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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.
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