13-letter words containing l, i, t, p
- polytechnical — relating to a technical school
- pontificality — a priestly role or office
- poor relation — If you describe one thing as a poor relation of another, you mean that it is similar to or part of the other thing, but is considered to be inferior to it.
- poplar kitten — a moth, (Furcula bifida,) which has larvae like those of the related puss moth
- port adelaide — the chief port of South Australia, near Adelaide on St Vincent Gulf. Pop: 33 145 (2006)
- portrait lens — a lens of moderately long focal length that is used, especially in portrait photography, to produce soft-focus images.
- position line — line of position.
- possibilities — the state or fact of being possible: the possibility of error.
- post-colonial — of or relating to the period following a state of colonialism.
- post-prandial — after a meal, especially after dinner: postprandial oratory; a postprandial brandy.
- postauricular — of or relating to the ear or to the sense of hearing; aural.
- postcanonical — written at a later date than the books belonging to a canon, especially the Bible.
- postclassical — of or relating to a time after the classical period, especially in art, culture, or literature.
- postconciliar — occurring or continuing after the Vatican ecumenical council of 1962–65.
- postcranially — affecting the postcranium
- postepileptic — after an epileptic seizure
- postinaugural — of or relating to the period after an inauguration
- postisolation — following a period of isolation
- postlapsarian — occurring or being after the Fall.
- postliminious — subsequently undertaken
- postulational — to ask, demand, or claim.
- potamological — of or relating to potamology
- potato blight — fungal disease affecting potatoes
- poult-de-soie — a soft, ribbed silk fabric, used especially for dresses.
- practical art — an art or craft, as woodworking or needlework, that serves a utilitarian purpose.
- practicalness — of or relating to practice or action: practical mathematics.
- pragmatically — of or relating to a practical point of view or practical considerations.
- prairie style — the style of the architects of the Prairie School.
- pre-eclamptic — a woman suffering from pre-eclampsia
- pre-eminently — Pre-eminently means to a very great extent.
- pre-establish — to establish, set up, set out, arrange or make secure in advance or previously
- pre-political — of, relating to, or concerned with politics: political writers.
- prebasic molt — the molt by which most birds replace all of their feathers, usually occurring annually after the breeding season.
- precapitalist — a person who has capital, especially extensive capital, invested in business enterprises.
- precipitately — to hasten the occurrence of; bring about prematurely, hastily, or suddenly: to precipitate an international crisis.
- predicamental — of or relating to a predicament or situation
- predominantly — having ascendancy, power, authority, or influence over others; preeminent.
- predominately — to be the stronger or leading element or force.
- preferability — more desirable.
- prefunctional — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
- preindustrial — of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
- prelitigation — the act or process of litigating: a matter that is still in litigation.
- premonitorily — in a premonitory manner
- prepositional — any member of a class of words found in many languages that are used before nouns, pronouns, or other substantives to form phrases functioning as modifiers of verbs, nouns, or adjectives, and that typically express a spatial, temporal, or other relationship, as in, on, by, to, since.
- prerevolution — of the period before a revolution
- prerogatively — by way of privilege or prerogative
- prescriptible — subject to or suitable for prescription.
- presentiality — the state of being present
- presterilized — to destroy microorganisms in or on, usually by bringing to a high temperature with steam, dry heat, or boiling liquid.
- prestigiously — indicative of or conferring prestige: the most prestigious address in town.