11-letter words containing s, p, g
- hippogriffs — Plural form of hippogriff.
- hippologist — the study of horses.
- histography — a treatise on or description of organic tissues.
- hodgepodges — Plural form of hodgepodge.
- hoppergrass — grasshopper (def 1).
- hot springs — city in central Ark., adjoining a national park: the park has 47 hot mineral springs: pop. 36,000
- house group — a group of Christians who regularly meet to worship, study the Bible, etc, in someone's house
- hygrographs — Plural form of hygrograph.
- hygrophytes — Plural form of hygrophyte.
- hygroscopes — Plural form of hygroscope.
- hygroscopic — absorbing or attracting moisture from the air.
- hylophagous — xylophagous (def 1).
- hypergelast — Someone who laughs excessively.
- hypnogenous — characterized by the induction of hypnotic sleep
- hypnotising — Present participle of hypnotise.
- hypogastric — of, relating to, or situated in the hypogastrium.
- hypogenesis — underdevelopment of an organ or function, especially in the embryo.
- hypoglossal — situated under the tongue.
- hypoglottis — Anatomy. the underside of the tongue.
- hypsography — a branch of geography that deals with the measurement and mapping of the topography of the earth above sea level.
- impregnates — to make pregnant; get with child or young.
- imprisoning — Present participle of imprison.
- improvising — Present participle of improvise.
- in progress — a movement toward a goal or to a further or higher stage: the progress of a student toward a degree.
- innerspring — having or characterized by a large number of enclosed coil springs within an overall padding: innerspring construction.
- inspiringly — to fill with an animating, quickening, or exalting influence: His courage inspired his followers.
- inspiriting — to infuse spirit or life into; enliven.
- interposing — Present participle of interpose.
- iron sponge — sponge iron.
- jasperizing — Present participle of jasperize.
- joggle post — a wooden king post having notches or raised areas for receiving and supporting the feet of struts.
- juxtaposing — to place close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast.
- kapuskasing — a town in central Ontario, in S Canada.
- keogh plans — a pension plan for an unincorporated business entity or self-employed person.
- kidnappings — Plural form of kidnapping.
- knee-sprung — (of a horse, mule, etc.) having a forward bowing of the knee caused by shortening of the flexor tendons.
- krugersdorp — a city in S Transvaal, in the NE Republic of South Africa, NW of Johannesburg.
- lampshading — The practice of decorating lampshades.
- landscaping — a section or expanse of rural scenery, usually extensive, that can be seen from a single viewpoint.
- last gospel — in the order of service for the Mass, the final reading of a Gospel lesson.
- leaf spring — a long, narrow, multiple spring composed of several layers of spring metal bracketed together: used in some suspension systems of carriages and automobiles.
- lightplanes — Plural form of lightplane.
- lipogenesis — (biochemistry) The biochemical production of fat, especially the conversion of carbohydrate into fat so that it may be stored as a long-term source of energy when food is scarce.
- lithographs — Plural form of lithograph.
- long splice — a splice for forming a united rope narrow enough to pass through a block, made by unlaying the ends of two ropes for a considerable distance, overlapping the strands so as to make pairs of one strand from each rope, unlaying one of each pair, twisting the other strand into its place in the united rope, and tucking the yarns of the unlaid strand separately into place.
- macrographs — Plural form of macrograph.
- macrophages — Plural form of macrophage.
- magic spell — incantation or curse
- magnum opus — a great work, especially the chief work of a writer or artist: Proust's magnum opus is Remembrance of Things Past.
- mainsprings — Plural form of mainspring.