11-letter words containing p, a, s, n
- prosobranch — a gastropod mollusc of the subclass Prosobranchia, which includes conches, limpets, abalones, and numerous aquatic and terrestrial snails
- prostrating — to cast (oneself) face down on the ground in humility, submission, or adoration.
- prostration — the act of prostrating.
- protagonism — the leading character, hero, or heroine of a drama or other literary work.
- protagonist — the leading character, hero, or heroine of a drama or other literary work.
- protandrous — (of hermaphrodite or monoecious plants) maturing the anthers before the stigma
- provisional — providing or serving for the time being only; existing only until permanently or properly replaced; temporary: a provisional government.
- prussianism — the militaristic spirit, system, policy, or methods historically associated with the Prussians.
- prussianize — to make Prussian, as in character, method, organization, etc.
- pseudomonad — any of various bacteria of the genus Pseudomonas
- pseudomonas — any of several rod-shaped bacteria of the genus Pseudomonas, certain species of which are pathogenic for plants and animals.
- psilomelane — a common mineral consisting of a mixture of pyrolusite and other oxides of manganese, usually found in black, rounded masses: an ore of manganese.
- psychoanal. — psychoanalysis
- psychomancy — occult communication between souls or with spirits.
- pumpstation — A pumpstation is a place with pumps and equipment for pumping fluids from one place to another.
- punctualist — a person who is concerned with points of conduct
- punicaceous — of or relating to the family Punicaceae, containing the pomegranates
- punji stake — a sharp bamboo stake concealed in high grass at an angle so as to gash the feet and legs of enemy soldiers and often coated with excrement so as to cause an infected wound.
- pure reason — reason based on a priori principles and providing a unifying ground for the perception of the phenomenal world.
- pursuant to — legal: in accordance with
- push around — to press upon or against (a thing) with force in order to move it away.
- pustulation — the formation or breaking out of pustules.
- put down as — If you put someone or something down as a particular type of person or thing, you consider that they are that thing.
- put on airs — a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- rap session — a usually informal or unstructured group discussion, attended especially by people with shared interests, concerns, or problems.
- rapscallion — a rascal; rogue; scamp.
- rawoop-snap — (language) An early system on the IBM 1130.
- red snapper — any of several snappers of the genus Lutjanus, especially L. campechanus, a large food fish of the Gulf of Mexico.
- relandscape — to landscape again after a previous landscaping
- reparations — the making of amends for wrong or injury done: reparation for an injustice.
- respiration — the act of respiring; inhalation and exhalation of air; breathing.
- retinispora — any member of the genus Retinispora, of conifers which grow in the east of Asia and in the east and west of North America
- rhinoplasty — plastic surgery of the nose.
- rhône-alpes — a region of E France: mainly mountainous, rising to the edge of the Massif Central in the west and the French Alps in the east; drained by the Rivers Rhône, Saône, and Isère
- rising damp — moisture problem affecting walls
- safekeeping — the act of keeping safe or the state of being kept safe; protection; care; custody.
- sailplaning — the sport of flying sailplanes
- salesperson — a person who sells goods, services, etc.
- saline drip — the usually intravenous drop-by-drop administration of an isotonic solution of sodium chloride in distilled water
- salmon pink — salmon (defs 4, 5).
- salpingitis — inflammation of a salpinx.
- samson post — a strong bitt or post at the bow or stern of a vessel.
- sand hopper — beach flea.
- sand-groper — a native of the arid region of Western Australia.
- sandia peak — a mountain in N central New Mexico in the Sandia Mountains. 10,678 feet (3255 meters).
- santa paula — a city in SW California.
- saplessness — the state of having no sap
- saponaceous — resembling soap; soapy.
- saprolegnia — a variety of fungus
- satanophany — a manifestation or incarnation of Satan; demonic possession