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11-letter words containing p, l, e, s, i

  • super-title — (especially in opera production) a translation of a segment of the libretto or other text or sometimes a brief summary of the plot projected onto a screen above the stage during a performance.
  • supercilium — the fillet above the cyma of a cornice.
  • superfamily — a category of related families within an order or suborder.
  • superficial — being at, on, or near the surface: a superficial wound.
  • superfluity — the state of being superfluous.
  • superlative — of the highest kind, quality, or order; surpassing all else or others; supreme; extreme: superlative wisdom.
  • superpolite — extremely polite
  • supertitles — (especially in opera production) a translation of a segment of the libretto or other text or sometimes a brief summary of the plot projected onto a screen above the stage during a performance.
  • supervirile — highly virile
  • supervisual — of or relating to seeing or sight: a visual image.
  • supply line — A supply line is a route along which goods and equipment are transported to an army during a war.
  • supply-side — of or relating to a theory that stresses the reduction of taxes, especially for those of higher income, as a means of encouraging business investment and growth and stabilizing the economy.
  • susceptible — admitting or capable of some specified treatment: susceptible of a high polish; susceptible to various interpretations.
  • suspectible — to believe to be guilty, false, counterfeit, undesirable, defective, bad, etc., with little or no proof: to suspect a person of murder.
  • suspendible — to hang by attachment to something above: to suspend a chandelier from the ceiling.
  • suspensible — capable of being suspended.
  • technopolis — a society with a concentration of technology-based businesses or an emphasis on technology
  • telepathist — a student of or believer in telepathy.
  • telephonist — a telephone switchboard operator.
  • teles pires — a river in central Brazil, flowing NW to the Tapajos River. 600 miles (965 km) long.
  • telescoping — an optical instrument for making distant objects appear larger and therefore nearer. One of the two principal forms (refracting telescope) consists essentially of an objective lens set into one end of a tube and an adjustable eyepiece or combination of lenses set into the other end of a tube that slides into the first and through which the enlarged object is viewed directly; the other form (reflecting telescope) has a concave mirror that gathers light from the object and focuses it into an adjustable eyepiece or combination of lenses through which the reflection of the object is enlarged and viewed. Compare radio telescope.
  • telescopist — someone who is adept with a telescope
  • telescopium — an inconspicuous constellation in the S hemisphere, close to Sagittarius and Ara
  • thesis play — a play that develops or defends a particular thesis.
  • timepleaser — a timeserver.
  • toilet soap — a mild and usually perfumed soap for washing the hands and face and for bathing.
  • transalpine — situated beyond the Alps, especially toward the north as viewed from Italy.
  • tripersonal — consisting of or existing in three persons, as the Godhead.
  • tripetalous — having three petals.
  • triptolemus — a favorite of Demeter and the inventor of the plow and patron of agriculture, connected with the Eleusinian mysteries.
  • trisepalous — having three sepals.
  • trisulphide — any sulphide containing three sulphur atoms per molecule
  • typicalness — of the nature of or serving as a type or representative specimen.
  • ultrasimple — extremely or exceptionally easy
  • undespoiled — (of nature, land, etc.) not damaged or despoiled; pristine
  • undisplaced — lacking a home, country, etc.
  • undisplayed — (of a bird) represented with wings and legs spread: an eagle displayed.
  • unimpulsive — actuated or swayed by emotional or involuntary impulses: an impulsive child.
  • unipersonal — consisting of or existing as one person only.
  • unipetalous — having only one petal.
  • unplausible — having an appearance of truth or reason; seemingly worthy of approval or acceptance; credible; believable: a plausible excuse; a plausible plot.
  • unpublished — to issue (printed or otherwise reproduced textual or graphic material, computer software, etc.) for sale or distribution to the public.
  • unsprinkled — not sprinkled, esp not baptized
  • usucaptible — able to be taken possession of
  • very pistol — a special pistol which fires coloured flares for signalling at night, esp at sea
  • vespertinal — of, relating to, or occurring in the evening: vespertine stillness.
  • wellsprings — Plural form of wellspring.
  • westphalian — a former province in NW Germany, now a part of North Rhine-Westphalia: treaty ending the Thirty Years' War 1648.
  • westpolitik — a policy of a Communist country of adopting trade and diplomatic relations with non-Communist nations.
  • whistle pig — a woodchuck.
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