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11-letter words containing l, e, p, s

  • pebble dash — an exterior wall finish composed of mortar against which, while still wet, small pebbles have been thrown and pressed in.
  • pedestalled — an architectural support for a column, statue, vase, or the like.
  • pediculosis — the state of being infested with lice.
  • pelagianism — a follower of Pelagius, who denied original sin and believed in freedom of the will.
  • pelagius ii — died a.d. 590, pope 579–590.
  • pele's hair — volcanic glass thread, usually basaltic, caused by the solidification of exploding or ejected lava in the open air.
  • peloponnese — a peninsula forming the S part of Greece: seat of the early Mycenaean civilization and the powerful city-states of Argos, Sparta, etc. 8356 sq. mi. (21,640 sq. km).
  • pencil case — container for writing implements
  • pendulosity — the state or quality of being pendulous
  • peninsulate — to cause (land) to become peninsular
  • pensionable — worker: of retirement age
  • pentastylos — a pentastyle building, as a classical temple.
  • pentecostal — of or relating to Pentecost, a Christian festival commemorating the descent of the Holy Ghost upon the apostles.
  • perfumeless — without perfume; not perfumed or wearing perfume
  • perichylous — (of a plant) having water-storing tissue outside the green tissue
  • peripherals — pertaining to, situated in, or constituting the periphery: peripheral resistance on the outskirts of the battle area.
  • perishables — perishable articles, esp food
  • perissology — the use of a superfluity of words; an expression of something using more words than necessary
  • peristalith — a group of stones encircling a mound, dolmen, or the like.
  • peristalsis — the progressive wave of contraction and relaxation of a tubular muscular system, especially the alimentary canal, by which the contents are forced through the system.
  • peristaltic — of, relating to, or resembling peristalsis.
  • peristylium — a peristyle.
  • perlustrate — to inspect thoroughly; to make a thorough examination of (something), esp to intercept and read (letters) for purposes of surveillance; to travel through and survey (a region)
  • permissible — that can be permitted; allowable: a permissible amount of sentimentality under the circumstances; Such behavior is not permissible!
  • permissibly — that can be permitted; allowable: a permissible amount of sentimentality under the circumstances; Such behavior is not permissible!
  • peroxisomal — of or relating to a peroxisome; of the nature of a peroxisome
  • personal ad — of, relating to, or coming as from a particular person; individual; private: a personal opinion.
  • personalise — to have marked with one's initials, name, or monogram: to personalize stationery.
  • personalism — Also called personal idealism. a modern philosophical movement locating ultimate value and reality in persons, human or divine.
  • personalist — Also called personal idealism. a modern philosophical movement locating ultimate value and reality in persons, human or divine.
  • personality — the visible aspect of one's character as it impresses others: He has a pleasing personality.
  • personalize — to have marked with one's initials, name, or monogram: to personalize stationery.
  • perspirable — having the ability to perspire
  • persuadable — to prevail on (a person) to do something, as by advising or urging: We could not persuade him to wait.
  • persuasible — capable of being persuaded; open to or yielding to persuasion.
  • persulfuric — denoting a type of acid
  • persulphate — a sulphuric acid salt of a base peroxide
  • peru balsam — an aromatic balsam that is obtained from the tropical South American leguminous tree Myroxylon pereirae and is similar to balsam of Tolu
  • pervasively — spread throughout: The corruption is so pervasive that it is accepted as the way to do business.
  • pervouralsk — a city in the central RSFSR, in the Ural Mountains in Asia.
  • pestologist — a person who analyses and researches pests and how to get rid of them
  • peter snell — Peter (George) born 1938, New Zealand distance runner.
  • phalanstery — the buildings occupied by a phalanx. the community itself.
  • phase angle — any of the major appearances or aspects in which a thing of varying modes or conditions manifests itself to the eye or mind.
  • philatelist — the collecting of stamps and other postal matter as a hobby or an investment.
  • philippines — an archipelago of 7083 islands in the Pacific, SE of China: formerly (1898–1946) under the guardianship of the U.S.; now an independent republic. 114,830 sq. mi. (297,410 sq. km). Capital: Manila.
  • philistines — (sometimes initial capital letter) a person who is lacking in or hostile or smugly indifferent to cultural values, intellectual pursuits, aesthetic refinement, etc., or is contentedly commonplace in ideas and tastes.
  • phillipsite — a zeolite mineral, similar to stilbite but with potassium replacing some of the calcium.
  • philoctetes — Classical Mythology. a noted archer and squire of Hercules. Bitten by a snake and abandoned on an island because of his festering wound, he was at length brought by the Greeks to Troy, where he recovered and later killed Paris.
  • philosopher — a person who offers views or theories on profound questions in ethics, metaphysics, logic, and other related fields.
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