11-letter words containing a, p, m
- northampton — a city in Northamptonshire, in central England.
- nucleoplasm — the protoplasm of the nucleus of a cell.
- nudist camp — a resort where nudism is practiced
- numberplate — Alternative spelling of number plate.
- numeric pad — a separate section on some computer keyboards, grouping together numeric keys and those for mathematical or other special functions in an arrangement like that of a calculator.
- nymphomania — abnormally excessive and uncontrollable sexual desire in women.
- oarsmanship — The skill of rowing a boat.
- obtemperate — (obsolete) To obey.
- off the map — no longer important or in existence (esp in the phrase wipe off the map)
- ommatophore — a tentacle or movable stalk bearing an eye, as in certain snails.
- omnipatient — having unlimited patience
- omphalocele — A hernia of the navel.
- onomatopeia — Alternative spelling of onomatopoeia.
- onomatopeic — Alternative form of onomatopoeic.
- open market — an unrestricted competitive market in which any buyer and seller is free to participate.
- open sesame — any marvelously effective means for bringing about a desired result: Wealth is the open sesame to happiness.
- ophidiarium — an enclosure for snakes, adapted to their normal living conditions
- ophthalmist — an eye expert; an oculist
- ophthalmol. — ophthalmology
- opisthosoma — the abdomen of a spider or other arachnid
- opthamology — Misspelling of ophthalmology.
- optimizable — Capable of being optimized.
- outline map — a map which only provides very basic information so that more details can be added
- overpayment — to pay more than (an amount due): I received a credit after overpaying the bill.
- overprogram — to program (something) with unnecessary details or instructions
- pachydermal — having the characteristics of a pachyderm
- pachydermia — an abnormal thickening of the skin
- pachydermic — any of the thick-skinned, nonruminant ungulates, as the elephant, hippopotamus, and rhinoceros.
- pacific rim — area around Pacific Ocean
- pack animal — a mule, donkey, burro, or horse bred for vigor and hardiness and used for carrying heavy loads.
- paddle worm — any of a family of green-blue faintly iridescent active marine polychaete worms of the genus Phyllodoce, having paddle-shaped swimming lobes, found under stones on the shore
- palindromic — a word, line, verse, number, sentence, etc., reading the same backward as forward, as Madam, I'm Adam or Poor Dan is in a droop.
- palm desert — a town in S California, near Palm Springs.
- palm family — the plant family Palmae (or Arecaceae; formerly, Palmaceae), characterized by chiefly tropical evergreen trees or shrubs having large compound leaves in featherlike or fanlike fronds, large clusters of small flowers, and fleshy or dry fruit, and including the palmettos, ornamental palms, and palms that are the source of carnauba wax, coconuts, dates, raffia, rattan, sago, and various oils.
- palm reader — fortune teller who interprets hand lines
- palm sunday — the Sunday before Easter, celebrated in commemoration of Christ's triumphal entry into Jerusalem.
- palmatisect — (of leaves) having palmate veins and lobes split almost to the base of the blade.
- palmer land — the southern part of the Antarctic Peninsula.
- palmer worm — the hairy black and white caterpillar of the goldtail moth
- palolo worm — a polychaete worm, Eunice viridis, that lives in burrows among the coral reefs of several South Pacific islands, producing sperm or eggs in posterior segments that are cast off periodically in enormous numbers.
- pampelmoose — a large citrus fruit
- pamphleteer — a writer or publisher of pamphlets, especially on controversial issues.
- pamphletize — to write a pamphlet.
- pan-arabism — the idea or advocacy of a political alliance or union of all the Arab nations.
- pan-atheism — the belief that because there is no God, nothing can properly be termed sacred or holy.
- pan-islamic — the idea or advocacy of a political union of all Muslim nations.
- pan-slavism — the idea or advocacy of a political union of all the Slavic peoples.
- panama city — Panama (def 2).
- pandemonian — a noisy and disorderly person
- pandemonium — wild uproar or unrestrained disorder; tumult or chaos.