11-letter words containing p, v, s
- improvisers — Plural form of improviser.
- improvising — Present participle of improvise.
- improvision — (obsolete) The lack of provision, a failure to provide something.
- impulsively — actuated or swayed by emotional or involuntary impulses: an impulsive child.
- impulsivity — actuated or swayed by emotional or involuntary impulses: an impulsive child.
- inexpensive — not expensive; not high in price; costing little.
- inexplosive — not explosive; incapable of exploding or being exploded.
- inscriptive — of, relating to, or of the nature of an inscription.
- inspirative — to fill with an animating, quickening, or exalting influence: His courage inspired his followers.
- invert soap — cationic detergent.
- klappvisier — a visor attached by a hinge at the top: used on basinets of the 14th century.
- knee spavin — chronic inflammation of the carpal joint of a horse
- larviparous — producing larvae, as certain insects and mollusks.
- lip service — insincere expression of friendship, admiration, support, etc.; service by words only: He paid only lip service to the dictator.
- liver spots — a form of chloasma in which irregularly shaped light-brown spots occur on the skin.
- mauvais pas — a place that presents a particular difficulty on a climb or walk
- misperceive — to understand or perceive incorrectly; misunderstand.
- nonpositive — (of a real number) less than or equal to zero.
- over-expose — to expose too much, as to the sun, cold, or light rays (often used reflexively): Be careful of overexposing yourself to the sun.
- overexposed — An overexposed photograph is of poor quality because the film has been exposed to too much light, either when the photograph was taken or during the developing process.
- overexpress — to put (thought) into words; utter or state: to express an idea clearly.
- overimposed — to lay on or set as something to be borne, endured, obeyed, fulfilled, paid, etc.: to impose taxes.
- overimpress — to impress to an excessive degree
- overprecise — excessively precise
- overprocess — to process too much
- overpromise — a declaration that something will or will not be done, given, etc., by one: unkept political promises.
- overrespond — to respond too dramatically
- overspender — someone who overspends
- oviposition — to deposit or lay eggs, especially by means of an ovipositor.
- painesville — a city in NE Ohio, on Lake Erie.
- palsgravine — the wife or widow of a palsgrave.
- pan-slavism — the idea or advocacy of a political union of all the Slavic peoples.
- papovavirus — any of a group of DNA-containing human and animal viruses, including polyoma viruses and some papillomaviruses, most of which produce tumors.
- passivation — the process of passivating a material
- passiveness — Also, passiveness [pas-iv-nis] /ˈpæs ɪv nɪs/ (Show IPA). the state or condition of being passive.
- pay a visit — go to the toilet
- peevishness — cross, querulous, or fretful, as from vexation or discontent: a peevish youngster.
- pensiveness — dreamily or wistfully thoughtful: a pensive mood.
- persecutive — to pursue with harassing or oppressive treatment, especially because of religious or political beliefs, ethnic or racial origin, gender identity, or sexual orientation.
- perseverant — steady persistence in a course of action, a purpose, a state, etc., especially in spite of difficulties, obstacles, or discouragement.
- perseverate — to repeat something insistently or redundantly: to perseverate in reminding children of their responsibilities.
- persevering — displaying perseverance; resolutely persistent; steadfast: a persevering student.
- perspective — a technique of depicting volumes and spatial relationships on a flat surface. Compare aerial perspective, linear perspective.
- pervasively — spread throughout: The corruption is so pervasive that it is accepted as the way to do business.
- pervouralsk — a city in the central RSFSR, in the Ural Mountains in Asia.
- piscivorous — adapted to feeding on fish; fish-eating.
- pitt-rivers — Augustus (Henry Lane Fox).1827–1900, British archaeologist; first inspector of ancient monuments (1882): assembled a major anthropological collection of tools and weapons (now in the Pitt-Rivers Museum, Oxford)
- post-larval — of, relating to, or in the form of a larva.
- postal vote — a voting slip that can be filled in at home and sent by post
- postdivorce — of, or relating to the period after a person is divorced