12-letter words containing s, h, o, e, p, a
- neuropathies — Plural form of neuropathy.
- neuropathist — a specialist in treating diseases of the nervous system; a neurologist
- nonphosphate — lacking or absent of a phosphate or phosphate compound
- nonspherical — not spherical
- oesophagitis — Alternative spelling of esophagitis.
- onion-shaped — bulb-shaped; shaped like an onion
- open slather — to spread or apply thickly: to slather butter on toast.
- operatorship — (in the oil and gas industries) the right to operate a well, field, or other oil source.
- oropharynxes — Plural form of oropharynx.
- orthopaedics — (used with a singular verb) the medical specialty concerned with correction of deformities or functional impairments of the skeletal system, especially the extremities and the spine, and associated structures, as muscles and ligaments.
- orthopaedist — Alternative spelling of orthopedist.
- orthopterans — Plural form of orthopteran.
- out of phase — in an unsynchronized way
- out of shape — person: unfit
- overemphasis — excessive or undue emphasis.
- overpurchase — to acquire by the payment of money or its equivalent; buy.
- pachydermous — any of the thick-skinned, nonruminant ungulates, as the elephant, hippopotamus, and rhinoceros.
- packinghouse — a building where foodstuffs are packed
- parasphenoid — a bone next to the sphenoid bone in the skull of some animals
- parish house — a building used by a church chiefly for administrative and social purposes.
- parlor house — (especially in the 19th and early 20th centuries) a brothel with a comfortable, often elaborately decorated parlor for the reception of clients.
- parochialise — to make parochial.
- pasch flower — pasqueflower
- pathogeneses — the production and development of disease.
- pathogenesis — the production and development of disease.
- penalty shot — a free shot at the goal defended only by the goalkeeper, awarded to an offensive player for certain defensive violations.
- phagocytoses — phagocytize.
- phalaenopsis — any of various epiphytic orchids of the genus Phalaenopsis, native to tropical Asia, having clusters of showy, variously colored flowers.
- phonasthenia — difficult or abnormal voice production; vocal weakness.
- photo spread — a picture spread. See under spread (def 33).
- photo-stated — a camera for making facsimile copies of documents, drawings, etc., in the form of paper negatives on which the positions of lines, objects, etc., in the originals are maintained.
- photoelastic — displaying photoelasticity; of or relating to photoelasticity
- photorealism — a style of painting flourishing in the 1970s, especially in the U.S., England, and France, and depicting commonplace scenes or ordinary people, with a meticulously detailed realism, flat images, and barely discernible brushwork that suggests and often is based on or incorporates an actual photograph.
- phrasemonger — phrasemaker (def 2).
- phraseograph — a phrase for which there is a phraseogram.
- plainclothes — Plainclothes police officers wear ordinary clothes instead of a police uniform.
- play clothes — clothes that are suitable for playing in
- pleiochasium — a flowering system in which several buds come out at the same time
- polish wheat — a wheat, Triticum polonicum, grown chiefly in S Europe, N Africa, and Turkestan.
- polychaetous — of or relating to the genus Polychaeta
- post-harvest — Also, harvesting. the gathering of crops.
- praiseworthy — deserving of praise; laudable: a praiseworthy motive.
- prehensorial — relating to a part that grasps
- prehistorian — an authority on or specialist in prehistory
- prostanthera — any bush of the Australian genus Prostanthera, with red or white flowers and strongly scented leaves
- pseudamphora — a Mycenaean vase having a spherical body, a spout on the shoulder, and a handle, curving across the top, supported by a solid conical neck.
- pseudography — writing that does not follow conventional spelling or usage
- psychoactive — of or relating to a substance having a profound or significant effect on mental processes: a psychoactive drug.
- psychobabble — writing or talk using jargon from psychiatry or psychotherapy without particular accuracy or relevance.
- psychosexual — of or relating to the relationship of psychological and sexual phenomena.