11-letter words containing f, a, r, p
- papilliform — resembling a papilla.
- paraffinize — paraffin (def 4).
- paraffinoid — resembling a paraffin.
- parfocality — the quality of being parfocal
- parfocalize — to make parfocal
- park forest — a city in NE Illinois.
- parrot-fish — any of various chiefly tropical marine fishes, especially of the family Scaridae: so called because of their brilliant coloring and the shape of their jaws.
- passeriform — of or relating to the order Passeriformes; passerine.
- pastry chef — cook who specializes in patisserie
- patelliform — having the form of a patella; shaped like a saucer, kneecap, or limpet shell.
- pathoformic — Pathology. pertaining to the beginning of a disease, especially to symptoms that occur in the preliminary stages of mental disease.
- perfect gas — ideal gas.
- perforation — a hole, or one of a series of holes, bored or punched through something, as those between individual postage stamps of a sheet to facilitate separation.
- perforative — that perforates readily
- performable — to carry out; execute; do: to perform miracles.
- performance — a musical, dramatic, or other entertainment presented before an audience.
- pin-feather — an undeveloped feather before the web portions have expanded.
- plain flour — ground wheat with no raising agent
- plank floor — a floor made from sawed, straight-grained timber.
- planuliform — resembling a planula
- plate proof — proof taken from a plate ready for printing.
- platforming — a process for reforming petroleum using a platinum catalyst
- pleasureful — the state or feeling of being pleased.
- point after — a score given for a successful kick between the goalposts and above the crossbar, following a touchdown
- poker-faced — an expressionless face: He can tell a funny story with a poker face.
- polar front — Meteorology. the variable frontal zone of middle latitudes separating air masses of polar and tropical origin.
- powder flag — red flag (def 4).
- prank flash — a short film or animation linked surreptitiously to an innocuous website, intended to shock unsuspecting and easily-offended users of the internet
- prayer flag — a flag stamped with printed prayers, used by Himalayan Buddhists, who believe that its fluttering sends out the prayers inscribed on it.
- prayerfully — given to, characterized by, or expressive of prayer; devout.
- prefectural — the office, jurisdiction, territory, or official residence of a prefect.
- prefinanced — financed in advance
- prefreshman — before being a freshman
- presanctify — to sanctify ahead of an event
- priestcraft — the training, knowledge, and abilities necessary to a priest.
- prima facie — at first appearance; at first view, before investigation.
- prison farm — a farm attached to a prison, where prisoners carry out hard labour
- pro-african — Also, Africa. of or from Africa; belonging to the black peoples of Africa.
- pro-fascist — a person who believes in or sympathizes with fascism.
- profanation — the act of profaning; desecration; defilement; debasement.
- profanatory — tending to desecrate; profaning.
- profits tax — tax charged on the profits made by a company, individual, etc
- proliferate — spread
- prolificacy — producing offspring, young, fruit, etc., abundantly; highly fruitful: a prolific pear tree.
- prone float — a prone floating position, used especially by beginning swimmers, with face downward, legs extended backward, and arms stretched forward.
- proof stage — the stage of publishing where trial impressions made from composed type, or print-outs (from a laser printer, etc) are read for the correction of errors
- proofreader — to read (printers' proofs, copy, etc.) in order to detect and mark errors to be corrected.
- puff pastry — a light, flaky, rich pastry made by rolling dough with butter and folding it to form layers: used for tarts, napoleons, etc.
- purificator — the linen cloth used by the celebrant for wiping the chalice after each communicant has drunk from it.
- put forward — to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf.