11-letter words containing r, a, s, p
- craniopagus — the condition of Siamese twins joined at the head
- cranioscopy — the study of the features of the human skull
- crapshooter — a person who plays the game of craps
- crapulosity — the quality of being crapulous or crapulent
- crapulously — In a crapulous manner.
- crawl space — A crawl space is a narrow space under the roof or floor of a building that provides access to the wiring or plumbing.
- creatorship — a person or thing that creates.
- credit swap — A credit swap is a kind of insurance against credit risk where a third party agrees to pay a lender if the loan defaults, in exchange for receiving payments from the lender.
- creepypasta — (Internet slang) Frightening urban legends and short stories circulated on the Internet.
- creophagous — flesh-eating or carnivorous
- crepuscular — Crepuscular means relating to twilight.
- crescograph — an instrument for measuring plant growth
- crispbreads — Plural form of crispbread.
- cross-party — Cross-party activities involve two or more political parties. A cross-party group consists of members from two or more political parties.
- cross-patch — a bad-tempered or irritable person.
- cryptograms — Plural form of cryptogram.
- curatorship — The rank or period of being a curator.
- custard cup — a heat-resistant porcelain or glass cup in which an individual custard is baked.
- custard pie — Custard pies are artificial pies which people sometimes throw at each other as a joke.
- custard-pie — characteristic of a type of slapstick comedy in which a performer throws a pie in another's face: popular especially in the era of vaudeville and early silent films.
- cyperaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Cyperaceae, a family of grasslike flowering plants with solid triangular stems, including the sedges, bulrush, cotton grass, and certain rushes. Some are grown as water plants or as ornamental grasses; and Cyperus papyrus is the papyrus plant
- cystography — radiography of the urinary bladder using a contrast medium
- damp course — A damp course is a layer of waterproof material which is put into the bottom of the outside wall of a building to prevent moisture from rising.
- dealerships — Plural form of dealership.
- delors plan — a plan for closer European union, originated by Jacques Delors, President of the European Commission (1985–94)
- departments — Plural form of department.
- depasturing — Present participle of depasture.
- depravities — Plural form of depravity.
- depreciates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of depreciate.
- depressants — Plural form of depressant.
- dermoplasty — skin grafting.
- desert palm — a palm tree, Washingtonia filifera, of California and Florida, having large fan-shaped leaves and small black fruits
- desipramine — a tricyclic antidepressant drug
- desparingly — In a despairing manner.
- desperadoes — Plural form of desperado.
- desperately — reckless or dangerous because of despair, hopelessness, or urgency: a desperate killer.
- desperation — Desperation is the feeling that you have when you are in such a bad situation that you will try anything to change it.
- diaper rash — (in babies) any irritation to the skin around the genitals, anus, or buttocks, usually caused by contact with urine or excrement
- diaphoreses — perspiration, especially when artificially induced.
- diaphoresis — a technical name for sweating
- diastrophic — Also called tectonism. the action of the forces that cause the earth's crust to be deformed, producing continents, mountains, changes of level, etc.
- digger wasp — any of numerous solitary wasps of the family Sphecidae, which excavate nests in soil, wood, etc., and provision them with prey paralyzed by stinging.
- disapparate — To disappear (magically).
- disappeared — to cease to be seen; vanish from sight.
- disapproval — the act or state of disapproving; a condemnatory feeling, look, or utterance; censure: stern disapproval.
- disapproved — Simple past tense and past participle of disapprove.
- disapprover — One who disapproves.
- disapproves — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disapprove.
- disceptator — a person who disputes or disagrees
- discography — a selective or complete list of phonograph recordings, typically of one composer, performer, or conductor.