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11-letter words containing s, k, i, p

  • peckishness — the state or condition of being peckish
  • perestroika — Russian. the program of economic and political reform in the Soviet Union initiated by Mikhail Gorbachev in 1986.
  • persnickety — overparticular; fussy.
  • phitsanulok — a city in central Thailand.
  • piatigorsky — Gregor [greg-er] /ˈgrɛg ər/ (Show IPA), 1903–76, U.S. cellist, born in Russia.
  • pigsticking — to hunt for wild boar, usually on horseback and using a spear.
  • pine siskin — a small, North American finch, Carduelis pinus, of coniferous forests, having yellow markings on the wings and tail.
  • pink salmon — a small Pacific salmon, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, distinguished by its small scales and long anal fin and by the bright red spawning coloration of males, occurring from California to Alaska and in waters of Japan: fished commercially and for sport.
  • pinkishness — a pinkish quality or colouring
  • pipe smoker — a person who smokes a tobacco pipe
  • plisetskaya — Maya (Mikhailovna) [mah-yuh myi-khahy-luh v-nuh] /ˈmɑ yə myɪˈxaɪ ləv nə/ (Show IPA), 1925–2015, Soviet ballet dancer.
  • pocket-size — small enough to fit conveniently into one's pocket.
  • pooh sticks — a children's game: each player throws a stick into a stream from one side of a bridge and the winner is the person whose stick emerges first on the other side
  • pool a risk — If an insurer pools a risk, it takes on a share of each risk underwritten by every other member in an association of insurers or reinsurers.
  • pot sticker — a pan-fried and steamed Chinese dumpling with a ground meat or vegetable filling.
  • prick-tease — a woman who is sexually provocative but refuses to engage in sexual activity
  • prickly ash — Also called Northern prickly ash, toothache tree. a citrus shrub or small tree, Zanthoxylum americanum, having aromatic leaves and usually prickly branches.
  • prusik loop — a loop formed with a sliding knot that locks under pressure in which a climber can place his foot in order to stand or ascend a rope
  • puckishness — the state of being puckish
  • pugil stick — a long pole or stick with padded ends used to carry out mock combat.
  • pukka sahib — (in British India) a term of respectful address used to British colonial authorities.
  • pumpkinseed — the seed of the pumpkin.
  • punji stake — a sharp bamboo stake concealed in high grass at an angle so as to gash the feet and legs of enemy soldiers and often coated with excrement so as to cause an infected wound.
  • pyrokinesis — the ability to set objects or people on fire through the concentration of psychic power.
  • rocket ship — a rocket-propelled aircraft or spacecraft.
  • safari park — a parklike zoo in which wild animals are allowed to roam free in an environment designed to resemble their natural habitat and are observed by visitors riding through the park in cars or buses; animal park.
  • safekeeping — the act of keeping safe or the state of being kept safe; protection; care; custody.
  • salmon pink — salmon (defs 4, 5).
  • sandia peak — a mountain in N central New Mexico in the Sandia Mountains. 10,678 feet (3255 meters).
  • septic tank — a tank in which solid organic sewage is decomposed and purified by anaerobic bacteria.
  • serpentlike — resembling a serpent
  • ship-broker — a person who acts for a shipowner by getting cargo and passengers for his ships and also handling insurance and other matters
  • shipka pass — a mountain pass in central Bulgaria, in the Balkan Mountains. 4375 feet (1335 meters) high.
  • shipwrecked — the destruction or loss of a ship, as by sinking.
  • shopkeeping — a retail merchant or tradesman; a person who owns or operates a small store or shop.
  • shrink wrap — transparent film for wrapping food
  • shrink-wrap — to wrap and seal (a book, a food product, etc.) in a flexible film of plastic that, when exposed to a heating process, shrinks to the contour of the merchandise.
  • sir patrick — Norman Bel [bel] /bɛl/ (Show IPA), 1893–1958, U.S. industrial and stage designer and architect.
  • skeptically — inclined to skepticism; having an attitude of doubt: a skeptical young woman who will question whatever you say.
  • 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
  • skip tracer — an investigator whose job is to locate missing persons, especially debtors.
  • skyscraping — of or like a skyscraper; very high: a skyscraping chimney.
  • slit pocket — a pocket on the underside of a garment, reached through a vertical opening
  • smoke point — heat at which oil gives off smoke
  • spanakopita — a baked dish consisting of spinach, feta cheese, eggs, and scallions enclosed in layers of phyllo.
  • sparklingly — in a sparkling manner
  • speakeasies — a saloon or nightclub selling alcoholic beverages illegally, especially during Prohibition.
  • speakership — a person who speaks.
  • spike heath — a Eurasian evergreen shrub, Bruckenthalia spiculifolia, of the heath family, having narrow leaves and bell-shaped, pink flowers, growing in gritty soil.
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