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11-letter words containing t, e, r, p

  • bit pattern — (data)   A sequence of bits, in a memory, a communications channel or some other device. The term is used to contrast this with some higher level interpretation of the bits such as an integer or an image. A bit string is similar but suggests an arbitrary, as opposed to predetermined, length.
  • bitter pill — a distressing experience or result that is hard to accept (often in the expression a bitter pill to swallow): Being passed over for promotion was a bitter pill to swallow.
  • blastospore — a spore formed by budding, as in certain fungi
  • blepharitis — inflammation of the eyelids
  • bloodsprent — spattered or stained with blood
  • boilerplate — A boilerplate is a basic written contract that can be used to make many different kinds of contracts.
  • bradypeptic — a person with slow digestion
  • bread plate — A bread plate is a small plate for bread that you eat along with your main meal.
  • break it up — stop fighting
  • break point — a point which allows the receiving player to break the service of the server
  • breast lump — a harder lump detectable in the soft tissue of a woman's breast
  • breast pump — a device for extracting and collecting milk from the breast during lactation
  • breastplate — A breastplate is a piece of armour that covers and protects the chest.
  • bridle path — A bridle path is a path intended for people riding horses.
  • bulletproof — Something that is bulletproof is made of a strong material that bullets cannot pass through.
  • butterpaste — a mixture of flour and butter kneaded together, used as a thickening for sauces.
  • c-odescript — (language)   A Liana interpreter, embeddable in C and C++ programs.
  • cactus pear — tuna2 .
  • cadet corps — a group of school pupils receiving elementary military training in a school corps
  • caecotrophy — (biology) In certain mammals, especially rabbits and other lagomorphs, the consumption of food pellets which are naturally produced by means of digestion, retention in the caecum, and expulsion through the anus.
  • calyptrogen — a layer of rapidly dividing cells at the tip of a plant root, from which the root cap is formed. It occurs in grasses and many other plants
  • campesterol — (organic compound) A phytosterol, found in many vegetable oils, related to sitosterol.
  • campestrian — Relating to open fields; growing in a field, or open ground.
  • camphorated — impregnated or combined with camphor
  • camphorates — Plural form of camphorate.
  • cape breton — an island forming the NE part of Nova Scotia, in SE Canada. 3970 sq. mi. (10,280 sq. km).
  • cape doctor — a strong fresh SE wind blowing in the vicinity of Cape Town, esp in the summer
  • capernoited — capricious
  • capernoitie — the head
  • capped-rate — having a fixed upper limit
  • carpentaria — Gulf ofarm of the Arafura Sea, indenting the N coast of Australia: c. 480 mi (772 km) long; 400 mi (644 km) wide
  • carpet moth — any of several geometrid moths with black- (or brown-)and-white mottled wings
  • carpet plot — the graphed values of a function of more than one variable, read from an ordinate at points located by the intersection of curves of constant values of each of the variables
  • carpet tack — a flat-headed tack used especially to tack down carpets.
  • carpet tile — a tile made of carpeting material that is used for flooring.
  • carpet-bomb — to drop many bombs on (an area) to prepare for advancing ground forces
  • carpetmaker — One who manufactures carpets.
  • carpinteria — a town in SW California.
  • caryopteris — any of various shrubs with small blue or white flowers of the genus Caryopteris, all found in S and E Asia
  • catapultier — a person who fires a catapult
  • catastrophe — A catastrophe is an unexpected event that causes great suffering or damage.
  • catchphrase — A catchphrase is a sentence or phrase which becomes popular or well-known, often because it is frequently used by a famous person.
  • caterpillar — A caterpillar is a small, worm-like animal that feeds on plants and eventually develops into a butterfly or moth.
  • caterpiller — Archaic spelling of caterpillar.
  • cattle prod — A cattle prod is an object shaped like a long stick. Farmers make cattle move in a particular direction by pushing the cattle prod against the bodies of the animals.
  • center jump — a jump ball between the centers of the opposing teams, held in the circle at the center of the court, as at the beginning of each period.
  • centerpiece — The centerpiece of something is the best or most interesting part of it.
  • centerpunch — to mark with a center punch.
  • centre pass — a push or hit made in any direction to start the game or to restart the game after a goal has been scored
  • centrepiece — The centrepiece of something is the best or most interesting part of it.
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