11-letter words containing p, e, s, k
- hackerspace — A place where hackers meet to work on programming and hardware projects together, and to share their knowledge.
- housekeeper — a person, often hired, who does or directs the domestic work and planning necessary for a home, as cleaning or buying food.
- hypokinesia — abnormally diminished muscular function or mobility.
- hypokinesis — abnormally diminished muscular function or mobility.
- in lockstep — When members of the armed forces march in lockstep, they march very close to each other.
- joe sixpack — Slang. the average or typical blue-collar man.
- keep kosher — to observe the Jewish dietary laws
- keep stroke — to make strokes in rhythm
- keogh plans — a pension plan for an unincorporated business entity or self-employed person.
- keratoscope — an instrument, as Placido's disk, for determining the symmetry of the curvature of the cornea.
- keratoscopy — an instrument, as Placido's disk, for determining the symmetry of the curvature of the cornea.
- ketopentose — (carbohydrate) A pentose that is also a ketose.
- khyber pass — the chief mountain pass between Pakistan and Afghanistan, W of Peshawar. 33 miles (53 km) long; 6825 feet (2080 meters) high.
- kiloparsecs — Plural form of kiloparsec.
- kinderspiel — a play or piece of musical theatre performed by children
- kindredship — a person's relatives collectively; kinfolk; kin.
- kinetoplast — A mass of mitochondrial DNA lying close to the nucleus in some flagellate protozoa.
- kinetoscope — an early motion-picture device, invented by Edison, in which the film passed behind a peephole for viewing by a single viewer.
- klappvisier — a visor attached by a hinge at the top: used on basinets of the 14th century.
- kleptocrats — Plural form of kleptocrat.
- knee spavin — chronic inflammation of the carpal joint of a horse
- knee-sprung — (of a horse, mule, etc.) having a forward bowing of the knee caused by shortening of the flexor tendons.
- knifepoints — Plural form of knifepoint.
- knoop scale — a scale of hardness based on the indentation made in the material to be tested by a diamond point.
- krugersdorp — a city in S Transvaal, in the NE Republic of South Africa, NW of Johannesburg.
- lakshadweep — a union territory of India comprising a group of islands and coral reefs in the Arabian Sea, off the SW coast of India. About 12 sq. mi. (31 sq. km).
- lassen peak — an active volcano in N California, in the S Cascade Range. 10,465 feet (3190 meters).
- leopardskin — the skin of a leopard
- leukoplasia — a disorder of a mucous membrane characterized by one or more white patches, occurring most commonly on the cheek, tongue, vulva, or penis: often medically insignificant but sometimes becoming malignant.
- lickspittle — a contemptible, fawning person; a servile flatterer or toady.
- lockkeepers — Plural form of lockkeeper.
- loudspeaker — any of various devices, usually electronic, by which speech, music, etc., can be intensified and made audible throughout a room, hall, or the like.
- lumpsuckers — Plural form of lumpsucker.
- lymphokines — Plural form of lymphokine.
- make a pass — sports
- marksperson — A marksman or markswoman.
- marlinspike — a pointed iron implement used in separating the strands of rope in splicing, marling, etc.
- mellowspeak — bland or vague language associated with New Age philosophy
- mis-package — a bundle of something, usually of small or medium size, that is packed and wrapped or boxed; parcel.
- misspeaking — (obsolete) Speaking ill; defamation, slander.
- mudskippers — Plural form of mudskipper.
- nonspeaking — the act, utterance, or discourse of a person who speaks.
- nosy parker — a prying person
- outspokenly — In an outspoken manner.
- oyster pink — a delicate pinkish-white colour, sometimes with a greyish tinge
- packet soup — soup supplied in dried form in a packet
- park forest — a city in NE Illinois.
- parkersburg — a city in NW West Virginia, on the Ohio River.
- passagework — writing that is often extraneous to the thematic material of a work and is typically of a virtuosic or decorative character: passagework consisting of scales, arpeggios, trills, and double octaves.
- peace talks — negotiations aimed at ending conflict