11-letter words containing f, r, i, p
- 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.
- 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.
- penciliform — having a pencillike shape.
- perfectible — capable of becoming or of being made perfect; improvable.
- 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
- personified — to attribute human nature or character to (an inanimate object or an abstraction), as in speech or writing.
- personifies — to attribute human nature or character to (an inanimate object or an abstraction), as in speech or writing.
- persulfuric — denoting a type of acid
- pestiferous — bringing or bearing disease.
- petit fours — a small teacake, variously frosted and decorated.
- pettifogger — a lawyer of inferior status who conducts unimportant cases, esp one who is unscrupulous or resorts to trickery
- pierrefonds — a former city in S Quebec, Canada, now part of Montreal.
- pilferingly — in the manner of a pilferer
- pin-feather — an undeveloped feather before the web portions have expanded.
- pipe fitter — a person who installs and repairs pipe systems.
- plain flour — ground wheat with no raising agent
- planuliform — resembling a planula
- platforming — a process for reforming petroleum using a platinum catalyst
- podetiiform — shaped like a podetium.
- point after — a score given for a successful kick between the goalposts and above the crossbar, following a touchdown
- pre-confirm — to make valid or binding by some formal or legal act; sanction; ratify: to confirm a treaty; to confirm her appointment to the Supreme Court.
- pre-funding — a supply of money or pecuniary resources, as for some purpose: a fund for his education; a retirement fund.
- prefectship — the position of, or period served as, a prefect
- prefinanced — financed in advance
- prefinished — coated or treated before use or sale: prefinished wood.
- prefunction — the kind of action or activity proper to a person, thing, or institution; the purpose for which something is designed or exists; role.
- premodified — to change somewhat the form or qualities of; alter partially; amend: to modify a contract.
- 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.
- prime field — a field that contains no proper subset that is itself a field.
- prime focus — the focal point of the objective lens or primary mirror of a telescope
- prison farm — a farm attached to a prison, where prisoners carry out hard labour
- prize fight — A prize fight is a boxing match where the boxers are paid to fight, especially one that is not official.
- 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.
- profeminist — advocating social, political, legal, and economic rights for women equal to those of men.
- proficiency — the state of being proficient; skill; expertness: proficiency in music.
- profiterole — a small cream puff with a sweet or savory filling, as of cream and chocolate sauce.
- profits tax — tax charged on the profits made by a company, individual, etc
- profusively — profuse; lavish; prodigal: profusive generosity.
- proliferate — spread
- proliferous — proliferating.
- prolificacy — producing offspring, young, fruit, etc., abundantly; highly fruitful: a prolific pear tree.
- prolificity — producing offspring, young, fruit, etc., abundantly; highly fruitful: a prolific pear tree.
- provide for — support financially