11-letter words containing p, l, e, s, i
- fieldpieces — Plural form of fieldpiece.
- fire-polish — to smooth (glass) by reheating to remove tool marks or other imperfections in the surface.
- flyspecking — A technique for painting furniture with flicked drops of paint.
- forcepslike — Resembling a forceps.
- foreglimpse — a revelation or glimpse of the future.
- foretopsail — (nautical) the sail draped from the foretopmast.
- generalship — skill as commander of a large military force or unit.
- genioplasty — Mentoplasty.
- geophysical — the branch of geology that deals with the physics of the earth and its atmosphere, including oceanography, seismology, volcanology, and geomagnetism.
- geopolitics — the study or the application of the influence of political and economic geography on the politics, national power, foreign policy, etc., of a state.
- glans penis — the head of the penis (glans penis) or of the clitoris (glans clitoris)
- glide slope — the angle that the glidepath of an aircraft or spacecraft makes with the horizontal.
- goosepimple — Alt form goose pimple.
- gospel side — (in some Protestant churches) the left side of a church, facing the altar.
- graptolites — Plural form of graptolite.
- helicopters — Plural form of helicopter.
- helicospore — a coiled cylindrical fungal spore.
- heliographs — Plural form of heliograph.
- heliophytes — a plant that grows best in full sunlight.
- helioscopic — of or relating to observations of the sun
- heliosphere — the region around the sun over which the effect of the solar wind extends.
- heliotropes — Plural form of heliotrope.
- helispheric — spiral
- hermoupolis — a port in Greece, capital of Cyclades department, on the E coast of Syros Island. Pop: (municipality): 13 496 (2001)
- hieroglyphs — Plural form of hieroglyph.
- high places — (in ancient Semitic religions) a place of worship, usually a temple or altar on a hilltop.
- homeoplasia — the formation, as in healing, of new tissue that is similar to the existing tissue.
- homophylies — Plural form of homophyly.
- hospitalise — (British spelling) alternative spelling of hospitalize.
- hospitalize — to place in a hospital for medical care or observation: The doctor hospitalized grandfather as soon as she checked his heart.
- hospitaller — a member of the religious and military order (Knights Hospitalers or Knights of St. John of Jerusalem) originating about the time of the first Crusade (1096–99) and taking its name from a hospital at Jerusalem.
- hyperbolise — to use hyperbole; exaggerate.
- hyperbolism — the use of hyperbole.
- hyperbolist — One who uses hyperbole; an exaggerator.
- hyperplasia — abnormal multiplication of cells.
- hyperplasic — Relating to hyperplasia.
- hypersaline — Having an abnormally high salinity.
- hypohalites — Plural form of hypohalite.
- hyposulfite — Also called hydrosulfite. a salt of hyposulfurous acid.
- iconophiles — a connoisseur of icons or images.
- impassively — without emotion; apathetic; unmoved.
- imperialise — Alt form imperialize.
- imperialism — the policy of extending the rule or authority of an empire or nation over foreign countries, or of acquiring and holding colonies and dependencies.
- imperialist — the policy of extending the rule or authority of an empire or nation over foreign countries, or of acquiring and holding colonies and dependencies.
- imperiously — domineering in a haughty manner; dictatorial; overbearing: an imperious manner; an imperious person.
- impetuously — of, relating to, or characterized by sudden or rash action, emotion, etc.; impulsive: an impetuous decision; an impetuous person.
- implausible — not plausible; not having the appearance of truth or credibility: an implausible alibi.
- imprecisely — In an imprecise manner.
- impressible — capable of being impressed; impressionable.
- impressibly — In an impressible manner.