12-letter words containing p, r, e, t, n, s
- cross potent — a cross with equal arms, each of which ends in a bar
- cryptomnesia — the reappearance of a suppressed or forgotten memory which is mistaken for a new experience
- cryptomnesic — of, relating to, or characterized by cryptomnesia
- deaspiration — the act of deaspirating
- deportations — Plural form of deportation.
- depredations — the act of preying upon or plundering; robbery; ravage.
- deprivations — Plural form of deprivation.
- descriptions — a statement, picture in words, or account that describes; descriptive representation.
- dessertspoon — A dessertspoon is a spoon which is midway between the size of a teaspoon and a tablespoon. You use it to eat desserts.
- disoperation — a relationship between two organisms in a community that is harmful to both
- dispensatory — a book in which the composition, preparation, and uses of medicinal substances are described; a nonofficial pharmacopoeia.
- dispersement — Misspelling of disbursement.
- dispiritment — the state of being dispirited
- disportments — to divert or amuse (oneself).
- doorstepping — talking to someone at the door of their home, for political canvassing or to gather information
- draftsperson — a person employed in making mechanical drawings, especially in an architectural or engineering firm.
- earsplitting — ear-piercing: an earsplitting explosion.
- eastern cape — a province of S South Africa; formed in 1994 from the E part of the former Cape Province: service industries, agriculture, and mining. Capital: Bhisho (formerly Bisho). Pop: 6 562 053 (2011 est). Area: 169 600 sq km (65 483 sq miles)
- emancipators — Plural form of emancipator.
- empressement — Animated eagerness or friendliness; effusion.
- empty-nester — a married person whose children have grown up and left home
- endoparasite — A parasite, such as a tapeworm, that lives inside its host.
- enteropneust — a worm-like marine invertebrate
- enteroptosis — Visceroptosis of the intestines.
- enterprising — Having or showing initiative and resourcefulness.
- entoplastral — relating to an entoplastron
- entoplastron — the median plate of a turtle's plastron
- epanorthosis — (rhetoric) A rhetorical device or element in which a speaker or writer retracts a word that has been spoken and substitutes a stronger or more suitable word; often done for emphasis or sarcasm.
- epistolarian — A writer of epistles.
- evaporations — Plural form of evaporation.
- ex-president — a former chief executive or head of state of a republic
- exasperating — Intensely irritating; infuriating.
- exasperation — A feeling of intense irritation or annoyance.
- expectorants — Plural form of expectorant.
- expenditures — Plural form of expenditure.
- explorations — Plural form of exploration.
- extropianism — Belief in, or support for, the theory of extropy.
- fetoproteins — Plural form of fetoprotein.
- fingerprints — Plural form of fingerprint.
- first person — the grammatical person used by a speaker in statements referring to himself or herself (first person singular) or to a group including himself or herself (first person plural)
- fleet prison — (formerly) a London prison, esp used for holding debtors
- fort pickens — Andrew, 1739–1817, American Revolutionary general.
- fortepianist — the player of a fortepiano
- frontispiece — an illustrated leaf preceding the title page of a book.
- gangster rap — a type of rap music whose lyrics feature violence, sexual exploits, and the like.
- gentleperson — a person of good family and position; gentleman or lady.
- grandparents — a parent of a parent.
- 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.
- guttersnipes — Plural form of guttersnipe.