11-letter words containing a, p, r, i, o, s
- jeopardised — Simple past tense and past participle of jeopardise.
- jeopardizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jeopardize.
- kiloparsecs — Plural form of kiloparsec.
- labor pains — childbirth: contractions
- larviparous — producing larvae, as certain insects and mollusks.
- leopardskin — the skin of a leopard
- leprosarium — a hospital for the treatment of lepers.
- leptospiral — relating to, caused by, or characteristic of leptospires
- liposarcoma — (medicine) Any malignant tumour that originates in adipose tissue.
- lithographs — Plural form of lithograph.
- lower apsis — See under apsis (def 1).
- macroscopic — visible to the naked eye. Compare microscopic (def 1).
- mailpersons — Plural form of mailperson.
- malapropism — an act or habit of misusing words ridiculously, especially by the confusion of words that are similar in sound.
- malapropist — a person who regularly makes malapropisms
- metaphorist — a creator or user of metaphors
- micrographs — Plural form of micrograph.
- microphages — Plural form of microphage.
- mimeographs — Plural form of mimeograph.
- misanthrope — a comedy (1666) by Molière.
- misanthropy — hatred, dislike, or distrust of humankind.
- multiparous — of or relating to a multipara.
- myographist — a person who has expert knowledge of muscles
- nonpartisan — not partisan; objective.
- nulliparous — a woman who has never borne a child.
- oarsmanship — The skill of rowing a boat.
- old persian — an ancient West Iranian language attested by cuneiform inscriptions. Abbreviation: OPers.
- opera seria — Italian dramatic opera of the 18th century based typically on a classical subject and characterized by extensive use of the aria da capo and recitative.
- operatories — a room or other area with special equipment and facilities, as for dental surgery, scientific experiments, or the like.
- paint horse — paint (def 6).
- pantisocrat — someone who believes, or takes part, in pantisocracy
- papovavirus — any of a group of DNA-containing human and animal viruses, including polyoma viruses and some papillomaviruses, most of which produce tumors.
- paracrostic — a poem in which the initial letters of each line replicate the first line
- paramastoid — of or relating to the part of the skull next to the mastoid process
- parasitosis — parasitism (def 3).
- parishioner — one of the community or inhabitants of a parish.
- paronomasia — the use of a word in different senses or the use of words similar in sound to achieve a specific effect, as humor or a dual meaning; punning.
- parotiditis — inflammation of a parotid.
- parrot-fish — any of various chiefly tropical marine fishes, especially of the family Scaridae: so called because of their brilliant coloring and the shape of their jaws.
- parson bird — tui.
- passeriform — of or relating to the order Passeriformes; passerine.
- pastoralism — the practice of herding as the primary economic activity of a society.
- pastoralist — a grazier or land-holder raising sheep, cattle, etc, on a large scale
- pastoralize — to make pastoral or rural.
- patio doors — doors to an area adjoining a house, esp one that is paved and used for outdoor activities
- patrologist — a student of patrology.
- patron-ship — a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- patronising — to give (a store, restaurant, hotel, etc.) one's regular patronage; trade with.
- patroonship — a person who held an estate in land with certain manorial privileges granted under the old Dutch governments of New York and New Jersey.
- perestroika — Russian. the program of economic and political reform in the Soviet Union initiated by Mikhail Gorbachev in 1986.