11-letter words containing l, e, p, s
- nympholepsy — an ecstasy supposed by the ancients to be inspired by nymphs.
- nympholepts — Plural form of nympholept.
- object lisp — (language) An object-oriented Lisp developed by Lisp Machines Inc. (LMI) in about 1987. Object Lisp was based on nested closures and operator shadowing. Several competing object-orientated extensions to Lisp were around at the time, such as Flavors, in use by Symbolics; Common Objects, developed by Hewlett-Packard; and CommonLoops in use by Xerox. LMI submitted the specification as a candidate for an object-oriented standard for Common Lisp, but it was defeated in favour of CLOS.
- oenophilist — a person who enjoys wines, usually as a connoisseur.
- oesophageal — esophageal.
- old persian — an ancient West Iranian language attested by cuneiform inscriptions. Abbreviation: OPers.
- oligopolies — Plural form of oligopoly.
- opalescence — exhibiting a play of colors like that of the opal.
- ophicleides — Plural form of ophicleide.
- oral herpes — a disease caused by herpes simplex virus type 1, characterized primarily by a cluster of small, transient blisters chiefly at the edge of the lip or nostril; herpes labialis.
- osteoplasty — plastic surgery on a bone to repair a defect or loss.
- outsleeping — Present participle of outsleep.
- outspokenly — In an outspoken manner.
- oxysulphide — a compound containing an element combined with oxygen and sulphur
- painesville — a city in NE Ohio, on Lake Erie.
- palaeologus — family name of Byzantine rulers 1259–1453.
- palestinian — a native or inhabitant of Palestine.
- pallescence — the condition of being pallescent
- palletising — to place (materials) upon pallets for handling or moving.
- palm desert — a town in S California, near Palm Springs.
- palmatisect — (of leaves) having palmate veins and lobes split almost to the base of the blade.
- palsgravine — the wife or widow of a palsgrave.
- pampelmoose — a large citrus fruit
- panel house — a brothel having rooms with secret entrances, as sliding panels, for admitting panel thieves.
- panel strip — one of a number of strips of wood or metal laid upon the surface of a wall, ceiling, etc., so as to divide it into a number of broad areas, usually in order to conceal joints between sheets of composition material forming the surface.
- parablepsis — abnormal vision
- paraleipsis — paralipsis.
- parallelise — to make parallel; place so as to be parallel.
- parallelism — the position or relation of parallels.
- parallelist — a person who seeks or makes a comparison.
- parcel post — (in the U.S. Postal Service) nonpreferential mail consisting of packages and parcels, weighing one pound or more sent at fourth-class rates. Compare fourth class.
- partialness — being such in part only; not total or general; incomplete: partial blindness; a partial payment of a debt.
- partnerless — the person with whom one cohabits in a romantic relationship: I'd like you to meet my partner, Sarah.
- passed ball — a pitched ball that the catcher can reasonably be expected to catch but misses, resulting in a base runner's or runners' advancing one or more bases or in the batter's reaching first base safely.
- passionless — not feeling or moved by passion; cold or unemotional; calm or detached.
- pasteurella — any of several rod-shaped bacteria of the genus Pasturella, certain species of which are parasitic and pathogenic for humans and animals.
- pastoralize — to make pastoral or rural.
- pastureland — Also called pastureland [pas-cher-land, pahs-] /ˈpæs tʃərˌlænd, ˈpɑs-/ (Show IPA). an area covered with grass or other plants used or suitable for the grazing of livestock; grassland.
- pastureless — without pasture, free of pasture
- paternalism — the system, principle, or practice of managing or governing individuals, businesses, nations, etc., in the manner of a father dealing benevolently and often intrusively with his children: The employees objected to the paternalism of the old president.
- paternalist — government: fatherly in style
- pathologies — the science or the study of the origin, nature, and course of diseases.
- patientless — a person who is under medical care or treatment.
- patsy cline — Patsy (Virginia Patterson Hensley) 1932–63, U.S. country singer.
- patternless — a decorative design, as for wallpaper, china, or textile fabrics, etc.
- patty shell — a cup-shaped shell of light, flaky pastry, for serving vegetable, fish, or meat mixtures, usually with a sauce.
- pauselessly — in a pauseless manner; ceaselessly
- peace talks — negotiations aimed at ending conflict
- pear psylla — a small jumping plant louse, Psylla pyricola, originally of Europe, that is a major pest of pears in the eastern U.S.
- pearlescent — having an iridescent luster resembling that of pearl; nacreous: healthy skin with a pearlescent glow.