11-letter words containing p, a, s, f
- joseph raff — Joseph Joachim, 1822–82, Swiss composer.
- 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
- 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.
- leafhoppers — Plural form of leafhopper.
- lifemanship — the ability to conduct one's life, career, personal relationships, etc., in a successful manner.
- page proofs — the final version of a book before it goes to the printer, containing all elements including page numbers and layout
- park forest — a city in NE Illinois.
- parrot-fish — any of various chiefly tropical marine fishes, especially of the family Scaridae: so called because of their brilliant coloring and the shape of their jaws.
- pass off as — If you pass something off as another thing, you convince people that it is that other thing.
- passeriform — of or relating to the order Passeriformes; passerine.
- passo fundo — a city in S Brazil.
- pastry chef — cook who specializes in patisserie
- pasty-faced — having a pale, unhealthy, sallow complexion: an awkward, pasty-faced youth.
- perfect gas — ideal gas.
- playfulness — full of play or fun; sportive; frolicsome.
- pleasureful — the state or feeling of being pleased.
- ploughstaff — one of the handles of a plough
- pontificals — of, relating to, or characteristic of a pontiff; papal.
- pousse-cafe — an after-dinner drink of liqueurs of various colors and specific gravities, carefully poured into a glass so as to remain floating in separate layers.
- prank flash — a short film or animation linked surreptitiously to an innocuous website, intended to shock unsuspecting and easily-offended users of the internet
- prefreshman — before being a freshman
- presanctify — to sanctify ahead of an event
- priestcraft — the training, knowledge, and abilities necessary to a priest.
- prison farm — a farm attached to a prison, where prisoners carry out hard labour
- pro-fascist — a person who believes in or sympathizes with fascism.
- profits tax — tax charged on the profits made by a company, individual, etc
- proof stage — the stage of publishing where trial impressions made from composed type, or print-outs (from a laser printer, etc) are read for the correction of errors
- puff pastry — a light, flaky, rich pastry made by rolling dough with butter and folding it to form layers: used for tarts, napoleons, etc.
- pyrosulfate — a salt of pyrosulfuric acid.
- safari park — a parklike zoo in which wild animals are allowed to roam free in an environment designed to resemble their natural habitat and are observed by visitors riding through the park in cars or buses; animal park.
- safe period — an interval of the menstrual cycle when fertilization is considered to be least likely, usually a number of days prior and subsequent to the onset of menstruation.
- safekeeping — the act of keeping safe or the state of being kept safe; protection; care; custody.
- safety lamp — a miner's lamp in which the flame is protected by wire gauze to prevent the immediate ignition of explosive gases.
- scalpriform — chisel-shaped, as the incisors of certain rodents.
- schwarzkopf — Elisabeth, 1915–2006, German soprano, born in Poland.
- self-parody — a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing: his hilarious parody of Hamlet's soliloquy.
- self-praise — the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- septifragal — (of a capsule) dehiscing by breaking away from the partitions but remaining attached to the common axis; dehiscing at the valves or backs of the carpels but leaving the septa intact.
- shelf paper — paper used for covering shelves, especially those of a cupboard or kitchen cabinet.
- shelf space — amount of room on shelves
- ship of war — warship.
- snap out of — to make a sudden, sharp, distinct sound; crack, as a whip; crackle.
- soft 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.
- soft-soaper — a person who flatters or cajoles, especially for reasons of self-interest or personal advantage: a soft-soaper specializing in rich, elderly women.
- spacefaring — space travel
- spaceflight — the flying of manned or unmanned spacecraft into or in outer space.
- spanish fir — a species of fir native to S Spain and N Morocco, Abies pinsapo
- spanish fly — Also called cantharides. a preparation of powdered blister beetles, especially the Spanish fly, used medicinally as a counterirritant, diuretic, and aphrodisiac.
- sparrowfart — the very early morning
- specifiable — that can be specified.