12-letter words containing s, p, e, a
- grandnephews — Plural form of grandnephew.
- grandparents — a parent of a parent.
- grapple shot — a grapnellike projectile fired from a gun and used as a hold for the end of a line in rescue operations or in kedging.
- graspingness — The quality of being grasping.
- grass sponge — a large, dark brown, commercial sponge, Spongia graminea, of Florida, the West Indies, and the Gulf of Mexico.
- grasshoppers — Plural form of grasshopper.
- gray snapper — a snapper, Lutjanus griseus, of shallow waters off the coast of Florida, having a grayish-green body with a brown spot on each scale.
- grease paint — an oily mixture of melted tallow or grease and a pigment, used by actors, clowns, etc., for making up their faces.
- greasy spoon — a cheap and rather unsanitary restaurant.
- great plains — a semiarid region E of the Rocky Mountains, in the U.S. and Canada.
- great spirit — the chief deity in the religion of many North American Indian tribes.
- grimsel pass — an Alpine pass in S Switzerland. 7159 feet (2184 meters) high.
- hall process — a process in which aluminum is refined by electrolytic reduction of alumina fused with cryolite.
- handicappeds — Plural form of handicapped.
- handicappers — Plural form of handicapper.
- handies peak — a peak in SW Colorado, in the San Juan Mountains. 14,048 feet (4285 meters).
- handypersons — Plural form of handyperson.
- hanging step — a step projecting from a wall with no real or apparent support at its outer end.
- happenstance — a chance happening or event.
- hard pressed — heavily burdened or oppressed, as by overwork or financial difficulties; harried; put-upon.
- hard-pressed — heavily burdened or oppressed, as by overwork or financial difficulties; harried; put-upon.
- harper woods — a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
- hasenpfeffer — a stew of marinated rabbit meat garnished usually with sour cream.
- hautes-alpes — a department in SE France. 2179 sq. mi. (5645 sq. km). Capital: Gap.
- health stamp — a postage stamp with a surcharge that is used to support a health camp
- heart-shaped — shaped like a stylized heart with a double rounded top
- heartstopper — something so frightening or emotionally gripping as to make one's heart seem to stop beating: We didn't crash, but it was a heartstopper.
- helicographs — Plural form of helicograph.
- helmsmanship — the skill or function of a helmsman
- hemapheresis — apheresis.
- hematocolpos — (medicine) A medical condition in which the vagina fills with menstrual blood, often caused by the combination of menstruation with an imperforate hymen.
- hemiparasite — A plant that obtains or may obtain part of its food by parasitism, e.g., mistletoe, which also photosynthesizes.
- hemophiliacs — Plural form of hemophiliac.
- hepadnavirus — Any member of the virus family Hepadnaviridae, capable of causing liver infections in humans and animals.
- hepatogenous — originating in the liver
- hepatotoxins — Plural form of hepatotoxin.
- heptahedrons — Plural form of heptahedron.
- hernioplasty — an operation for the repair of a hernia.
- heteroplasia — the replacement of normal cells by abnormal cells, as in cancer.
- heteroplasty — the repair of lesions with tissue from another individual or species.
- heterotopias — Plural form of heterotopia.
- hierophanies — Plural form of hierophany.
- higher apsis — See under apsis.
- hispaniolize — to make someone Spanish in their cultural attitudes, values, speech, etc
- hispanophile — an admirer of Hispanic culture or the Spanish language.
- hispanophobe — a person who dislikes Hispanic culture or the Spanish language.
- homeopathist — a person who practices or favors homeopathy.
- homo sapiens — (italics) the species of bipedal primates to which modern humans belong, characterized by a brain capacity averaging 1400 cc (85 cubic in.) and by dependence upon language and the creation and utilization of complex tools.
- horse parlor — a gambling room where people can bet on horse races with a bookmaker.
- horsemanship — the art, ability, skill, or manner of a horseman.