0%

12-letter words containing s, h, l, e, p

  • pommel horse — a padded, somewhat cylindrical floor-supported apparatus, similar to a vaulting horse but having two graspable pommels on top, used by men for hand-supported balancing, rotating, and swinging maneuvers.
  • poster child — a child appearing on a poster for a charitable organization.
  • power shovel — any self-propelled shovel for excavating earth, ore, or coal with a dipper that is powered by a diesel engine or electric motor. Compare shovel (def 2).
  • prayer shawl — a tallith.
  • preestablish — to establish beforehand.
  • prehensorial — relating to a part that grasps
  • prepublished — to publish in advance of a scheduled date.
  • prerehearsal — relating to the period before a rehearsal
  • prescheduled — a plan of procedure, usually written, for a proposed objective, especially with reference to the sequence of and time allotted for each item or operation necessary to its completion: The schedule allows three weeks for this stage.
  • preschooling — the education of preschool children.
  • preslaughter — of the period before slaughter (of animals)
  • press launch — the launch of a product, exhibition, event, etc, to which journalists are invited, in order to publicize it
  • psephologist — A psephologist studies how people vote in elections.
  • psychobabble — writing or talk using jargon from psychiatry or psychotherapy without particular accuracy or relevance.
  • psychologize — to make psychological investigations or speculations, especially those that are naive or uninformed.
  • psychosexual — of or relating to the relationship of psychological and sexual phenomena.
  • public house — British. a tavern.
  • put flesh on — If you put flesh on something, you add details and more information to it.
  • pyrosulphate — any salt of pyrosulphuric acid
  • raphaelesque — of, relating to, or characteristic of the style of the painter Raphael.
  • relationship — a connection, association, or involvement.
  • replenishing — to make full or complete again, as by supplying what is lacking, used up, etc.: to replenish one's stock of food.
  • reproachless — irreproachable.
  • reupholstery — the materials used to cushion and cover furniture.
  • saint phalle — Niki de [nik-ee duh;; French nee-kee duh] /ˈnɪk i də;; French niˈki də/ (Show IPA), 1930–2002, French sculptor and painter.
  • salesmanship — the technique of selling a product: They used a promotional gimmick that was the last word in salesmanship.
  • schappe silk — a yarn or fabric of or similar to spun silk.
  • schiaparelli — Elsa [el-sah] /ˈɛl sɑ/ (Show IPA), 1890–1973, French fashion designer, born in Italy.
  • 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.
  • scratchplate — a plastic or metal plate attached to the front of a guitar to protect it from pick scratches
  • sea elephant — elephant seal.
  • 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.
  • seraphically — of, like, or befitting a seraph.
  • she's apples — all is going well
  • sheep laurel — a small E North American plant (Kalmia angustifolia) of the heath family, with pinkish flowers and evergreen leaves poisonous to sheep and other animals
  • sheep sorrel — a slender weed, Rumex acetosella, of the buckwheat family, found in poor, dry soils, having arrow-shaped leaves with an acid taste.
  • shepherdless — lacking a shepherd
  • shepherdling — a young or little shepherd
  • shoo-fly pie — an open pie filled with a sweet crumb and molasses mixture and baked.
  • 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.
  • shoulder pad — clothing: insert in shoulder
  • shuffle play — a facility on a compact disc player that randomly selects a track from one of a number of compact discs
  • siderophilic — having characteristics of siderophile
  • silver perch — Also called mademoiselle. Ichthyology. a drum, Bairdiella chrysoura, of southern U.S. waters.
  • single-phase — noting or pertaining to a circuit having an alternating current with one phase or with phases differing by 180°.
  • siphonostele — a hollow tube of vascular tissue enclosing a pith and embedded in ground tissue.
  • slash pocket — a pocket set into a garment, especially below the waistline, to which easy access is provided by an exterior, vertical or diagonal slit.
  • slipper bath — a bath in the shape of a slipper, with a covered end
Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?