11-letter words containing s, p, i
- audiophiles — Plural form of audiophile.
- audiotypist — a typist trained to type from a dictating machine
- auditorship — the position or function of auditor
- auspicating — Present participle of auspicate.
- autoplastic — Of or pertaining to autoplasty.
- autopoiesis — Self creation; self organization.
- avoirdupois — a system of weights used in many English-speaking countries. It is based on the pound, which contains 16 ounces or 7000 grains. 100 pounds (US) or 112 pounds (Brit) is equal to 1 hundredweight and 20 hundredweights equals 1 ton
- axanthopsia — a defect of vision in which the retina fails to respond to yellow.
- azoospermia — absence of spermatozoa in the semen
- backspacing — Present participle of backspace.
- bailiffship — the office of a bailiff
- baptismally — In a baptismal way; through baptism.
- baptistries — Plural form of baptistry.
- barge spike — a square spike with a chisel point.
- base period — a neutral period used as a standard for comparison in constructing an index to express a variable factor: 100 is usually taken as the index number for the variable in the base period
- basidiocarp — the fruiting body of basidiomycetous fungi; the mushroom of agarics
- basipetally — in the manner of a basipetal
- basis point — In finance, a basis point is one hundredth of a per cent (.01%).
- batsmanship — (cricket) A skilled or courteous display of skill as a batsman.
- battleships — Plural form of battleship.
- bay of pigs — a bay on the SW coast of Cuba: scene of an unsuccessful invasion of Cuba by US-backed troops (April 17, 1961)
- behind post — one of the smaller outer posts inside which the ball must be kicked to score a behind
- beilan pass — a mountain pass in SE Turkey near Syria. 2395 feet (730 meters).
- benchership — the position of a bencher at the Inns of Court
- bi-partisan — representing, characterized by, or including members from two parties or factions: Government leaders hope to achieve a bipartisan foreign policy.
- bicephalous — having two heads
- biomorphism — a painted, drawn, or sculptured free form or design suggestive in shape of a living organism, especially an ameba or protozoan: The paintings of Joan Miró are often notable for their playful, bright-colored biomorphs.
- biophysical — the branch of biology that applies the methods of physics to the study of biological structures and processes.
- bird spider — any large hairy predatory bird-eating spider of the family Aviculariidae, of tropical America
- blasphemies — impious utterance or action concerning God or sacred things.
- blaspheming — to speak impiously or irreverently of (God or sacred things).
- blepharitis — inflammation of the eyelids
- blind-stamp — to emboss or impress (the cover or spine of a book) without using ink or foil.
- blue spirea — a grayish, hairy, eastern Asian shrub, Caryopteris incana, of the verbena family, having clusters of showy, blue or bluish-purple flowers.
- boatmanship — boatsmanship.
- bonapartism — a political system resembling the rules of the Bonapartes, esp Napoleon I and Napoleon III: centralized government by a military dictator, who enjoys popular support given expression in plebiscites
- bonapartist — an adherent of the Bonapartes or their policies.
- bondmanship — the state of being a bondman; serfdom
- bone spavin — a disease of the hock joint of horses in which enlargement occurs because of collected fluids (bog spavin) bony growth (bone spavin) or distention of the veins (blood spavin)
- bonus point — an additional point in a game, a sporting competition, or any similar scheme in which points can be awarded
- bony spavin — enlargement of the hock of a horse by a bony growth, usually caused by inflammation or injury, and often resulting in lameness
- boot polish — a resistant polish specially formulated to protect boots of various kinds
- bossnapping — kidnapping a company executive as part of industrial action
- brachyprism — the four faces parallel to the brachyaxis in a crystal
- brickshaped — resembling the shape of a brick
- bridal shop — a shop that specializes in selling bridal wear
- british lop — a breed of large white pig with large drooping ears, originating from Wales, Cumberland, and Ulster
- bump uglies — to have sexual intercourse
- bumpsadaisy — an exclamation said to a child who has fallen down
- bushmanship — the skills necessary for survival in the bush; bushcraft