11-letter words containing s, g, p
- spectrology — the study of ghosts, phantoms, or apparitions.
- speculating — to engage in thought or reflection; meditate (often followed by on, upon, or a clause).
- speed light — an electronic flash lamp.
- speedcoding — (language) A pseudocode interpreter for mathematics on IBM 701 and IBM 650 written by John Backus in 1953.
- sphagnology — the study of sphagna
- sphingosine — a basic unsaturated amino alcohol, C 1 8 H 3 3 (OH) 2 NH 2 , produced by the hydrolysis of sphingomyelin or gangliosides.
- sphragistic — of or relating to seals or signet rings.
- sphygmogram — a tracing or diagram produced by a sphygmograph.
- sphygmology — the study and examination of the pulse
- spin-drying — a technique for extracting water from clothes, linen, etc, by spinning them in a perforated drum
- spindlelegs — (used with a plural verb) long, thin legs.
- spiral gear — a type of helical gear used for transmitting power between shafts that are at an angle to each other.
- spirketting — deck planking near the bulwarks
- spirography — the study of breathing using a spirograph
- spitsbergen — a group of islands in the Arctic Ocean, N of and belonging to Norway. 24,293 sq. mi. (62,920 sq. km).
- spitzbergen — a group of islands in the Arctic Ocean, N of and belonging to Norway. 24,293 sq. mi. (62,920 sq. km).
- spitzenburg — any of several red or yellow varieties of apple that ripen in the autumn.
- splintering — a small, thin, sharp piece of wood, bone, or the like, split or broken off from the main body.
- split wings — wings (of an artificial fly) that are dressed cocked up and separated into a V shape
- splodginess — the state of being splodgy
- sponge bath — a bath in which the bather is cleaned by a wet sponge or washcloth dipped in water, without getting into a tub of water.
- sponge cake — a light, sweet cake made with a comparatively large proportion of eggs but no shortening.
- sponge down — to wipe clean with a damp sponge or cloth
- sponge iron — finely divided, porous iron, reduced from an oxide at a temperature below the melting point.
- sponge tree — huisache.
- sporogenous — of or relating to spores or spore production.
- sporogonium — the sporangium of mosses and liverworts.
- sports page — newspaper page carrying sports results
- spot fixing — the act of deliberately engineering an outcome within a sporting contest without attempting to alter the outcome of the contest itself
- spot height — the elevation of a certain point.
- spotted gum — an Australian eucalyptus tree, Eucalyptus maculata
- spreadingly — in a spreading manner
- sprightless — without any spirit or liveliness
- spring lamb — a lamb born in the late winter or early spring and sold for slaughter before July 1.
- spring line — warp (def 16).
- spring lock — a lock that fastens automatically by a spring.
- spring rate — The spring rate is a measurement of the amount of force needed to compress a spring a particular distance.
- spring roll — an egg roll.
- spring snow — corn snow.
- spring tide — the large rise and fall of the tide at or soon after the new or the full moon.
- springboard — a flexible board, projecting over water, from which divers leap or spring.
- springfield — a state in the central United States: a part of the Midwest. 56,400 sq. mi. (146,075 sq. km). Capital: Springfield. Abbreviation: IL (for use with zip code), Ill.
- 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.
- springiness — characterized by spring or elasticity; flexible; resilient: He walks with a springy step.
- springsteen — Bruce. born 1949, US rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist. His albums include Born to Run (1975), Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978), Born in the USA (1984), The Ghost of Tom Joad (1995), The Rising (2002), Magic (2007), and Wrecking Ball (2012)
- springville — a town in central Utah.
- springwater — water from a spring
- spur blight — a disease of raspberries, characterized by reddish-brown spots on the stems, caused by a fungus, Didymella applanata.
- spy-hopping — a vertical half-rise out of the water performed by a whale in order to view the surroundings. a springing bounce in tall grasses performed by certain land mammals, as foxes and wolves, to view the surroundings.
- standing up — to cease to live; undergo the complete and permanent cessation of all vital functions; become dead.