12-letter words that end in p
- formyl group — the univalent group HCO–, derived from formic acid.
- fosbury flop — a modern high-jumping technique whereby the jumper clears the bar headfirst and backwards
- freshmanship — the state of being a freshman; the period during which a student is considered to be a freshman
- fringe group — a group that is on the periphery of a larger organization because its views are more extreme than the majority
- fuddling cup — an English earthenware drinking vessel of the 17th and 18th centuries, having the form of a cluster of three or more cups communicating at their bottoms in such a way that the entire vessel can be drained from any of them.
- gamesmanship — the use of methods, especially in a sports contest, that are dubious or seemingly improper but not strictly illegal.
- gangster rap — a type of rap music whose lyrics feature violence, sexual exploits, and the like.
- garbage dump — rubbish tip, place where refuse is disposed of
- garrison cap — overseas cap.
- gelande jump — jump made in downhill skiing
- general shop — a shop that sells various types of goods
- get the hump — If someone gets the hump, they get very annoyed about something.
- get to sleep — If you cannot get to sleep, you are unable to sleep.
- ghost shrimp — a shrimplike crustacean of the genus Callianassa, of the Pacific coast of North America, having a pinkish, transparent body.
- ginger group — the most active group within an organization, as a political party.
- glottal stop — a plosive consonant whose occlusion and release are accomplished chiefly at the glottis, as in the Scottish articulation of the t- sound of little, bottle, etc.
- golden syrup — treacle (def 2b).
- governorship — the duties, term in office, etc., of a governor.
- graduateship — the time or condition of being a graduate
- guardianship — the position and responsibilities of a guardian, especially toward a ward.
- halogen lamp — a gas-filled, high-intensity incandescent lamp having a tungsten filament and containing a small amount of a halogen, such as iodine, that vaporizes on heating and redeposits any evaporated tungsten particles back onto the filament: used especially in motion-picture projectors and automobile headlights.
- hanging step — a step projecting from a wall with no real or apparent support at its outer end.
- health stamp — a postage stamp with a surcharge that is used to support a health camp
- hedge hyssop — any plant of the genus Gratiola, a bitter herb used medicinally.
- helmsmanship — the skill or function of a helmsman
- henle's loop — loop of Henle.
- hero-worship — to feel or express hero worship for.
- his-lordship — (often initial capital letter) a term of respect used when speaking of or to certain noblemen (usually preceded by his or your).
- holiday camp — In Britain, a holiday camp is a place which provides holiday accommodation and entertainment for large numbers of people.
- horsemanship — the art, ability, skill, or manner of a horseman.
- huntsmanship — The art or practice of hunting, or the qualification of a hunter.
- in-bond shop — a duty-free shop
- income group — a group in a given population having incomes within a certain range
- insulin pump — an external battery-powered device that injects insulin into the body at a programmed rate to control diabetes.
- ipecac syrup — a preparation containing ipecac in a syrupy medium, used as an emetic.
- jk flip-flop — (hardware) An edge triggered SR flip-flop with extra logic such that only one of the R and S inputs is enabled at any time. This prevents a race condition which can occur when both inputs of an RS flip-flop are active at the same time. In a JK flip-flop the R and S inputs are renamed J and K. The set input (J) is only enabled when the flip-flop is reset and K when it is set. If both J and K inputs are held active then the outputs will change ("togle") on each falling edge of the clock. JK flip-flops can be used to build a binary counter with a reset input.
- karnaugh map — A Karnaugh map is a pictorial method used to minimize Boolean expressions without having to use Boolean algebra theorems.
- ketone group — the characteristic group occurring in ketones that consists of the carbonyl group attached to two alkyl groups.
- keystone kop — Usually, Keystone Kops. (in early silent movies) a team of comic policemen noted for their slapstick routines.
- kindred-ship — a person's relatives collectively; kinfolk; kin.
- kitchen soap — heavy-duty soap intended for use in the kitchen
- landing flap — a flap in the undersurface of the trailing edge of an aircraft wing, capable of being moved downward to increase either lift or drag or both, as for landing. Compare split flap (def 1).
- landing ship — any of various ships designed for transporting troops and heavy equipment in amphibious warfare, capable of making assault landings directly onto a beach.
- lateral lisp — a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
- laureateship — a person who has been honored for achieving distinction in a particular field or with a particular award: a Nobel laureate.
- ledger strip — a piece attached to the face of a beam at the bottom as a support for the ends of joists.
- lesser scaup — a diving duck, Aythya marila, of Europe and America, having a black-and-white plumage in the male
- liberty ship — a slow cargo ship built in large numbers for the U.S. merchant marine during World War II and having a capacity of about 11,000 deadweight tons.
- lispkit lisp — Purely functional version of LISP. "Functional Programming, Application and Implementation", P. Henderson, P-H 1980.
- listenership — the people or number of people who listen to a radio station, record, type of music, etc.: The station has a listenership of 200,000.