12-letter words containing p, i, t, u, o, s
- stirrup bone — the stapes, one of the three bones of the middle ear
- stockpunisht — punished by being put in stocks
- study period — a period of time or lesson used for studying
- stupefaction — the state of being stupefied; stupor.
- sub-tropical — Sub-tropical places have a climate that is warm and wet, and are often near tropical regions.
- subapostolic — of or relating to the era after that of the Apostles
- subinspector — a secondary or assistant inspector
- suboccipital — situated below the occipital bone or the occipital lobe of the brain.
- subscription — a sum of money given or pledged as a contribution, payment, investment, etc.
- suction pump — a pump for raising water or other fluids by suction, consisting essentially of a vertical cylinder in which a piston works up and down, both the cylinder and the pump having valves that control the flow of the fluid.
- suction stop — click1 (def 3).
- sukarnoputri — Megawati (ˈmɛɡəˌwɒtɪ). born 1947, Indonesian politician; president of Indonesia (2001–04): daughter of Achmed Sukarno
- sulphonation — the action or process of converting or being converted into a sulphonate
- super-polite — showing good manners toward others, as in behavior, speech, etc.; courteous; civil: a polite reply.
- superpatriot — a person who is patriotic to an extreme.
- superstation — an independent television station whose signal is transmitted by satellite to subscribers on a cable system.
- superstition — a belief or notion, not based on reason or knowledge, in or of the ominous significance of a particular thing, circumstance, occurrence, proceeding, or the like.
- supervention — to take place or occur as something additional or extraneous (sometimes followed by on or upon).
- suppletorily — supplying a deficiency.
- supplication — an act or instance of supplicating; humble prayer, entreaty, or petition.
- supplicatory — to pray humbly; make humble and earnest entreaty or petition.
- supportingly — to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
- suppositious — formed from or growing out of supposition: suppositious evidence.
- supraorbital — situated above the eye socket.
- thiosulphate — any salt of thiosulphuric acid
- top security — ultra secure
- tourist trap — a place, as a restaurant, shop, or hotel, that exploits tourists by overcharging.
- transpicuous — transparent.
- transumption — an act of metaphorical transference
- trepidatious — tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation; perturbation.
- triadelphous — (of stamens) united by the filaments into three sets or bundles.
- tricephalous — with three heads
- tropophilous — adapted to a climate characterized by marked environmental changes.
- trouser clip — a clip that is worn around the bottom of a trouser leg to stop the material getting caught in the chain of a bicycle
- trunk piston — a piston with a long skirt to take the side thrust, as in an automobile engine.
- unhospitable — not hospitable
- unit process — any of a number of standard operations, such as filtration or distillation, that are widely used in various chemical and process industries
- unoptimistic — disposed to take a favorable view of events or conditions and to expect the most favorable outcome.
- unpassionate — having, compelled by, or ruled by intense emotion or strong feeling; fervid: a passionate advocate of socialism.
- unpoliteness — the quality or state of being impolite
- unpropitious — presenting favorable conditions; favorable: propitious weather.
- unprotesting — an expression or declaration of objection, disapproval, or dissent, often in opposition to something a person is powerless to prevent or avoid: a protest against increased taxation.
- unsupporting — to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
- unsupportive — giving support.
- virtuosoship — the condition of being a virtuoso; the activities of a virtuoso
- viscountship — the position of being a viscount
- visuospatial — pertaining to perception of the spatial relationships among objects within the field of vision.
- voluptuosity — full of, characterized by, or ministering to indulgence in luxury, pleasure, and sensuous enjoyment: a voluptuous life.