12-letter words containing t, u, p, l
- rubber plant — a plant, Ficus elastica, of the mulberry family, having oblong, shining, leathery leaves, growing native as a tall tree in India, the Malay Archipelago, etc., used as a source of rubber and cultivated in Europe and America as an ornamental house plant.
- rumble strip — one of a series of rough or slightly raised strips of pavement on a highway, intended to slow down the speed of vehicles, as before a toll booth.
- saint paul's — a cathedral in London, England: designed by Sir Christopher Wren.
- scripturally — (sometimes initial capital letter) of, relating to, or in accordance with sacred writings, especially the Scriptures.
- scrupulosity — having scruples, or moral or ethical standards; having or showing a strict regard for what one considers right; principled: scrupulous about defending human rights.
- self-support — the supporting or maintaining of oneself or itself without reliance on outside aid.
- septuplicate — a group, series, or set of seven identical copies (usually preceded by in).
- seropurulent — composed of or containing both serum and pus
- sextuplicate — a group, series, or set of six identical copies: The application is to be submitted in sextuplicate.
- simple fruit — a fruit formed from one pistil.
- slip through — be undetected
- slopping out — In prisons where prisoners have to use buckets as toilets, slopping out is the practice in which they empty the buckets.
- slumpflation — a situation in which economic depression is combined with increasing inflation
- somatopleure — the double layer formed by the association of the upper layer of the lateral plate of mesoderm with the overlying ectoderm, functioning in the formation of the body wall and amnion.
- south platte — a river flowing NE from central Colorado to the Platte River in W Nebraska. 424 miles (683 km) long.
- speculatrice — a female speculator
- spinulescent — producing spines
- spiritualism — the belief or doctrine that the spirits of the dead, surviving after the mortal life, can and do communicate with the living, especially through a person (a medium) particularly susceptible to their influence.
- spiritualist — an adherent of spiritualism.
- spirituality — the quality or fact of being spiritual.
- spiritualize — to make spiritual.
- spitefulness — full of spite or malice; showing spite; malicious; malevolent; venomous: a spiteful child.
- splatterpunk — a form of fiction featuring extremely graphic violence.
- sprightfully — in a sprightful manner
- sputteringly — in a sputtering manner
- stipulaceous — of, relating to, having, resembling, or living on stipules
- student lamp — a table lamp whose light source can be adjusted in height.
- stupefyingly — to put into a state of little or no sensibility; benumb the faculties of; put into a stupor.
- stupendously — causing amazement; astounding; marvelous: stupendous news.
- sub-tropical — Sub-tropical places have a climate that is warm and wet, and are often near tropical regions.
- subapostolic — of or relating to the era after that of the Apostles
- subduplicate — of the square root of ratios
- suboccipital — situated below the occipital bone or the occipital lobe of the brain.
- subspecialty — a lesser or minor specialty: a cinematographer with a subspecialty of portrait photography.
- sulfate pulp — wood pulp made by the sulfate process.
- sulfite pulp — wood pulp made by the sulfite process.
- sulphonation — the action or process of converting or being converted into a sulphonate
- sulphur bath — a curative bath in which the water used has sulphates dissolved in it, especially one in which the water comes from a natural hot spring
- sulphur tuft — a poisonous basidiomycetous fungus, Hypholoma fasciculare, having a sulphurous yellow cap and found in clumps on and around broad-leaved trees
- super twelve — an annual international southern hemisphere Rugby Union tournament between teams from South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand
- super-polite — showing good manners toward others, as in behavior, speech, etc.; courteous; civil: a polite reply.
- super-sleuth — a detective. Synonyms: investigator, private investigator; private eye, gumshoe, shamus.
- superathlete — a highly accomplished athlete, an exceptional athlete
- supercapital — a member situated between a capital and the spring of an arch, as a dosseret.
- supercluster — a cluster of open clusters.
- superculture — the quality in a person or society that arises from a concern for what is regarded as excellent in arts, letters, manners, scholarly pursuits, etc.
- superelastic — capable of returning to its original length, shape, etc., after being stretched, deformed, compressed, or expanded: an elastic waistband; elastic fiber.
- superelevate — to raise above a normal level
- superfrontal — a piece of cloth placed over an altar and frontal and hanging down a few inches over the front of the altar
- supernatural — of, relating to, or being above or beyond what is natural; unexplainable by natural law or phenomena; abnormal.