12-letter words containing t, h, e, p, a, r
- preestablish — to establish beforehand.
- prehistorian — an authority on or specialist in prehistory
- preslaughter — of the period before slaughter (of animals)
- prickly heat — a cutaneous eruption accompanied by a prickling and itching sensation, due to an inflammation of the sweat glands.
- procathedral — a church used temporarily as a cathedral.
- promethazine — a phenothiaxine derivative, C 1 7 H 2 0 N 2 S, used for the symptomatic relief of allergies and in the management of motion sickness.
- prostanthera — any bush of the Australian genus Prostanthera, with red or white flowers and strongly scented leaves
- prototherian — belonging or pertaining to the group Prototheria, comprising the monotremes.
- proudhearted — full of pride.
- purchase tax — a sales tax on nonessential and luxury goods.
- pure-hearted — (of a person) without malice, treachery, or evil intent; honest; sincere; guileless.
- purple heart — a medal awarded for wounds received in action against an enemy or as a direct result of an act of the enemy.
- purple patch — If someone, especially a sports player or team, goes through a purple patch, they are very successful or lucky for a period.
- pyrithiamine — an antivitamin that causes thiamine deficiency
- pyritohedral — of or relating to a pyritohedron
- pyrocatechol — catechol.
- pyrosulphate — any salt of pyrosulphuric acid
- quarter-hoop — a hoop, especially of steel, fastened around a cask between the bilge and the chime.
- radiotherapy — treatment of disease by means of x-rays or of radioactive substances.
- ramapithecus — a genus of extinct Miocene ape known from fossils found in India and Pakistan and formerly thought to be a possible human ancestor.
- relationship — a connection, association, or involvement.
- rephotograph — to photograph again
- retainership — the condition of being a retainer or of having retainers.
- retrophiliac — someone who has a strong liking for things from the past
- rhamphotheca — the horny covering of a bird's bill.
- rhythmopoeia — the art or process of composing, for example, music or poetry rhythmically
- rohnert park — a city in W California.
- router patch — a plywood panel patch with parallel sides and rounded ends.
- scattergraph — a graphic representation of bivariate data as a set of points in the plane that have Cartesian coordinates equal to corresponding values of the two variates.
- scratch tape — a magnetic tape that is used for temporary storage, which may be erased and re-used
- scratchplate — a plastic or metal plate attached to the front of a guitar to protect it from pick scratches
- search party — a group of persons conducting an organized search for someone or something lost or hidden.
- sepher torah — a scroll of the Torah, typically of parchment, from which the designated Parashah is chanted or read on the prescribed days.
- share option — A share option is an opportunity for the employees of a company to buy shares at a special price.
- sharp tongue — If you say that someone has a sharp tongue, you are critical of the fact that they say things which are unkind though often clever.
- sharp-witted — having or showing mental acuity; intellectually discerning; acute.
- sharpshooter — a person skilled in shooting, especially with a rifle.
- shatterproof — designed or made to resist shattering: shatterproof glass in automobile windows.
- shop steward — commerce: union rep
- shore patrol — (often initial capital letters) members of an organization in the U.S. Navy having police duties similar to those performed by military police. Abbreviation: SP.
- slipper bath — a bath in the shape of a slipper, with a covered end
- space heater — the heating of a limited area, as a room, by means of a heater (space heater) within the area.
- spatter dash — roughcast (def 1).
- spatter-dash — Also called spatter dash. an exterior wall finish composed of mortar and fine pebbles mixed together and dashed against the wall. Compare pebble dash.
- spectrograph — a spectroscope for photographing or producing a representation of a spectrum.
- spermaphytic — able to produce seeds
- sphericality — the state of being a sphere
- sphincterial — relating to a sphincter
- spirochaetal — resulting from spirochaetes
- steganograph — a piece of coded writing; cipher