11-letter words containing n, a, p, r
- evaporation — The process of a liquid converting to the gaseous state.
- expectorant — A medicine that promotes the secretion of sputum by the air passages, used especially to treat coughs.
- expirations — Plural form of expiration.
- explanatory — Serving to explain something.
- exploration — The action of traveling in or through an unfamiliar area in order to learn about it.
- exportation — The act of exporting; the act of conveying or sending commodities abroad or to another country, in the course of commerce.
- expurgating — Present participle of expurgate.
- expurgation — The act of expurgating, purging, or cleansing; purification from anything noxious, offensive, sinful, or erroneous.
- extirpating — Present participle of extirpate.
- extirpation — The act of extirpating or uprooting.
- extra point — conversion (sense 3)
- fair-spoken — speaking or spoken in a courteous, civil, or plausible manner; smooth-spoken.
- fernando po — a former name of Bioko.
- fingerpaint — A form of paint designed to be applied using the fingers, especially by children.
- fingerplate — a metal plate fixed to a door next to the handle or keyhole to protect the surface
- flagpersons — Plural form of flagperson.
- flap-dragon — an old game in which the players snatch raisins, plums, etc., out of burning brandy, and eat them.
- forcipation — the state or condition of being forcipated
- foremanship — The position of a foreman.
- forepayment — prepayment
- forte-piano — loud and then immediately soft
- fortepianos — Plural form of fortepiano.
- francophile — friendly to or having a strong liking for France or the French.
- francophobe — Also, Francophobic. fearing or hating France, the French people, and French culture, products, etc.
- francophone — Also, Francophonic [frang-kuh-fon-ik] /ˌfræŋ kəˈfɒn ɪk/ (Show IPA). speaking French, especially as a member of a French-speaking population.
- frangipanis — Plural form of frangipani.
- frangipanni — Archaic form of frangipani.
- frankpledge — a system of dividing a community into tithings or groups of ten men, each member of which was responsible for the conduct of the other members of his group and for the assurance that a member charged with a breach of the law would be produced at court.
- franks peak — a mountain in NW Wyoming: highest peak in the Absaroka Range of the Rocky Mountains. 13,153 feet (4009 meters).
- frappuccino — Iced cappuccino.
- french harp — harmonica (def 1).
- funeral pie — a traditional pie made with a black filling of raisins and lemon juice and presented to a bereaved family.
- funny paper — funny1 (def 7b).
- gallinipper — any of various insects that sting or bite, especially a large American mosquito, Psorophora ciliata.
- gangsta rap — a type of rap music whose lyrics feature violence, sexual exploits, and the like.
- garden path — paved walkway
- garden pink — the plant Dianthus plumarius
- garden-path — noting or pertaining to a sentence that is easily parsed incorrectly because its beginning suggests it has an interpretation that it clearly does not have.
- generalship — skill as commander of a large military force or unit.
- gingersnaps — Plural form of gingersnap.
- gonadotrope — a gonadotropic substance.
- grade point — Education. a numerical equivalent to a received letter grade, usually 0 for F, 1 for D, 2 for C, 3 for B, and 4 for A, that is multiplied by the number of credits for the course: used to compute a grade point average.
- graian alps — a mountain range in France and Italy, in the W Alps. Highest peak, Gran Paradiso, 13,324 feet (4061 meters).
- gramophones — Plural form of gramophone.
- grand opera — a serious, usually tragic, opera in which most of the text is set to music.
- grand piano — a piano having the frame supported horizontally on three legs.
- grandnephew — a son of one's nephew or niece.
- grandparent — a parent of a parent.
- grants pass — a city in SW Oregon.
- graphicness — The quality of being graphic: grotesqueness or vividness.