11-letter words containing p, a, s, t, n, c
- procrustean — pertaining to or suggestive of Procrustes.
- punctualist — a person who is concerned with points of conduct
- scatter pin — a woman's small ornamental pin, usually worn with other similar pins on a dress, suit jacket, etc.
- scent spray — perfume that comes in an aerosol bottle
- scotch snap — a rhythmic pattern consisting of a short note followed by a long one
- sea captain — the master of a seagoing vessel.
- septic tank — a tank in which solid organic sewage is decomposed and purified by anaerobic bacteria.
- speculating — to engage in thought or reflection; meditate (often followed by on, upon, or a clause).
- speculation — the contemplation or consideration of some subject: to engage in speculation on humanity's ultimate destiny.
- spiculation — formation into spicules.
- spodomantic — relating to spodomancy
- stanley cup — a trophy emblematic since 1926 of the championship of the National Hockey League, composed of Canadian and U.S. professional teams.
- stench trap — a trap in a sewer that by means of a water seal prevents the upward passage of foul-smelling gases
- step change — A step change is a sudden or major change in the way that something happens or the way that someone behaves.
- stepdancing — a dance emphasizing footwork or certain steps instead of other bodily gestures or movement
- stickup man — a man who commits a stickup.
- stump ranch — (in British Columbia) an undeveloped ranch in the bush where animals graze among the stumps of felled trees
- sub-captain — a person who is at the head of or in authority over others; chief; leader.
- substance p — a small peptide released upon stimulation in the nervous system and involved in regulation of the pain threshold.
- superjacent — lying above or upon something else.
- susceptance — the imaginary component of admittance, equal to the quotient of the negative of the reactance divided by the sum of the squares of the reactance and resistance. Symbol: B.
- sycophantic — a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite.
- syncopation — Music. a shifting of the normal accent, usually by stressing the normally unaccented beats.
- syncopative — relating to syncopation
- technospeak — any abstruse technical jargon
- ten's place — ten (def 6).
- tennis camp — a camp that people go to in order to play and be taught tennis
- tonic spasm — Pathology. a sudden, abnormal, involuntary muscular contraction, consisting of a continued muscular contraction (tonic spasm) or of a series of alternating muscular contractions and relaxations (clonic spasm)
- townscaping — the act of designing a town
- transpierce — to pierce through; penetrate; pass through.
- typecasting — the practice of casting an actor repeatedly in the same kind of role, esp because of his or physical appearance or previous success in such roles
- typicalness — of the nature of or serving as a type or representative specimen.
- unapostolic — not apostolic; not related to or characteristic of the early Christian apostles or their subsequent apostles
- unpractised — not trained or skilled; inexpert: an unpracticed actor.
- watchspring — the main spring inside a watch
- xenoplastic — involving distantly related individuals