11-letter words containing f, a, r, p
- pyrosulfate — a salt of pyrosulfuric acid.
- raffia palm — any of various palms of the genus Raphia, as R. farinifera of tropical Africa, having pinnate leaves that yield a strong, flexible fiber.
- reproachful — full of or expressing reproach or censure: a reproachful look.
- safari park — a parklike zoo in which wild animals are allowed to roam free in an environment designed to resemble their natural habitat and are observed by visitors riding through the park in cars or buses; animal park.
- 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.
- scalpriform — chisel-shaped, as the incisors of certain rodents.
- schwarzkopf — Elisabeth, 1915–2006, German soprano, born in Poland.
- self-parody — a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing: his hilarious parody of Hamlet's soliloquy.
- self-praise — the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- septifragal — (of a capsule) dehiscing by breaking away from the partitions but remaining attached to the common axis; dehiscing at the valves or backs of the carpels but leaving the septa intact.
- shelf paper — paper used for covering shelves, especially those of a cupboard or kitchen cabinet.
- ship of war — warship.
- soft-soaper — a person who flatters or cajoles, especially for reasons of self-interest or personal advantage: a soft-soaper specializing in rich, elderly women.
- spacefaring — space travel
- spanish fir — a species of fir native to S Spain and N Morocco, Abies pinsapo
- sparrowfart — the very early morning
- speechcraft — the art of rhetoric
- speed freak — an addict or habitual user of amphetamines, methamphetamines, or similar stimulating drugs.
- spiraliform — having or resembling spiral lines
- splashproof — resistant to splashing
- superfamily — a category of related families within an order or suborder.
- superfatted — (of soap) containing excess fat that has not been converted into soap by saponification
- superficial — being at, on, or near the surface: a superficial wound.
- supersafety — the state of being supersafe
- swamp fever — leptospirosis.
- tamperproof — that cannot be tampered with; impervious to tampering: a tamper-proof lock.
- traffic cop — a police officer who directs the flow of traffic, usually at an intersection.
- trapeziform — formed like a trapezium.
- tympaniform — resembling or having the form of a drum or drum head
- up for sale — If a property or company is up for sale, its owner is trying to sell it.
- waterproofs — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of waterproof.