11-letter words containing i, n, s, p
- staphylinid — rove beetle.
- steam point — the temperature at which water vapor condenses at a pressure of one atmosphere, represented by 100°C and 212°F.
- stenotypist — shorthand in which alphabetic letters or types are used to produce shortened forms of words or groups of words.
- stepdancing — a dance emphasizing footwork or certain steps instead of other bodily gestures or movement
- 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.
- stepsibling — a stepbrother or stepsister.
- stickup man — a man who commits a stickup.
- stipendiary — receiving a stipend; performing services for regular pay.
- stipendiate — to pay or support with a stipend
- stipulating — to make an express demand or arrangement as a condition of agreement (often followed by for).
- stipulation — a condition, demand, or promise in an agreement or contract.
- stockpiling — the activity of acquiring and storing a large quantity of something
- stony point — a village in SE New York, on the Hudson: site of a strategic fort in the Revolutionary War.
- stop motion — Also called stop frame. the process of filming puppets and other objects one frame at a time while incrementally moving or modifying them, giving the illusion of lifelike motion when the captured film frames are viewed in rapid sequence (often used attributively): stop-motion animation; a stop-motion film.
- stop-motion — Also called stop frame. the process of filming puppets and other objects one frame at a time while incrementally moving or modifying them, giving the illusion of lifelike motion when the captured film frames are viewed in rapid sequence (often used attributively): stop-motion animation; a stop-motion film.
- 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.
- stringpiece — a long, usually horizontal piece of timber, beam, etc., for strengthening, connecting, or supporting a framework.
- strip joint — a nightclub or other establishment featuring striptease performances.
- strongpoint — a fortified defensive position; stronghold.
- studentship — the state or condition of being a student.
- sub-captain — a person who is at the head of or in authority over others; chief; leader.
- subpanation — the belief that the body and blood of Christ are present in the bread and wine of Communion
- subpoenaing — the usual writ for the summoning of witnesses or the submission of evidence, as records or documents, before a court or other deliberative body.
- subsumption — an act of subsuming.
- sucking-pig — a pig that is not yet weaned
- suction cup — a cup-shaped object of rubber, glass, plastic, etc., which, by producing a partial vacuum, can be made to adhere to or draw something to a surface.
- sun prairie — a town in S Wisconsin.
- sun-worship — the act of worshipping the sun as a deity
- superceding — supersede.
- superdainty — very dainty
- superinduce — to bring in or induce as an added feature, circumstance, etc.; superimpose.
- superinfect — to infect further with an additional infection
- superintend — to oversee and direct (work, processes, etc.).
- supernation — a large body of people, associated with a particular territory, that is sufficiently conscious of its unity to seek or to possess a government peculiarly its own: The president spoke to the nation about the new tax.
- superrefine — to refine to an advanced degree
- superseding — to replace in power, authority, effectiveness, acceptance, use, etc., as by another person or thing.
- supersinger — an exceptional singer
- supersonics — the branch of science that deals with supersonic phenomena.
- superstring — any supersymmetric string theory in which each type of elementary particle is treated as a vibration of a single fundamental string (superstring) at a particular frequency.
- supervision — the act or function of supervising; superintendence.
- supplanting — to take the place of (another), as through force, scheming, strategy, or the like.
- supply line — A supply line is a route along which goods and equipment are transported to an army during a war.
- supposition — the act of supposing.
- suppressing — to put an end to the activities of (a person, body of persons, etc.): to suppress the Communist and certain left-leaning parties.
- suppression — the act of suppressing.
- suppurating — to produce or discharge pus, as a wound; maturate.
- suppuration — the process of suppurating.