11-letter words containing s, p, r
- anglosphere — a group of English-speaking countries that share common roots in British culture and history, usually the UK, the US, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada
- anisocarpic — (of a flower) having a lower number of carpels than of other floral parts.
- anisopteran — belonging or pertaining to the suborder Anisoptera, comprising the dragonflies.
- anisotropic — not isotropic; having different physical properties in different directions
- ankle strap — a strap attached at the back of a shoe that goes round the ankle
- answerphone — An answerphone is a device which you connect to your telephone and which records telephone calls while you are out.
- anthropoids — Plural form of anthropoid.
- antileprosy — acting against leprosy
- antiphrasis — the use of a word in a sense opposite to its normal one, esp for ironic effect
- antiprotons — Plural form of antiproton.
- antipyresis — checking or preventing fever.
- antispyware — Designed or intended to combat or eliminate spyware on a computer system.
- antistrophe — the second of two movements made by a chorus during the performance of a choral ode
- apatosaurus — brontosaurus
- apgar score — system for determining the condition of an infant at birth
- aphelandras — Plural form of aphelandra.
- aphrodisiac — An aphrodisiac is a food, drink, or drug which is said to make people want to have sex.
- aplanospore — a nonmotile asexual spore produced by certain algae and fungi
- apollinaris — an effervescent mineral water
- aponeuroses — Plural form of aponeurosis.
- aponeurosis — a white fibrous sheet of tissue by which certain muscles are attached to bones
- apoproteins — Plural form of apoprotein.
- apostlebird — an omnivorous bird, Struthidea cinerea, of eastern Australia, that has chiefly dark gray-brown plumage with white tail markings and is noted for its habit of traveling in groups of about 12 related individuals.
- apostrophes — Plural form of apostrophe.
- apostrophic — a digression in the form of an address to someone not present, or to a personified object or idea, as “O Death, where is thy sting?”.
- apostrophus — a symbol resembling a reversed letter C used in Roman numerals to denote large numbers
- apotropaism — the use of ritual or magic to ward off evil or bad luck
- apparations — Plural form of apparation.
- apparatuses — Plural form of apparatus.
- apparitions — Plural form of apparition.
- appearances — the act or fact of appearing, as to the eye or mind or before the public: the unannounced appearance of dinner guests; the last appearance of Caruso in Aïda; her first appearance at a stockholders' meeting.
- applescript — (language) An object-oriented shell language for the Macintosh, approximately a superset of HyperTalk.
- applicators — Plural form of applicator.
- appraisable — to estimate the monetary value of; determine the worth of; assess: We had an expert appraise the house before we bought it.
- appreciates — to be grateful or thankful for: They appreciated his thoughtfulness.
- apprentices — Plural form of apprentice.
- appressoria — a flattened and thickened tip of a hyphal branch, formed by some parasitic fungi, that facilitates penetration of the host plant.
- aprioristic — belief in, or reliance upon, a priori reasoning, arguments, or principles.
- apron stage — a stage that projects into the auditorium so that the audience sit on three sides of it
- arab spring — The Arab Spring is a period of time in and around 2011 to 2012 during which people in the Middle East and Africa tried to achieve democratic reforms.
- arabidopsis — Any cress (or related plant) of the genus Arabidopsis.
- archbishops — Plural form of archbishop.
- archpriests — Plural form of archpriest.
- ars poetica — the art of poetry
- arsonphobia — Pyrophobia.
- arthroscope — a tubular instrument that is inserted into the capsule of a joint to examine the joint, extract tissue, etc
- arthroscopy — the use of an arthroscope to diagnose an injury to or disease of a joint or to perform minor surgery on a joint.
- arthrospore — a sporelike cell of ascomycetous fungi and some algae produced by a breaking of the hyphae
- artisanship — the occupation or product of a craftsperson or artisan
- asbury park — city in EC N.J., on the Atlantic: an ocean resort: pop. 17,000