11-letter words containing s, e, p, o
- troposphere — the lowest layer of the atmosphere, 6 miles (10 km) high in some areas and as much as 12 miles (20 km) high in others, within which there is a steady drop in temperature with increasing altitude and within which nearly all cloud formations occur and weather conditions manifest themselves.
- trypanosome — any minute, flagellate protozoan of the genus Trypanosoma, parasitic in the blood or tissues of humans and other vertebrates, usually transmitted by insects, often causing serious diseases, as African sleeping sickness in humans, and many diseases in domestic animals.
- trypsinogen — a precursor of trypsin that is secreted by the pancreas and is activated to trypsin in the small intestine.
- turtle soup — soup made from turtle flesh, usually of the green turtle
- undeposited — to place for safekeeping or in trust, especially in a bank account: He deposited his paycheck every Friday.
- underexpose — to expose either to insufficient light or to sufficient light for too short a period, as in photography.
- undespoiled — (of nature, land, etc.) not damaged or despoiled; pristine
- unipersonal — consisting of or existing as one person only.
- unipetalous — having only one petal.
- unoppressed — to burden with cruel or unjust impositions or restraints; subject to a burdensome or harsh exercise of authority or power: a people oppressed by totalitarianism.
- unpassioned — unpassionate
- unpensioned — not provided with a pension
- unpossessed — not possessed, not owned or occupied
- unprocessed — a systematic series of actions directed to some end: to devise a process for homogenizing milk.
- unprofessed — not professed, not openly declared
- unprotested — not protested or argued against
- unpurposely — intentionally; deliberately: He tripped me purposely.
- unreposeful — characterized by a lack of repose or rest
- unstoppable — that cannot be stopped or surpassed; unbeatable: an unstoppable ball team.
- unsupported — to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
- up for sale — If a property or company is up for sale, its owner is trying to sell it.
- up to speed — rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity: the speed of light; the speed of sound.
- upholstered — to provide (chairs, sofas, etc.) with coverings, cushions, stuffing, springs, etc.
- upholsterer — a person whose business it is to upholster furniture and, sometimes, to furnish and put in place hangings, curtains, carpets, etc.
- upholstress — a female upholsterer
- upper house — one of two branches of a legislature generally smaller and less representative than the lower branch, as the Senate of the U.S. Congress.
- upside down — with the upper part undermost.
- urediospore — the spore of the rust fungi that appears between the aeciospore and the teliospore, commonly the summer spore.
- vaivodeship — the position or office of a vaivode
- vapor phase — In its vapor phase a substance can be condensed to a liquid or to a solid by increasing its pressure without reducing the temperature.
- vasopressin — Biochemistry. a peptide hormone, synthesized in the hypothalamus and released by the posterior pituitary gland, that stimulates capillary muscles and reduces the flow of urine and increases its concentration.
- vasopressor — a hormone, as epinephrine, or other agent that raises the blood pressure by causing contraction of the arteriole muscles, narrowing the arteriole passage.
- vectorscope — a waveform monitor which measures audio and video signals
- very pistol — a special pistol which fires coloured flares for signalling at night, esp at sea
- vest pocket — the pocket of a waistcoat
- vest-pocket — designed to be carried in the pocket of the vest, in a purse, or in a similarly small space; miniature: a vest-pocket dictionary.
- voivodeship — the area which is governed by a voivode
- waterproofs — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of waterproof.
- waterspouts — Plural form of waterspout.
- well-spoken — speaking well, fittingly, or pleasingly: The new chairwoman was very well-spoken.
- welsh poppy — a poppy, Meconopsis cambrica, of western Europe, having pale-green, slightly hairy foliage and pale-yellow flowers.
- westpolitik — a policy of a Communist country of adopting trade and diplomatic relations with non-Communist nations.
- wet compass — a compass having a compass card floating in a liquid.
- whistlestop — (US, dated) A minor railway station at which a train would stop if requested.
- whole snipe — the common snipe. See under snipe (def 1).
- windowpanes — Plural form of windowpane.
- witherspoon — John, 1723–94, U.S. theologian and statesman, born in Scotland.
- wolf spider — any of numerous ground spiders of the family Lycosidae, including the southern European tarantula, Lycosa taretula, that hunt their prey instead of using a web.
- woodpeckers — Plural form of woodpecker.
- wool sponge — a commercial sponge, Hippiospongia lachne, of Florida and the West Indies, the surface of which resembles the fleece of a sheep.