12-letter words containing s, p, e, n, t, a
- poetastering — the profession of being a poetaster
- poeticalness — the characteristic of being poetical
- point spread — a betting device, established by oddsmakers and used to attract bettors for uneven competitions, indicating the estimated number of points by which a stronger team can be expected to defeat a weaker team, the point spread being added to the weaker team's actual points in the game and this new figure then compared to the stronger team's points to determine winning bets.
- point-spread — a betting device, established by oddsmakers and used to attract bettors for uneven competitions, indicating the estimated number of points by which a stronger team can be expected to defeat a weaker team, the point spread being added to the weaker team's actual points in the game and this new figure then compared to the stronger team's points to determine winning bets.
- pontificates — the office or term of office of a pontiff.
- port angeles — a city in NW Washington, on the Juan de Fuca Strait.
- post-nuclear — pertaining to or involving atomic weapons: nuclear war.
- post-weaning — to accustom (a child or young animal) to food other than its mother's milk; cause to lose the need to suckle or turn to the mother for food.
- postaccident — occurring after an accident
- postdeadline — the time by which something must be finished or submitted; the latest time for finishing something: a five o'clock deadline.
- poster paint — an opaque, water-based, typically bright-colored paint with a glue-size or gum binder, that is suitable for use on posters and is usually packaged in jars.
- postmeridian — of or relating to the afternoon.
- postneonatal — of, relating to, or occurring in the (four week) period after birth
- predesignate — to designate beforehand.
- predestinate — Theology. to foreordain by divine decree or purpose.
- pregustation — the act of tasting beforehand
- prehistorian — an authority on or specialist in prehistory
- premenstrual — of or relating to menstruation or to the menses.
- preparations — measures done in order to prepare for something; provisions
- presbyterian — pertaining to or based on the principle of ecclesiastical government by presbyters or presbyteries.
- present arms — a position of salute in the manual of arms in which the rifle is held in both hands vertically in front of the body, with the muzzle upward and the trigger side forward.
- presentation — an act of presenting.
- presentative — (of an image, idea, etc.) presented, known, or capable of being known directly.
- presentially — in a presential way
- preservation — to keep alive or in existence; make lasting: to preserve our liberties as free citizens.
- presidential — of or relating to a president or presidency.
- proconsulate — the office or term of office of a proconsul.
- prostanthera — any bush of the Australian genus Prostanthera, with red or white flowers and strongly scented leaves
- protestation — the act of protesting or affirming.
- psittacinite — mottramite.
- pterosaurian — a pterosaur
- punta arenas — a seaport in S Chile, on the Strait of Magellan: the southernmost city in Chile. Formerly Magallanes.
- punxsutawney — a town in central Pennsylvania: Groundhog Day celebration.
- put years on — to make (someone) feel or look much older
- reabsorption — resorption (def 2).
- reassumption — the act or process of reassuming something
- recompensate — to recompense for something: They gave him ten dollars to compensate him for his trouble.
- relationship — a connection, association, or involvement.
- representant — someone who acts on behalf of another; representative
- repristinate — to restore to the first or original state or condition.
- respondentia — a loan upon a ship's cargo, which is repaid with interest if the ship reaches its destination, and if the ship does not, the loan is not repaid
- resupination — a resupinate condition.
- retainership — the condition of being a retainer or of having retainers.
- saddle point — a point at which a function of two variables has partial derivatives equal to zero but at which the function has neither a maximum nor a minimum value.
- saint joseph — a city in NW Missouri, on the Missouri River.
- 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.
- saint-pierre — two small groups of islands off the S coast of Newfoundland: an overseas territory of France; important base for fishing. 3 sq. mi. (240 sq. km). Capital: St. Pierre.
- saint-tropez — a town in SE France, on the French Riviera: beach resort.
- saltpetreman — a supplier of saltpetre
- sample point — a possible result of an experiment, represented as a point.