11-letter words containing g, r, a, s, p
- ostreophage — someone who loves or eats oysters
- ostreophagy — the consumption of oysters
- page proofs — the final version of a book before it goes to the printer, containing all elements including page numbers and layout
- palsgravine — the wife or widow of a palsgrave.
- panic grass — Also called panic grass. any grass of the genus Panicum, many species of which bear edible grain.
- paragenesis — the origin of minerals or mineral deposits in contact so as to affect one another's formation.
- paraglossal — of or relating to paraglossae
- parasailing — a special parachute, kept open with wing-tip holders to help provide lift, used in parasailing.
- paris green — Chemistry. an emerald-green, poisonous, water-insoluble powder produced from arsenic trioxide and copper acetate: used chiefly as a pigment, insecticide, and wood preservative.
- parkersburg — a city in NW West Virginia, on the Ohio River.
- pasigraphic — of or related to pasigraphy
- pass degree — (in English universities) an ordinary bachelor's degree conferred without honors.
- passagework — writing that is often extraneous to the thematic material of a work and is typically of a virtuosic or decorative character: passagework consisting of scales, arpeggios, trills, and double octaves.
- passthrough — a windowlike opening, as one for passing food or dishes between a kitchen and a dining area.
- patrologist — a student of patrology.
- patronising — to give (a store, restaurant, hotel, etc.) one's regular patronage; trade with.
- patter song — a comic song depending for its humorous effect on rapid enunciation of the words, occurring most commonly in comic opera and operetta.
- peppergrass — any pungent plant belonging to the genus Lepidium, of the mustard family, used as a potherb or salad vegetable.
- perfect gas — ideal gas.
- perigastric — located near or around the gastric system (predominantly the stomach)
- persian rug — an Oriental rug made in Persia (Iran), having rich, soft colors in any of various intricate, often floral, patterns
- phanerogams — any of the Phanerogamia, a former primary division of plants comprising those having reproductive organs; a flowering plant or seed plant (opposed to cryptogam).
- pharyngitis — inflammation of the mucous membrane of the pharynx; sore throat.
- phraseogram — a written symbol or combination of symbols, as in shorthand, used to represent a phrase.
- phraseology — manner or style of verbal expression; characteristic language: legal phraseology.
- piatigorsky — Gregor [greg-er] /ˈgrɛg ər/ (Show IPA), 1903–76, U.S. cellist, born in Russia.
- plagiarised — to take and use by plagiarism.
- plattsburgh — a city in NE New York, on Lake Champlain: battle, 1814.
- ploughshare — the horizontal pointed cutting blade of a mouldboard plough
- prendergast — Maurice Brazil [braz-uh l] /ˈbræz əl/ (Show IPA), 1859–1924, U.S. painter.
- presagement — an omen
- press agent — a person employed to promote the interests of an individual, organization, etc., by obtaining favorable publicity through advertisements, mentions in columns, and the like.
- prognathism — having protrusive jaws; having a gnathic index over 103.
- prognathous — having protrusive jaws; having a gnathic index over 103.
- proof stage — the stage of publishing where trial impressions made from composed type, or print-outs (from a laser printer, etc) are read for the correction of errors
- propagandas — information, ideas, or rumors deliberately spread widely to help or harm a person, group, movement, institution, nation, etc.
- prostrating — to cast (oneself) face down on the ground in humility, submission, or adoration.
- protagonism — the leading character, hero, or heroine of a drama or other literary work.
- protagonist — the leading character, hero, or heroine of a drama or other literary work.
- psaligraphy — the art of cutting out silhouettes
- pseudograph — a piece of writing that is falsely ascribed
- psychograph — Psychology. a graph indicating the relative strength of the personality traits of an individual.
- purple sage — a plant, Salvia leucophylla, of the mint family, native to California, having silvery leaves and purple spikes of flowers.
- ripplegrass — English plantain.
- rising damp — moisture problem affecting walls
- sand-groper — a native of the arid region of Western Australia.
- saprolegnia — a variety of fungus
- sarcophagal — related to or depicted on sarcophagi
- sarcophagus — a stone coffin, especially one bearing sculpture, inscriptions, etc., often displayed as a monument.
- scapigerous — having a scape or leafless stalk