11-letter words containing h, i, s, p
- spinsterish — Disparaging and Offensive. a woman still unmarried beyond the usual age of marrying.
- spirochaete — any of various spiral-shaped motile bacteria of the family Spirochaetaceae, certain species, as Treponema, Leptospira, and Borrelia, being pathogenic to humans and other animals, and other species being free-living, saprophytic, or parasitic.
- spirography — the study of breathing using a spirograph
- split hairs — any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals; a pilus.
- split shift — a work period divided into two parts that are separated by an interval longer than a normal rest period
- split-phase — pertaining to or noting a current in one of two parallel circuits that have a single-phase current source but unequal impedances and that produce currents of different phase.
- sponsorship — a person who vouches or is responsible for a person or thing.
- sport shirt — a long- or short-sleeved soft shirt for informal wear by men, having a squared-off shirttail that may be left outside the trousers, usually worn without a tie.
- spot height — the elevation of a certain point.
- sprightless — without any spirit or liveliness
- springhouse — a small storehouse built over a spring or part of a brook, for keeping such foods as meat and dairy products cool and fresh.
- spur blight — a disease of raspberries, characterized by reddish-brown spots on the stems, caused by a fungus, Didymella applanata.
- spy-hopping — a vertical half-rise out of the water performed by a whale in order to view the surroundings. a springing bounce in tall grasses performed by certain land mammals, as foxes and wolves, to view the surroundings.
- staphylinid — rove beetle.
- staphylitis — inflammation of the soft palate or uvula
- stasimorphy — structural modification by arrested development
- stephanotis — any vine belonging to the genus Stephanotis, of the milkweed family, having fragrant, waxy, white flowers and leathery leaves.
- stephen iii — died a.d. 772, pope 768–772.
- stephen vii — died a.d. 931, pope 928–931.
- stewardship — the position and duties of a steward, a person who acts as the surrogate of another or others, especially by managing property, financial affairs, an estate, etc.
- straight up — without a bend, angle, or curve; not curved; direct: a straight path.
- straight-up — without a bend, angle, or curve; not curved; direct: a straight path.
- strap hinge — a hinge having a flap, especially a long one, attached to one face of a door or the like.
- strap-hinge — a hinge having a flap, especially a long one, attached to one face of a door or the like.
- strip light — A strip light is an electric light in the form of a long tube.
- studentship — the state or condition of being a student.
- subjectship — the state of being a subject or citizen
- sun-worship — the act of worshipping the sun as a deity
- superbright — exceptionally bright
- supercherie — deception, trickery or an instance thereof
- superheroic — Also, heroical. of, relating to, or characteristic of a hero or heroine.
- supply ship — vessel carrying supplies
- surgeonship — the position or responsibility of a surgeon
- survey ship — a vessel designed to carry out research and surveying
- swipe right — to move a finger from left to right across a touchscreen in order to approve an image
- switch plug — a plug, as for an electric iron, equipped with an on-off switch.
- sycophantic — a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite.
- sympathetic — characterized by, proceeding from, exhibiting, or feeling sympathy; sympathizing; compassionate: a sympathetic listener.
- sympathique — pleasing or congenial
- sympathizer — a person who sympathizes.
- symphonious — harmonious; in harmonious agreement or accord.
- symposiarch — the president, director, or master of a symposium.
- synthespian — a computer-generated image of a film actor, esp used in place of the real actor when shooting special effects or stunts
- syphilology — the branch of medicine concerned with the study and treatment of syphilis
- syrphid fly — any of numerous beelike or wasplike flies of the family Syrphidae that feed on the nectar and pollen of flowers and have larvae that feed on decaying vegetation or prey on aphids.
- tachyphasia — a communication disorder characterized by excessively rapid or voluble speech
- taphonomist — a specialist in taphonomy
- teachership — a person who teaches or instructs, especially as a profession; instructor.
- technopolis — a society with a concentration of technology-based businesses or an emphasis on technology
- telepathist — a student of or believer in telepathy.