11-letter words containing s, p, o, n
- homopterans — Plural form of homopteran.
- hopefulness — full of hope; expressing hope: His hopeful words stimulated optimism.
- horn-spread — (of a horned creature) the distance between the outermost tips of the horns.
- hospitalman — an enlisted person working as a hospital assistant; corpsman.
- hot springs — city in central Ark., adjoining a national park: the park has 47 hot mineral springs: pop. 36,000
- house plant — an ornamental plant that is grown indoors or adapts well to indoor culture.
- houseparent — one of a married couple responsible for a group of young people, as students, living in a dormitory, hostel, etc., sometimes acting solely as an advisor, but often serving as host or hostess, chaperon, housekeeper, etc.
- houseperson — someone who manages a household; househusband or housewife.
- houseplants — Plural form of houseplant.
- hydrophones — Plural form of hydrophone.
- hydroplanes — Plural form of hydroplane.
- hydroponics — the cultivation of plants by placing the roots in liquid nutrient solutions rather than in soil; soilless growth of plants. Compare aeroculture, geoponics (def 2).
- hyperinosis — a blood condition characterized by the presence of excessive levels of fibrin
- hypernymous — Having the qualities of a hypernym.
- hypersomnia — a tendency to sleep excessively.
- hypnogenous — characterized by the induction of hypnotic sleep
- hypnotising — Present participle of hypnotise.
- hypnotistic — of or relating to a hypnotist
- hypocenters — Plural form of hypocenter.
- hypocretins — Plural form of hypocretin.
- hypocrinism — an abnormal condition caused by insufficient secretion from a gland, especially an endocrine gland.
- hypogenesis — underdevelopment of an organ or function, especially in the embryo.
- hypokinesia — abnormally diminished muscular function or mobility.
- hypokinesis — abnormally diminished muscular function or mobility.
- hyponitrous — of or derived from hyponitrous acid.
- hyposthenia — abnormal lack of strength; weakness.
- hypotension — decreased or lowered blood pressure.
- hypotensive — characterized by or causing low blood pressure, as shock.
- hypotenuses — Plural form of hypotenuse.
- hypothenuse — hypotenuse.
- iconophiles — a connoisseur of icons or images.
- iconoscopes — Plural form of iconoscope.
- impassioned — filled with intense feeling or passion; passionate; ardent.
- impecunious — having little or no money; penniless; poor.
- impersonate — to assume the character or appearance of; pretend to be: He was arrested for impersonating a police officer.
- impiousness — Quality of being impious.
- imponderous — (obsolete) imponderable.
- importances — the quality or state of being important; consequence; significance.
- impositions — Plural form of imposition.
- imprecision — not precise; not exact; vague or ill-defined.
- impressions — Plural form of impression.
- imprisoning — Present participle of imprison.
- improvising — Present participle of improvise.
- improvision — (obsolete) The lack of provision, a failure to provide something.
- imputations — Plural form of imputation.
- in close-up — If you see something in close-up, you see it in great detail in a photograph or piece of film which has been taken very near to the subject.
- in lockstep — When members of the armed forces march in lockstep, they march very close to each other.
- in personam — (of a judicial act) directed against a specific person or persons
- in position — placed so as to be ready for action
- in progress — a movement toward a goal or to a further or higher stage: the progress of a student toward a degree.