11-letter words containing e, p, r, d
- proud flesh — granulation tissue.
- provide for — support financially
- providences — a seaport in and the capital of Rhode Island, in the NE part, at the head of Narragansett Bay.
- providently — having or showing foresight; providing carefully for the future.
- provisioned — a clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso.
- prudhoe bay — an inlet of the Beaufort Sea, N of Alaska: large oil and gas fields.
- pseudograph — a piece of writing that is falsely ascribed
- pseudomorph — an irregular or unclassifiable form.
- pseudoprime — A backgammon prime (six consecutive occupied points) with one point missing. This term is an esoteric pun derived from a mathematical method that, rather than determining precisely whether a number is prime (has no divisors), uses a statistical technique to decide whether the number is "probably" prime. A number that passes this test is called a pseudoprime. The hacker backgammon usage stems from the idea that a pseudoprime is almost as good as a prime: it does the job of a prime until proven otherwise, and that probably won't happen.
- pteridology — the branch of botany dealing with ferns and related plants, as the horsetails and club mosses.
- pterodactyl — any of a number of genera of flying reptiles of the extinct order Pterosauria, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, having a highly reduced tail and teeth and a birdlike beak.
- pteropodium — the foot of a pteropod.
- puffed rice — a type of puffed rice grain that is commonly used in breakfast cereals and snacks
- pulchritude — physical beauty; comeliness.
- pulled pork — of or denoting meat that is cooked until the meat can easily be pulled off the bone, as in pulled pork.
- pulse radar — a radar system using pulse modulation
- puppeteered — a person who manipulates puppets, as in a puppet show.
- pure-minded — having a mind that is free from moral taint or defilement
- purehearted — (of a person) without malice, treachery, or evil intent; honest; sincere; guileless.
- purportedly — reputed or claimed; alleged: We saw no evidence of his purported wealth.
- purse-proud — proud of one's wealth, especially in an arrogant or showy manner.
- pyramid bet — a set of bets on two or more horse races or other sporting events in which the stake and winnings from the first bet automatically become the stake in the next bet, and so on as long as each bet wins.
- pyrrolidine — a colorless, water-soluble, unpleasant smelling, poisonous liquid, C 4 H 9 N, from which proline and certain alkaloids are derived, prepared by reducing pyrrole: used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- quadripedal — Four-footed.
- quadrupedal — four-footed.
- quadruplets — Plural form of quadruplet.
- r.s.v.p.'ed — to reply to an invitation: Don't forget to RSVP before Thursday.
- radarscopes — Plural form of radarscope.
- ralph nader — Ralph, born 1934, U.S. lawyer, author, political reformer, and consumer advocate.
- rapid chess — a game of chess played within a fixed amount of time, usually 30 minutes per player for all moves.
- re-inspired — to fill with an animating, quickening, or exalting influence: His courage inspired his followers.
- reappointed — to name or assign to a position, an office, or the like; designate: to appoint a new treasurer; to appoint a judge to the bench.
- record shop — store selling recorded music
- red emperor — a brightly-coloured marine food fish, Lutjanus sebae, of the Great Barrier Reef
- red puccoon — bloodroot; a plant yielding a red dye
- red snapper — any of several snappers of the genus Lutjanus, especially L. campechanus, a large food fish of the Gulf of Mexico.
- reduplicate — to double; repeat.
- reexplained — to make plain or clear; render understandable or intelligible: to explain an obscure point. Synonyms: explicate. Antonyms: confuse.
- reinspected — to look carefully at or over; view closely and critically: to inspect every part of the motor.
- relandscape — to landscape again after a previous landscaping
- repaglinide — an oral drug used in the treatment of type 2 diabetes, often in combination with metformin.
- reperformed — to carry out; execute; do: to perform miracles.
- replenished — to make full or complete again, as by supplying what is lacking, used up, etc.: to replenish one's stock of food.
- report card — a written report containing an evaluation of a pupil's scholarship and behavior, sent periodically to the pupil's parents or guardian, usually on a card containing marks and comments together with a record of attendance.
- reposedness — the quality or state of being in repose or settled
- represented — to serve to express, designate, stand for, or denote, as a word, symbol, or the like does; symbolize: In this painting the cat represents evil and the bird, good.
- reprocessed — (of wool) previously spun and woven but not used, as tailors' clippings.
- repudiation — the act of repudiating.
- repudiative — to reject as having no authority or binding force: to repudiate a claim.
- repudiatory — the act of repudiating.