12-letter words containing s, h, e, p, o
- put to shame — the painful feeling arising from the consciousness of something dishonorable, improper, ridiculous, etc., done by oneself or another: She was overcome with shame.
- pyonephritis — suppurative inflammation of the kidney.
- pyrosulphate — any salt of pyrosulphuric acid
- pyrotechnics — the art of making fireworks.
- pyrotechnist — a person skilled in pyrotechnics, especially in the manufacture or use of fireworks.
- relationship — a connection, association, or involvement.
- reprehension — the act of reprehending; reproof; censure.
- reproachless — irreproachable.
- reupholstery — the materials used to cushion and cover furniture.
- rhabdosphere — a minute sphere made up of rhabdoliths
- rheomorphism — the liquefaction of rock, which results in its flowing and intruding into surrounding rocks
- rough-spoken — coarse or vulgar in speech.
- saint joseph — a city in NW Missouri, on the Missouri River.
- sarrusophone — a metal double-reed wind instrument with a conical bore, related to the oboe and used especially in military bands.
- scenographic — the art of representing objects in accordance with the rules of perspective.
- schizophrene — a person with schizophrenia or one who tends toward schizophrenia
- schopenhauer — Arthur [ahr-too r] /ˈɑr tʊər/ (Show IPA), 1788–1860, German philosopher.
- sclerophylly — the normal development of much sclerenchyma in the leaves of certain plants, as some desert plants, resulting in thickened, hardened foliage that resists loss of moisture.
- seismography — the scientific measuring and recording of the shock and vibrations of earthquakes.
- selenography — the branch of astronomy that deals with the charting of the moon's surface.
- self-worship — reverent honor and homage paid to God or a sacred personage, or to any object regarded as sacred.
- sepher torah — a scroll of the Torah, typically of parchment, from which the designated Parashah is chanted or read on the prescribed days.
- septic shock — condition caused by blood poisoning
- servitorship — the office or position of a servitor; the condition of being a servitor
- shadow price — the calculated price of a good or service for which no market price exists
- shamrock-pea — a trailing plant, Parochetus communis, of the legume family, native to Asia and east Africa, having shamrocklike leaves with a brown crescent at the base and pea-shaped, pink and blue flowers.
- share option — A share option is an opportunity for the employees of a company to buy shares at a special price.
- sharecropper — a tenant farmer who pays as rent a share of the crop.
- sharp tongue — If you say that someone has a sharp tongue, you are critical of the fact that they say things which are unkind though often clever.
- sharpshooter — a person skilled in shooting, especially with a rifle.
- shatterproof — designed or made to resist shattering: shatterproof glass in automobile windows.
- shavano peak — a mountain in central Colorado, in the S Sawatch Range, in the Rocky Mountains. 14,229 feet (4337 meters).
- sheep sorrel — a slender weed, Rumex acetosella, of the buckwheat family, found in poor, dry soils, having arrow-shaped leaves with an acid taste.
- shepherd boy — male child who herds sheep
- shepherd dog — sheepdog.
- ship's store — a retail store aboard a navy ship that sells toiletries, cigarettes, etc., to the ship's personnel.
- shoe repairs — repairs to shoes
- shoo-fly pie — an open pie filled with a sweet crumb and molasses mixture and baked.
- shoot-'em-up — a motion-picture or television program that emphasizes gunplay, action, and often violence.
- shop steward — commerce: union rep
- shopbreaking — the act of breaking into a shop
- shore patrol — (often initial capital letters) members of an organization in the U.S. Navy having police duties similar to those performed by military police. Abbreviation: SP.
- short splice — a splice used when an increased thickness of the united rope is not objectionable, made by unlaying the rope ends a certain distance, uniting them so that their strands overlap, then tucking each alternately over and under others several times.
- short-spoken — speaking in a short, brief, or curt manner.
- shoulder pad — clothing: insert in shoulder
- show stopper — Theater. a performer or performance that wins enthusiastic or prolonged applause.
- show-stopper — Theater. a performer or performance that wins enthusiastic or prolonged applause.
- siderography — the art or technique of engraving on steel.
- siderophilic — having characteristics of siderophile
- siphonophore — any pelagic hydrozoan of the order Siphonophora, being a floating or swimming colony composed of polyps.