12-letter words containing s, i, p
- filter press — an apparatus used for filtration consisting of a set of frames covered with filter cloth on both sides, between which the liquid to be filtered is pumped
- financescape — Figuratively, the financial landscape; financial markets.
- fingerprints — Plural form of fingerprint.
- fire support — support given by artillery and aircraft to infantry and armored vehicles.
- first empire — the empire (1804–14) established in France by Napoleon Bonaparte.
- first person — the grammatical person used by a speaker in statements referring to himself or herself (first person singular) or to a group including himself or herself (first person plural)
- fisherpeople — Plural form of fisherperson.
- fisherperson — A fisherman or fisherwoman.
- fishing pole — a long, slender rod of wood or other material with a line and hook fastened to one end for use in catching fish.
- fishing port — a town which has a lot of fishing boats
- fissipalmate — (of birds) having the toes lobed or partially webbed.
- fleet prison — (formerly) a London prison, esp used for holding debtors
- flight strip — Aeronautics. a strip of cleared land used as an emergency runway for aircraft. runway.
- floor polish — a substance used to polish floors
- fluoroscopic — of or relating to the fluoroscope or fluoroscopy.
- foam plastic — a kind of light cellular plastic made by creating bubbles of gas in the liquid material and solidifying it: often used as an insulator
- followership — the ability or willingness to follow a leader.
- folsom point — a flint point characteristic of the Folsom tradition, typically leaf-shaped and fluted, with small basal extensions, and used on a projectile, as a spear, for hunting game.
- fore-topsail — a topsail set on a foremast on a ship.
- foreman-ship — a person in charge of a particular department, group of workers, etc., as in a factory or the like.
- foretopsails — Plural form of foretopsail.
- fort pickens — Andrew, 1739–1817, American Revolutionary general.
- fort pulaski — Count Casimir [kaz-uh-meer] /ˈkæz əˌmɪər/ (Show IPA), 1748–79, Polish patriot; general in the American Revolutionary army.
- fortepianist — the player of a fortepiano
- fosphenytoin — a prodrug that produces phenytoin and is taken to prevent or treat seizures.
- four-striper — a captain in the U.S. Navy.
- freshmanship — the state of being a freshman; the period during which a student is considered to be a freshman
- frontispiece — an illustrated leaf preceding the title page of a book.
- gaff topsail — Also called fore-and-aft topsail. a jib-headed fore-and-aft sail set above a gaff.
- gaff-topsail — Also called fore-and-aft topsail. a jib-headed fore-and-aft sail set above a gaff.
- gallinippers — Plural form of gallinipper.
- gamesmanship — the use of methods, especially in a sports contest, that are dubious or seemingly improper but not strictly illegal.
- garlic press — kitchen tool for crushing garlic
- garrison cap — overseas cap.
- gas pipeline — a system of transmission for gaseous material, esp natural gas
- gastroscopic — Of or pertaining to gastroscopy.
- generalships — Plural form of generalship.
- geophysicist — the branch of geology that deals with the physics of the earth and its atmosphere, including oceanography, seismology, volcanology, and geomagnetism.
- get to grips — to deal with (a problem or subject)
- ghost shrimp — a shrimplike crustacean of the genus Callianassa, of the Pacific coast of North America, having a pinkish, transparent body.
- glacis plate — the frontal plate armour on a tank
- glockenspiel — a musical instrument composed of a set of graduated steel bars mounted in a frame and struck with hammers, used especially in bands.
- glossophobia — The fear of public speaking.
- glossoptosis — (medicine) The abnormal downward displacement or retraction of the tongue.
- go to pieces — a separate or limited portion or quantity of something: a piece of land; a piece of chocolate.
- gospel choir — a choir performing gospel music
- gospel music — a now popularized form of impassioned rhythmic spiritual music rooted in the solo and responsive church singing of rural blacks in the American South, central to the development of rhythm and blues and of soul music.
- gossipmonger — a person especially fond of or addicted to gossiping.
- governorship — the duties, term in office, etc., of a governor.
- graduateship — the time or condition of being a graduate