11-letter words containing p, a, t
- garden-path — noting or pertaining to a sentence that is easily parsed incorrectly because its beginning suggests it has an interpretation that it clearly does not have.
- gastropathy — (pathology) Any disease of the stomach.
- gastroscope — a lighted flexible tubular instrument passed through the mouth for examining the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum.
- gastroscopy — the examination with a gastroscope to detect disease.
- gastrosophy — the science or art of good eating
- gatekeepers — Plural form of gatekeeper.
- gatekeeping — The activity of controlling, and usually limiting, general access to something.
- genetic map — an arrangement of genes on a chromosome.
- genioplasty — Mentoplasty.
- genotypical — the genetic makeup of an organism or group of organisms with reference to a single trait, set of traits, or an entire complex of traits.
- giant panda — panda (def 1).
- giant steps — a children's game in which a leader calls upon individual players to advance toward him or her in a given number and variety of steps, the object being for one person to tag the leader and for all of them to run back to the starting line without being caught by the leader. Any player who is caught becomes the leader.
- giftwrapped — wrapped attractively in pretty paper, perhaps with ribbons or other decorations
- gloss paint — Gloss paint is paint that forms a shiny surface when it dries.
- glyptograph — an engraved or carved design, as on a gem.
- glyptotheca — a space devoted to sculpture
- gnat's piss — a very weak-tasting and unappetizing drink
- gold-plated — secure, valuable
- gonadotrope — a gonadotropic substance.
- gospel oath — an oath sworn on the Gospels
- grade point — Education. a numerical equivalent to a received letter grade, usually 0 for F, 1 for D, 2 for C, 3 for B, and 4 for A, that is multiplied by the number of credits for the course: used to compute a grade point average.
- graded post — a position in a school having special responsibility for which additional payment is given
- grandparent — a parent of a parent.
- grants pass — a city in SW Oregon.
- grape stake — a post used in vineyards to support wires along which grapevines are trained.
- grapefruits — Plural form of grapefruit.
- grapefruity — Resembling or characteristic of grapefruit.
- graphitized — (chemistry, of carbon) Converted to graphite.
- graphomotor — pertaining to the muscular movements in writing.
- graptolites — Plural form of graptolite.
- graptolitic — relating to, or containing, graptolites
- greasepaint — an oily mixture of melted tallow or grease and a pigment, used by actors, clowns, etc., for making up their faces.
- great power — a nation that has exceptional military and economic strength, and consequently plays a major, often decisive, role in international affairs.
- green party — a liberal political party especially in Germany focusing on environmental issues.
- green stamp — Citizens Band Radio Slang. a speeding ticket. Usually, Green Stamps. money; currency.
- gripe water — a solution given to infants to relieve colic
- gynecopathy — any disease occurring only in women.
- haemoptysis — (British spelling) alternative spelling of hemoptysis.
- hall porter — concierge
- hand puppet — a puppet made of a hollow head sewn or glued to material that fits over the hand, concealing the fingers and thumb, which manipulate it.
- happy event — the birth of a child
- haptoglobin — A protein present in blood serum that binds to and removes free hemoglobin from the bloodstream.
- haptotropic — relating to haptotropism
- hard palate — Anatomy. the roof of the mouth, consisting of an anterior bony portion (hard palate) and a posterior muscular portion (soft palate) that separate the oral cavity from the nasal cavity.
- harem pants — a kind of baggy trousers worn by women, made of lightweight fabric and closefitting at the ankles
- haruspicate — of or relating to a haruspex
- hate speech — speech that attacks, threatens, or insults a person or group on the basis of national origin, ethnicity, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, or disability.
- haute-piece — a standing flange fixed to or formed on a pauldron as a protection for one side of the neck.
- headstripes — Plural form of headstripe.
- health camp — a camp, usually at the seaside, for children requiring health care