11-letter words containing s, p, r, i, n, g
- panic grass — Also called panic grass. any grass of the genus Panicum, many species of which bear edible grain.
- paragenesis — the origin of minerals or mineral deposits in contact so as to affect one another's formation.
- parasailing — a special parachute, kept open with wing-tip holders to help provide lift, used in parasailing.
- paris green — Chemistry. an emerald-green, poisonous, water-insoluble powder produced from arsenic trioxide and copper acetate: used chiefly as a pigment, insecticide, and wood preservative.
- patronising — to give (a store, restaurant, hotel, etc.) one's regular patronage; trade with.
- perigenesis — the name given by Haeckel to a theory of reproduction positing that dynamic life force is transmitted from one generation to the next
- persevering — displaying perseverance; resolutely persistent; steadfast: a persevering student.
- 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).
- persian rug — an Oriental rug made in Persia (Iran), having rich, soft colors in any of various intricate, often floral, patterns
- pharyngitis — inflammation of the mucous membrane of the pharynx; sore throat.
- picturising — to represent in a picture, especially in a motion picture; make a picture of.
- pinstriping — a design, as on a fabric or surface, consisting of pinstripes: There's a surcharge if the car has pinstriping.
- piston ring — a metallic ring, usually one of a series, and split so as to be expansible, placed around a piston in order to maintain a tight fit, as inside the cylinder of an engine.
- porriginous — pertaining to or designating porrigo
- posturizing — to posture; pose.
- pre-scoring — to record the sound of (a motion picture) before filming.
- pre-selling — to sell in advance, as before manufacture or construction: to presell a planned house.
- pre-testing — an advance or preliminary testing or trial, as of a new product.
- predesigned — to prepare the preliminary sketch or the plans for (a work to be executed), especially to plan the form and structure of: to design a new bridge.
- preexisting — to exist beforehand.
- presumingly — presumptuous.
- proceedings — a particular action or course or manner of action.
- prognathism — having protrusive jaws; having a gnathic index over 103.
- progressing — a movement toward a goal or to a further or higher stage: the progress of a student toward a degree.
- progression — the act of progressing; forward or onward movement.
- promisingly — giving favorable promise; likely to turn out well: a promising young man; a promising situation.
- prophesying — to foretell or predict.
- prosecuting — carrying out a prosecution
- proselyting — a person who has changed from one opinion, religious belief, sect, or the like, to another; convert.
- prospecting — Usually, prospects. an apparent probability of advancement, success, profit, etc. the outlook for the future: good business prospects.
- prostrating — to cast (oneself) face down on the ground in humility, submission, or adoration.
- protagonism — the leading character, hero, or heroine of a drama or other literary work.
- protagonist — the leading character, hero, or heroine of a drama or other literary work.
- pruriginous — of, relating to, or causing prurigo.
- pyrognostic — relating to heated minerals
- re-shipping — to ship again.
- ring-porous — having annual rings marked by a conspicuous band of large pores in wood formed in spring.
- rising damp — moisture problem affecting walls
- saprolegnia — a variety of fungus
- sculpturing — the act of sculpturing or carving
- sempstering — the profession of being a tailor
- serpiginous — (formerly) a creeping or spreading skin disease, as ringworm.
- shepherding — a person who herds, tends, and guards sheep.
- singaporean — an island on the Strait of Singapore, off the S tip of the Malay Peninsula.
- skyscraping — of or like a skyscraper; very high: a skyscraping chimney.
- spacefaring — space travel
- sparklingly — in a sparkling manner
- spin-drying — a technique for extracting water from clothes, linen, etc, by spinning them in a perforated drum
- spirketting — deck planking near the bulwarks
- spitsbergen — a group of islands in the Arctic Ocean, N of and belonging to Norway. 24,293 sq. mi. (62,920 sq. km).