11-letter words containing p, a, r, l
- fowler flap — a flap normally forming a part of the trailing edge of an airplane wing, capable of being moved backward and rotated downward in order to increase lift through increased camber and wing area.
- francophile — friendly to or having a strong liking for France or the French.
- 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.
- free sample — taster of sth offered at no charge
- funeral pie — a traditional pie made with a black filling of raisins and lemon juice and presented to a bereaved family.
- gallinipper — any of various insects that sting or bite, especially a large American mosquito, Psorophora ciliata.
- generalship — skill as commander of a large military force or unit.
- glamourpuss — a glamorous person, esp a woman
- glyptograph — an engraved or carved design, as on a gem.
- goalkeepers — Plural form of goalkeeper.
- gopher ball — a pitched ball hit for a home run: leading the league in gopher balls.
- graian alps — a mountain range in France and Italy, in the W Alps. Highest peak, Gran Paradiso, 13,324 feet (4061 meters).
- grape jelly — a preserve made from sugar and grapes
- graphically — giving a clear and effective picture; vivid: a graphic account of an earthquake.
- graptolites — Plural form of graptolite.
- graptolitic — relating to, or containing, graptolites
- greasy pole — a pole covered with grease to make it slippery and difficult to climb, often used as entertainment
- grillparzer — Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1791–1872, Austrian poet and dramatist.
- ground plan — Also called groundplot. the plan of a floor of a building.
- hall porter — concierge
- halomorphic — containing or resulting from the presence of neutral salts or alkaline salts or the presence of both
- haloperidol — a major antipsychotic agent, C 21 H 23 ClFNO 2 , used in the management of schizophrenia, severe anxiety, and other behavioral disorders.
- haphazardly — in a haphazard manner; at random.
- haplography — the accidental omission of a letter or letter group that should be repeated in writing, as in Missippi for Mississippi.
- haplogroups — Plural form of haplogroup.
- hard palate — Anatomy. the roof of the mouth, consisting of an anterior bony portion (hard palate) and a posterior muscular portion (soft palate) that separate the oral cavity from the nasal cavity.
- harpy eagle — a large, powerful eagle, Harpia harpyja, of tropical America: an endangered species.
- heater plug — one of usually four plugs fitted to the cylinder block of a diesel engine that warms the engine chamber to facilitate starting in cold weather
- helicograph — an instrument for drawing helices.
- heliographs — Plural form of heliograph.
- heliography — The scientific study of the sun.
- hemeralopia — a condition of the eyes in which sight is normal in the night or in a dim light but is abnormally poor or wholly absent in the day or in a bright light.
- hemeralopic — (medicine) Unable to see clearly in bright light; day-blind; suffering from hemeralopia.
- heptangular — having seven angles.
- heteroplasm — (pathology) Tissue growing in a part of the body where it does not normally occur.
- heteropolar — polar (def 4).
- holiday rep — A holiday rep is someone employed by a holiday company to help look after people when they are on holiday.
- holographed — to make by the use of holography.
- holographer — One who creates holograms.
- holographic — Also, holographic [hol-uh-graf-ik, hoh-luh-] /ˌhɒl əˈgræf ɪk, ˌhoʊ lə-/ (Show IPA), holographical. wholly written by the person in whose name it appears: a holograph letter.
- holophrases — a word functioning as a phrase or sentence, as the imperative Go!
- holophrasis — the expression of the ideas of a phrase or sentence in one word; polysynthesis: a language characterized by holophrasis.
- horripilant — causing horripilation, ie goose flesh, or the flesh to creep
- horripilate — to produce horripilation on.
- horseplayer — a habitual bettor on horse races.
- hospitaller — a member of the religious and military order (Knights Hospitalers or Knights of St. John of Jerusalem) originating about the time of the first Crusade (1096–99) and taking its name from a hospital at Jerusalem.
- hyalography — the technique of writing or engraving on glass.
- hydroplaned — Simple past tense and past participle of hydroplane.
- hydroplaner — a person who pilots a hydroplane, especially a professional speedboat racer.
- hydroplanes — Plural form of hydroplane.