11-letter words containing s, p, r
- distempered — Art. a technique of decorative painting in which glue or gum is used as a binder or medium to achieve a mat surface and rapid drying. (formerly) the tempera technique.
- disulphuric — pyrosulphuric
- do a perish — to die or come near to dying of thirst or starvation
- do sb proud — If someone does you proud, they treat you very well, for example by welcoming you and giving you good food and entertainment.
- doctorspeak — the language of physicians and other health professionals; specialized or technical jargon used by healthcare workers.
- doll's pram — toy: miniature baby carriage
- donner pass — a mountain pass in the Sierra Nevada, in E California. 7135 feet (2175 meters) high.
- donor sperm — sperm which has been voluntarily given for use in the insemination of another person
- doorkeepers — Plural form of doorkeeper.
- doorpersons — Plural form of doorperson.
- doorstepper — a person who goes from door-to-door in order to canvass or interview
- doorstopper — A doorstop: a device for halting the motion of a door.
- dope pusher — pusher (def 2).
- dorsispinal — of or relating to the back and the spine.
- draw stumps — to close play, as by pulling out the stumps
- draw trumps — to play the trump suit until the opponents have none left
- dreamscapes — Plural form of dreamscape.
- dressing-up — When children play at dressing-up, they put on special or different clothes and pretend to be different people.
- drill corps — drill team.
- drill press — a drilling machine having a single vertical spindle.
- drop astern — to fall back to the stern (of another vessel)
- drop siding — weatherboarding having its upper edges narrowed to fit into grooves or rabbets in its lower edges, and its backs flat against the sheathing or studs of the wall.
- drosophilas — Plural form of drosophila.
- drug pusher — someone who encourages others to take illegal drugs and who makes money supplying illegal drugs
- dry compass — a compass having a compass card mounted on pivots.
- dry shampoo — a product in powder or spray form that you can use to clean hair without wetting it
- due process — established course of legal proceedings
- duplicators — Plural form of duplicator.
- dyspareunia — painful coitus.
- dystrophies — Plural form of dystrophy.
- earthperson — a human inhabitant or native of the planet Earth.
- east peoria — a city in central Illinois, near Peoria.
- el progreso — city in NW Honduras: pop. 81,000
- emperialism — Misspelling of imperialism.
- emperorship — The rank or office of an emperor.
- empiricists — Plural form of empiricist.
- endospermic — Of, or relating to the endosperm.
- ensepulcher — (transitive) To lay in a sepulcher; to entomb.
- ensepulchre — to place into a sepulchre
- enterpriser — An entrepreneur; a person who undertakes an enterprise.
- enterprises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enterprise.
- enver pasha — 1881–1922, Turkish soldier and leader of the Young Turks: minister of war (1914–18)
- enwrappings — any hidden things, both tangible and intangible
- ephemerides — Plural form of ephemeris.
- epidermises — Plural form of epidermis.
- epigastrium — The part of the upper abdomen immediately over the stomach.
- epigraphist — A person who studies epigraphy (inscriptions).
- epimorphism — (category theory) A morphism p such that for any other pair of morphisms f and g, if f \\circ p = g \\circ p, then f = g.
- epiplastral — relating to the epiplastron
- epiplastron — a lateral plate in the plastron of a turtle