12-letter words containing p, i, s
- gramophonist — a person who uses a gramophone
- grand rapids — a city in SW Michigan: furniture factories.
- graphic arts — any of the fine or applied visual arts based on drawing or the use of line, as opposed to colour or relief, on a plane surface, esp illustration and printmaking of all kinds
- graphologist — the study of handwriting, especially when regarded as an expression of the writer's character, personality, abilities, etc.
- graspingness — The quality of being grasping.
- gravitropism — (biology, botany) a plant's ability to change its growth in response to gravity.
- grease paint — an oily mixture of melted tallow or grease and a pigment, used by actors, clowns, etc., for making up their faces.
- great plains — a semiarid region E of the Rocky Mountains, in the U.S. and Canada.
- great spirit — the chief deity in the religion of many North American Indian tribes.
- grimsel pass — an Alpine pass in S Switzerland. 7159 feet (2184 meters) high.
- gross profit — gross receipts less the cost of goods or production but before the deduction of such other costs as rent or salaries.
- guardianship — the position and responsibilities of a guardian, especially toward a ward.
- guttersnipes — Plural form of guttersnipe.
- gymnosophist — one of a group of Jainist philosophers, existing from ancient times to c1000, characterized by refusal to wear clothes and the abandonment of caste marks; a member of the Digambara sect.
- gypsy driver — the driver of a gypsy cab
- hagia sophia — flourished 6th century a.d, Byzantine engineer. He was one of the architects of Hagia Sophia; (originally an Orthodox cathedral and currently a museum in Istanbul, Turkey).
- handicappeds — Plural form of handicapped.
- handicappers — Plural form of handicapper.
- handies peak — a peak in SW Colorado, in the San Juan Mountains. 14,048 feet (4285 meters).
- hanging post — a post from which a door, gate, etc., is hung.
- hanging step — a step projecting from a wall with no real or apparent support at its outer end.
- haptoglobins — Plural form of haptoglobin.
- harpsichords — Plural form of harpsichord.
- helicographs — Plural form of helicograph.
- heliophilous — attracted to sunlight
- heliospheric — Of or pertaining to the heliosphere.
- heliotropism — heliotropic tendency or growth.
- helmsmanship — the skill or function of a helmsman
- hemapheresis — apheresis.
- hemimorphism — The condition of being hemimorphic.
- hemiparasite — A plant that obtains or may obtain part of its food by parasitism, e.g., mistletoe, which also photosynthesizes.
- hemispheroid — half of a spheroid.
- hemophiliacs — Plural form of hemophiliac.
- hemopoiesis' — hematopoiesis.
- hepadnavirus — Any member of the virus family Hepadnaviridae, capable of causing liver infections in humans and animals.
- hepatotoxins — Plural form of hepatotoxin.
- hernioplasty — an operation for the repair of a hernia.
- hero-worship — to feel or express hero worship for.
- heteroplasia — the replacement of normal cells by abnormal cells, as in cancer.
- heterotopias — Plural form of heterotopia.
- hidropoiesis — the production of sweat.
- hierophanies — Plural form of hierophany.
- high spirits — lively or boisterous mood
- high-stepper — seeking unrestrained pleasure, as by frequenting night clubs, parties, etc.; leading a wild and fast life: a high-stepping young crowd.
- higher apsis — See under apsis.
- hippo regius — a seaport of ancient Numidia: St. Augustine was bishop here a.d. 395–430; the site of modern Annaba, in Algeria.
- hippophagist — a person who eats horseflesh.
- hippophagous — eating horse meat
- hippopotamus — a large herbivorous mammal, Hippopotamus amphibius, having a thick hairless body, short legs, and a large head and muzzle, found in and near the rivers, lakes, etc., of Africa, and able to remain under water for a considerable time.
- his-lordship — (often initial capital letter) a term of respect used when speaking of or to certain noblemen (usually preceded by his or your).