11-letter words containing e, l, i, p
- appleringie — an aromatic shrubby wormwood, Artemisia abrotanum, of South Europe, having finely dissected leaves and small drooping heads of yellowish flowers
- applescript — (language) An object-oriented shell language for the Macintosh, approximately a superset of HyperTalk.
- applicative — relevant or applicable
- applied art — design used for practical purposes
- appointable — to name or assign to a position, an office, or the like; designate: to appoint a new treasurer; to appoint a judge to the bench.
- appraisable — to estimate the monetary value of; determine the worth of; assess: We had an expert appraise the house before we bought it.
- appreciable — An appreciable amount or effect is large enough to be important or clearly noticed.
- appreciably — sufficient to be readily perceived or estimated; considerable: There is an appreciable difference between socialism and communism.
- archipelago — An archipelago is a group of islands, especially small islands.
- arkadelphia — a city in central Arkansas.
- arolla pine — a five-needled pine tree, Pinus cembra, found esp in mountain regions of Central Europe and yielding edible seeds
- aseptically — in a non-putrefying manner
- aspergillum — a brush or perforated container for sprinkling holy water
- aspergillus — any ascomycetous fungus of the genus Aspergillus, having chains of conidia attached like bristles to a club-shaped stalk: family Aspergillaceae
- atelophobia — The fear of imperfection or not being good enough.
- atomic pile — nuclear reactor
- attapulgite — a clay mineral, basic hydrous silicate of magnesium and aluminum, the active ingredient of fuller's earth.
- audiophiles — Plural form of audiophile.
- basipetally — in the manner of a basipetal
- batter pile — a pile driven at an angle to the vertical.
- battlepiece — a painting, relief, mosaic, etc, depicting a battle, usually commemorating an actual event
- battleships — Plural form of battleship.
- beilan pass — a mountain pass in SE Turkey near Syria. 2395 feet (730 meters).
- beneplacito — an indication of approval
- bible paper — a thin tough opaque paper used for Bibles, prayer books, and reference books
- biblioklept — a person who steals books.
- bibliopegic — relating to bookbinding as a fine art
- bibliophage — an ardent reader; a bookworm.
- bibliophile — a person who collects or is fond of books
- bibliophobe — a person who hates, fears, or distrusts books.
- bicephalous — having two heads
- bitter pill — a distressing experience or result that is hard to accept (often in the expression a bitter pill to swallow): Being passed over for promotion was a bitter pill to swallow.
- blasphemies — impious utterance or action concerning God or sacred things.
- blaspheming — to speak impiously or irreverently of (God or sacred things).
- blepharitis — inflammation of the eyelids
- blue pencil — deletion, alteration, or censorship of the contents of a book or other work
- blue spirea — a grayish, hairy, eastern Asian shrub, Caryopteris incana, of the verbena family, having clusters of showy, blue or bluish-purple flowers.
- blue-pencil — to alter, abridge, or cancel with or as with a pencil that has blue lead, as in editing a manuscript.
- boilerplate — A boilerplate is a basic written contract that can be used to make many different kinds of contracts.
- bontempelli — Massimo. 1878–1960, Italian dramatist, poet, novelist, and critic. His works include the play Nostra Dea (1925) and the novel The Faithful Lover (1953)
- bridge lamp — a floor lamp, especially one having the light source on an arm so hinged as to be horizontally adjustable.
- bridle path — A bridle path is a path intended for people riding horses.
- broiler pan — a pan for broiling food
- bump uglies — to have sexual intercourse
- bustle pipe — an annular pipe distributing hot air to the tuyères.
- caesalpinia — designating a family (Caesalpiniaceae) of leguminous trees and shrubs, including the Kentucky coffee tree
- campbellism — the practices and principles of the Disciples of Christ.
- campbellite — a member of the Disciples of Christ.
- capillaries — pertaining to or occurring in or as if in a tube of fine bore.
- capitalised — to write or print in capital letters letters or with an initial capital letter.