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12-letter words containing s, t, a, r, h, p

  • charity shop — A charity shop is a shop that sells used goods cheaply and gives its profits to a charity.
  • chiropterans — Plural form of chiropteran.
  • chloroplasts — Plural form of chloroplast.
  • choux pastry — a very light pastry made with eggs, used for eclairs, etc
  • christophany — an appearance or emergence of Christ following his crucifixion
  • chromatopsia — an irregularity in the ability to see colours properly
  • chromoplasts — Plural form of chromoplast.
  • coprophagist — a person who eats excrement
  • craftmanship — Alternative form of craftsmanship.
  • crosspatches — Plural form of crosspatch.
  • death spiral — a period of continuous deterioration that leads ultimately to catastrophic failure or destruction
  • diastrophism — the process of movement and deformation of the earth's crust that gives rise to large-scale features such as continents, ocean basins, and mountains
  • dictatorship — Dictatorship is government by a dictator.
  • 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.
  • factory ship — a whaling ship equipped to process killed whales and to transport the oil and by-products.
  • gametophores — Plural form of gametophore.
  • gopher state — Minnesota (used as a nickname).
  • graduateship — the time or condition of being a graduate
  • gramophonist — a person who uses a gramophone
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • hemiparasite — A plant that obtains or may obtain part of its food by parasitism, e.g., mistletoe, which also photosynthesizes.
  • 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.
  • histographic — a treatise on or description of organic tissues.
  • holophrastic — using or consisting of a single word that functions as a phrase or sentence.
  • host adaptor — SCSI adaptor
  • housepainter — A professional painter of houses.
  • hyannis port — a town in SE Massachusetts, on Nantucket Sound: summer resort.
  • hypercoaster — Megacoaster.
  • hypermarkets — Plural form of hypermarket.
  • hyperplastic — Of, or relating to hyperplasia.
  • hyperspatial — Pertaining to hyperspace.
  • hypersthenia — abnormal strength or tension
  • hypogastrium — the lower and median part of the abdomen.
  • hypoplastron — the third lateral plate in the plastron of turtles
  • intrapsychic — Within the psyche or mind.
  • irish potato — potato (def 1).
  • joseph brantJoseph (Thayendanegea) 1742–1807, Mohawk Indian chief who fought on the side of the British in the American Revolution.
  • katamorphism — metamorphism at or near the earth's surface: breaks down complex minerals into simpler ones.
  • lamplighters — Plural form of lamplighter.
  • laureateship — a person who has been honored for achieving distinction in a particular field or with a particular award: a Nobel laureate.
  • lycanthropes — Plural form of lycanthrope.
  • massotherapy — treatment by massage.
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