11-letter words containing s, t, h, r
- 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.
- 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.
- peristalith — a group of stones encircling a mound, dolmen, or the like.
- 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.
- pharyngitis — inflammation of the mucous membrane of the pharynx; sore throat.
- phoniatrics — the study and treatment of voice disorders.
- phosphorate — Also, phosphorize. Chemistry. to combine or impregnate with phosphorus.
- phosphorite — a sedimentary rock sufficiently rich in phosphate minerals to be used as a source of phosphorus for fertilizers.
- photo story — photo essay.
- photoresist — Electronics. a photosensitive liquid polymer, used in photolithography to produce integrated circuits.
- photosensor — a photocell used to detect light.
- photosphere — a sphere of light or radiance.
- phthiriasis — crab lice infestation.
- physiatrics — physical medicine.
- physiatrist — a physician specializing in physical medicine.
- physiolater — somebody who worships nature
- physiolatry — the worship of nature
- physiometry — measurement of the physiological functions of the body.
- phytosterol — Biochemistry. any of various sterols obtained from plants.
- pirate ship — vessel sailed by sea robbers
- pitchperson — a pitchman or pitchwoman
- plattsburgh — a city in NE New York, on Lake Champlain: battle, 1814.
- polyhistory — the quality of a polyhistor
- port hudson — a village in SE Louisiana, on the Mississippi, N of Baton Rouge: siege during the U.S. Civil War 1863.
- port neches — a town in SE Texas.
- porterhouse — Also called porterhouse steak. a choice cut of beef from between the prime ribs and the sirloin.
- post-holder — a person who has a particular job or position
- postharvest — Also, harvesting. the gathering of crops.
- praetorship — the office of a praetor.
- predispatch — to send off or away with speed, as a messenger, telegram, body of troops, etc.
- prefectship — the position of, or period served as, a prefect
- prehistoric — of or relating to the time or a period prior to recorded history: The dinosaur is a prehistoric beast.
- prelateship — the rank of a prelate
- priest-hole — a secret chamber in certain houses in England, built as a hiding place for Roman Catholic priests when they were proscribed in the 16th and 17th centuries
- primateship — primacy (def 2).
- pro-british — of or relating to Great Britain or its inhabitants.
- proctorship — a person appointed to keep watch over students at examinations.
- prognathism — having protrusive jaws; having a gnathic index over 103.
- prognathous — having protrusive jaws; having a gnathic index over 103.
- proof sheet — a printer's proof.