11-letter words containing s, i, p
- corbie-step — any of a set of steps on the top of a gable
- corivalship — the state of being mutual rivals
- cornucopias — Plural form of cornucopia.
- corporatism — Corporatism is the organization and control of a country by groups who share a common interest or profession.
- corporatist — You use corporatist to describe organizations, ideas, or systems which follow the principles of corporatism.
- corpus vile — a person or thing fit only to be the object of an experiment
- corruptions — Plural form of corruption.
- cosmopolite — an animal or plant that occurs in most parts of the world
- cove stripe — a decorative stripe painted along the sheer strake of a vessel, esp of a sailing boat
- cow parsnip — any tall coarse umbelliferous plant of the genus Heracleum, such as H. sphondylium of Europe and Asia, having thick stems and flattened clusters of white or purple flowers
- crab spider — any of a family (Thomisidae) of spiders that move sideways like crabs
- crampfishes — Plural form of crampfish.
- craniopagus — the condition of Siamese twins joined at the head
- cranioscopy — the study of the features of the human skull
- crapulosity — the quality of being crapulous or crapulent
- creatorship — a person or thing that creates.
- credit slip — A credit slip is the same as a credit note.
- credit swap — A credit swap is a kind of insurance against credit risk where a third party agrees to pay a lender if the loan defaults, in exchange for receiving payments from the lender.
- crime spree — a series of crimes committed in quick succession
- crispbreads — Plural form of crispbread.
- cropdusting — the spreading of fungicide, etc on crops in the form of dust, often from an aircraft
- crosspieces — Plural form of crosspiece.
- crownpieces — Plural form of crownpiece.
- cruise ship — A cruise ship is a large ship which takes people from place to place on a cruise holiday, and on which entertainment, food, and drink are provided.
- cryophysics — a branch of physics in which phenomena are studied at low temperatures
- cuckoo spit — a white frothy mass on the stems and leaves of many plants, produced by froghopper larvae (cuckoo spit insects), which feed on the plant juices
- cuckoo-spit — Also called frog spit. a frothy secretion found on plants, exuded by the young of certain insects, as the froghoppers, and serving as a protective covering.
- cuckoopints — Plural form of cuckoopint.
- cupid's bow — a shape of the upper lip considered to resemble Cupid's double-curved bow
- cupriferous — (of a substance such as an ore) containing or yielding copper
- curatorship — The rank or period of being a curator.
- cuspidation — decoration using cusps
- custard pie — Custard pies are artificial pies which people sometimes throw at each other as a joke.
- custard-pie — characteristic of a type of slapstick comedy in which a performer throws a pie in another's face: popular especially in the era of vaudeville and early silent films.
- cyclosporin — a substance, synthesized by certain soil fungi, that suppresses the immune response by disabling helper T cells, used to minimize rejection of foreign tissue transplants.
- cynophilist — a person with a love of dogs
- cystoscopic — Relating to, or using cystoscopy.
- cytoplasmic — the cell substance between the cell membrane and the nucleus, containing the cytosol, organelles, cytoskeleton, and various particles.
- cytotropism — cytotropic tendency or behavior.
- dampishness — the quality of being dampish
- das kapital — a work (1867) by Karl Marx, dealing with economic, social, and political relations within society and containing the tenets on which modern communism is based.
- de-emphasis — a reduction in emphasis: There has been de-emphasis on athletic activities at the school.
- dealerships — Plural form of dealership.
- decapitates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decapitate.
- decompilers — Plural form of decompiler.
- decomposing — Present participle of decompose.
- decomposite — a composite element that is itself composed of other elements
- deemphasize — to place less emphasis upon; reduce in importance, size, scope, etc.: The university de-emphasized intercollegiate football.
- deep design — a design process used in architecture, town planning, engineering, interior design, etc, the goal of which is to appeal not only to the thoughts and feelings of the conscious mind but also the visual imagery of the unconscious, while also aiming for sustainability
- delphiniums — Plural form of delphinium.