12-letter words containing s, c, r, a, p, e
- ceroplastics — the art of wax modelling
- chairpersons — Plural form of chairperson.
- chalk stripe — (on a fabric) a pattern of thin white lines on a dark ground.
- chalk-stripe — a stripe, as in the fabric of some suits, that is wider and usually more muted than a pinstripe
- change purse — A change purse is a very small bag that people, especially women, keep their money in.
- chapeau bras — a small three-cornered hat, worn by gentlemen in full dress in the 18th century, that could be folded flat and carried under the arm.
- chapter stop — any of several markers placed at intervals on a DVD film, enabling the viewer to find and select particular scenes
- chapterhouse — the building attached to a cathedral, collegiate church, or religious house in which the chapter meets
- charles epee — Charles Michel, Abbé de l', 1712–89, French priest and teacher of the deaf: pioneer in the development of sign language.
- cheeseparing — penny-pinching; stingy
- chiropterans — Plural form of chiropteran.
- choreographs — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of choreograph.
- chorus pedal — an electronic device that creates the effect of more than one sound from a single source by combining a short delay with slight deviations in pitch
- cigar-shaped — resembling a cigar in shape
- cluster pack — a package containing a collection of related goods, sold as a single unit
- coleopterans — Plural form of coleopteran.
- colour phase — a seasonal change in the coloration of some animals
- comparatives — Plural form of comparative.
- compartments — Plural form of compartment.
- compass rose — a circle or decorative device printed on a map or chart showing the points of the compass measured from true north and usually magnetic north
- compensatory — Compensatory payments involve money paid as compensation.
- conspiracies — Plural form of conspiracy.
- cooperations — an act or instance of working or acting together for a common purpose or benefit; joint action.
- cooperatives — Plural form of cooperative.
- copperfasten — (transitive, historical) To protect the timbers [of a ship] with plates of copper secured with copper nails or bolts.
- copperplates — Plural form of copperplate.
- corporealism — materialism
- corporealist — a materialist
- cosmographer — (astrophysics) A scientist specializing in understanding and describing the nature of the universe.
- counterpanes — Plural form of counterpane.
- counterparts — a person or thing closely resembling another, especially in function: Our president is the counterpart of your prime minister.
- counterpleas — Plural form of counterplea.
- counterscarp — the outer side of the ditch of a fort
- counterstamp — a stamp added to a stamped paper or document as a qualifying mark.
- craftspeople — Craftspeople are people who make things skilfully with their hands.
- craftsperson — an artisan
- crop sprayer — a device for spraying crops
- crosspatches — Plural form of crosspatch.
- cryptomerias — Plural form of cryptomeria.
- cryptomnesia — the reappearance of a suppressed or forgotten memory which is mistaken for a new experience
- curtail step — the step or steps at the foot of a flight of stairs, widened at one or both ends and terminated with a scroll
- curtail-step — a horizontal, spiral termination to the lower end of a stair railing.
- cyberspastic — (humour) A person suffering from information overload while browsing the Internet or web. Compare webhead.
- d-s particle — a positively charged meson having a mass 3852 times that of the electron and a mean lifetime of approximately 4.7 X 10 -13 seconds.
- deckle strap — a strap on each edge of the moving web of paper on a paper-making machine that fixes the width of the paper
- decrepitates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decrepitate.
- demographics — data resulting from the science of demography; population statistics
- desaparecido — one who has disappeared: used, especially in Latin America, in referring to a person who has been secretly imprisoned or killed during a government's program of political suppression.
- despotocracy — the rule by a despot or despots; the power of despots
- discographer — a person who compiles discographies.