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11-letter words containing h, p, c

  • spell check — to process (a document) with a spell checker; check the spelling of.
  • spell-check — to process (a document) with a spell checker; check the spelling of.
  • spermatheca — a small sac or cavity in female or hermaphroditic invertebrates used to store sperm for fertilizing eggs, as in the queen bee.
  • sphragistic — of or relating to seals or signet rings.
  • spinachlike — resembling or characteristic of spinach
  • 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.
  • stench trap — a trap in a sewer that by means of a water seal prevents the upward passage of foul-smelling gases
  • step change — A step change is a sudden or major change in the way that something happens or the way that someone behaves.
  • stethoscope — an instrument used in auscultation to convey sounds in the chest or other parts of the body to the ear of the examiner.
  • stop chorus — a solo during which the rhythm section plays only the first beat of each phrase of music
  • stump ranch — (in British Columbia) an undeveloped ranch in the bush where animals graze among the stumps of felled trees
  • subjectship — the state of being a subject or citizen
  • suckerpunch — to strike (someone) with an unexpected blow.
  • supercharge — to charge with an abundant or excessive amount, as of energy, emotion, or tension.
  • supercherie — deception, trickery or an instance thereof
  • superchurch — a church housed in an extremely large structure and containing elaborate facilities.
  • superheroic — Also, heroical. of, relating to, or characteristic of a hero or heroine.
  • superschool — a large school
  • sweep check — a maneuver for depriving an opponent of the puck by seizing it in the crook of one's stick and pulling it away with a movement in a long arc, the stick being held level or nearly level with the ice. Compare check1 (def 37).
  • 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.
  • symposiarch — the president, director, or master of a symposium.
  • tachygraphy — shorthand, especially the ancient Greek and Roman handwriting used for rapid stenography and writing.
  • tachyphasia — a communication disorder characterized by excessively rapid or voluble speech
  • tautophonic — having or repeating the same sound
  • tcp theorem — the proposition that all the laws of physics are unchanged by the combined operations of charge conjugation (C), space inversion (P), and time reversal (T).
  • teachership — a person who teaches or instructs, especially as a profession; instructor.
  • technophile — a person who loves or is enthusiastic about advanced technology.
  • technophobe — abnormal fear of or anxiety about the effects of advanced technology.
  • technopolis — a society with a concentration of technology-based businesses or an emphasis on technology
  • technospeak — any abstruse technical jargon
  • tehuantepec — Isthmus of, an isthmus in S Mexico, between the Gulf of Tehuantepec and the Gulf of Campeche. 125 miles (200 km) wide at its narrowest point.
  • telegraphic — of or relating to the telegraph.
  • tephromancy — the seeking of the future using ashes
  • terpsichore — Classical Mythology. the Muse of dancing and choral song.
  • thatch palm — any of several fan palms, especially of the genera Sabal, Thrinax, or Coccothrinax, the leaves of which are used for thatching.
  • the capitol — the main building of the US Congress
  • the species — the human race
  • the tropics — that part of the earth's surface between the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn; the Torrid Zone
  • theomorphic — having the form or likeness of God or a deity.
  • therapeutic — of or relating to the treating or curing of disease; curative.
  • thermoscope — a device that indicates a change in temperature, esp one that does not measure the actual temperature
  • think piece — an article analyzing and giving the background of a news event, often with the author's opinions and forecast for the future.
  • think-piece — an article analyzing and giving the background of a news event, often with the author's opinions and forecast for the future.
  • third space — the coffee shop considered as an alternative to a bar or restaurant as a place to socialize outside the home
  • thixotropic — the property exhibited by certain gels of becoming liquid when stirred or shaken.
  • three-piece — Clothing. consisting of three matching or harmonious pieces, as an ensemble of coat, skirt, and blouse for a woman or a suit of a jacket, vest, and pair of trousers for a man.
  • thunderclap — a crash of thunder.
  • thyrotropic — capable of stimulating the thyroid gland.
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