11-letter words containing pl
- condisciple — a fellow disciple or a fellow student
- contemplant — absorbed in contemplation
- contemplate — If you contemplate an action, you think about whether to do it or not.
- contraplete — either of two opposed and complementary elements in a relationship.
- coplanarity — being or operating in the same plane.
- copperplate — a polished copper plate on which a design has been etched or engraved
- coral plant — a South American tree, Jatropha multifida, of the spurge family, having showy, scarlet flowers.
- counterplan — an opposing plan
- counterplay — a positive or aggressive action by the defending side, esp in chess
- counterplea — a reply to a plea
- counterplot — a plot designed to frustrate another plot
- counterploy — an opposing or retaliatory ploy
- crab-plover — a black and white wading bird, Dromas ardeola, of the northern and western shores of the Indian Ocean.
- crippleware — a computer program whose functionality has been deliberately limited, thus forcing the user to purchase additional software
- cripplingly — Offensive. a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs. an animal that is similarly disabled; a lame animal. Offensive. a person who is disabled or impaired in any way: a mental cripple.
- cycloplegia — paralysis of the muscles that adjust the shape of the lens of the eye, resulting in loss of ability to focus
- cycloplegic — paralysis of the intraocular muscles.
- cystoplasty — (surgery) Repair to the urinary bladder.
- cytoplasmic — the cell substance between the cell membrane and the nucleus, containing the cytosol, organelles, cytoskeleton, and various particles.
- dalton plan — a system devised to encourage pupils to learn and develop at their own speed, using libraries and other sources to complete long assignments
- dapple-gray — gray spotted with darker gray
- dapple-grey — a horse with a grey coat having spots of darker colour
- datum plane — the horizontal plane from which heights and depths are calculated
- deduplicate — to remove (duplicated material) from a system
- delors plan — a plan for closer European union, originated by Jacques Delors, President of the European Commission (1985–94)
- demultiplex — (electronics) To separate signals that were previously multiplexed (combined using a multiplexer).
- deplanement — Disembarking from an aircraft.
- deploration — the act of deploring
- deploringly — In a deploring manner.
- deployments — Plural form of deployment.
- deplumation — to deprive of feathers; pluck.
- dermoplasty — skin grafting.
- des plaines — city in NE Ill.: suburb of Chicago: pop. 59,000
- dinnerplate — A plate on which dinner can be served.
- diplococcus — any of several spherical bacteria occurring in pairs, as Diplococcus pneumoniae.
- diplomacies — Plural form of diplomacy.
- diplomatese — the type of language or jargon used by diplomats, thought to be excessively complicated, cautious, or vague
- diplomatics — the science of deciphering old official documents, as charters, and of determining their authenticity, age, or the like.
- diplomatist — British Older Use. a Foreign Office employee officially engaged as a diplomat.
- diplomatize — to use diplomacy or tact.
- diplophonia — a condition in which the voice simultaneously produces two sounds of different pitch.
- diplophonic — a condition in which the voice simultaneously produces two sounds of different pitch.
- disc plough — a plough that cuts by means of revolving steel discs
- disciplinal — Relating to discipline, i.e. order and/or punishment.
- disciplined — having or exhibiting discipline; rigorous: paintings characterized by a disciplined technique.
- discipliner — Agent noun of discipline: one who disciplines.
- disciplines — Plural form of discipline.
- disemployed — Simple past tense and past participle of disemploy.
- dispeopling — Present participle of dispeople.
- displanting — Present participle of displant.