12-letter words that end in p
- suction pump — a pump for raising water or other fluids by suction, consisting essentially of a vertical cylinder in which a piston works up and down, both the cylinder and the pump having valves that control the flow of the fluid.
- suction stop — click1 (def 3).
- sulfate pulp — wood pulp made by the sulfate process.
- sulfite pulp — wood pulp made by the sulfite process.
- sunnyside up — (of an egg) fried without breaking the yolk or being turned over, with the yolk remaining visible and somewhat liquid inside.
- superiorship — the state or position of being superior
- survivorship — the state of being a survivor.
- swimming cap — A swimming cap is a rubber cap which you wear to keep your hair dry when you are swimming.
- take the rap — to strike, especially with a quick, smart, or light blow: He rapped the door with his cane.
- talking shop — If you say that a conference or a committee is just a talking shop, you disapprove of it because nothing is achieved as a result of what is discussed.
- tampico hemp — a stiff fiber obtained from the leaves of various species of Agave, as A. falcata or A. sisalana.
- target group — intended audience or customers
- the dustheap — obscurity or oblivion
- thinking cap — a state of mind marked by reflection or concentration: If we put on our thinking caps, we may come up with the answer.
- to talk shop — If you say that people are talking shop, you mean that they are talking about their work, and this is boring for other people who do not do the same work.
- tourist trap — a place, as a restaurant, shop, or hotel, that exploits tourists by overcharging.
- trailer camp — an area where house trailers may be parked, usually having running water, electrical outlets, etc.
- transit camp — a camp in which refugees, soldiers, etc, live temporarily before moving to another destination
- transit stop — a stop made by a vehicle such as an aircraft, train or bus on the way to its final destination
- trojan group — a group of asteroids oscillating about either of two points, equidistant from the sun and Jupiter, that forms an equilateral triangle with the sun and Jupiter.
- trou-de-loup — a conical or pyramidal pit with a pointed stake fixed vertically in the center, rows of which are dug in front of a fortification to hinder an enemy's approach, formerly used chiefly against cavalry.
- trouser clip — a clip that is worn around the bottom of a trouser leg to stop the material getting caught in the chain of a bicycle
- underdevelop — to develop (something) short of the required amount: to underdevelop film.
- velcro strip — a strip or roll of Velcro, able to be cut to the required length
- victory ship — a fast, turbine-powered cargo ship of World War II, having a capacity of about 11,000 dead-weight tons.
- virtuosoship — the condition of being a virtuoso; the activities of a virtuoso
- viscountship — the position of being a viscount
- watermanship — the skill, duties, business, etc., of a waterman.
- weather ship — a ship equipped for meteorological observation.
- weatherstrip — A strip of rubber, metal, or other material used to seal the edges of a door or window against the cold.
- whaling ship — a ship engaged in whaling
- whipping top — a spinning top that is set going by striking it with a toy whip so that the lash curls around it before pulling it away quickly
- whistle-stop — to campaign for political office by traveling around the country, originally by train, stopping at small communities to address voters.
- white turnip — the turnip, Brassica rapa.
- wild parsnip — a strong-smelling umbelliferous plant, Pastinaca sativa, that has an inedible root: the ancestor of the cultivated parsnip
- wranglership — (at Cambridge University) the position of a wrangler
- yachting cap — a cap with a round flat top and a visor