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11-letter words containing p, h, e, a

  • pumpkinhead — a slow or dim-witted person; dunce.
  • purchasable — capable of being bought.
  • purehearted — (of a person) without malice, treachery, or evil intent; honest; sincere; guileless.
  • purpleheart — the hard, purplish wood of any of several South American trees belonging to the genus Peltogyne, of the legume family, used for making furniture.
  • pyelography — the science or technique of making photographs of the kidneys, renal pelves, and ureters by means of x-rays, after the injection of an opaque solution or of a radiopaque dye.
  • pythagorean — of or relating to Pythagoras, to his school, or to his doctrines.
  • ralph naderRalph, born 1934, U.S. lawyer, author, political reformer, and consumer advocate.
  • rapid chess — a game of chess played within a fixed amount of time, usually 30 minutes per player for all moves.
  • re-emphasis — special stress laid upon, or importance attached to, anything: The president's statement gave emphasis to the budgetary crisis.
  • reemphasize — to give emphasis to; lay stress upon; stress: to emphasize a point; to emphasize the eyes with mascara.
  • renographic — of or pertaining to renography, using or produced by a renogram
  • repair shop — garage, body shop: for vehicles
  • reproachful — full of or expressing reproach or censure: a reproachful look.
  • reprography — the reproduction and duplication of documents, written materials, drawings, designs, etc., by any process making use of light rays or photographic means, including offset printing, microfilming, photography, office duplicating, and the like.
  • repurchaser — to buy again; regain by purchase.
  • retail shop — a shop which sells goods to individual customers
  • retinopathy — any diseased condition of the retina, especially one that is noninflammatory.
  • retrophilia — a strong liking for things from the past
  • rhododaphne — a shrub with narrow, poisonous evergreen leaves and attractive pink flowers, also known as oleander or rosebay
  • rhône-alpes — a region of E France: mainly mountainous, rising to the edge of the Massif Central in the west and the French Alps in the east; drained by the Rivers Rhône, Saône, and Isère
  • rough paper — paper that is used for writing a rough copy
  • sales pitch — promotional talk
  • sand hopper — beach flea.
  • sapphic ode — Horatian ode.
  • scape wheel — escape wheel.
  • scenography — the art of representing objects in accordance with the rules of perspective.
  • sceuophylax — a keeper of sacred vessels
  • scotch tape — clear adhesive tape
  • scotch-tape — to fasten or mend with Scotch tape.
  • sea-poacher — poacher1 (def 2).
  • seismograph — any of various instruments for measuring and recording the vibrations of earthquakes.
  • senatorship — the office or position of a senator
  • serigrapher — someone who engages in serigraphy
  • serigraphic — of or pertaining to serigraphy
  • serotherapy — therapy by means of injections of a serum obtained especially from an immune animal.
  • sex therapy — treatment of sexual disorders that have psychological causes, employing psychiatric counseling, behavior modification, and education.
  • shag carpet — shag pile carpet
  • shakespeareWilliam ("the Bard"; "the Bard of Avon") 1564–1616, English poet and dramatist.
  • share price — cost of financial stocks
  • sharp-eared — having pointed ears.
  • sharp-edged — having a fine edge or edges.
  • sharp-nosed — having a thin, pointed nose.
  • sharpbender — an organization that has been underperforming its competitors but suddenly becomes more successful, often as a result of new management or changes in its business strategy
  • sharpeville — a town in E South Africa: scene of riots in 1960 (when 69 demonstrators died), 1984, and 1985 (when 19 died)
  • sheep track — a pathway made by and used by sheep, often in rocky or mountainous terrain, and sometimes followed by hikers
  • sheep-shank — a kind of knot, hitch, or bend made on a rope to shorten it temporarily.
  • shelf paper — paper used for covering shelves, especially those of a cupboard or kitchen cabinet.
  • shelf space — amount of room on shelves
  • shinplaster — a plaster for the shin or leg.
  • shopbreaker — a robber who breaks into a shop
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