12-letter words containing d, a, t, r, e
- point-spread — a betting device, established by oddsmakers and used to attract bettors for uneven competitions, indicating the estimated number of points by which a stronger team can be expected to defeat a weaker team, the point spread being added to the weaker team's actual points in the game and this new figure then compared to the stronger team's points to determine winning bets.
- pointed arch — an arch having a pointed apex.
- port de bras — (used with a singular verb) the technique of moving the arms properly.
- postal order — money order.
- postcardlike — (of a scene) resembling a postcard
- postcardware — Shareware that borders on freeware, in that the author requests only that satisfied users send a postcard of their home town or something. (This practice, silly as it might seem, serves to remind users that they are otherwise getting something for nothing, and may also be psychologically related to real estate "sales" in which $1 changes hands just to keep the transaction from being a gift.)
- poster board — a thick, fairly stiff cardboard composed of layers of paper or paper pulp compressed together and typically used to support displays.
- postgraduate — of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or consisting of post-graduates: a postgraduate seminar.
- postmeridian — of or relating to the afternoon.
- pre-disaster — a calamitous event, especially one occurring suddenly and causing great loss of life, damage, or hardship, as a flood, airplane crash, or business failure.
- precedential — of the nature of or constituting a precedent.
- precipitated — to hasten the occurrence of; bring about prematurely, hastily, or suddenly: to precipitate an international crisis.
- predeparture — of, pertaining to or implemented during the stage prior to departure
- predesignate — to designate beforehand.
- predestinate — Theology. to foreordain by divine decree or purpose.
- preformatted — the shape and size of a book as determined by the number of times the original sheet has been folded to form the leaves. Compare duodecimo, folio (def 2), octavo, quarto.
- pregenerated — to bring into existence; cause to be; produce.
- premedicated — to treat with medicine or medicaments.
- premeditated — done deliberately; planned in advance: a premeditated murder.
- preponderant — superior in weight, force, influence, numbers, etc.; prevailing: a preponderant misconception.
- preponderate — to exceed something else in weight; be the heavier.
- prerogatived — possessing a prerogative
- preset board — a control board for setting up theatrical lighting switches and dimmer readings in advance so that during a performance the lights can be automatically operated for one or several scenes.
- presidential — of or relating to a president or presidency.
- privatdocent — (in German and certain other universities) a private teacher or lecturer recognized by the university but receiving no compensation from it, being remunerated by fees.
- privatdozent — (in German and certain other universities) a private teacher or lecturer recognized by the university but receiving no compensation from it, being remunerated by fees.
- proboscidate — having a proboscis.
- procathedral — a church used temporarily as a cathedral.
- process data — data processing
- promuscidate — shaped like a proboscis
- propaedeutic — pertaining to or of the nature of preliminary instruction.
- proudhearted — full of pride.
- providential — of, relating to, or resulting from divine providence: providential care.
- prudentially — of, pertaining to, characterized by, or resulting from prudence.
- pseudomartyr — someone falsely or inaccurately called a martyr
- pteridomania — an excessive enthusiasm for ferns
- pteroic acid — a crystalline acid found in spinach
- pure-hearted — (of a person) without malice, treachery, or evil intent; honest; sincere; guileless.
- pyritohedral — of or relating to a pyritohedron
- quadrisected — Simple past tense and past participle of quadrisect.
- quadrivalent — having a valence of four; tetravalent.
- quarter bend — a 90° bend, as in a plumbing pipe.
- quarterdecks — Plural form of quarterdeck.
- radar picket — a ship, vehicle, or aircraft stationed at a distance from a protected force to increase radar detection range.
- radiant heat — heat energy transmitted by electromagnetic waves in contrast to heat transmitted by conduction or convection.
- radiata pine — a pine tree, Pinus radiata, native to the western USA. but grown in Australia, New Zealand, and elsewhere to produce building timber
- radical left — the faction representing extreme left-wing political views, often Marxist or Maoist in ideology.
- radiesthesia — the ability to sense energy forces or radiation, esp from the human body
- radiesthetic — of or relating to radiesthesia
- radioelement — a radioactive element.