11-letter words containing p, a, t
- expurgatory — Serving to expurgate.
- exstipulate — (of a flowering plant) having no stipules
- extemporary — Extemporaneous.
- extirpating — Present participle of extirpate.
- extirpation — The act of extirpating or uprooting.
- extirpative — Of, relating to, or pertaining to an extirpation.
- extra point — conversion (sense 3)
- extrapolate — extrapolation
- false topaz — citrine (def 2).
- fancy pants — Slang. fancy or snobbish; foppish; dandified.
- fancy-pants — Slang. fancy or snobbish; foppish; dandified.
- fast asleep — sleeping deeply
- fast packet — Asynchronous Transfer Mode
- fault plane — a defect or imperfection; flaw; failing: a fault in the brakes; a fault in one's character.
- fault scarp — scarp (def 1).
- feldspathic — of, relating to, or containing feldspar.
- fingerpaint — A form of paint designed to be applied using the fingers, especially by children.
- fingerplate — a metal plate fixed to a door next to the handle or keyhole to protect the surface
- fissiparity — (biology) The quality of being fissiparous.
- fitzpatrick — Sean (ʃɔːn). born 1963, New Zealand Rugby Union footballer; played in 92 test matches (1986–97), 51 as captain
- 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.
- flashpoints — Plural form of flashpoint.
- flat-packed — (of a piece of furniture, equipment, or other construction) supplied in pieces packed into a flat box for assembly by the buyer
- flight path — the trajectory of a moving aircraft or spacecraft relative to a fixed reference.
- flight plan — an oral or written report to an air traffic control facility describing the route of a projected flight.
- flitchplate — an iron or steel plate for reinforcing a flitch beam.
- floatplanes — Plural form of floatplane.
- focal depth — lens: distance of sharp focus
- focal point — Also called principal focus. Optics. either of two points on the axis of a mirror, lens, or other optical system, one point being such that rays diverging from it are deviated parallel to the axis upon refraction or reflection by the system and the other point being such that rays parallel to the axis of the system converge to the point upon refraction or reflection by the system.
- foetiparous — (of a marsupial) bearing young before they are fully developed.
- foot patrol — an assigned or habitual round or route, as of a police officer or sentry
- footscraper — a metal bar, set in a small frame and attached to a doorstep, used in cleaning mud from the bottoms of the shoes before entering a house.
- forcipation — the state or condition of being forcipated
- forepayment — prepayment
- forest park — a city in NW Georgia.
- foretopmast — (nautical) The mast above the foretop.
- foretopsail — (nautical) the sail draped from the foretopmast.
- fort casper — a fort in central Wyoming, near Casper: an important post on the Oregon Trail.
- forte-piano — loud and then immediately soft
- fortepianos — Plural form of fortepiano.
- frost grape — riverbank grape.
- ftp archive — archive site
- ftp by mail — A service offered by DEC to allow people without Internet access to get copies of files which are available by anonymous FTP. Send a message with just the word "help" in the body to <[email protected]>.
- gaffer tape — strong adhesive tape used in electrical repairs
- gametophore — a part or structure bearing gametangia.
- gametophyte — the sexual form of a plant in the alternation of generations.
- gamotropism — the tendency of gametes to attract each other
- gangsta rap — a type of rap music whose lyrics feature violence, sexual exploits, and the like.
- gap-toothed — having a noticeable space between two teeth.
- garden path — paved walkway