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11-letter words containing p, r, e, s, t, l

  • septifragal — (of a capsule) dehiscing by breaking away from the partitions but remaining attached to the common axis; dehiscing at the valves or backs of the carpels but leaving the septa intact.
  • serial port — A serial port on a computer is a place where you can connect the computer to a device such as a modem or a mouse.
  • serpentlike — resembling a serpent
  • shinplaster — a plaster for the shin or leg.
  • silverpoint — a technique of drawing with a silver stylus on specially prepared paper.
  • simpliciter — simply
  • slipperette — a disposable slipper, often of paper, as for wear during a long airplane or train trip.
  • slipperwort — any of several tropical American plants belonging to the genus Calceolaria, of the figwort family, having opposite or whorled leaves and slipper-shaped flowers.
  • spectacular — of or like a spectacle; marked by or given to an impressive, large-scale display.
  • spectrality — of or relating to a specter; ghostly; phantom.
  • spectrology — the study of ghosts, phantoms, or apparitions.
  • specularity — the state of resembling a mirror
  • speculatory — a place suitable for observation
  • spheroplast — a Gram-negative bacterial cell with a cell wall that has been altered or is partly missing, resulting in a spherical shape.
  • spinsterial — relating to a spinster
  • spirit lake — a lake in SW Washington, at the N foot of Mount St. Helens: site of devastation during 1980 eruptions of Mount St. Helens.
  • spirituelle — having a refined and lively mind or wit; spirituel
  • splintering — a small, thin, sharp piece of wood, bone, or the like, split or broken off from the main body.
  • sporulative — involving or relating to sporulation
  • sprightless — without any spirit or liveliness
  • strandloper — a member of an extinct tribe of Khoikhoi or Bushmen who lived on seafood gathered on the beaches of southern Africa
  • strike slip — the component of slip on a fault parallel with the linear extension or strike of the fault.
  • stroke play — medal play.
  • 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.
  • superaltern — a universal proposition that is the basis for the immediate inference of a corresponding particular proposition.
  • 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
  • supersleuth — a detective. Synonyms: investigator, private investigator; private eye, gumshoe, shamus.
  • supersubtle — extremely or excessively subtle; oversubtle.
  • 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.
  • supervolute — (of convolute leaves) enveloping a rolled up leaf within the bud
  • supportable — capable of being supported; endurable; maintainable.
  • teles pires — a river in central Brazil, flowing NW to the Tapajos River. 600 miles (965 km) long.
  • telesphorus — pope a.d. 125?–136?.
  • terpeneless — (originally) any of a class of monocyclic hydrocarbons of the formula C 10 H 16 , obtained from plants.
  • timepleaser — a timeserver.
  • tool pusher — A tool pusher is someone who supervises drilling operations on an oil rig.
  • topless bar — a bar in which barmaids or waitresses work naked from the waist up
  • 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
  • turtle soup — soup made from turtle flesh, usually of the green turtle
  • ultrasimple — extremely or exceptionally easy
  • unplastered — (of a room, wall, etc) not covered with plaster
  • upholstered — to provide (chairs, sofas, etc.) with coverings, cushions, stuffing, springs, etc.
  • upholsterer — a person whose business it is to upholster furniture and, sometimes, to furnish and put in place hangings, curtains, carpets, etc.
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