11-letter words containing s, t, r, i, p
- personality — the visible aspect of one's character as it impresses others: He has a pleasing personality.
- personation — to act or portray (a character in a play, a part, etc.).
- persorption — the deep penetration of a liquid into a highly porous solid, resulting in an intimate mixture.
- perspective — a technique of depicting volumes and spatial relationships on a flat surface. Compare aerial perspective, linear perspective.
- perspicuity — clearness or lucidity, as of a statement.
- pescatarian — a person whose diet is mostly vegetarian but includes fish and seafood.
- pescetarian — a person whose diet is mostly vegetarian but includes fish and seafood.
- pestiferous — bringing or bearing disease.
- petit fours — a small teacake, variously frosted and decorated.
- 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.
- pharyngitis — inflammation of the mucous membrane of the pharynx; sore throat.
- phoniatrics — the study and treatment of voice disorders.
- phosphorite — a sedimentary rock sufficiently rich in phosphate minerals to be used as a source of phosphorus for fertilizers.
- photoresist — Electronics. a photosensitive liquid polymer, used in photolithography to produce integrated circuits.
- 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.
- piatigorsky — Gregor [greg-er] /ˈgrɛg ər/ (Show IPA), 1903–76, U.S. cellist, born in Russia.
- picturesque — visually charming or quaint, as if resembling or suitable for a painting: a picturesque fishing village.
- picturising — to represent in a picture, especially in a motion picture; make a picture of.
- pietersburg — capital of Northern Transvaal province, South Africa: pop. 26,000
- pilot raise — a small raise intended to be enlarged later.
- pinstriping — a design, as on a fabric or surface, consisting of pinstripes: There's a surcharge if the car has pinstriping.
- pipistrelle — any of numerous insectivorous bats of the genus Pipistrellus, especially P. pipistrellus of Europe and Asia.
- pirate ship — vessel sailed by sea robbers
- piscatorial — of or relating to fishermen or fishing: a piscatory treaty.
- pisistratus — c605–527 b.c, tyrant of Athens 560–527 (father of Hipparchus and Hippias).
- piss artist — a boastful or incompetent person
- pistol grip — a handle or grip, as of a rifle or saw, shaped like the butt of a pistol.
- 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.
- pitchperson — a pitchman or pitchwoman
- pitt-rivers — Augustus (Henry Lane Fox).1827–1900, British archaeologist; first inspector of ancient monuments (1882): assembled a major anthropological collection of tools and weapons (now in the Pitt-Rivers Museum, Oxford)
- pittosporum — any of various shrubs or trees of the genus Pittosporum, native to warm regions of the Old World, many species of which are cultivated as ornamentals for their attractive foliage, flowers, or fruit.
- plastic art — an art, as sculpture, in which forms are carved or modeled.
- plasticizer — any of a group of substances that are used in plastics or other materials to impart viscosity, flexibility, softness, or other properties to the finished product.
- plasticware — knives, forks, spoons, cups, etc., made of plastic: a picnic hamper with plasticware for six.
- plastiqueur — a person, especially a terrorist, who makes, places, or detonates plastic bombs.
- pluralistic — Philosophy. a theory that there is more than one basic substance or principle. Compare dualism (def 2), monism (def 1a). a theory that reality consists of two or more independent elements.
- plyometrics — a system of exercise in which the muscles are repeatedly stretched and suddenly contracted
- poltergeist — a ghost or spirit supposed to manifest its presence by noises, knockings, etc.
- polyandrist — a woman who practices or favors polyandry.
- polycrotism — a polycrotic condition
- polyhistory — the quality of a polyhistor
- ponderosity — of great weight; heavy; massive.
- portraitist — a person who makes portraits.
- positronium — a short-lived atomic system consisting of a positron and an electron bound together.