11-letter words containing c, a, t, n, p
- pump-action — (of a shotgun or rifle) having an action that extracts the empty case, loads, and cocks the piece by means of a hand-operated lever that slides backward and forward; slide-action.
- punctualist — a person who is concerned with points of conduct
- punctuality — the quality or state of being punctual.
- punctuation — 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.
- 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
- puritanical — very strict in moral or religious matters, often excessively so; rigidly austere.
- recarpeting — a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
- reciprocant — a differential invariant
- replacement — the act of replacing.
- replication — a reply; answer.
- rockhampton — a city in E Queensland, in E Australia.
- 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 snap — a rhythmic pattern consisting of a short note followed by a long one
- sea captain — the master of a seagoing vessel.
- septic tank — a tank in which solid organic sewage is decomposed and purified by anaerobic bacteria.
- speculating — to engage in thought or reflection; meditate (often followed by on, upon, or a clause).
- speculation — the contemplation or consideration of some subject: to engage in speculation on humanity's ultimate destiny.
- spiculation — formation into spicules.
- spodomantic — relating to spodomancy
- stanley cup — a trophy emblematic since 1926 of the championship of the National Hockey League, composed of Canadian and U.S. professional teams.
- stench trap — a trap in a sewer that by means of a water seal prevents the upward passage of foul-smelling gases
- step change — A step change is a sudden or major change in the way that something happens or the way that someone behaves.
- stepdancing — a dance emphasizing footwork or certain steps instead of other bodily gestures or movement
- stickup man — a man who commits a stickup.
- stump ranch — (in British Columbia) an undeveloped ranch in the bush where animals graze among the stumps of felled trees
- sub-captain — a person who is at the head of or in authority over others; chief; leader.
- substance p — a small peptide released upon stimulation in the nervous system and involved in regulation of the pain threshold.
- superjacent — lying above or upon something else.
- susceptance — the imaginary component of admittance, equal to the quotient of the negative of the reactance divided by the sum of the squares of the reactance and resistance. Symbol: B.
- sycophantic — a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite.
- syncopation — Music. a shifting of the normal accent, usually by stressing the normally unaccented beats.
- syncopative — relating to syncopation
- tap dancing — dancing with clicking shoes
- tautophonic — having or repeating the same sound
- technospeak — any abstruse technical jargon
- tehuantepec — Isthmus of, an isthmus in S Mexico, between the Gulf of Tehuantepec and the Gulf of Campeche. 125 miles (200 km) wide at its narrowest point.
- ten's place — ten (def 6).
- tennis camp — a camp that people go to in order to play and be taught tennis
- tephromancy — the seeking of the future using ashes
- thunderclap — a crash of thunder.
- tonic spasm — Pathology. a sudden, abnormal, involuntary muscular contraction, consisting of a continued muscular contraction (tonic spasm) or of a series of alternating muscular contractions and relaxations (clonic spasm)
- townscaping — the act of designing a town
- transpierce — to pierce through; penetrate; pass through.
- trypanocide — a drug or substance that kills trypanosomes
- typecasting — the practice of casting an actor repeatedly in the same kind of role, esp because of his or physical appearance or previous success in such roles
- typicalness — of the nature of or serving as a type or representative specimen.
- unapostolic — not apostolic; not related to or characteristic of the early Christian apostles or their subsequent apostles
- uncaptioned — a title or explanation for a picture or illustration, especially in a magazine.