11-letter words containing s, p, e
- overexposed — An overexposed photograph is of poor quality because the film has been exposed to too much light, either when the photograph was taken or during the developing process.
- overexpress — to put (thought) into words; utter or state: to express an idea clearly.
- overimposed — to lay on or set as something to be borne, endured, obeyed, fulfilled, paid, etc.: to impose taxes.
- overimpress — to impress to an excessive degree
- overprecise — excessively precise
- overprocess — to process too much
- overpromise — a declaration that something will or will not be done, given, etc., by one: unkept political promises.
- overrespond — to respond too dramatically
- overspender — someone who overspends
- oxo process — a process for producing carbonyl compounds, especially alcohols and aldehydes, by adding, under high pressure, carbon monoxide and hydrogen to an olefin in the presence of a cobalt catalyst.
- oxysulphide — a compound containing an element combined with oxygen and sulphur
- oyster pink — a delicate pinkish-white colour, sometimes with a greyish tinge
- ozonosphere — Meteorology. the layer of the upper atmosphere where most atmospheric ozone is concentrated, from about 8 to 30 miles (12 to 48 km) above the earth, with the maximum ozone concentration occurring at an altitude of about 12 miles (19 km).
- pacesetting — a person, group, or organization that is the most progressive or successful and serves as a model to be imitated.
- packet soup — soup supplied in dried form in a packet
- paediatrics — Paediatrics is the area of medicine that is concerned with the treatment of children's illnesses.
- page design — the way a page is organized and presented
- page proofs — the final version of a book before it goes to the printer, containing all elements including page numbers and layout
- painesville — a city in NE Ohio, on Lake Erie.
- paint horse — paint (def 6).
- palaeologus — family name of Byzantine rulers 1259–1453.
- palestinian — a native or inhabitant of Palestine.
- pallescence — the condition of being pallescent
- palletising — to place (materials) upon pallets for handling or moving.
- palm desert — a town in S California, near Palm Springs.
- palmatisect — (of leaves) having palmate veins and lobes split almost to the base of the blade.
- palsgravine — the wife or widow of a palsgrave.
- pampelmoose — a large citrus fruit
- pan crusher — A pan crusher is a crusher in which solids are broken by a wheel which is turning in a pan.
- pan-atheism — the belief that because there is no God, nothing can properly be termed sacred or holy.
- panchreston — a proposed explanation intended to address a complex problem by trying to account for all possible contingencies but typically proving to be too broadly conceived and therefore oversimplified to be of any practical use.
- panel house — a brothel having rooms with secret entrances, as sliding panels, for admitting panel thieves.
- panel strip — one of a number of strips of wood or metal laid upon the surface of a wall, ceiling, etc., so as to divide it into a number of broad areas, usually in order to conceal joints between sheets of composition material forming the surface.
- panentheism — the belief that God is a part of the universe as well as transcending it
- panentheist — someone who believes that God is a part of the universe as well as transcending it
- panesthesia — total awareness and perception
- panspermist — someone who advocates panspermia
- pantheistic — the doctrine that God is the transcendent reality of which the material universe and human beings are only manifestations: it involves a denial of God's personality and expresses a tendency to identify God and nature.
- pants press — A pants press in a hotel room is a machine that you put a pair of pants inside to get rid of the creases.
- paper chase — the effort to earn a diploma or college degree, especially in law, or a professional certificate or license.
- paperperson — a person who delivers newspapers to customers door to door.
- papyraceous — papery.
- para-phrase — a restatement of a text or passage giving the meaning in another form, as for clearness; rewording.
- parablepsis — abnormal vision
- parade rest — a position assumed by a soldier or sailor in which the feet are 12 inches (30.48 cm) apart, the hands are clasped behind the back, and the head is held motionless and facing forward.
- paragenesis — the origin of minerals or mineral deposits in contact so as to affect one another's formation.
- paraleipsis — paralipsis.
- parallelise — to make parallel; place so as to be parallel.
- parallelism — the position or relation of parallels.
- parallelist — a person who seeks or makes a comparison.