11-letter words containing n, a, p, s
- bean sprout — Bean sprouts are small, long, thin shoots grown from beans. They are frequently used in Chinese cookery.
- beilan pass — a mountain pass in SE Turkey near Syria. 2395 feet (730 meters).
- bi-partisan — representing, characterized by, or including members from two parties or factions: Government leaders hope to achieve a bipartisan foreign policy.
- blaspheming — to speak impiously or irreverently of (God or sacred things).
- blind-stamp — to emboss or impress (the cover or spine of a book) without using ink or foil.
- boatmanship — boatsmanship.
- bonapartism — a political system resembling the rules of the Bonapartes, esp Napoleon I and Napoleon III: centralized government by a military dictator, who enjoys popular support given expression in plebiscites
- bonapartist — an adherent of the Bonapartes or their policies.
- bondmanship — the state of being a bondman; serfdom
- bone spavin — a disease of the hock joint of horses in which enlargement occurs because of collected fluids (bog spavin) bony growth (bone spavin) or distention of the veins (blood spavin)
- bony spavin — enlargement of the hock of a horse by a bony growth, usually caused by inflammation or injury, and often resulting in lameness
- bossnapping — kidnapping a company executive as part of industrial action
- box spanner — a spanner consisting of a steel cylinder with a hexagonal end that fits over a nut: used esp to turn nuts in positions that are recessed or difficult of access
- boy soprano — a young male singer whose voice is in the soprano range and has not yet broken, esp one who performs solo
- brandy snap — Brandy snaps are very thin crisp biscuits in the shape of hollow cylinders. They are flavoured with ginger and are often filled with cream.
- bushmanship — the skills necessary for survival in the bush; bushcraft
- cacophonies — Plural form of cacophony.
- cacophonous — If you describe a mixture of sounds as cacophonous, you mean that they are loud and unpleasant.
- caddy spoon — a small spoon used in taking tea from a storage caddy.
- caesalpinia — designating a family (Caesalpiniaceae) of leguminous trees and shrubs, including the Kentucky coffee tree
- caipirinhas — Plural form of caipirinha.
- calypsonian — a performer or writer of calypsos
- campaigners — Plural form of campaigner.
- campestrian — Relating to open fields; growing in a field, or open ground.
- campgrounds — Plural form of campground.
- campo santo — a cemetery
- caniapiscau — a river in NE Quebec, Canada, flowing NW to the Larch River (Mélèzes) 575 miles (925 km) long.
- canophilist — a person who loves dogs
- cantaloupes — Plural form of cantaloupe.
- capableness — The state or quality of being capable.
- caparisoned — (of a horse) Having a richly ornamented harness.
- capitations — Plural form of capitation.
- cappuccinos — Plural form of cappuccino.
- capri pants — women's tight-fitting trousers
- capricornus — a faint zodiacal constellation in the S hemisphere, lying between Sagittarius and Aquarius
- capstan bar — a lever, often wooden, for turning a capstan
- capsulation — enclosed in or formed into a capsule.
- capsulizing — Present participle of capsulize.
- captainship — captaincy.
- captionless — (of a cartoon) having no caption
- carbapenems — Plural form of carbapenem.
- cargo pants — Cargo pants are large, loose pants with lots of pockets.
- carnaptious — ill-tempered or cantankerous
- carpathians — a mountain range in central Europe, extending from N Slovakia to central Romania. Highest peak, Gerlachovka, 8737 feet (2663 meters).
- caspian sea — a salt lake between SE Europe and Asia: the largest inland sea in the world; fed mainly by the River Volga. Area: 394 299 sq km (152 239 sq miles)
- cataphonics — catacoustics
- centre pass — a push or hit made in any direction to start the game or to restart the game after a goal has been scored
- ceratopsian — resembling or belonging to the Ceratopsia, a suborder of herbivorous dinosaurs characterized by their parrot-like beaks, horns, and neck frills
- chainplates — Plural form of chainplate.
- chairperson — The chairperson of a meeting, committee, or organization is the person in charge of it.