11-letter words containing p, r, e, t, i, n
- respiration — the act of respiring; inhalation and exhalation of air; breathing.
- retinispora — any member of the genus Retinispora, of conifers which grow in the east of Asia and in the east and west of North America
- retinopathy — any diseased condition of the retina, especially one that is noninflammatory.
- retinoscope — an apparatus that determines the refractive power of the eye by observing the lights and shadows on the pupil when a mirror illumines the retina; skiascope.
- retinoscopy — an objective method of determining the refractive error of an eye.
- return trip — the journey back from a destination
- rip current — undertow (def 1).
- ripple-tank — a shallow container of water in which waves are produced by vibrating an object in the water, used to observe or demonstrate wave phenomena.
- scatter pin — a woman's small ornamental pin, usually worn with other similar pins on a dress, suit jacket, etc.
- sempiternal — everlasting; eternal.
- sempiternum — a type of durable woollen fabric popular in the 17th century
- sempstering — the profession of being a tailor
- senatorship — the office or position of a senator
- septenarius — a verse consisting of seven feet, usually printed in two lines: used especially in Latin poems.
- septentrion — Obsolete. the north.
- serendipity — an aptitude for making desirable discoveries by accident.
- serpentinic — of, relating to, or containing the mineral serpentine
- 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.
- simon peter — Peter (def 1).
- six-pointer — a football match between two teams in similar positions in the league table, considered as being worth six points as it not only gains the winning team three points but denies three points to the losing team
- spendthrift — a person who spends possessions or money extravagantly or wastefully; prodigal.
- spermatoxin — a substance toxic to spermatozoa.
- spermotoxin — a substance toxic to spermatozoa.
- spinmeister — spin doctor.
- spinsterdom — the state of being a spinster
- spinsterial — relating to a spinster
- spinsterian — relating to a spinster
- spinsterish — Disparaging and Offensive. a woman still unmarried beyond the usual age of marrying.
- spirketting — deck planking near the bulwarks
- spitsbergen — a group of islands in the Arctic Ocean, N of and belonging to Norway. 24,293 sq. mi. (62,920 sq. km).
- spitzbergen — a group of islands in the Arctic Ocean, N of and belonging to Norway. 24,293 sq. mi. (62,920 sq. km).
- spitzenburg — any of several red or yellow varieties of apple that ripen in the autumn.
- splintering — a small, thin, sharp piece of wood, bone, or the like, split or broken off from the main body.
- spore print — the pattern produced by placing the cap of a mushroom on a piece of paper and allowing the spores to fall
- spring rate — The spring rate is a measurement of the amount of force needed to compress a spring a particular distance.
- spring tide — the large rise and fall of the tide at or soon after the new or the full moon.
- springsteen — Bruce. born 1949, US rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist. His albums include Born to Run (1975), Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978), Born in the USA (1984), The Ghost of Tom Joad (1995), The Rising (2002), Magic (2007), and Wrecking Ball (2012)
- springwater — water from a spring
- stipendiary — receiving a stipend; performing services for regular pay.
- strap hinge — a hinge having a flap, especially a long one, attached to one face of a door or the like.
- strap-hinge — a hinge having a flap, especially a long one, attached to one face of a door or the like.
- stringpiece — a long, usually horizontal piece of timber, beam, etc., for strengthening, connecting, or supporting a framework.
- superdainty — very dainty
- superinfect — to infect further with an additional infection
- superintend — to oversee and direct (work, processes, etc.).
- supernation — a large body of people, associated with a particular territory, that is sufficiently conscious of its unity to seek or to possess a government peculiarly its own: The president spoke to the nation about the new tax.
- superstring — any supersymmetric string theory in which each type of elementary particle is treated as a vibration of a single fundamental string (superstring) at a particular frequency.
- telanaipura — former name of Jambi (def 2).