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11-letter words containing p, a, e

  • karate chop — a sharp blow used in karate, usually delivered by a slanting stroke with the side of the hand.
  • karate-chop — a sharp blow used in karate, usually delivered by a slanting stroke with the side of the hand.
  • kentia palm — a palm, Howea forsterana, of Lord Howe Island, Australia, having erect leaves, widely cultivated as an ornamental.
  • keogh plans — a pension plan for an unincorporated business entity or self-employed person.
  • keratophyre — a fine-grained soda trachyte
  • keratoscope — an instrument, as Placido's disk, for determining the symmetry of the curvature of the cornea.
  • keratoscopy — an instrument, as Placido's disk, for determining the symmetry of the curvature of the cornea.
  • kerb appeal — the attractiveness to potential buyers of a house when viewed from the road
  • khyber pass — the chief mountain pass between Pakistan and Afghanistan, W of Peshawar. 33 miles (53 km) long; 6825 feet (2080 meters) high.
  • kiloparsecs — Plural form of kiloparsec.
  • kinetograph — a camera for taking pictures for a kinetoscope.
  • kinetoplast — A mass of mitochondrial DNA lying close to the nucleus in some flagellate protozoa.
  • klappvisier — a visor attached by a hinge at the top: used on basinets of the 14th century.
  • kleptocracy — a government or state in which those in power exploit national resources and steal; rule by a thief or thieves.
  • kleptocrats — Plural form of kleptocrat.
  • kleptomania — an irresistible impulse to steal, stemming from emotional disturbance rather than economic need.
  • knee spavin — chronic inflammation of the carpal joint of a horse
  • kneecapping — (uncountable) The act of destroying the kneecaps of (a person), usually by shooting at the knees, as a punishment carried out by criminals or terrorists.
  • knife pleat — a sharply creased narrow pleat, usually one of a series folded in the same direction.
  • knoop scale — a scale of hardness based on the indentation made in the material to be tested by a diamond point.
  • lace pillow — pillow (def 3).
  • ladderproof — unable to ladder; resistant against undoing (of a line of interconnected stitches) as by snagging
  • lady chapel — a chapel dedicated to the Virgin Mary, attached to a church, and generally behind the high altar at the extremity of the apse.
  • lake placid — a town in NE New York, in the Adirondack Mountains: resort.
  • lakshadweep — a union territory of India comprising a group of islands and coral reefs in the Arabian Sea, off the SW coast of India. About 12 sq. mi. (31 sq. km).
  • lamplighter — a person employed to light and extinguish street lamps, especially those burning gas.
  • lamprophyre — any dark intrusive rock in which dark minerals occur both as phenocrysts and as groundmass.
  • land patent — an official document by which title to a portion of public land is conveyed from the government.
  • landscapers — Plural form of landscaper.
  • laparectomy — excision of strips of the abdominal wall and suturing of the wounds so as to correct laxity of the abdominal muscles.
  • laparoscope — a flexible fiberoptic instrument, passed through a small incision in the abdominal wall and equipped with biopsy forceps, an obturator, scissors or the like, with which to examine the abdominal cavity or perform minor surgery.
  • lapel badge — pin or button worn on the collar
  • lapidescent — in the process of changing into stone
  • lappet moth — a large purple-brown hairy eggar moth, Gastropacha quercifolia, whose grey furry caterpillars have lappets on each flank
  • large print — text printed in larger text than normal, so as to make it easier to read, esp for the visually impaired
  • large-print — set in a type size larger than normal for the benefit of persons with impaired vision: large-print newspapers.
  • laser proof — a print proof of an element of a page printed out on a laser printer, so as to give an almost accurate preview of the final printout
  • lassen peak — an active volcano in N California, in the S Cascade Range. 10,465 feet (3190 meters).
  • last gospel — in the order of service for the Mass, the final reading of a Gospel lesson.
  • last supper — the supper of Jesus and His disciples on the eve of His Crucifixion. Compare Lord's Supper (def 1).
  • latex paint — paint that has a latex binder and can be removed while it is wet by applying water.
  • latiseptate — having broad partitions or septa
  • lawyer palm — any of various kinds of entangling and thorny vegetation, such as the rattan palm, esp in tropical areas
  • lead pencil — a writing or drawing implement made of graphite in a wooden or metal holder.
  • lead piping — pipes made of lead
  • leader-ship — the position or function of a leader, a person who guides or directs a group: He managed to maintain his leadership of the party despite heavy opposition. Synonyms: administration, management, directorship, control, governorship, stewardship, hegemony.
  • leaderships — Plural form of leadership.
  • leaf peeper — a tourist who visits New England in autumn to see the changing colours of the foliage
  • leaf spring — a long, narrow, multiple spring composed of several layers of spring metal bracketed together: used in some suspension systems of carriages and automobiles.
  • leaf-hopper — any of numerous leaping, homopterous insects of the family Cicadellidae that suck plant juices, many being serious crop pests.
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