ship.
  • shop steward — commerce: union rep
  • shoulder pad — clothing: insert in shoulder
  • siderography — the art or technique of engraving on steel.
  • siderophilic — having characteristics of siderophile
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