11-letter words containing a, g, s, i
- outstanding — prominent; conspicuous; striking: an outstanding example of courage.
- outswearing — Present participle of outswear.
- overcasting — Meteorology. the condition of the sky when more than 95 percent covered by clouds.
- pacesetting — a person, group, or organization that is the most progressive or successful and serves as a model to be imitated.
- page design — the way a page is organized and presented
- painstaking — taking or characterized by taking pains or trouble; expending or showing diligent care and effort; careful: a painstaking craftsman; painstaking research.
- palletising — to place (materials) upon pallets for handling or moving.
- palsgravine — the wife or widow of a palsgrave.
- panglossian — characterized by or given to extreme optimism, especially in the face of unrelieved hardship or adversity.
- panic grass — Also called panic grass. any grass of the genus Panicum, many species of which bear edible grain.
- pantologist — a systematic view of all human knowledge.
- paragenesis — the origin of minerals or mineral deposits in contact so as to affect one another's formation.
- parasailing — a special parachute, kept open with wing-tip holders to help provide lift, used in parasailing.
- paris green — Chemistry. an emerald-green, poisonous, water-insoluble powder produced from arsenic trioxide and copper acetate: used chiefly as a pigment, insecticide, and wood preservative.
- pasigraphic — of or related to pasigraphy
- passacaglia — a slow, dignified dance of Spanish origin.
- pathologies — the science or the study of the origin, nature, and course of diseases.
- pathologist — the science or the study of the origin, nature, and course of diseases.
- patrologist — a student of patrology.
- patronising — to give (a store, restaurant, hotel, etc.) one's regular patronage; trade with.
- pedagoguish — resembling or reminiscent of a pedagogue
- pelagianism — a follower of Pelagius, who denied original sin and believed in freedom of the will.
- pelagius ii — died a.d. 590, pope 579–590.
- perigastric — located near or around the gastric system (predominantly the stomach)
- persian rug — an Oriental rug made in Persia (Iran), having rich, soft colors in any of various intricate, often floral, patterns
- pharyngitis — inflammation of the mucous membrane of the pharynx; sore throat.
- piatigorsky — Gregor [greg-er] /ˈgrɛg ər/ (Show IPA), 1903–76, U.S. cellist, born in Russia.
- pintsch gas — gas with high illuminating power made from shale oil or petroleum, used in buoys, lighthouses, and railroad cars.
- piscatology — the art or science of fishing.
- plagiarised — to take and use by plagiarism.
- plagioclase — any of the feldspar minerals varying in composition from acidic albite, NaAlSi 3 O 8 , to basic anorthite, CaAl 2 Si 2 O 8 , found in most igneous rocks: shows twinning striations on good cleavage surfaces.
- plagiostome — (of fish) belonging to the genus Plagiostomi, which includes sharks and rays, characterized by a transverse mouth with the jaw suspended from the skull
- plasminogen — the blood substance that when activated forms plasmin.
- plastic bag — carrier bag, sack made of plastic
- postglacial — after a given glacial epoch, especially the Pleistocene.
- postlanding — occurring after a landing (of an aircraft, shuttle, etc)
- postulating — to ask, demand, or claim.
- postweaning — of, relating to, or occurring in the period following weaning
- prognathism — having protrusive jaws; having a gnathic index over 103.
- prostrating — to cast (oneself) face down on the ground in humility, submission, or adoration.
- protagonism — the leading character, hero, or heroine of a drama or other literary work.
- protagonist — the leading character, hero, or heroine of a drama or other literary work.
- psaligraphy — the art of cutting out silhouettes
- pseudologia — a psychological condition in which a patient tells elaborate, false stories believing them to be true
- quadrigatus — a silver coin of ancient Rome, bearing an image of Jupiter in a quadriga on the reverse.
- quasi-legal — permitted by law; lawful: Such acts are not legal.
- quick grass — the couch grass, Agropyron repens.
- quitchgrass — Elymus repens.
- radiologist — the science dealing with x-rays or nuclear radiation, especially for medical uses.
- rasterising — (algorithm) A transformation that can be applied to an image to prepare it for printing. Rasterising reduces resolution by a factor of typically four to eight. It also reduces sensitivity to paper properties. Rasterising can be combined with dithering.