11-letter words containing s, p, e
- crepusculum — Crepuscule; twilight; dusk.
- crescograph — an instrument for measuring plant growth
- crime spree — a series of crimes committed in quick succession
- crispbreads — Plural form of crispbread.
- crop duster — a pilot employed in crop-dusting from an airplane.
- cross press — a fall in wrestling using the weight of the body to pin an opponent's shoulders to the floor
- crosspieces — Plural form of crosspiece.
- crownpieces — Plural form of crownpiece.
- crowstepped — (of a gable) having crow steps
- 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.
- ctenophores — Plural form of ctenophore.
- cued speech — a method of communication in which a speaker uses a system of manual cues to aid a lipreader by clarifying potentially ambiguous mouth movements with hand gestures.
- culdoscopes — Plural form of culdoscope.
- cupriferous — (of a substance such as an ore) containing or yielding copper
- 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.
- cyperaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Cyperaceae, a family of grasslike flowering plants with solid triangular stems, including the sedges, bulrush, cotton grass, and certain rushes. Some are grown as water plants or as ornamental grasses; and Cyperus papyrus is the papyrus plant
- cypherpunks — Plural form of cypherpunk.
- cystoscopes — Plural form of cystoscope.
- damp course — A damp course is a layer of waterproof material which is put into the bottom of the outside wall of a building to prevent moisture from rising.
- dampishness — the quality of being dampish
- 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.
- decapsulate — to remove a capsule from (a part or organ, esp the kidney)
- decompilers — Plural form of decompiler.
- decomposers — Plural form of decomposer.
- decomposing — Present participle of decompose.
- decomposite — a composite element that is itself composed of other elements
- decompounds — Plural form of decompound.
- 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
- deep-seated — A deep-seated problem, feeling, or belief is difficult to change because its causes have been there for a long time.
- delors plan — a plan for closer European union, originated by Jacques Delors, President of the European Commission (1985–94)
- delphiniums — Plural form of delphinium.
- denizenship — the status of a denizen
- dental lisp — a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
- departments — Plural form of department.
- depasturing — Present participle of depasture.
- dependables — Plural form of dependable.
- dependences — the state of relying on or needing someone or something for aid, support, or the like.
- deployments — Plural form of deployment.
- depopulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of depopulate.
- deportments — Plural form of deportment.
- depositions — Plural form of deposition.
- depravities — Plural form of depravity.
- depreciates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of depreciate.
- depressants — Plural form of depressant.
- depressible — that can be depressed
- depressions — Plural form of depression.