12-letter words that end in st
- phrenologist — a psychological theory or analytical method based on the belief that certain mental faculties and character traits are indicated by the configurations of the skull.
- physiologist — a specialist in physiology.
- pictorialist — Fine Arts. the creation or use of pictures or visual images, especially of recognizable or realistic representations.
- pigeon-chest — chicken breast.
- pirate coast — an independent federation in E Arabia, formed in 1971, now comprising seven emirates on the S coast (formerly, Pirate Coast or Trucial Coast) of the Persian Gulf, formerly under British protection: Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm al-Qaiwain, Ras al-Khaimah (joined 1972), and Fujairah. About 32,300 sq. mi. (83,657 sq. km). Capital: Abu Dhabi. Abbreviation: U.A.E.
- plaster cast — any piece of sculpture reproduced in plaster of Paris.
- pneumatocyst — the cavity of a pneumatophore.
- polygraphist — an instrument for receiving and recording simultaneously tracings of variations in certain body activities.
- post-fascist — of or relating to various right-wing political parties in Europe which espouse a modified form of fascism and which take part in constitutional politics
- post-harvest — Also, harvesting. the gathering of crops.
- postconquest — of, relating to, or characteristic of a period of time after a conquest, esp with regard to the period after the Norman Conquest
- postfeminist — relating to or occurring in the period after the feminist movement of the 1970s.
- potamologist — a specialist in potamology
- powder chest — a small wooden box containing a charge of powder, old nails, scrap iron, etc., formerly secured over the side of a ship and exploded on the attempt of an enemy to board.
- power assist — a procedure for supplementing or replacing the manual effort needed to operate a device or system, often by hydraulic, electrical, or mechanical means.
- practicalist — devotion to practical matters.
- pragmaticist — a follower of the doctrine of pragmatism
- prebreakfast — occurring before breakfast, of or pertaining to the period before breakfast
- precisionist — (sometimes initial capital letter) a style of painting developed to its fullest in the U.S. in the 1920s, associated especially with Charles Demuth, Georgia O'Keeffe, and Charles Sheeler, and characterized by clinically precise, simple, and clean-edged rendering of architectural, industrial, or urban scenes usually devoid of human activity or presence.
- proctologist — the branch of medicine dealing with the rectum and anus.
- propagandist — a person involved in producing or spreading propaganda.
- psephologist — A psephologist studies how people vote in elections.
- psychiatrist — a physician who practices psychiatry.
- psychologist — a specialist in psychology.
- pyrotechnist — a person skilled in pyrotechnics, especially in the manufacture or use of fireworks.
- quarter rest — a rest equal in time value to a quarter note.
- radiophonist — a person who produces radiophonic music
- reading list — a list of sources (recommended by a teacher or university lecturer) which provide additional or background information on a subject being studied
- receptionist — a person employed to receive and assist callers, clients, etc., as in an office.
- redemptorist — a member of the “Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer,” founded by St. Alphonsus Liguori in 1732.
- reductionist — the theory that every complex phenomenon, especially in biology or psychology, can be explained by analyzing the simplest, most basic physical mechanisms that are in operation during the phenomenon.
- rejectionist — an Arab leader or country that opposes accommodation or compromise in negotiations with Israel.
- retentionist — a person who advocates the retention of something, esp capital punishment
- reversionist — a person who advocates reverting to the conditions, customs, ideals, etc., of an earlier era.
- river forest — a city in NE Illinois.
- rolled roast — meat that has had the bones removed and been rolled and tied for roasting.
- saltationist — a person who adheres to saltationism
- salvationist — a member of the Salvation Army.
- scratch test — a test for a suspected allergy in which the skin is scratched and an allergen applied to the area, redness indicating a positive reaction.
- secessionist — a person who secedes, advocates secession, or claims secession as a constitutional right.
- seclusionist — a person who prefers to be alone or secluded
- seismologist — the science or study of earthquakes and their phenomena.
- selectionist — a person who believes in natural selection
- semifinalist — a participant or one qualified to participate in a semifinal.
- sensationist — someone who makes use of or creates sensation, esp a writer or actor
- side against — one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- silhouettist — a creator of silhouette portraits
- silver frost — glaze (def 17).
- situationist — the theory that behavior is chiefly response to immediate situations.
- snowmobilist — a person who drives a snowmobile, a snowmobiler