11-letter words containing p, a, s, l
- scopophilia — the obtaining of sexual pleasure by looking at nude bodies, erotic photographs, etc.
- scrap metal — discarded metal
- scrap value — what sth is worth for recycling or reuse
- screw plate — a metal plate having threaded holes, used for cutting screw threads by hand.
- scriptorial — of or relating to a scriptorium
- sea lamprey — a parasitic marine lamprey, Petromyzon marinus, that spawns in fresh water along both Atlantic coasts and in the Great Lakes, where it is responsible for losses of economically valuable fish.
- sea scallop — Also called giant scallop. a large scallop, Pecten magellanicus, of deep waters off the Atlantic coast of North America.
- 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.
- semelparous — (of a plant) producing flowers and fruit only once before dying
- semipalmate — partially or imperfectly palmate, as a bird's foot; half-webbed.
- semiplastic — imperfectly plastic; in a state between rigidity and plasticity.
- semipopular — relatively popular; quite popular
- sempiternal — everlasting; eternal.
- septavalent — having a valence of seven; heptavalent.
- septemviral — of or relating to septemvirs or a septemvirate.
- 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.
- septivalent — having a valence of seven; heptavalent.
- serial port — A serial port on a computer is a place where you can connect the computer to a device such as a modem or a mouse.
- sesquipedal — given to using long words.
- sesquiplane — a biplane having one wing with not more than half the surface area of the other wing.
- shadow play — a show in which shadows of puppets, flat figures, or live actors are projected onto a lighted screen.
- sharpeville — a town in E South Africa: scene of riots in 1960 (when 69 demonstrators died), 1984, and 1985 (when 19 died)
- shelf paper — paper used for covering shelves, especially those of a cupboard or kitchen cabinet.
- shelf space — amount of room on shelves
- shinplaster — a plaster for the shin or leg.
- sialography — radiography of salivary glands once they have been injected with a contrast medium
- single tape — a ribbon of material, usually with a plastic base, coated on one side (single tape) or both sides (double tape) with a substance containing iron oxide, to make it sensitive to impulses from an electromagnet: used to record sound, images, data, etc.
- sinupallial — (of lamellibranchs) having an impression of the sinus on the pallium
- skeptically — inclined to skepticism; having an attitude of doubt: a skeptical young woman who will question whatever you say.
- sleep apnea — a temporary suspension of breathing, occurring in some newborns (infant apnea) and in some adults during sleep (sleep apnea)
- sleep shade — an opaque, masklike covering for the eyes, usually fitted with an elasticized cord that passes around the head, worn to aid sleep by shutting out light.
- sleepwalker — the act or state of walking, eating, or performing other motor acts while asleep, of which one is unaware upon awakening; somnambulism.
- slop around — to spill or splash (liquid).
- small print — text typewritten in a small-sized font
- snail-paced — slow of pace or motion, like a snail; sluggish.
- snake plant — a widely grown houseplant, Sansevieria trifasciata, having stiffly erect, mottled, lance-shaped leaves.
- snob appeal — the attributes of something that appeal to people who associate those qualities with social or intellectual superiority; a thing's attractiveness to snobs.
- soap boiler — a manufacturer of soap
- soap bubble — a bubble of soapsuds.
- soap-bubble — a bubble of soapsuds.
- soapolallie — a drink made by crushing soapberries
- social wasp — any of several wasps, as the hornets or yellowjackets, that live together in a community.
- 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.
- solar panel — a bank of solar cells.
- solar power — energy generated by the sun
- somatoplasm — the cytoplasm of a somatic cell, especially as distinguished from germ plasm.
- sophistical — of the nature of sophistry; fallacious.
- spaceflight — the flying of manned or unmanned spacecraft into or in outer space.
- spacewalker — a person who manoeuvres in space while outside but attached to a spacecraft