11-letter words containing r, u, p, e
- sperm count — the number of spermatozoa in an amount of semen, used as an indication of a man's fertility
- sphaeridium — a round body found on sea urchins
- spice route — an ancient trade route followed by merchants, importers and exporters trading in exotic spices such as cloves and cinnamon
- spinel ruby — ruby spinel.
- spiniferous — (esp of plants) bearing spines or thorns
- spiriferous — having a spire or spiral parts.
- spirituelle — having a refined and lively mind or wit; spirituel
- spitzenburg — any of several red or yellow varieties of apple that ripen in the autumn.
- splendorous — brilliant or gorgeous appearance, coloring, etc.; magnificence: the splendor of the palace.
- spore fruit — a spore-bearing structure, as an ascoscarp; sporocarp.
- sporiferous — bearing spores.
- sporogenous — of or relating to spores or spore production.
- sporulative — involving or relating to sporulation
- spot survey — a survey taken immediately and at random
- sprezzatura — effortlessness or ease, esp. in art or literature; careless grace; nonchalance
- springhouse — a small storehouse built over a spring or part of a brook, for keeping such foods as meat and dairy products cool and fresh.
- spruce beer — a fermented beverage made with spruce leaves and twigs, or an extract from them.
- spruce pine — a tall coniferous tree, Pinus glabra, of the southeastern U.S., having smooth, gray bark and needles in bundles of two.
- stauroscope — an optical instrument for studying the crystal structure of minerals under polarized light
- stratopause — the boundary or transition layer between the stratosphere and mesosphere.
- 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.
- stumpsucker — windsucker; cribber.
- sub-project — something that is contemplated, devised, or planned; plan; scheme.
- subparallel — not quite parallel
- subprioress — a nun junior to a prioress
- suckerpunch — to strike (someone) with an unexpected blow.
- 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.
- sulphureous — of the yellow colour of sulphur
- summer camp — a camp, especially one for children during the summer, providing facilities for sleeping and eating, and usually for handicrafts, sports, etc.
- sun prairie — a town in S Wisconsin.
- super-duper — extremely good, powerful, large, etc.; very super; marvelous or colossal.
- super-earth — a hypothetical planet larger than the earth but smaller than the four gas giants Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, and Uranus, thought to be orbiting the sun beyond the Kuiper belt but nearer than the Oort cloud: its existence is suggested by two known dwarf planets in a similar orbit
- super-sized — having size as specified (often used in combination): middle-sized.
- super-slick — very well-executed or presented
- super-title — (especially in opera production) a translation of a segment of the libretto or other text or sometimes a brief summary of the plot projected onto a screen above the stage during a performance.
- superabound — to abound beyond something else.
- superactive — engaged in action; characterized by energetic work, participation, etc.; busy: an active life.
- superagency — a very large agency, especially a large government agency that oversees smaller ones.
- superaltern — a universal proposition that is the basis for the immediate inference of a corresponding particular proposition.
- superbazaar — (in India) a large department store or supermarket, esp one set up as a cooperative store by the government
- superbomber — an aircraft used for dropping superbombs
- superbright — exceptionally bright
- superceding — supersede.
- supercenter — a very large shopping centre or complex
- supercharge — to charge with an abundant or excessive amount, as of energy, emotion, or tension.
- supercherie — deception, trickery or an instance thereof
- superchurch — a church housed in an extremely large structure and containing elaborate facilities.
- supercilium — the fillet above the cyma of a cornice.