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12-letter words containing s, a, h, p, t, i

  • sharp-witted — having or showing mental acuity; intellectually discerning; acute.
  • 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.
  • sinanthropus — the genus to which Peking man was formerly assigned.
  • sivapithecus — a genus of extinct Miocene primates of Asia that resemble the modern orangutan.
  • slipper bath — a bath in the shape of a slipper, with a covered end
  • snapshotting — an informal photograph, especially one taken quickly by a handheld camera.
  • sophisticate — a sophisticated person.
  • space flight — journey into outer space
  • spanish foot — a carved pyramidal foot having fluted, concave sides usually ending in a scroll at the bottom.
  • spatiography — the study of the characteristics of space beyond the atmosphere, including the mapping of the movements of celestial bodies and the recording of electrical, magnetic, and gravitational effects, especially those likely to affect missiles and spacecraft.
  • spermaphytic — able to produce seeds
  • sphacelation — the process of mortification
  • sphericality — the state of being a sphere
  • sphincterial — relating to a sphincter
  • sphragistics — the scientific study of seals or signet rings.
  • spinach beet — chard, a plant cultivated for its edible leaves
  • spirochaetal — resulting from spirochaetes
  • spring catch — a catch for an interior or cabinet door that has a bolt operated by a spring.
  • stabilograph — an instrument for measuring body sway.
  • stenographic — the art of writing in shorthand.
  • straight pin — pin (sense 2)
  • stratigraphy — a branch of geology dealing with the classification, nomenclature, correlation, and interpretation of stratified rocks.
  • strip-search — to search (a suspect who has been required to remove all clothing) especially for concealed weapons, contraband, or evidence of drug abuse.
  • strophanthin — a very poisonous, bitter glycoside or mixture of glycosides obtained from the dried, ripe seeds of a strophanthus, especially Strophanthus kombe, used as a cardiac stimulant.
  • strophiolate — having a strophiole
  • stylographic — of or relating to a stylograph.
  • sulphonation — the action or process of converting or being converted into a sulphonate
  • superheating — Superheating of steam is raising its temperature to well above boiling point.
  • switch plate — a plate, usually of metal, ceramic, or plastic, covering a switch so that the knob or toggle protrudes.
  • sycophantish — a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite.
  • sycophantism — a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite.
  • sycophantize — to act the sycophant
  • sympathizing — to be in sympathy or agreement of feeling; share in a feeling (often followed by with).
  • synadelphite — an arsenate containing manganese and aluminium
  • tachyphrasia — a communication disorder involving rapid, unintelligible speech
  • talking shop — If you say that a conference or a committee is just a talking shop, you disapprove of it because nothing is achieved as a result of what is discussed.
  • the passions — feeling, as opposed to reason
  • the psalmist — King David, to whom all or certain of the Psalms are variously attributed
  • the-persians — a tragedy (472 b.c.) by Aeschylus.
  • therapeutics — a therapeutic substance.
  • therapeutist — a person trained in the use of physical methods, as exercises, heat treatments, etc., in treating or rehabilitating the sick or wounded or helping patients overcome physical defects.
  • thiosulphate — any salt of thiosulphuric acid
  • thomas paine — Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
  • trapshooting — the sport of shooting at clay pigeons hurled into the air from a trap.
  • triadelphous — (of stamens) united by the filaments into three sets or bundles.
  • tricephalous — with three heads
  • triphosphate — a salt derived from triphosphoric acid.
  • triumphalism — triumphant spirit or character.
  • triumphalist — Triumphalist behaviour is behaviour in which politicians or organizations celebrate a victory or a great success, especially when this is intended to upset the people they have defeated.
  • trophallaxis — (among social insects) the exchange of nutriments or other secretions between members of a colony.
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