12-letter words containing u, s, r, p, e
- hippo regius — a seaport of ancient Numidia: St. Augustine was bishop here a.d. 395–430; the site of modern Annaba, in Algeria.
- house prices — the sums in money for which houses may be bought or sold
- house spider — any largish dark spider of the genus Tegenaria that is common in houses, such as the cardinal spider
- housekeepers — Plural form of housekeeper.
- housepainter — A professional painter of houses.
- hunger pangs — sudden strong feelings of hunger
- hyperarousal — A state of heightened psychological and physiological tension resulting in reduced pain tolerance, anxiety, excessive response to sensory stimulation, insomnia, and fatigue.
- hypersensual — extremely or excessively sensual
- hypersurface — a mathematical object that generalizes the concept of surface from three-dimensional Euclidean space to hyperspace.
- imperviously — In an impervious manner; impenetrably; impermeably.
- implicatures — Plural form of implicature.
- imprest fund — a fund of petty cash.
- interrupters — Plural form of interrupter.
- interspinous — located between spines, esp between the vertebrae
- interspousal — Often, spousals. the ceremony of marriage; nuptials.
- ipecac syrup — a preparation containing ipecac in a syrupy medium, used as an emetic.
- jeopardously — with risk or peril
- jeu d'esprit — a witticism.
- jump shooter — a player skilled at jump shots.
- jurisprudent — versed in jurisprudence.
- jury process — the writ used to summon jurors
- laureateship — a person who has been honored for achieving distinction in a particular field or with a particular award: a Nobel laureate.
- lectureships — Plural form of lectureship.
- leprosariums — Plural form of leprosarium.
- leptospermum — any of various shrubs or trees of the genus Leptospermum, of the myrtle family, native to Australia and adjacent areas and often cultivated as ornamentals in milder climates.
- lesser scaup — a diving duck, Aythya marila, of Europe and America, having a black-and-white plumage in the male
- life support — equipment to sustain a patient's life
- life-support — of or relating to equipment or measures that sustain or artificially substitute for essential body functions, as breathing or disposal of body wastes: Without life-support equipment, the patient might die.
- ligniperdous — (of insects) wood-destroying
- lithospermum — any annual or perennial herbs and small shrubs of the genus lithospermum, of the borage family, native to Europe, N America, and northern Asia, and having white, blue, or yellow flowers
- litmus paper — a strip of paper impregnated with litmus, used as a chemical indicator.
- loudspeakers — Plural form of loudspeaker, especially a pair for a left and right channel.
- low-pressure — having or involving a low or below-normal pressure, as steam or water.
- macropterous — having long or large wings or fins.
- mass-produce — to produce or manufacture (goods) in large quantities, especially by machinery.
- medium strip — median strip.
- meganthropus — a proposed genus of extinct, late lower Pleistocene primates based on two large lower jaws found in Java, and believed to be either Australopithecine or human.
- mesomorphous — mesomorphic
- metamorphous — metamorphic.
- microcapsule — a tiny capsule, 20–150 microns in diameter, used for slow-release application of drugs, pesticides, flavors, etc.
- micropterous — (of certain animals, esp some types of ant) having small reduced wings
- mispronounce — Pronounce (a word) incorrectly.
- monospermous — having one seed.
- morris jesup — Cape, a cape of N Greenland, on the Arctic Ocean, 440 miles (710 km) from the North Pole: northernmost land point in the world.
- mousetrapped — Simple past tense and past participle of mousetrap.
- muckspreader — a machine for spreading manure over farmland
- mucoproteins — Plural form of mucoprotein.
- multiplexers — Plural form of multiplexer.
- multipresent — able to be present in several places simultaneously
- multipurpose — able to be used for several purposes: a multipurpose lawn spray.