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12-letter words containing p, h, l, s

  • selenography — the branch of astronomy that deals with the charting of the moon's surface.
  • self-worship — reverent honor and homage paid to God or a sacred personage, or to any object regarded as sacred.
  • seraphically — of, like, or befitting a seraph.
  • shark patrol — a watch for sharks kept by an aircraft flying over beaches used by swimmers
  • she's apples — all is going well
  • sheep laurel — a small E North American plant (Kalmia angustifolia) of the heath family, with pinkish flowers and evergreen leaves poisonous to sheep and other animals
  • sheep sorrel — a slender weed, Rumex acetosella, of the buckwheat family, found in poor, dry soils, having arrow-shaped leaves with an acid taste.
  • shepherdless — lacking a shepherd
  • shepherdling — a young or little shepherd
  • shin splints — a painful condition of the front lower leg, associated with tendinitis, stress fractures, or muscle strain, often occurring as a result of running or other strenuous athletic activity, especially on a nonresilient surface.
  • shipbuilding — a person whose occupation is the designing or constructing of ship.
  • shoo-fly pie — an open pie filled with a sweet crumb and molasses mixture and baked.
  • 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.
  • short splice — a splice used when an increased thickness of the united rope is not objectionable, made by unlaying the rope ends a certain distance, uniting them so that their strands overlap, then tucking each alternately over and under others several times.
  • shoulder pad — clothing: insert in shoulder
  • shrimp plant — a small, sprawling shrub, Justicia brandegeana (or Beloperone guttata), of the acanthus family, native to Mexico, having small white flowers protruding from a series of overlapping reddish bracts and often cultivated as a houseplant.
  • shuffle play — a facility on a compact disc player that randomly selects a track from one of a number of compact discs
  • siderophilic — having characteristics of siderophile
  • silicon chip — A silicon chip is a very small piece of silicon inside a computer. It has electronic circuits on it and can hold large quantities of information or perform mathematical or logical operations.
  • silver perch — Also called mademoiselle. Ichthyology. a drum, Bairdiella chrysoura, of southern U.S. waters.
  • single-phase — noting or pertaining to a circuit having an alternating current with one phase or with phases differing by 180°.
  • siphonostele — a hollow tube of vascular tissue enclosing a pith and embedded in ground tissue.
  • slap dashing — slab dashing.
  • 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.
  • slip through — be undetected
  • slipper bath — a bath in the shape of a slipper, with a covered end
  • sophomorical — characteristic of a sophomore
  • south platte — a river flowing NE from central Colorado to the Platte River in W Nebraska. 424 miles (683 km) long.
  • space flight — journey into outer space
  • space helmet — a helmet worn by astronauts while in outer space
  • spanish heel — a high, curved heel with a straight heel breast, used on women's shoes.
  • spasmophilia — a condition in which only moderate mechanical or electrical stimulation produces spasms, convulsions, or tetany.
  • spasmophilic — of or noting spasmophilia.
  • spellchecker — a computer program for checking the spelling of words in an electronic document.
  • sphacelation — the process of mortification
  • sphericality — the state of being a sphere
  • sphincterial — relating to a sphincter
  • spirochaetal — resulting from spirochaetes
  • splash guard — a large flap behind a rear tire to prevent mud, water, etc., from being splashed on the following vehicle.
  • splotchiness — the state or condition of being splotchy
  • sponge cloth — any cloth loosely woven of coarse yarn to produce a spongy look or texture, especially one constructed in honeycomb weave.
  • spotlighting — a strong, focused light thrown upon a particular spot, as on a small area of a stage or in a television studio, for making some object, person, or group especially conspicuous.
  • sprachgefuhl — a sensitivity to language, especially for what is grammatically or idiomatically acceptable in a given language.
  • sprightfully — in a sprightful manner
  • stabilograph — an instrument for measuring body sway.
  • steeplechase — a horse race over a turf course furnished with artificial ditches, hedges, and other obstacles over which the horses must jump.
  • stegophilist — a person who enjoys climbing up the outside of buildings
  • stephenville — a town in central Texas.
  • stepmotherly — related to or having the characteristics of a stepmother
  • strophiolate — having a strophiole
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