11-letter words containing p, a, s, l
- flameproofs — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flameproof.
- flank speed — the maximum possible speed of a ship.
- flash eprom — Flash Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
- flash point — Also, flashing point. Physical Chemistry. the lowest temperature at which a liquid in a specified apparatus will give off sufficient vapor to ignite momentarily on application of a flame.
- flashpacker — a backpacker who has a considerable disposable income
- flashpoints — Plural form of flashpoint.
- floatplanes — Plural form of floatplane.
- floodplains — Plural form of floodplain.
- floor space — an area on the floor of a premises where objects may be placed
- foretopsail — (nautical) the sail draped from the foretopmast.
- free sample — taster of sth offered at no charge
- generalship — skill as commander of a large military force or unit.
- genioplasty — Mentoplasty.
- geophysical — the branch of geology that deals with the physics of the earth and its atmosphere, including oceanography, seismology, volcanology, and geomagnetism.
- glamourpuss — a glamorous person, esp a woman
- glans penis — the head of the penis (glans penis) or of the clitoris (glans clitoris)
- gloss paint — Gloss paint is paint that forms a shiny surface when it dries.
- goalkeepers — Plural form of goalkeeper.
- gospel oath — an oath sworn on the Gospels
- graian alps — a mountain range in France and Italy, in the W Alps. Highest peak, Gran Paradiso, 13,324 feet (4061 meters).
- graptolites — Plural form of graptolite.
- greasy pole — a pole covered with grease to make it slippery and difficult to climb, often used as entertainment
- gypsy scale — either of two scales that often form the basis of Hungarian Gypsy music.
- half asleep — in or into a state of sleep: He fell asleep quickly.
- half-asleep — in or into a state of sleep: He fell asleep quickly.
- haplessness — The characteristic of being hapless.
- haplogroups — Plural form of haplogroup.
- hectopascal — An SI unit of pressure and stress equal to 100 pascals.
- hedgeapples — Plural form of hedgeapple.
- heliographs — Plural form of heliograph.
- heptathlons — Plural form of heptathlon.
- heteroplasm — (pathology) Tissue growing in a part of the body where it does not normally occur.
- high places — (in ancient Semitic religions) a place of worship, usually a temple or altar on a hilltop.
- 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.
- homeoplasia — the formation, as in healing, of new tissue that is similar to the existing tissue.
- homoplastic — correspondence in form or structure, owing to a similar environment.
- horseplayer — a habitual bettor on horse races.
- hospitalise — (British spelling) alternative spelling of hospitalize.
- hospitalism — hospital conditions having an adverse effect on patients.
- hospitalist — a physician who specializes in treating hospitalized patients; a specialist in inpatient medicine.
- hospitality — the friendly reception and treatment of guests or strangers.
- hospitalize — to place in a hospital for medical care or observation: The doctor hospitalized grandfather as soon as she checked his heart.
- 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.
- hospitalman — an enlisted person working as a hospital assistant; corpsman.
- house place — (in medieval architecture) a room common to all the inhabitants of a house, as a hall.
- house plant — an ornamental plant that is grown indoors or adapts well to indoor culture.
- houseplants — Plural form of houseplant.
- hydroplanes — Plural form of hydroplane.
- hylopathism — the theory that understands matter as conscious or receptive to feeling