11-letter words containing r, t, s, p
- stench trap — a trap in a sewer that by means of a water seal prevents the upward passage of foul-smelling gases
- stenography — the art of writing in shorthand.
- step reebok — a set of aerobic exercises designed to improve the cardiovascular system, which consists of stepping on and off a special box of adjustable height
- step rocket — a multistage rocket that discards burned-out stages.
- step-parent — a stepfather or stepmother.
- stepanakert — a city in and the capital of Nagorno-Karabakh, within Azerbaijan.
- stepbrother — one's stepfather's son or stepmother's son by a previous marriage.
- stereograph — a single or double picture for a stereoscope.
- stereophony — the state or condition of being stereophonic.
- stereoptics — the branch of stereoscopy that is concerned with optics
- stereoscope — an optical instrument through which two pictures of the same object, taken from slightly different points of view, are viewed, one by each eye, producing the effect of a single picture of the object, with the appearance of depth or relief.
- stereoscopy — the study of the stereoscope and its techniques.
- stereotyped — reproduced in or by stereotype plates.
- stereotypes — a process, now often replaced by more advanced methods, for making metal printing plates by taking a mold of composed type or the like in papier-mâché or other material and then taking from this mold a cast in type metal.
- stereotypic — a process, now often replaced by more advanced methods, for making metal printing plates by taking a mold of composed type or the like in papier-mâché or other material and then taking from this mold a cast in type metal.
- stevengraph — a small picture woven in colored silk thread: introduced in 1879 and mass-produced on a Jacquard-type loom.
- stewardship — the position and duties of a steward, a person who acts as the surrogate of another or others, especially by managing property, financial affairs, an estate, etc.
- stipendiary — receiving a stipend; performing services for regular pay.
- stipitiform — having the form of a stipe.
- stipuliform — shaped like a stipule.
- stirrup cup — farewell drink, especially one offered to a rider already mounted for departure.
- stirrup jar — pseudamphora.
- stock power — a power of attorney permitting a person other than the owner of stock in a corporation to transfer the title of ownership to a third party.
- stockkeeper — a person responsible for inventorying and monitoring stock levels
- stoop labor — the physical labor associated with the cultivation or picking of crops in farm fields, especially as performed by poorly paid, unskilled workers.
- stop chorus — a solo during which the rhythm section plays only the first beat of each phrase of music
- stop street — a street at the intersections of which all traffic must stop before continuing.
- storekeeper — a person who owns a store.
- straight up — without a bend, angle, or curve; not curved; direct: a straight path.
- straight-up — without a bend, angle, or curve; not curved; direct: a straight path.
- strandloper — a member of an extinct tribe of Khoikhoi or Bushmen who lived on seafood gathered on the beaches of southern Africa
- strap hinge — a hinge having a flap, especially a long one, attached to one face of a door or the like.
- strap-hinge — a hinge having a flap, especially a long one, attached to one face of a door or the like.
- straphanger — a passenger who stands in a crowded bus or subway train and holds onto a strap or other support suspended from above.
- stratopause — the boundary or transition layer between the stratosphere and mesosphere.
- streetscape — a pictorial view of a street.
- strike slip — the component of slip on a fault parallel with the linear extension or strike of the fault.
- stringpiece — a long, usually horizontal piece of timber, beam, etc., for strengthening, connecting, or supporting a framework.
- strip joint — a nightclub or other establishment featuring striptease performances.
- strip light — A strip light is an electric light in the form of a long tube.
- strip poker — a game of poker in which the losers in a hand remove an article of clothing.
- strip steak — cut of beef: sirloin
- stripe rust — a disease of wheat, barley, rye, and other grasses, characterized by elongated rows of yellow spores on the affected parts, caused by a rust fungus, Puccinia glumarum.
- stripe smut — a disease of grasses, characterized by stripes of black spores on the leaves, caused by any of several smut fungi of the genera Urocystis and Ustilago.
- strippagram — a greetings message delivered by a stripper who does a striptease on delivery
- stripteaser — stripper (def 3).
- stroboscope — a device for studying the motion of a body, especially a body in rapid revolution or vibration, by making the motion appear to slow down or stop, as by periodically illuminating the body or viewing it through widely spaced openings in a revolving disk.
- stroke play — medal play.
- strongpoint — a fortified defensive position; stronghold.
- study group — an informal gathering of people who convene regularly to exchange ideas and information on a specific subject.