12-letter words containing t, a, p, i, o
- temptational — the act of tempting; enticement or allurement.
- teratophobia — fear of giving birth to a monster
- tetramorphic — (in art) of or related to a composite representation of the four evangelists' symbols
- tetrapolitan — of or related to a tetrapolis
- tezcatlipoca — an Aztec god.
- the passions — feeling, as opposed to reason
- theanthropic — of or relating to both God or a god and human beings; both divine and human.
- thiosulphate — any salt of thiosulphuric acid
- thomas paine — Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- to jump bail — If a prisoner jumps bail, he or she does not come back for his or her trial after being released on bail.
- to play fair — If you say that someone plays fair, you mean that they behave or act in a reasonable and honest way.
- toilet paper — a soft, lightweight, sanitized paper used in bathrooms for personal cleanliness.
- tomato aspic — aspic1 (def 2).
- top and tail — method of washing a baby
- top grafting — grafting in the top, as of a tree, in order to replace existing branches with those of a more desired variety or form.
- tourist trap — a place, as a restaurant, shop, or hotel, that exploits tourists by overcharging.
- toxicophobia — an intense fear of poisoning
- trading post — a store established in an unsettled or thinly settled region by a trader or trading company to obtain furs and local products in exchange for supplies, clothing, other goods, or for cash.
- trainspotter — A trainspotter is someone who is very interested in trains and spends time going to stations and recording the numbers of the trains that they see.
- transit stop — a stop made by a vehicle such as an aircraft, train or bus on the way to its final destination
- transpicuous — transparent.
- transponible — capable of being transposed.
- transpontine — across or beyond a bridge.
- transportive — to carry, move, or convey from one place to another.
- transumption — an act of metaphorical transference
- trapshooting — the sport of shooting at clay pigeons hurled into the air from a trap.
- trephination — a small circular saw with a center pin mounted on a strong hollow metal shaft to which is attached a transverse handle: used in surgery to remove circular disks of bone from the skull.
- trepidations — tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation; perturbation.
- trepidatious — tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation; perturbation.
- triadelphous — (of stamens) united by the filaments into three sets or bundles.
- trial period — time during which sth can be evaluated
- tricephalous — with three heads
- trichopteran — trichopterous.
- tricorporate — having three bodies
- tripartition — division into three parts.
- triphosphate — a salt derived from triphosphoric acid.
- tripolitania — Also, Tripolitania [trip-uh-li-tey-nee-uh, -teyn-yuh; Italian tree-paw-lee-tah-nyah] /ˌtrɪp ə lɪˈteɪ ni ə, -ˈteɪn yə; Italian ˌtri pɔ liˈtɑ nyɑ/ (Show IPA). one of the former Barbary States of N Africa: later a province of Turkey; now a part of Libya.
- tripudiation — the act of dancing for joy
- trophallaxis — (among social insects) the exchange of nutriments or other secretions between members of a colony.
- trophotactic — of or relating to trophotaxis
- tropicalised — to make tropical, as in character or appearance.
- tropicalized — to make tropical, as in character or appearance.
- trypanocidal — (of a drug, agent, activity, etc) effective in killing trypanosomes
- twin paradox — a phenomenon predicted by relativity. One of a pair of identical twins is supposed to live normally in an inertial system whilst the other is accelerated to a high speed in a spaceship, travels for a long time, and finally returns to rest beside his twin. The travelled twin will be found to be younger than his brother
- typhoid mary — Mary ("Typhoid Mary") 1869?–1938, U.S. cook, born in Ireland: known immune carrier of typhoid fever who infected many with the disease, institutionalized in 1914.
- typification — to serve as a typical example of; exemplify.
- typographist — a person skilled in the art of typography
- unapologetic — containing an apology or excuse for a fault, failure, insult, injury, etc.: An apologetic letter to his creditors explained the delay.
- uncomplicate — to make complex, intricate, involved, or difficult: His recovery from the operation was complicated by an allergic reaction.
- undiplomatic — of, relating to, or engaged in diplomacy: diplomatic officials.