11-letter words containing s, g, p
- swipe right — to move a finger from left to right across a touchscreen in order to approve an image
- switch plug — a plug, as for an electric iron, equipped with an on-off switch.
- syphilology — the branch of medicine concerned with the study and treatment of syphilis
- telescoping — an optical instrument for making distant objects appear larger and therefore nearer. One of the two principal forms (refracting telescope) consists essentially of an objective lens set into one end of a tube and an adjustable eyepiece or combination of lenses set into the other end of a tube that slides into the first and through which the enlarged object is viewed directly; the other form (reflecting telescope) has a concave mirror that gathers light from the object and focuses it into an adjustable eyepiece or combination of lenses through which the reflection of the object is enlarged and viewed. Compare radio telescope.
- theophagous — relating to theophagy or the practice of symbolically consuming the body of God or a god
- top slicing — mining of thick orebodies in a series of stopes from top to bottom, the roof being caved with its timbers as each stope is exhausted.
- topdressing — an application of fertiliser to soil
- torsiograph — a graph indicating vibrating movements
- townscaping — the act of designing a town
- transpiring — to occur; happen; take place.
- transposing — the act of transposing
- trypsinogen — a precursor of trypsin that is secreted by the pancreas and is activated to trypsin in the small intestine.
- turing plus — Systems programming language, a concurrent descendant of Turing. Available from Holt Software Assocs, Toronto <[email protected]>.
- typecasting — the practice of casting an actor repeatedly in the same kind of role, esp because of his or physical appearance or previous success in such roles
- typesetting — the process or action of setting an article, book, or other printed matter into type.
- ungraspable — to seize and hold by or as if by clasping with the fingers or arms.
- uninspiring — to fill with an animating, quickening, or exalting influence: His courage inspired his followers.
- unperishing — not perishing; enduring
- unpresuming — not presumptuous; humble
- unpromising — unlikely to be favorable or successful, as the weather, a situation, or a career.
- uprightness — erect or vertical, as in position or posture.
- uptightness — the quality or state of being uptight
- wage spread — the difference in wages paid to workers in an industry or profession
- warm spring — a thermal spring having a temperature of up to 98°F (37°C).
- watchspring — the main spring inside a watch
- wellsprings — Plural form of wellspring.
- whimperings — Plural form of whimpering.
- whisperings — Plural form of whispering.
- whistle pig — a woodchuck.
- white pages — A directory service for locating individuals by name (by analogy with the telephone directory). The Internet supports several databases that contain basic information about users, such as electronic mail addresses, telephone numbers and postal addresses. These databases can be searched to get information about particular individuals. See Knowbot, Netfind, whois, X.500, finger.
- wool sponge — a commercial sponge, Hippiospongia lachne, of Florida and the West Indies, the surface of which resembles the fleece of a sheep.
- worshipping — reverent honor and homage paid to God or a sacred personage, or to any object regarded as sacred.
- xeriscaping — environmental design of residential and park land using various methods for minimizing the need for water use.
- xylophagous — Feeding on wood. (of insects etc.).
- zincographs — Plural form of zincograph.