11-letter words containing l, e, t, r, p, s
- last supper — the supper of Jesus and His disciples on the eve of His Crucifixion. Compare Lord's Supper (def 1).
- lectureship — the office of lecturer.
- lepromatous — the swollen lesion of leprosy.
- leptospiral — relating to, caused by, or characteristic of leptospires
- letterpress — the process of printing from letters or type in relief, rather than from intaglio plates or planographically.
- letterspace — to space out (the letters of a word or line) for balance or emphasis.
- lex scripta — written law; statute law.
- lister-plow — Also called lister plow, middlebreaker, middlebuster. a plow with a double moldboard, used to prepare the ground for planting by producing furrows and ridges.
- lithosphere — the solid portion of the earth (distinguished from atmosphere, hydrosphere).
- liver spots — a form of chloasma in which irregularly shaped light-brown spots occur on the skin.
- lobster pot — a trap for catching lobsters, typically a box made of wooden slats with a funnellike entrance to the bait.
- master plan — A master plan is a clever plan that is intended to help someone succeed in a very difficult or important task.
- master-plan — to construct a master plan for: to master-plan one's career.
- metacarpals — Plural form of metacarpal.
- multiperson — a human being, whether an adult or child: The table seats four persons.
- multipliers — Plural form of multiplier.
- nephroliths — a renal calculus; kidney stone.
- neuroplasty — Any surgery to repair nerve tissue.
- neutrophils — Plural form of neutrophil.
- nippleworts — Plural form of nipplewort.
- north slope — the northern coastal area of Alaska, rich in oil and natural gas: so called because it is N of the Brooks Range sloping down to the Arctic Ocean.
- palm desert — a town in S California, near Palm Springs.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- patternless — a decorative design, as for wallpaper, china, or textile fabrics, etc.
- pearlescent — having an iridescent luster resembling that of pearl; nacreous: healthy skin with a pearlescent glow.
- 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)
- 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.
- persulphate — a sulphuric acid salt of a base peroxide
- peter snell — Peter (George) born 1938, New Zealand distance runner.
- phalanstery — the buildings occupied by a phalanx. the community itself.
- physiolater — somebody who worships nature
- phytosterol — Biochemistry. any of various sterols obtained from plants.
- pilot raise — a small raise intended to be enlarged later.
- pipistrelle — any of numerous insectivorous bats of the genus Pipistrellus, especially P. pipistrellus of Europe and Asia.
- plasterwork — finish or ornamental work done in plaster.