11-letter words containing p, u, s, l
- sepulchrous — of the nature of a sepulchre
- sesquipedal — given to using long words.
- sesquiplane — a biplane having one wing with not more than half the surface area of the other wing.
- shipbuilder — a person whose occupation is the designing or constructing of ship.
- silly putty — a rubbery substance of silicone oil and boric acid, used as a plaything: it stretches, snaps apart into pieces, bounces, shapes easily, etc.
- sinupallial — (of lamellibranchs) having an impression of the sinus on the pallium
- sipunculoid — a member of the group Sipunculoidea
- sleep rough — to spend the night in the open; be without a home or without shelter
- slop around — to spill or splash (liquid).
- slop bucket — slop pail.
- soap bubble — a bubble of soapsuds.
- soap-bubble — a bubble of soapsuds.
- specialogue — a mail-order catalogue aimed at a specific group of customers
- spectacular — of or like a spectacle; marked by or given to an impressive, large-scale display.
- specularity — the state of resembling a mirror
- speculating — to engage in thought or reflection; meditate (often followed by on, upon, or a clause).
- speculation — the contemplation or consideration of some subject: to engage in speculation on humanity's ultimate destiny.
- speculatist — a person who speculates
- speculative — pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by speculation, contemplation, conjecture, or abstract reasoning: a speculative approach.
- speculatory — a place suitable for observation
- spiculation — formation into spicules.
- spinel ruby — ruby spinel.
- spiritually — of, relating to, or consisting of spirit; incorporeal.
- spiritualty — Often, spiritualties. ecclesiastical property or revenue.
- spirituelle — having a refined and lively mind or wit; spirituel
- splendorous — brilliant or gorgeous appearance, coloring, etc.; magnificence: the splendor of the palace.
- spondulicks — money; cash.
- sporulation — to produce spores.
- sporulative — involving or relating to sporulation
- spud island — Prince Edward Island.
- spur blight — a disease of raspberries, characterized by reddish-brown spots on the stems, caused by a fungus, Didymella applanata.
- stamp album — a book used by collectors of postage stamps to display and store their stamps
- stanley cup — a trophy emblematic since 1926 of the championship of the National Hockey League, composed of Canadian and U.S. professional teams.
- steeple cup — a standing cup of the 17th century having a cover with a tall finial.
- steeplebush — the hardhack.
- stipulating — to make an express demand or arrangement as a condition of agreement (often followed by for).
- stipulation — a condition, demand, or promise in an agreement or contract.
- stipuliform — shaped like a stipule.
- stylopodium — a glandular disk or expansion surmounting the ovary and supporting the styles in plants of the parsley family.
- sub-optimal — being below an optimal level or standard.
- subcapsular — of, in, or like a capsule.
- subemployed — of or relating to workers affected by subemployment
- submultiple — a number that is contained by another number an integral number of times without a remainder: The number 3 is a submultiple of 12.
- subparallel — not quite parallel
- subscapular — situated beneath or on the deep surface of the scapula, as a muscle.
- subtropical — bordering on the tropics; nearly tropical.
- sugar apple — sweetsop.
- sugar maple — any of several maples having a sweet sap, especially Acer saccharum (the state tree of New York, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wisconsin), having a short trunk and long, curving branches, yielding a hard wood used for making furniture and being the chief source of maple sugar.
- sulfo group — the univalent group SO 3 H–, derived from sulfuric acid.
- sulphhydryl — the univalent radical group -SH