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11-letter words containing s, t, p

  • pantomimist — a person who acts in pantomime.
  • pantoscopic — showing a wide-angled view
  • pants press — A pants press in a hotel room is a machine that you put a pair of pants inside to get rid of the creases.
  • parabaptism — unauthorized baptism
  • parachutist — sb who makes parachute jumps
  • paracrostic — a poem in which the initial letters of each line replicate the first line
  • parade rest — a position assumed by a soldier or sailor in which the feet are 12 inches (30.48 cm) apart, the hands are clasped behind the back, and the head is held motionless and facing forward.
  • parallelist — a person who seeks or makes a comparison.
  • paramastoid — of or relating to the part of the skull next to the mastoid process
  • parasitical — of, relating to, or characteristic of parasites.
  • parasitosis — parasitism (def 3).
  • parasol ant — leaf-cutting ant.
  • paratransit — public or group transportation, as by automobile, van, or minibus, organized to relieve the congestion of mass transportation.
  • parcel post — (in the U.S. Postal Service) nonpreferential mail consisting of packages and parcels, weighing one pound or more sent at fourth-class rates. Compare fourth class.
  • parentheses — either or both of a pair of signs () used in writing to mark off an interjected explanatory or qualifying remark, to indicate separate groupings of symbols in mathematics and symbolic logic, etc.
  • parenthesis — either or both of a pair of signs () used in writing to mark off an interjected explanatory or qualifying remark, to indicate separate groupings of symbols in mathematics and symbolic logic, etc.
  • paresthesia — an abnormal sensation, as prickling, itching, etc.
  • paresthetic — an abnormal sensation, as prickling, itching, etc.
  • park forest — a city in NE Illinois.
  • parotiditis — inflammation of a parotid.
  • 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.
  • partial sum — one of a series of sums of elements of a given sequence, the first sum being the first element, the second sum being the first element added to the second element, the third sum being equal to the sum of the first three elements, and so on.
  • partialness — being such in part only; not total or general; incomplete: partial blindness; a partial payment of a debt.
  • particulars — of or relating to a single or specific person, thing, group, class, occasion, etc., rather than to others or all; special rather than general: one's particular interests in books.
  • partisanism — partisan action or spirit.
  • partnerless — the person with whom one cohabits in a romantic relationship: I'd like you to meet my partner, Sarah.
  • partnership — the state or condition of being a partner; participation; association; joint interest.
  • party dress — a dress to wear to a party
  • party music — music for or at a party
  • pas de chat — a jump of one foot over the other.
  • pas de cote — a two-track.
  • pass muster — to assemble (troops, a ship's crew, etc.), as for battle, display, inspection, orders, or discharge.
  • passion pit — a drive-in movie theater.
  • passiontide — the two-week period from Passion Sunday to Holy Saturday.
  • passivation — the process of passivating a material
  • passthrough — a windowlike opening, as one for passing food or dishes between a kitchen and a dining area.
  • past master — a person who is thoroughly experienced or exceptionally skilled in a profession, art, etc.: a past master at chess.
  • pasteurella — any of several rod-shaped bacteria of the genus Pasturella, certain species of which are parasitic and pathogenic for humans and animals.
  • pasteurised — to expose (a food, as milk, cheese, yogurt, beer, or wine) to an elevated temperature for a period of time sufficient to destroy certain microorganisms, as those that can produce disease or cause spoilage or undesirable fermentation of food, without radically altering taste or quality.
  • pasteurized — to expose (a food, as milk, cheese, yogurt, beer, or wine) to an elevated temperature for a period of time sufficient to destroy certain microorganisms, as those that can produce disease or cause spoilage or undesirable fermentation of food, without radically altering taste or quality.
  • pasteurizer — an apparatus for pasteurizing milk and other liquids.
  • pasticheuse — a woman who makes or composes a pastiche.
  • pastoralism — the practice of herding as the primary economic activity of a society.
  • pastoralist — a grazier or land-holder raising sheep, cattle, etc, on a large scale
  • pastoralize — to make pastoral or rural.
  • pastry case — a case made of pastry that is filled with fruit, custard etc to make a tart or flan
  • pastry chef — cook who specializes in patisserie
  • pastry tube — a conical tube with a patterned hole at one end, fitted over the opening of a cloth funnel (pastry bag) for shaping icings, food pastes, etc., as they are forced through by squeezing the bag.
  • pastureland — Also called pastureland [pas-cher-land, pahs-] /ˈpæs tʃərˌlænd, ˈpɑs-/ (Show IPA). an area covered with grass or other plants used or suitable for the grazing of livestock; grassland.
  • pastureless — without pasture, free of pasture
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