11-letter words containing e, n, r, a, p, t
- epiplastron — a lateral plate in the plastron of a turtle
- escarpments — Plural form of escarpment.
- ethnography — The scientific description of the customs of individual peoples and cultures.
- evaporating — Present participle of evaporate.
- evaporation — The process of a liquid converting to the gaseous state.
- expectorant — A medicine that promotes the secretion of sputum by the air passages, used especially to treat coughs.
- expirations — Plural form of expiration.
- explanatory — Serving to explain something.
- exploration — The action of traveling in or through an unfamiliar area in order to learn about it.
- exportation — The act of exporting; the act of conveying or sending commodities abroad or to another country, in the course of commerce.
- expurgating — Present participle of expurgate.
- expurgation — The act of expurgating, purging, or cleansing; purification from anything noxious, offensive, sinful, or erroneous.
- extirpating — Present participle of extirpate.
- extirpation — The act of extirpating or uprooting.
- extra point — conversion (sense 3)
- fingerpaint — A form of paint designed to be applied using the fingers, especially by children.
- fingerplate — a metal plate fixed to a door next to the handle or keyhole to protect the surface
- forepayment — prepayment
- forte-piano — loud and then immediately soft
- fortepianos — Plural form of fortepiano.
- garden path — paved walkway
- garden-path — noting or pertaining to a sentence that is easily parsed incorrectly because its beginning suggests it has an interpretation that it clearly does not have.
- gonadotrope — a gonadotropic substance.
- grade point — Education. a numerical equivalent to a received letter grade, usually 0 for F, 1 for D, 2 for C, 3 for B, and 4 for A, that is multiplied by the number of credits for the course: used to compute a grade point average.
- grandparent — a parent of a parent.
- greasepaint — an oily mixture of melted tallow or grease and a pigment, used by actors, clowns, etc., for making up their faces.
- green party — a liberal political party especially in Germany focusing on environmental issues.
- green stamp — Citizens Band Radio Slang. a speeding ticket. Usually, Green Stamps. money; currency.
- harem pants — a kind of baggy trousers worn by women, made of lightweight fabric and closefitting at the ankles
- hemipterans — Plural form of hemipteran.
- heptahedron — a solid figure having seven faces.
- heptandrous — (of a flower) having seven stamens
- heptangular — having seven angles.
- hierophants — Plural form of hierophant.
- homopterans — Plural form of homopteran.
- houseparent — one of a married couple responsible for a group of young people, as students, living in a dormitory, hostel, etc., sometimes acting solely as an advisor, but often serving as host or hostess, chaperon, housekeeper, etc.
- hymenoptera — hymenopteran.
- hypervalent — (chemistry) having a higher than normal valence.
- hypocentral — (geology) Of or pertaining to the hypocentre of an earthquake.
- impairments — Plural form of impairment.
- impenetrate — to penetrate thoroughly
- impermanent — not permanent or enduring; transitory.
- impersonate — to assume the character or appearance of; pretend to be: He was arrested for impersonating a police officer.
- impetration — (obsolete) The act of impetrating, or obtaining by petition or entreaty.
- impignorate — (obsolete, transitive) To pledge or pawn.
- importances — the quality or state of being important; consequence; significance.
- importunate — urgent or persistent in solicitation, sometimes annoyingly so.
- imprecating — Present participle of imprecate.
- imprecation — the act of imprecating; cursing.
- impregnated — to make pregnant; get with child or young.