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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
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