11-letter words containing d, e, r, p, s
- spearheaded — the sharp-pointed head that forms the piercing end of a spear.
- speed brake — a flap on an aircraft wing used to decrease speed in flight in preparation for landing.
- speed freak — an addict or habitual user of amphetamines, methamphetamines, or similar stimulating drugs.
- speedometer — an instrument on an automobile or other vehicle for indicating the rate of travel in miles or kilometers per hour.
- spellbinder — a person or thing that spellbinds, especially a powerful speaker who can captivate an audience.
- spendthrift — a person who spends possessions or money extravagantly or wastefully; prodigal.
- sperm donor — a man who supplies sperm to be used in an artificial fertilization process
- spermicidal — that kills sperm
- sphaeridium — a round body found on sea urchins
- spheroidize — to turn or be turned into spheroids
- spider crab — any of various crabs of the family Majidae, having long, slender legs and a comparatively small, triangular body.
- spider hole — a foxhole with a camouflaged lid or cover in which a sniper hides
- spider lily — any of several plants having lilylike flowers with narrow petals, as those belonging to the genera Crinum, Hymenocallis, and Lycoris, of the amaryllis family.
- spider mite — any of numerous, variously colored web-spinning mites of the family Tetranychidae, many of which are pests of garden plants and fruit trees.
- spider vein — one of a radiating network of dilated capillaries on the skin.
- spider wasp — any of certain wasps, especially of the family Pompilidae, that provision their nests with paralyzed spiders.
- spinsterdom — the state of being a spinster
- spiny-rayed — spiny-finned.
- splendorous — brilliant or gorgeous appearance, coloring, etc.; magnificence: the splendor of the palace.
- spoken word — The spoken word is used to refer to language expressed in speech, for example in contrast to written texts or music.
- spoon bread — Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a baked dish made with cornmeal, milk, eggs, and shortening, served as an accompaniment to meat.
- sports desk — the editorial section of a newspaper, television or radio programme, etc that deals with sports news
- spotted ray — any of various species of ray with irregular markings on the back
- spreadingly — in a spreading manner
- spreadsheet — Accounting. a worksheet that is arranged in the manner of a mathematical matrix and contains a multicolumn analysis of related entries for easy reference on a single sheet.
- spring tide — the large rise and fall of the tide at or soon after the new or the full moon.
- springfield — a state in the central United States: a part of the Midwest. 56,400 sq. mi. (146,075 sq. km). Capital: Springfield. Abbreviation: IL (for use with zip code), Ill.
- sprinklered — having or protected by a sprinkler system.
- standpatter — a person who refuses to consider or accept change.
- star-shaped — of the shape of or like a star.
- stereotyped — reproduced in or by stereotype plates.
- stewardship — the position and duties of a steward, a person who acts as the surrogate of another or others, especially by managing property, financial affairs, an estate, etc.
- stipendiary — receiving a stipend; performing services for regular pay.
- strandloper — a member of an extinct tribe of Khoikhoi or Bushmen who lived on seafood gathered on the beaches of southern Africa
- super-duper — extremely good, powerful, large, etc.; very super; marvelous or colossal.
- super-sized — having size as specified (often used in combination): middle-sized.
- superabound — to abound beyond something else.
- superceding — supersede.
- superdainty — very dainty
- superdeluxe — very luxurious, more than deluxe
- superfatted — (of soap) containing excess fat that has not been converted into soap by saponification
- superharden — harden (def 6).
- superheated — If a liquid is superheated, it has been heated to a temperature that is higher than its boiling point without being allowed to boil.
- superinduce — to bring in or induce as an added feature, circumstance, etc.; superimpose.
- superintend — to oversee and direct (work, processes, etc.).
- supermodern — highly modern
- supersedeas — a writ ordering a stoppage or suspension of a judicial proceeding, of the execution of a judgment, or of the enforcement of another writ.
- supersedere — an agreement between creditors to temporarily halt action against a debtor
- superseding — to replace in power, authority, effectiveness, acceptance, use, etc., as by another person or thing.
- supersedure — supersession.