11-letter words containing a, r, e, p, s
- recall slip — a printed piece of paper sent by library staff to a borrower's home address to remind them that a book is overdue
- red snapper — any of several snappers of the genus Lutjanus, especially L. campechanus, a large food fish of the Gulf of Mexico.
- reemphasize — to give emphasis to; lay stress upon; stress: to emphasize a point; to emphasize the eyes with mascara.
- relandscape — to landscape again after a previous landscaping
- repair shop — garage, body shop: for vehicles
- reparations — the making of amends for wrong or injury done: reparation for an injustice.
- repurchaser — to buy again; regain by purchase.
- res publica — the state, republic, or commonwealth
- respectable — worthy of respect or esteem; estimable; worthy: a respectable citizen.
- respectably — worthy of respect or esteem; estimable; worthy: a respectable citizen.
- respiration — the act of respiring; inhalation and exhalation of air; breathing.
- respiratory — pertaining to or serving for respiration: respiratory disease.
- retail shop — a shop which sells goods to individual customers
- retinispora — any member of the genus Retinispora, of conifers which grow in the east of Asia and in the east and west of North America
- reverse arp — Reverse Address Resolution Protocol
- rhône-alpes — a region of E France: mainly mountainous, rising to the edge of the Massif Central in the west and the French Alps in the east; drained by the Rivers Rhône, Saône, and Isère
- riesz space — a topological space in which sets containing one point are closed.
- ripplegrass — English plantain.
- rupes altai — a mountain range in the fourth quadrant of the face of the moon: about 315 miles (507 km) long.
- safe period — an interval of the menstrual cycle when fertilization is considered to be least likely, usually a number of days prior and subsequent to the onset of menstruation.
- salesperson — a person who sells goods, services, etc.
- saline drip — the usually intravenous drop-by-drop administration of an isotonic solution of sodium chloride in distilled water
- sample rate — (digital signal processing) The number of times an analog signal is measured (sampled) per second. The unit of sample rate is "samples per second". This is often expressed in kiloHertz (kHz). For example, "CD quality" sound has a sample rate of 44 kHz. Compare data rate. See Nyquist frequency.
- sample room — a room, as in a hotel suite, in which merchandise is displayed for sale to the trade.
- sand hopper — beach flea.
- sand-groper — a native of the arid region of Western Australia.
- saprolegnia — a variety of fungus
- sapropelite — a foul-smelling mud
- scapigerous — having a scape or leafless stalk
- 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.
- scenography — the art of representing objects in accordance with the rules of perspective.
- scent spray — perfume that comes in an aerosol bottle
- scolopendra — a member of a genus of centipedes belonging to the Scolopendridae family
- scorpaenoid — resembling or related to the family Scorpaenidae.
- scrap metal — discarded metal
- scrap paper — rough paper for scribbling on
- scrap value — what sth is worth for recycling or reuse
- scrapepenny — a person who is stingy; a miser
- scrappiness — made up of scraps or of odds and ends; fragmentary; disconnected.
- screen pass — a pass thrown to a receiver who is directly in back of a wall of blockers and who is behind or not far beyond the line of scrimmage.
- screw plate — a metal plate having threaded holes, used for cutting screw threads by hand.
- sea lamprey — a parasitic marine lamprey, Petromyzon marinus, that spawns in fresh water along both Atlantic coasts and in the Great Lakes, where it is responsible for losses of economically valuable fish.
- sea serpent — an enormous, imaginary, snakelike or dragonlike marine animal.
- sea-poacher — poacher1 (def 2).
- seismograph — any of various instruments for measuring and recording the vibrations of earthquakes.
- self-parody — a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing: his hilarious parody of Hamlet's soliloquy.
- self-praise — the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- semelparous — (of a plant) producing flowers and fruit only once before dying
- semipopular — relatively popular; quite popular