12-letter words containing s, t, r, a, p
- curtail step — the step or steps at the foot of a flight of stairs, widened at one or both ends and terminated with a scroll
- curtail-step — a horizontal, spiral termination to the lower end of a stair railing.
- cyberspastic — (humour) A person suffering from information overload while browsing the Internet or web. Compare webhead.
- d-s particle — a positively charged meson having a mass 3852 times that of the electron and a mean lifetime of approximately 4.7 X 10 -13 seconds.
- deaspiration — the act of deaspirating
- death spiral — a period of continuous deterioration that leads ultimately to catastrophic failure or destruction
- deckle strap — a strap on each edge of the moving web of paper on a paper-making machine that fixes the width of the paper
- decrepitates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decrepitate.
- depilatories — Plural form of depilatory.
- deportations — Plural form of deportation.
- depositaries — Plural form of depositary.
- depredations — the act of preying upon or plundering; robbery; ravage.
- deprivations — Plural form of deprivation.
- despotocracy — the rule by a despot or despots; the power of despots
- 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.
- discorporate — Having no material body.
- disoperation — a relationship between two organisms in a community that is harmful to both
- dispensatory — a book in which the composition, preparation, and uses of medicinal substances are described; a nonofficial pharmacopoeia.
- dispropriate — to deprive of ownership
- disreputable — not reputable; having a bad reputation: a disreputable barroom.
- disreputably — In a disreputable manner.
- distemperate — (obsolete) immoderate.
- draftsperson — a person employed in making mechanical drawings, especially in an architectural or engineering firm.
- drinks party — a cocktail party
- dropped seat — a seat of a chair or the like, having a front dished so as to be lower than the sides or back.
- dust wrapper — dust jacket (sense 1)
- earsplitting — ear-piercing: an earsplitting explosion.
- east prussia — a former province in NE Germany: an enclave separated from Germany by the Polish Corridor; now divided between Poland and the Russian Federation. 14,283 sq. mi. (36,993 sq. km). Capital: Königsberg.
- eastern cape — a province of S South Africa; formed in 1994 from the E part of the former Cape Province: service industries, agriculture, and mining. Capital: Bhisho (formerly Bisho). Pop: 6 562 053 (2011 est). Area: 169 600 sq km (65 483 sq miles)
- ectoparasite — an external parasite (opposed to endoparasite).
- emancipators — Plural form of emancipator.
- empire state — state of New York
- endoparasite — A parasite, such as a tapeworm, that lives inside its host.
- entoplastral — relating to an entoplastron
- entoplastron — the median plate of a turtle's plastron
- 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.
- epistolarian — A writer of epistles.
- ergastoplasm — endoplasm that is associated with protein synthesis
- escape route — way out: of situation
- evaporations — Plural form of evaporation.
- exasperating — Intensely irritating; infuriating.
- exasperation — A feeling of intense irritation or annoyance.
- exasperative — having an exasperating or irritating nature
- expatriatism — The condition of being an expatriate, especially a deliberate one.
- expectorants — Plural form of expectorant.
- explorations — Plural form of exploration.
- expropriates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of expropriate.
- extrapolates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of extrapolate.
- extropianism — Belief in, or support for, the theory of extropy.