11-letter words containing e, p, r, d
- resplendent — shining brilliantly; gleaming; splendid: troops resplendent in white uniforms; resplendent virtues.
- respondence — the act of responding; response: respondence to a stimulus.
- rest period — a period of rest
- resuspended — to hang by attachment to something above: to suspend a chandelier from the ceiling.
- retired pay — retirement pay; pension
- rhododaphne — a shrub with narrow, poisonous evergreen leaves and attractive pink flowers, also known as oleander or rosebay
- rope dancer — a person who walks across or performs acrobatics upon a rope stretched at some height above the floor or ground.
- rope ladder — ladder made primarily of rope
- rope-a-dope — a method of tiring out a boxing opponent by pretending to be trapped on the ropes while the opponent expends energy on punches that are blocked
- ropedancing — the act of dancing on a rope
- 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.
- saline drip — the usually intravenous drop-by-drop administration of an isotonic solution of sodium chloride in distilled water
- sand hopper — beach flea.
- sand-groper — a native of the arid region of Western Australia.
- scolopendra — a member of a genus of centipedes belonging to the Scolopendridae family
- scorpaenoid — resembling or related to the family Scorpaenidae.
- screen dump — the act or process of printing or saving the graphical or textual data displayed on a computer screen.
- scripholder — a person who owns a scrip or scrips
- seed shrimp — ostracod
- self-parody — a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing: his hilarious parody of Hamlet's soliloquy.
- serendipity — an aptitude for making desirable discoveries by accident.
- sharp-eared — having pointed ears.
- sharp-edged — having a fine edge or edges.
- sharp-nosed — having a thin, pointed nose.
- sharpbender — an organization that has been underperforming its competitors but suddenly becomes more successful, often as a result of new management or changes in its business strategy
- sheepherder — shepherd (def 1).
- shepherdess — a girl or woman who herds sheep.
- shepherding — a person who herds, tends, and guards sheep.
- ship-rigged — (of a sailing vessel) rigged as a ship; full-rigged.
- shipbuilder — a person whose occupation is the designing or constructing of ship.
- shipwrecked — the destruction or loss of a ship, as by sinking.
- sideropenia — a lack of iron in the body
- siderophile — (of a cell or tissue) having an affinity for iron.
- sideroscope — an apparatus for detecting splinters of iron or steel in the eye.
- soap powder — soap produced and packaged in powdered form.
- soldiership — a person who serves in an army; a person engaged in military service.
- spatterdash — a long gaiter to protect the trousers or stockings, as from mud while riding.
- spatterdock — any of various water lilies of the genus Nuphar, having globular yellow flowers and growing in lakes or sluggish streams, especially N. advena, of the eastern U.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