11-letter words containing a, c, e, p, t
- procrustean — pertaining to or suggestive of Procrustes.
- proctodaeum — proctodeum.
- project mac — (project) A project suggested by J C R Licklider; its founding director was MIT Prof. Robert M Fano. MAC stood for Multiple Access Computers on the 5th floor of Tech Square, and Man and Computer on the 9th floor. The major efforts were Corbato's Multics development and Marvin Minsky's Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. In 1963 Project MAC hosted a summer study, which brought many well-known computer scientists to Cambridge to use CTSS and to discuss the future of computing. Funding for Project MAC was provided by the Information Processing Techniques Office of the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) of the US Department of Defense. See also Early PL/I, MacLisp, MACSYMA, MDL, Multipop-68, OCAL.
- projectable — something that is contemplated, devised, or planned; plan; scheme.
- prophetical — of or relating to a prophet: prophetic inspiration.
- protectable — to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
- protodeacon — a chief deacon in the Greek Church.
- protractile — capable of being protracted, lengthened, or protruded.
- protractive — to draw out or lengthen, especially in time; extend the duration of; prolong.
- provocateur — a person who provokes trouble, causes dissension, or the like; agitator.
- provocative — tending or serving to provoke; inciting, stimulating, irritating, or vexing.
- pterodactyl — any of a number of genera of flying reptiles of the extinct order Pterosauria, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, having a highly reduced tail and teeth and a birdlike beak.
- punctuative — the practice or system of using certain conventional marks or characters in writing or printing in order to separate elements and make the meaning clear, as in ending a sentence or separating clauses.
- punctulated — bearing small spots or dots
- quarterpace — (archaic, architecture) A platform of a staircase where the stair turns at a right angle only.
- recarpeting — a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
- reciprocant — a differential invariant
- reciprocate — to give, feel, etc., in return.
- recuperator — a person or thing that recuperates.
- reduplicate — to double; repeat.
- replacement — the act of replacing.
- replication — a reply; answer.
- replicative — characterized by or capable of replication, especially of an experiment.
- report back — If you report back to someone, you tell them about something that they asked you to find out about.
- report card — a written report containing an evaluation of a pupil's scholarship and behavior, sent periodically to the pupil's parents or guardian, usually on a card containing marks and comments together with a record of attendance.
- respectable — worthy of respect or esteem; estimable; worthy: a respectable citizen.
- respectably — worthy of respect or esteem; estimable; worthy: a respectable citizen.
- sales pitch — promotional talk
- sapotaceous — belonging to the Sapotaceae, the sapodilla family of plants.
- scarlet cup — a small, fleshy, saucer-shaped fungus, Sarcoscypha coccinea, of the family Sarcoscyphaceae, marked by a scarlet inner surface and white exterior, seen on fallen branches in the spring.
- scatter pin — a woman's small ornamental pin, usually worn with other similar pins on a dress, suit jacket, etc.
- scent spray — perfume that comes in an aerosol bottle
- scotch tape — clear adhesive tape
- scotch-tape — to fasten or mend with Scotch tape.
- scrap metal — discarded metal
- screw plate — a metal plate having threaded holes, used for cutting screw threads by hand.
- sea captain — the master of a seagoing vessel.
- semiplastic — imperfectly plastic; in a state between rigidity and plasticity.
- septic tank — a tank in which solid organic sewage is decomposed and purified by anaerobic bacteria.
- septicaemia — the invasion and persistence of pathogenic bacteria in the blood-stream.
- shag carpet — shag pile carpet
- sheep track — a pathway made by and used by sheep, often in rocky or mountainous terrain, and sometimes followed by hikers
- skeptically — inclined to skepticism; having an attitude of doubt: a skeptical young woman who will question whatever you say.
- skip tracer — an investigator whose job is to locate missing persons, especially debtors.
- space cadet — a person who appears to be in his or her own world or out of touch with reality.
- space stage — a stage set, often limited to an arrangement of ramps and platforms, in which actors and set pieces are spotlighted against the bare background of a dark or black cyclorama.
- spaceflight — the flying of manned or unmanned spacecraft into or in outer space.
- spathaceous — of the nature of or resembling a spathe.
- spatterdock — any of various water lilies of the genus Nuphar, having globular yellow flowers and growing in lakes or sluggish streams, especially N. advena, of the eastern U.S.
- special act — a legislative act that applies only to specific persons or to a specific area.