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12-letter words containing s, p, h

  • bronchoscope — an instrument for examining and providing access to the interior of the bronchial tubes
  • bronchoscopy — an examination by means of a bronchoscope.
  • bronchospasm — an abnormal contraction of the bronchi resulting in restriction of the airway
  • butcher shop — a shop in which meat, poultry, and sometimes fish are sold.
  • cacophonious — cacophonous
  • campshedding — to line (the bank of a river) with campshot.
  • cape agulhas — a headland in South Africa, the southernmost point of the African continent
  • capital ship — one of the largest and most heavily armed ships in a naval fleet
  • cardinalship — The office (or term of office) of a cardinal.
  • cardiographs — Plural form of cardiograph.
  • carpet shark — any of various sharks of the family Orectolobidae, having two dorsal fins and a patterned back, typically marked with white and brown
  • carpophagous — feeding on fruit
  • cash payment — an immediate payment in cash
  • cash receipt — A cash receipt is a proof of purchase issued when the buyer has paid in cash.
  • cashew apple — the soft, swollen, pear-shaped stalk of the cashew tree, to which a cashew nut is attached: used in preserves and wine.
  • cataphoreses — Plural form of cataphoresis.
  • cataphoresis — electrophoresis
  • cataphysical — perverse; contrary to nature
  • catastrophal — (rare) Catastrophic.
  • catastrophes — Plural form of catastrophe.
  • catastrophic — Something that is catastrophic involves or causes a sudden terrible disaster.
  • catch phrase — a phrase that attracts or is meant to attract attention.
  • catch points — railway points designed to derail a train running back in the wrong direction to prevent collision with a following train
  • catch-phrase — A catch-phrase is a sentence or phrase which becomes popular or well-known, often because it is frequently used by a famous person.
  • catchphrases — Plural form of catchphrase.
  • centrosphere — the portion of the centrosome surrounding the centriole; center of an aster
  • chairmanship — The chairmanship of a committee or organization is the fact of being its chairperson. Someone's chairmanship can also mean the period during which they are chairperson.
  • chairpersons — Plural form of chairperson.
  • chalk stripe — (on a fabric) a pattern of thin white lines on a dark ground.
  • chalk-stripe — a stripe, as in the fabric of some suits, that is wider and usually more muted than a pinstripe
  • chamaephytes — Plural form of chamaephyte.
  • championship — A championship is a competition to find the best player or team in a particular sport.
  • change purse — A change purse is a very small bag that people, especially women, keep their money in.
  • chapeau bras — a small three-cornered hat, worn by gentlemen in full dress in the 18th century, that could be folded flat and carried under the arm.
  • chaplinesque — characteristic of or resembling the comedy or filmmaking style of Charlie Chaplin.
  • chapter stop — any of several markers placed at intervals on a DVD film, enabling the viewer to find and select particular scenes
  • chapterhouse — the building attached to a cathedral, collegiate church, or religious house in which the chapter meets
  • charity shop — A charity shop is a shop that sells used goods cheaply and gives its profits to a charity.
  • charles epee — Charles Michel, Abbé de l', 1712–89, French priest and teacher of the deaf: pioneer in the development of sign language.
  • cheesehopper — the larva of the cheese-fly, capable of a leaping movement using two claw-like mandibles which it also uses for digging
  • cheeseparing — penny-pinching; stingy
  • cheiloplasty — plastic surgery of the lip.
  • chemotropism — the growth response of an organism, esp a plant, to a chemical stimulus
  • chief priest — the highest ranking among a number of priests
  • child's play — something that is easy to do
  • chimneysweep — Alternative form of chimney sweep.
  • chinese copy — an exact copy of an original
  • chiropterans — Plural form of chiropteran.
  • chisel point — a nail or spike with the point formed by two flat inclined sides meeting at a sharp angle.
  • chlorophylls — Plural form of chlorophyll.
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