12-letter words containing s, p, h, r
- diphtheroids — resembling diphtheria, especially in the formation of a false membrane in the throat.
- directorship — a person or thing that directs.
- discographer — a person who compiles discographies.
- discographic — of or relating to a discography
- double sharp — a symbol (× or ) that raises by two semitones the pitch of the following note.
- drapery shop — a shop selling fabrics and sewing materials
- drop shipper — a wholesaler or distributor who conducts business in drop shipments.
- dryopithecus — an extinct genus of generalized hominoids that lived in Europe and Africa during the Miocene Epoch and whose members are characterized by small molars and incisors.
- edaphosaurus — Any of several dinosaurs of the family Edaphosauridae, from the Carboniferous and Permian periods, that had a distinctive dorsal sail or crest.
- ellipsograph — an instrument that draws ellipses
- endomorphism — changes in a cooling body of igneous rock brought about by assimilation of fragments of, or chemical reaction with, the surrounding country rock
- epanorthosis — (rhetoric) A rhetorical device or element in which a speaker or writer retracts a word that has been spoken and substitutes a stronger or more suitable word; often done for emphasis or sarcasm.
- epimorphosis — a type of development in animals, such as certain insect larvae, in which segmentation of the body is complete before hatching
- examinership — the office or function of an examiner
- executorship — The office or position of an executor.
- export house — a company that does not manufacture goods but is instead concerned solely with the financing or handling of their export
- factory ship — a whaling ship equipped to process killed whales and to transport the oil and by-products.
- fairy shrimp — any member of the crustacean order Anostraca, characterized by an elongate trunk with more than 20 segments and the absence of a carapace, typically found swimming ventral side up in fresh water.
- fisherpeople — Plural form of fisherperson.
- fisherperson — A fisherman or fisherwoman.
- fishing port — a town which has a lot of fishing boats
- flash powder — powder that could be ignited to provide a bright light to take a photograph
- flight strip — Aeronautics. a strip of cleared land used as an emergency runway for aircraft. runway.
- floor polish — a substance used to polish floors
- followership — the ability or willingness to follow a leader.
- foreman-ship — a person in charge of a particular department, group of workers, etc., as in a factory or the like.
- forward push — A forward push is a feature of distillation columns (= tall vessels for distillation) in which zones that allow higher contact between substances are near the top of the column.
- francophones — Plural form of francophone.
- freshmanship — the state of being a freshman; the period during which a student is considered to be a freshman
- gametophores — Plural form of gametophore.
- general shop — a shop that sells various types of goods
- generalships — Plural form of generalship.
- ghost shrimp — a shrimplike crustacean of the genus Callianassa, of the Pacific coast of North America, having a pinkish, transparent body.
- glossography — a glossator.
- gopher snake — a bullsnake, Pituophis melanoleucus, of western North America, that invades burrows to prey on rodents.
- gopher state — Minnesota (used as a nickname).
- gospel choir — a choir performing gospel music
- gospel truth — an unquestionably true statement, fact, etc.
- governorship — the duties, term in office, etc., of a governor.
- graduateship — the time or condition of being a graduate
- gramophonist — a person who uses a gramophone
- grandnephews — Plural form of grandnephew.
- graphic arts — any of the fine or applied visual arts based on drawing or the use of line, as opposed to colour or relief, on a plane surface, esp illustration and printmaking of all kinds
- graphologist — the study of handwriting, especially when regarded as an expression of the writer's character, personality, abilities, etc.
- 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.
- grasshoppers — Plural form of grasshopper.
- guardianship — the position and responsibilities of a guardian, especially toward a ward.
- hall process — a process in which aluminum is refined by electrolytic reduction of alumina fused with cryolite.
- handicappers — Plural form of handicapper.
- handypersons — Plural form of handyperson.