12-letter words containing p, l, a, s
- flash powder — powder that could be ignited to provide a bright light to take a photograph
- floor sample — an appliance, piece of furniture, or other article of merchandise that has been used for display or demonstration and is usually offered at a reduced price.
- foam plastic — a kind of light cellular plastic made by creating bubbles of gas in the liquid material and solidifying it: often used as an insulator
- fore-topsail — a topsail set on a foremast on a ship.
- forepleasure — the aggregate of pleasurable sensations that lead to a heightened physical or emotional response, as of those aroused in sexual intercourse that lead to an orgasm.
- foretopsails — Plural form of foretopsail.
- fort pulaski — Count Casimir [kaz-uh-meer] /ˈkæz əˌmɪər/ (Show IPA), 1748–79, Polish patriot; general in the American Revolutionary army.
- fortran-plus — Fortran for the DAP parallel machine, implements many Fortran 90 features.
- gaff topsail — Also called fore-and-aft topsail. a jib-headed fore-and-aft sail set above a gaff.
- gaff-topsail — Also called fore-and-aft topsail. a jib-headed fore-and-aft sail set above a gaff.
- galactoscope — a lactoscope.
- gallinippers — Plural form of gallinipper.
- gallup polls — a representative sampling of public opinion or public awareness concerning a certain subject or issue.
- galvanoscope — an instrument for detecting the existence of an electric current and determining its direction.
- gamopetalous — having the petals united.
- gamophyllous — having leaves united by their edges.
- gamosepalous — having the sepals united.
- gapped scale — a scale, such as a pentatonic scale, containing fewer than seven notes
- garlic press — kitchen tool for crushing garlic
- gas pipeline — a system of transmission for gaseous material, esp natural gas
- gastroplasty — any plastic surgery on the stomach.
- general shop — a shop that sells various types of goods
- generalships — Plural form of generalship.
- glacis plate — the frontal plate armour on a tank
- glamour puss — a person with an unusually attractive face.
- glamour-puss — a person with an unusually attractive face.
- glossography — a glossator.
- glossophobia — The fear of public speaking.
- glottal stop — a plosive consonant whose occlusion and release are accomplished chiefly at the glottis, as in the Scottish articulation of the t- sound of little, bottle, etc.
- graphologist — the study of handwriting, especially when regarded as an expression of the writer's character, personality, abilities, etc.
- grapple shot — a grapnellike projectile fired from a gun and used as a hold for the end of a line in rescue operations or in kedging.
- great plains — a semiarid region E of the Rocky Mountains, in the U.S. and Canada.
- grimsel pass — an Alpine pass in S Switzerland. 7159 feet (2184 meters) high.
- hall process — a process in which aluminum is refined by electrolytic reduction of alumina fused with cryolite.
- haptoglobins — Plural form of haptoglobin.
- hautes-alpes — a department in SE France. 2179 sq. mi. (5645 sq. km). Capital: Gap.
- health stamp — a postage stamp with a surcharge that is used to support a health camp
- helicographs — Plural form of helicograph.
- helmsmanship — the skill or function of a helmsman
- hematocolpos — (medicine) A medical condition in which the vagina fills with menstrual blood, often caused by the combination of menstruation with an imperforate hymen.
- hemophiliacs — Plural form of hemophiliac.
- hernioplasty — an operation for the repair of a hernia.
- heteroplasia — the replacement of normal cells by abnormal cells, as in cancer.
- heteroplasty — the repair of lesions with tissue from another individual or species.
- hispaniolize — to make someone Spanish in their cultural attitudes, values, speech, etc
- hispanophile — an admirer of Hispanic culture or the Spanish language.
- holophrastic — using or consisting of a single word that functions as a phrase or sentence.
- horse parlor — a gambling room where people can bet on horse races with a bookmaker.
- horseplayers — Plural form of horseplayer.
- hospital bed — a bed having side rails that can be raised or lowered and a mattress base in three jointed sections so that the head, foot, or middle may be raised by a crank or motor, allowing a patient to lie in various positions, as a therapeutic aid or for comfort.