11-letter words containing p, a, n, t, e
- spinsterian — relating to a spinster
- sponge bath — a bath in which the bather is cleaned by a wet sponge or washcloth dipped in water, without getting into a tub of water.
- spontaneity — the state, quality, or fact of being spontaneous.
- spontaneous — coming or resulting from a natural impulse or tendency; without effort or premeditation; natural and unconstrained; unplanned: a spontaneous burst of applause.
- spring rate — The spring rate is a measurement of the amount of force needed to compress a spring a particular distance.
- springwater — water from a spring
- stalin peak — former name of Communism Peak.
- standpatter — a person who refuses to consider or accept change.
- stanley cup — a trophy emblematic since 1926 of the championship of the National Hockey League, composed of Canadian and U.S. professional teams.
- steam point — the temperature at which water vapor condenses at a pressure of one atmosphere, represented by 100°C and 212°F.
- stearoptene — the oxygenated solid part of an essential oil (opposed to eleoptene).
- stench trap — a trap in a sewer that by means of a water seal prevents the upward passage of foul-smelling gases
- stenography — the art of writing in shorthand.
- step change — A step change is a sudden or major change in the way that something happens or the way that someone behaves.
- step-parent — a stepfather or stepmother.
- stepanakert — a city in and the capital of Nagorno-Karabakh, within Azerbaijan.
- stepdancing — a dance emphasizing footwork or certain steps instead of other bodily gestures or movement
- stephanotis — any vine belonging to the genus Stephanotis, of the milkweed family, having fragrant, waxy, white flowers and leathery leaves.
- stevengraph — a small picture woven in colored silk thread: introduced in 1879 and mass-produced on a Jacquard-type loom.
- stipendiary — receiving a stipend; performing services for regular pay.
- stipendiate — to pay or support with a stipend
- stone plant — living stones.
- strandloper — a member of an extinct tribe of Khoikhoi or Bushmen who lived on seafood gathered on the beaches of southern Africa
- strap hinge — a hinge having a flap, especially a long one, attached to one face of a door or the like.
- strap-hinge — a hinge having a flap, especially a long one, attached to one face of a door or the like.
- straphanger — a passenger who stands in a crowded bus or subway train and holds onto a strap or other support suspended from above.
- substance p — a small peptide released upon stimulation in the nervous system and involved in regulation of the pain threshold.
- superaltern — a universal proposition that is the basis for the immediate inference of a corresponding particular proposition.
- superdainty — very dainty
- superjacent — lying above or upon something else.
- supernatant — floating above or on the surface.
- supernation — a large body of people, associated with a particular territory, that is sufficiently conscious of its unity to seek or to possess a government peculiarly its own: The president spoke to the nation about the new tax.
- supernature — the supernatural
- supertanker — a tanker with a deadweight capacity of over 75,000 tons.
- suppressant — a substance that suppresses an undesirable action or condition: an appetite suppressant.
- susceptance — the imaginary component of admittance, equal to the quotient of the negative of the reactance divided by the sum of the squares of the reactance and resistance. Symbol: B.
- sweat pants — loose-fitting pants of soft, absorbent fabric, as cotton jersey, usually with a drawstring at the waist and close-fitting or elastic cuffs at the ankles, commonly worn during athletic activity for warmth or to induce sweating.
- synaptosome — a saclike structure at an isolated nerve ending
- syncopative — relating to syncopation
- synthespian — a computer-generated image of a film actor, esp used in place of the real actor when shooting special effects or stunts
- teaspoonful — the amount a teaspoon can hold.
- technospeak — any abstruse technical jargon
- tehuantepec — Isthmus of, an isthmus in S Mexico, between the Gulf of Tehuantepec and the Gulf of Campeche. 125 miles (200 km) wide at its narrowest point.
- telanaipura — former name of Jambi (def 2).
- temperament — the combination of mental, physical, and emotional traits of a person; natural predisposition.
- ten's place — ten (def 6).
- tennis camp — a camp that people go to in order to play and be taught tennis
- tenorrhaphy — suture of a tendon.
- tepary bean — a twining or bushy plant, Phaseolus acutifolius latifolius, of the legume family, native to Mexico and Arizona, having white or violet-colored flowers, grown as a food plant in dry regions.
- tephromancy — the seeking of the future using ashes