12-letter words containing s, e, p, u
- churchperson — A person involved with the church; a churchgoer or cleric.
- cinque ports — an association of ports on the SE coast of England, originally consisting of Hastings, Romney, Hythe, Dover, and Sandwich, which from late Anglo-Saxon times provided ships for the king's service in return for the profits of justice in their courts. The Cinque Ports declined with the growth of other ports and surrendered their charters in 1685
- cluster pack — a package containing a collection of related goods, sold as a single unit
- cluster pine — a pine tree, Pinus pinaster, having long thick needles and large clustered cones, native to the Mediterranean coastal regions.
- coleopterous — belonging to the order Coleoptera
- colour phase — a seasonal change in the coloration of some animals
- comeuppances — Plural form of comeuppance.
- compulsative — compulsory
- compulsively — compelling; compulsory.
- compulsories — Plural form of compulsory.
- computer bus — bus
- computer sex — (jargon) Two computers interfaced with each other.
- computerised — to control, perform, process, or store (a system, operation, or information) by means of or in an electronic computer or computers.
- computerizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of computerize.
- computerless — having no computer
- concupiscent — lustful or sensual.
- conspectuity — vision or sight
- conspectuses — Plural form of conspectus.
- consumership — the state of being a consumer
- consumptives — Plural form of consumptive.
- contemptuous — If you are contemptuous of someone or something, you do not like or respect them at all.
- coprosecutor — one of two or more joint prosecutors.
- 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.
- counterplots — Plural form of counterplot.
- counterpoise — a force, influence, etc, that counterbalances another
- counterscarp — the outer side of the ditch of a fort
- counterspell — a spell or charm which acts against another spell, esp in fantasy or role-playing games
- counterspies — Plural form of counterspy.
- counterstamp — a stamp added to a stamped paper or document as a qualifying mark.
- countertypes — Plural form of countertype.
- coup d'essai — a first attempt.
- couple-close — Heraldry. a narrow chevron, one-quarter the usual breadth.
- crepusculous — Alternative form of crepuscular.
- culpableness — The state or quality of being culpable.
- cupuliferous — of or relating to the Cupuliferae family of trees which includes oak, hazel, chestnut, etc
- 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.
- cusip number — A CUSIP number is a number that identifies an individual security like a stock or a bond.
- de profundis — out of the depths of misery or dejection
- decapsulated — Simple past tense and past participle of decapsulate.
- depressurise — to remove the air pressure from (a pressurized compartment of an aircraft or spacecraft).
- depressurize — to reduce the pressure of a gas inside (a container or enclosed space), as in an aircraft cabin
- despiteously — in a despiteous or contemptuous manner
- desulphurize — to free or become free from sulphur
- deuteroscopy — the second time of looking or considering
- dinosaur pen — A traditional mainframe computer room complete with raised flooring, special power, its own ultra-heavy-duty air conditioning, and a side order of Halon fire extinguishers. See boa.
- diplodocuses — Plural form of diplodocus.
- dipsacaceous — belonging to the Dipsacaceae, the teasel family of plants.