11-letter words containing s, i, n, u, p
- sesquiplane — a biplane having one wing with not more than half the surface area of the other wing.
- shine up to — to give forth or glow with light; shed or cast light.
- showjumping — horseriding event
- sinupallial — (of lamellibranchs) having an impression of the sinus on the pallium
- sipunculoid — a member of the group Sipunculoidea
- ski jumping — a competitive event, included in the Nordic combined, in which a skier jumps from a ski jump, often traveling 230 to 300 feet (70 to 90 meters) in the air, with scores being based on both the skier's form and the distance of the jump.
- ski-jumping — the sport or activity of (skiers) jumping from a high ramp overhanging a slope
- speculating — to engage in thought or reflection; meditate (often followed by on, upon, or a clause).
- speculation — the contemplation or consideration of some subject: to engage in speculation on humanity's ultimate destiny.
- spiculation — formation into spicules.
- spinel ruby — ruby spinel.
- spiniferous — (esp of plants) bearing spines or thorns
- spitzenburg — any of several red or yellow varieties of apple that ripen in the autumn.
- spondulicks — money; cash.
- sporogonium — the sporangium of mosses and liverworts.
- sporulation — to produce spores.
- 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 pine — a tall coniferous tree, Pinus glabra, of the southeastern U.S., having smooth, gray bark and needles in bundles of two.
- spud island — Prince Edward Island.
- standing up — to cease to live; undergo the complete and permanent cessation of all vital functions; become dead.
- stickup man — a man who commits a stickup.
- stipulating — to make an express demand or arrangement as a condition of agreement (often followed by for).
- stipulation — a condition, demand, or promise in an agreement or contract.
- studentship — the state or condition of being a student.
- sub-captain — a person who is at the head of or in authority over others; chief; leader.
- subpanation — the belief that the body and blood of Christ are present in the bread and wine of Communion
- subpoenaing — the usual writ for the summoning of witnesses or the submission of evidence, as records or documents, before a court or other deliberative body.
- subsumption — an act of subsuming.
- sucking-pig — a pig that is not yet weaned
- suction cup — a cup-shaped object of rubber, glass, plastic, etc., which, by producing a partial vacuum, can be made to adhere to or draw something to a surface.
- sun prairie — a town in S Wisconsin.
- sun-worship — the act of worshipping the sun as a deity
- superceding — supersede.
- superdainty — very dainty
- superinduce — to bring in or induce as an added feature, circumstance, etc.; superimpose.
- superinfect — to infect further with an additional infection
- superintend — to oversee and direct (work, processes, etc.).
- supernation — a large body of people, associated with a particular territory, that is sufficiently conscious of its unity to seek or to possess a government peculiarly its own: The president spoke to the nation about the new tax.
- superrefine — to refine to an advanced degree
- superseding — to replace in power, authority, effectiveness, acceptance, use, etc., as by another person or thing.
- supersinger — an exceptional singer
- supersonics — the branch of science that deals with supersonic phenomena.
- superstring — any supersymmetric string theory in which each type of elementary particle is treated as a vibration of a single fundamental string (superstring) at a particular frequency.
- supervision — the act or function of supervising; superintendence.
- supplanting — to take the place of (another), as through force, scheming, strategy, or the like.
- supply line — A supply line is a route along which goods and equipment are transported to an army during a war.
- supposition — the act of supposing.
- suppressing — to put an end to the activities of (a person, body of persons, etc.): to suppress the Communist and certain left-leaning parties.
- suppression — the act of suppressing.
- suppurating — to produce or discharge pus, as a wound; maturate.