11-letter words containing p, a, s, n
- sauropsidan — relating to the Sauropsida or animals belonging to the Sauriodea group in Huxley's classification
- saxophonist — musician who plays saxophone
- scatter pin — a woman's small ornamental pin, usually worn with other similar pins on a dress, suit jacket, etc.
- scenography — the art of representing objects in accordance with the rules of perspective.
- scent spray — perfume that comes in an aerosol bottle
- scolopendra — a member of a genus of centipedes belonging to the Scolopendridae family
- scopolamine — a colorless, syrupy, water-soluble alkaloid, C 1 7 H 2 1 NO 4 , obtained from certain plants of the nightshade family, used chiefly as a sedative and mydriatic and to alleviate the symptoms of motion sickness.
- scorpaenoid — resembling or related to the family Scorpaenidae.
- scotch snap — a rhythmic pattern consisting of a short note followed by a long one
- scrapepenny — a person who is stingy; a miser
- scrappiness — made up of scraps or of odds and ends; fragmentary; disconnected.
- screen pass — a pass thrown to a receiver who is directly in back of a wall of blockers and who is behind or not far beyond the line of scrimmage.
- sea captain — the master of a seagoing vessel.
- sea serpent — an enormous, imaginary, snakelike or dragonlike marine animal.
- sempiternal — everlasting; eternal.
- senatorship — the office or position of a senator
- septavalent — having a valence of seven; heptavalent.
- septenarius — a verse consisting of seven feet, usually printed in two lines: used especially in Latin poems.
- septic tank — a tank in which solid organic sewage is decomposed and purified by anaerobic bacteria.
- septivalent — having a valence of seven; heptavalent.
- sesquiplane — a biplane having one wing with not more than half the surface area of the other wing.
- sex partner — a person with whom you have had sex
- sharp-nosed — having a thin, pointed nose.
- sharpbender — an organization that has been underperforming its competitors but suddenly becomes more successful, often as a result of new management or changes in its business strategy
- sheep-shank — a kind of knot, hitch, or bend made on a rope to shorten it temporarily.
- shinplaster — a plaster for the shin or leg.
- shop around — compare prices
- showmanship — the skill or ability of a showman.
- shrink wrap — transparent film for wrapping food
- shrink-wrap — to wrap and seal (a book, a food product, etc.) in a flexible film of plastic that, when exposed to a heating process, shrinks to the contour of the merchandise.
- sideropenia — a lack of iron in the body
- singaporean — an island on the Strait of Singapore, off the S tip of the Malay Peninsula.
- 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
- siphonogamy — a mode of pollination in which pollen tubes develop to facilitate the passage of male cells to eggs
- skyscraping — of or like a skyscraper; very high: a skyscraping chimney.
- sleep apnea — a temporary suspension of breathing, occurring in some newborns (infant apnea) and in some adults during sleep (sleep apnea)
- slop around — to spill or splash (liquid).
- small print — text typewritten in a small-sized font
- smart phone — a device that combines a cell phone with a handheld computer, typically offering Internet access, data storage, email capability, etc.
- 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.
- snap course — an academic course that can be passed with a minimum of effort.
- snap out of — to make a sudden, sharp, distinct sound; crack, as a whip; crackle.
- snapperback — the center on the offensive team.
- snapshooter — an amateur photographer, especially one who takes snapshots with a simple camera.
- snapshotted — an informal photograph, especially one taken quickly by a handheld camera.
- sneak up on — If someone sneaks up on you, they try and approach you without being seen or heard, perhaps to surprise you or do you harm.
- sneaky pete — a homemade or inferior liquor or wine.
- 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.