11-letter words containing p, e, d, s, t, a
- drop astern — to fall back to the stern (of another vessel)
- dyspathetic — characterized by dyspathy
- dyspeptical — (archaic) dyspeptic.
- exasperated — Simple past tense and past participle of exasperate.
- feldspathic — of, relating to, or containing feldspar.
- graded post — a position in a school having special responsibility for which additional payment is given
- headstripes — Plural form of headstripe.
- heartshaped — Alternative form of heart-shaped.
- heptandrous — (of a flower) having seven stamens
- ideopraxist — a person who is impelled to carry out an idea
- inspissated — Simple past tense and past participle of inspissate.
- interspaced — Simple past tense and past participle of interspace.
- jumpstarted — Simple past tense and past participle of jumpstart.
- lapidescent — in the process of changing into stone
- lost pleiad — See under Pleiades (def 1).
- metaphrased — Translated literally.
- metapodials — Plural form of metapodial.
- paediatrics — Paediatrics is the area of medicine that is concerned with the treatment of children's illnesses.
- palm desert — a town in S California, near Palm Springs.
- parade rest — a position assumed by a soldier or sailor in which the feet are 12 inches (30.48 cm) apart, the hands are clasped behind the back, and the head is held motionless and facing forward.
- party dress — a dress to wear to a party
- pas de chat — a jump of one foot over the other.
- pas de cote — a two-track.
- passiontide — the two-week period from Passion Sunday to Holy Saturday.
- pasteurised — to expose (a food, as milk, cheese, yogurt, beer, or wine) to an elevated temperature for a period of time sufficient to destroy certain microorganisms, as those that can produce disease or cause spoilage or undesirable fermentation of food, without radically altering taste or quality.
- pasteurized — to expose (a food, as milk, cheese, yogurt, beer, or wine) to an elevated temperature for a period of time sufficient to destroy certain microorganisms, as those that can produce disease or cause spoilage or undesirable fermentation of food, without radically altering taste or quality.
- pastureland — Also called pastureland [pas-cher-land, pahs-] /ˈpæs tʃərˌlænd, ˈpɑs-/ (Show IPA). an area covered with grass or other plants used or suitable for the grazing of livestock; grassland.
- pasty-faced — having a pale, unhealthy, sallow complexion: an awkward, pasty-faced youth.
- pay dispute — a disagreement between workers and employers concerning salary
- pedanticise — to be pedantic
- pedanticism — pedantry.
- pedestalled — an architectural support for a column, statue, vase, or the like.
- pedobaptism — the baptism of infants.
- pedobaptist — a person who advocates or practices pedobaptism.
- pentandrous — of or pertaining to the order of plants Pentandria, characterized by having five stamens
- pentastomid — tongue worm.
- phosphatide — phospholipid.
- photostated — a camera for making facsimile copies of documents, drawings, etc., in the form of paper negatives on which the positions of lines, objects, etc., in the originals are maintained.
- plasticated — covered with a layer of plastic
- pond-skater — any of various heteropterous insects of the family Gerrididae, esp Gerris lacustris (common pond-skater), having a slender hairy body and long hairy legs with which they skim about on the surface of ponds
- postal code — British. postcode.
- prediabetes — a condition in which carbohydrate metabolism is mildly abnormal but other criteria indicating diabetes mellitus are absent.
- predispatch — to send off or away with speed, as a messenger, telegram, body of troops, etc.
- predynastic — of, relating to, or belonging to a time or period before the first dynasty of a nation, especially the period in Egypt before c3200 b.c.
- prendergast — Maurice Brazil [braz-uh l] /ˈbræz əl/ (Show IPA), 1859–1924, U.S. painter.
- present-day — current; modern: present-day techniques; present-day English.
- prestandard — something considered by an authority or by general consent as a basis of comparison; an approved model.
- quadruplets — Plural form of quadruplet.
- salad plate — a small plate used chiefly for serving an individual portion of salad.
- seed potato — a potato tuber used for planting