12-letter words containing s, t, r, i, p
- fleet prison — (formerly) a London prison, esp used for holding debtors
- flight strip — Aeronautics. a strip of cleared land used as an emergency runway for aircraft. runway.
- fore-topsail — a topsail set on a foremast on a ship.
- foretopsails — Plural form of foretopsail.
- fort pickens — Andrew, 1739–1817, American Revolutionary general.
- fort pulaski — Count Casimir [kaz-uh-meer] /ˈkæz əˌmɪər/ (Show IPA), 1748–79, Polish patriot; general in the American Revolutionary army.
- fortepianist — the player of a fortepiano
- four-striper — a captain in the U.S. Navy.
- frontispiece — an illustrated leaf preceding the title page of a book.
- gastroscopic — Of or pertaining to gastroscopy.
- get to grips — to deal with (a problem or subject)
- ghost shrimp — a shrimplike crustacean of the genus Callianassa, of the Pacific coast of North America, having a pinkish, transparent body.
- 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.
- gravitropism — (biology, botany) a plant's ability to change its growth in response to gravity.
- grease paint — an oily mixture of melted tallow or grease and a pigment, used by actors, clowns, etc., for making up their faces.
- great plains — a semiarid region E of the Rocky Mountains, in the U.S. and Canada.
- great spirit — the chief deity in the religion of many North American Indian tribes.
- gross profit — gross receipts less the cost of goods or production but before the deduction of such other costs as rent or salaries.
- guttersnipes — Plural form of guttersnipe.
- heliotropism — heliotropic tendency or growth.
- hemiparasite — A plant that obtains or may obtain part of its food by parasitism, e.g., mistletoe, which also photosynthesizes.
- hernioplasty — an operation for the repair of a hernia.
- heteroplasia — the replacement of normal cells by abnormal cells, as in cancer.
- heterotopias — Plural form of heterotopia.
- high spirits — lively or boisterous mood
- high-stepper — seeking unrestrained pleasure, as by frequenting night clubs, parties, etc.; leading a wild and fast life: a high-stepping young crowd.
- histographic — a treatise on or description of organic tissues.
- holophrastic — using or consisting of a single word that functions as a phrase or sentence.
- horse pistol — a large pistol formerly carried by horsemen.
- housepainter — A professional painter of houses.
- hyannis port — a town in SE Massachusetts, on Nantucket Sound: summer resort.
- hydrotropism — oriented growth in response to water.
- hypercritics — a person who is excessively or captiously critical.
- hyperintense — existing or occurring in a high or extreme degree: intense heat.
- hyperostosis — abnormal development of bony tissue.
- hyperplastic — Of, or relating to hyperplasia.
- hyperspatial — Pertaining to hyperspace.
- hypersthenia — abnormal strength or tension
- hypertension — Pathology. elevation of the blood pressure, especially the diastolic pressure. an arterial disease characterized by this condition.
- hypertensive — characterized by or causing high blood pressure.
- hypocoristic — endearing, as a pet name, diminutive, or euphemism.
- hypogastrium — the lower and median part of the abdomen.
- impartialist — Someone who is or pretends to be impartial.
- imperforates — Plural form of imperforate.
- imperialists — Plural form of imperialist.
- impersistent — not persistent
- impersonated — to assume the character or appearance of; pretend to be: He was arrested for impersonating a police officer.