11-letter words containing s, p, h, r
- para-phrase — a restatement of a text or passage giving the meaning in another form, as for clearness; rewording.
- parachutist — sb who makes parachute jumps
- paranephros — the adrenal gland
- paraphraser — a restatement of a text or passage giving the meaning in another form, as for clearness; rewording.
- paraphrasis — paraphrase.
- paraphraxis — the inability to perform purposive movements properly
- parapsychic — of or relating to actions of the mind for which there are no scientific explanations
- parashurama — a Rama and avatar of Vishnu who rid the earth of Kshatriyas.
- parchedness — the state or characteristic of being parched
- parentheses — either or both of a pair of signs () used in writing to mark off an interjected explanatory or qualifying remark, to indicate separate groupings of symbols in mathematics and symbolic logic, etc.
- parenthesis — either or both of a pair of signs () used in writing to mark off an interjected explanatory or qualifying remark, to indicate separate groupings of symbols in mathematics and symbolic logic, etc.
- paresthesia — an abnormal sensation, as prickling, itching, etc.
- paresthetic — an abnormal sensation, as prickling, itching, etc.
- parish hall — a room or building associated with a parish church, used by the local community for social or charitable activities (though not necessarily religious activities)
- parish pump — of only local interest; parochial
- parishioner — one of the community or inhabitants of a parish.
- parrot-fish — any of various chiefly tropical marine fishes, especially of the family Scaridae: so called because of their brilliant coloring and the shape of their jaws.
- partnership — the state or condition of being a partner; participation; association; joint interest.
- pasigraphic — of or related to pasigraphy
- passthrough — a windowlike opening, as one for passing food or dishes between a kitchen and a dining area.
- pastry chef — cook who specializes in patisserie
- patron-ship — a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- patroonship — a person who held an estate in land with certain manorial privileges granted under the old Dutch governments of New York and New Jersey.
- pea-shooter — a tube through which dried peas, beans, or small pellets are blown, used as a toy.
- pear thrips — a minute, slender-bodied insect, Taeniothrips inconsequens, that eats the blossoms of flowering plants and is a common pest of pear, maple, almond, apple, and other trees in the eastern U.S.
- pear-shaped — having the shape of a pear; tapering near the top and bulging toward the base or bottom: a pear-shaped vase.
- pechora sea — the SE part of the Barents Sea, northwest of Russia
- pele's hair — volcanic glass thread, usually basaltic, caused by the solidification of exploding or ejected lava in the open air.
- perichylous — (of a plant) having water-storing tissue outside the green tissue
- peripherals — pertaining to, situated in, or constituting the periphery: peripheral resistance on the outskirts of the battle area.
- peripheries — the external boundary of any surface or area.
- periphrasis — the use of an unnecessarily long or roundabout form of expression; circumlocution.
- perishables — perishable articles, esp food
- peristalith — a group of stones encircling a mound, dolmen, or the like.
- pershing ii — a 38-foot (12 meters) U.S. Army surface-to-surface nuclear missile with a single warhead and range of more than 1000 miles (1609 km).
- persichetti — Vincent, 1915–87, U.S. composer.
- persulphate — a sulphuric acid salt of a base peroxide
- petrarchism — the poetic style introduced by Petrarch and characteristic of his work, marked by complex grammatical structure, elaborate conceits, and conventionalized diction.
- petrarchist — a person who imitates the literary style employed by Petrarch, especially the poets of the English Renaissance who employed the Petrarchan sonnet style.
- phalanstery — the buildings occupied by a phalanx. the community itself.
- phanerogams — any of the Phanerogamia, a former primary division of plants comprising those having reproductive organs; a flowering plant or seed plant (opposed to cryptogam).
- pharisaical — of or relating to the Pharisees.
- phariseeism — the principles and practices of the Pharisees.
- pharyngitis — inflammation of the mucous membrane of the pharynx; sore throat.
- philosopher — a person who offers views or theories on profound questions in ethics, metaphysics, logic, and other related fields.
- phoniatrics — the study and treatment of voice disorders.
- phosphorate — Also, phosphorize. Chemistry. to combine or impregnate with phosphorus.
- phosphorism — chronic phosphorus poisoning.
- phosphorite — a sedimentary rock sufficiently rich in phosphate minerals to be used as a source of phosphorus for fertilizers.
- phosphorize — phosphorate (def 1).