11-letter words containing p, t, y, a
- spontaneity — the state, quality, or fact of being spontaneous.
- sporadicity — (of similar things or occurrences) appearing or happening at irregular intervals in time; occasional: sporadic renewals of enthusiasm.
- spotted ray — any of various species of ray with irregular markings on the back
- spray paint — paint in aerosol form
- spray skirt — a piece of waterproof material that fits around the paddler and opening of a kayak to keep water out of the craft.
- spray-paint — to cover, mark, draw, or write with spray paint.
- stanley cup — a trophy emblematic since 1926 of the championship of the National Hockey League, composed of Canadian and U.S. professional teams.
- staphylinid — rove beetle.
- staphylitis — inflammation of the soft palate or uvula
- stasimorphy — structural modification by arrested development
- steatopygia — extreme accumulation of fat on and about the buttocks, especially of women.
- steatopygic — extreme accumulation of fat on and about the buttocks, especially of women.
- stenography — the art of writing in shorthand.
- sticky tape — adhesive strip
- stipendiary — receiving a stipend; performing services for regular pay.
- stroke play — medal play.
- stylography — the art of writing, tracing, drawing, etc., with a style.
- superdainty — very dainty
- supersafety — the state of being supersafe
- sycophantic — a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite.
- sympathetic — characterized by, proceeding from, exhibiting, or feeling sympathy; sympathizing; compassionate: a sympathetic listener.
- sympathique — pleasing or congenial
- sympathizer — a person who sympathizes.
- sympetalous — gamopetalous.
- symptomatic — pertaining to a symptom or symptoms.
- synaptosome — a saclike structure at an isolated nerve ending
- syncopation — Music. a shifting of the normal accent, usually by stressing the normally unaccented beats.
- syncopative — relating to syncopation
- synthespian — a computer-generated image of a film actor, esp used in place of the real actor when shooting special effects or stunts
- tachygraphy — shorthand, especially the ancient Greek and Roman handwriting used for rapid stenography and writing.
- tachyphasia — a communication disorder characterized by excessively rapid or voluble speech
- taffy apple — candy apple.
- tape player — a small device for playing magnetic tape recordings.
- tawny pipit — a small sandy-brown European bird, Anthus campestris, of the wagtail family; an irregular migrant to some parts of Britain
- team player — a person who willingly works in cooperation with others.
- teletherapy — treatment in which the source of therapy is some distance from the body, as certain radiation therapies.
- temperately — moderate or self-restrained; not extreme in opinion, statement, etc.: a temperate response to an insulting challenge.
- temporality — temporal character or nature; temporariness.
- temporarily — lasting, existing, serving, or effective for a time only; not permanent: a temporary need; a temporary job.
- tenorrhaphy — suture of a tendon.
- tepary bean — a twining or bushy plant, Phaseolus acutifolius latifolius, of the legume family, native to Mexico and Arizona, having white or violet-colored flowers, grown as a food plant in dry regions.
- tephromancy — the seeking of the future using ashes
- teppan-yaki — a Japanese dish of meat and vegetables stir-fried on, and eaten from, a hot steel plate that forms the centre of a table
- tetraploidy — having a chromosome number that is four times the basic or haploid number.
- thallophyte — any of the Thallophyta, a plant division in some older classification schemes, comprising algae, fungi, and lichens.
- thermopylae — a pass in E Greece, between the cliffs of Mt. Oeta and the Gulf of Lamia: Persian defeat of the Spartans 480 b.c.
- thesis play — a play that develops or defends a particular thesis.
- third party — any party to an incident, case, quarrel, etc., who is incidentally involved.
- tinley park — a town in NE Illinois.
- treaty port — any of the ports in China, Japan, or Korea through which trade with foreign countries was permitted by special treaty.