12-letter words containing s, e, t, h, p, a
- space heater — the heating of a limited area, as a room, by means of a heater (space heater) within the area.
- space helmet — a helmet worn by astronauts while in outer space
- spatter dash — roughcast (def 1).
- spatter-dash — Also called spatter dash. an exterior wall finish composed of mortar and fine pebbles mixed together and dashed against the wall. Compare pebble dash.
- spectrograph — a spectroscope for photographing or producing a representation of a spectrum.
- spermaphytic — able to produce seeds
- sphacelation — the process of mortification
- sphericality — the state of being a sphere
- sphincterial — relating to a sphincter
- spinach beet — chard, a plant cultivated for its edible leaves
- spirochaetal — resulting from spirochaetes
- steeplechase — a horse race over a turf course furnished with artificial ditches, hedges, and other obstacles over which the horses must jump.
- steganograph — a piece of coded writing; cipher
- stenographer — a person who specializes in taking dictation in shorthand.
- stenographic — the art of writing in shorthand.
- stenophagous — (of an animal) feeding on a limited variety of foods (opposed to euryphagous).
- stepdaughter — a daughter of one's husband or wife by a previous marriage.
- stereography — the art of delineating the forms of solid bodies on a plane.
- stratosphere — the region of the upper atmosphere extending upward from the tropopause to about 30 miles (50 km) above the earth, characterized by little vertical change in temperature.
- strep throat — an acute sore throat caused by hemolytic streptococci and accompanied by fever and prostration.
- strip-search — to search (a suspect who has been required to remove all clothing) especially for concealed weapons, contraband, or evidence of drug abuse.
- strophiolate — having a strophiole
- superathlete — a highly accomplished athlete, an exceptional athlete
- 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.
- sycophantize — to act the sycophant
- synadelphite — an arsenate containing manganese and aluminium
- telanthropus — a genus of fossil hominids, known from two fragmentary lower jaws found in the region of Swartkrans, near Johannesburg, South Africa.
- telegraphese — a style of writing or speaking distinguished by the omissions, abbreviations, and combinations that are characteristic of telegrams, as in “ expect arrive six evening. ”.
- tenths-place — next after ninth; being the ordinal number for ten.
- the dustheap — obscurity or oblivion
- the pandects — a digest of Roman civil law in fifty books, compiled for the emperor Justinian in the 6th cent. a.d.; the Digest
- the passions — feeling, as opposed to reason
- the populars — cheap newspapers with mass circulation; the popular press
- the psalmist — King David, to whom all or certain of the Psalms are variously attributed
- the-persians — a tragedy (472 b.c.) by Aeschylus.
- theophrastus — 372?–287 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- 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.
- thoracoscope — an instrument used for examining the pleural cavity
- tracheoscopy — examination of the interior of the trachea, as with a laryngoscope.
- trachypterus — a dealfish or ribbonfish
- triadelphous — (of stamens) united by the filaments into three sets or bundles.
- tricephalous — with three heads
- triphosphate — a salt derived from triphosphoric acid.
- undispatched — not dispatched; not delivered or sent out
- unhospitable — not hospitable
- water splash — a place where a stream runs over a road