11-letter words containing c, r, i, p, e
- predynastic — of, relating to, or belonging to a time or period before the first dynasty of a nation, especially the period in Egypt before c3200 b.c.
- preelection — a choice or selection made beforehand.
- preeminence — the state or character of being preeminent.
- prefectship — the position of, or period served as, a prefect
- prefinanced — financed in advance
- prefunction — the kind of action or activity proper to a person, thing, or institution; the purpose for which something is designed or exists; role.
- prehispanic — Spanish.
- prehistoric — of or relating to the time or a period prior to recorded history: The dinosaur is a prehistoric beast.
- preindicate — to indicate in advance; presage: The early thaw preindicated an avalanche.
- prejudicant — judging beforehand
- prejudicate — to judge beforehand
- prejudicial — causing prejudice or disadvantage; detrimental.
- prejudicing — any preconceived opinion or feeling, either favorable or unfavorable.
- premedicate — to administer preparatory medication to
- premier cru — See under cru.
- preoccupied — completely engrossed in thought; absorbed.
- preromantic — of, relating to, or of the nature of romance; characteristic or suggestive of the world of romance: a romantic adventure.
- presanctify — to sanctify ahead of an event
- presbycusia — impaired hearing due to old age.
- presbycusis — the gradual loss of acute hearing with advancing age
- prescindent — tending to prescind
- prescission — the action of prescinding
- presynaptic — being or occurring on the transmitting end of a discharge across a synapse.
- preticketed — having or furnished with a ticket beforehand: preticketed passengers.
- prevacation — a period of suspension of work, study, or other activity, usually used for rest, recreation, or travel; recess or holiday: Schoolchildren are on vacation now.
- prevaricate — to speak falsely or misleadingly; deliberately misstate or create an incorrect impression; lie.
- prevenience — the act or state of being prevenient
- price break — a reduction in price, esp for bulk purchase
- price check — A price check is an investigation of the prices charged by different retailers for the same goods to find the best value.
- price index — an index of the changes in the prices of goods and services, based on the prices of the same goods and services at a period arbitrarily selected as a base, usually expressed as 100.
- price limit — the maximum that somebody is prepared to pay for something
- price point — the price for which something is sold on the retail market, especially in relation to a range of competitive prices: We can't go below the $100 price point for this printer.
- price range — the highest and lowest price of a commodity, security, etc., over a given period of time.
- prick-eared — British. Informal. (of a man) having the hair cut short. Archaic. following or sympathetic to the Puritans or Roundheads. Archaic. priggish.
- prick-tease — a woman who is sexually provocative but refuses to engage in sexual activity
- prickleback — any of several blennioid fishes of the family Stichaeidae, usually inhabiting cold waters, having spiny rays in the dorsal fin.
- priestcraft — the training, knowledge, and abilities necessary to a priest.
- prima facie — at first appearance; at first view, before investigation.
- prime focus — the focal point of the objective lens or primary mirror of a telescope
- prize court — a court whose function it is to adjudicate on prizes taken in war.
- pro-chinese — the standard language of China, based on the speech of Beijing; Mandarin.
- pro-choicer — a person who supports the right of a woman to have an abortion
- pro-vaccine — any preparation used as a preventive inoculation to confer immunity against a specific disease, usually employing an innocuous form of the disease agent, as killed or weakened bacteria or viruses, to stimulate antibody production.
- proactively — serving to prepare for, intervene in, or control an expected occurrence or situation, especially a negative or difficult one; anticipatory: proactive measures against crime.
- problematic — of the nature of a problem; doubtful; uncertain; questionable.
- proceedings — a particular action or course or manner of action.
- procephalic — of or relating to the head.
- processible — capable of being processed.
- prochlorite — a dark green member of the chlorite group, usually foliated.
- procreation — to beget or generate (offspring).