0%

12-letter words containing l, p, n

  • patent rolls — (in Britain) the register of patents issued
  • patent still — a type of still in which the distillation is continuous
  • pathlessness — the state of being pathless
  • patrilineage — lineal descent traced through the male line.
  • patroclinous — inheritance in which the traits of the offspring are derived primarily from the paternal parent (opposed to matrocliny).
  • patrol wagon — an enclosed truck or van used by the police to transport prisoners.
  • pauciloquent — using few words in speech or conversation
  • paul-boncour — Joseph [zhaw-zef] /ʒɔˈzɛf/ (Show IPA), 1873–1972, French lawyer and statesman: premier 1932–33.
  • pay envelope — an envelope containing a paycheck or wages.
  • peace-loving — If you describe someone as peace-loving, you mean that they try to avoid quarrelling or fighting with other people.
  • peacefulness — characterized by peace; free from war, strife, commotion, violence, or disorder: a peaceful reign; a peaceful demonstration.
  • pearl button — a button (as for fastening a shirt, blouse, etc) made of pearl or mother-of-pearl
  • pearl diving — the act of diving for the precious gems pearls
  • pearl hominy — whole or ground hulled corn from which the bran and germ have been removed by bleaching the whole kernels in a lye bath (lye hominy) or by crushing and sifting (pearl hominy)
  • pearlescence — a pearly lustre or sheen
  • pearly queen — the female London costermonger whose ceremonial clothes display the most lavish collection of pearl buttons
  • pectoral fin — (in fishes) either of a pair of fins usually situated behind the head, one on each side, and corresponding to the forelimbs of higher vertebrates.
  • pedantically — ostentatious in one's learning.
  • pediculation — the act or process of growing a stalk or pedicle
  • pedunculated — having a peduncle.
  • peerlessness — the state of being without equal or peerless
  • pekinologist — a person who studies the People's Republic of China
  • pelecaniform — of, or having the nature of, an order (Pelecaniformes) of swimming birds having all four toes connected in a webbed foot, including pelicans and cormorants
  • pelican hook — a hooklike device for holding the link of a chain or the like, consisting of a long shackle with a hinged rod held closed with a sliding ring.
  • peloponnesus — a peninsula forming the S part of Greece: seat of the early Mycenaean civilization and the powerful city-states of Argos, Sparta, etc. 8356 sq. mi. (21,640 sq. km).
  • pelton wheel — a high-pressure impulse water turbine in which one or more free jets of water are directed against the buckets of the rotor.
  • penal colony — remote prison
  • penalization — to subject to a penalty, as a person.
  • penalty area — the area, 44 yards (40 meters) wide and 18 yards (16 meters) deep, centered on the goal line and extending in front of the goal, where a foul by a defensive player results in a penalty kick for the offensive team.
  • penalty goal — a goal scored as a result of a penalty
  • penalty kick — a free kick awarded for an infraction committed by a defensive player in the penalty area and taken by the offensive player who has been fouled from a point 12 yards (11 meters) directly in front of the goal.
  • penalty shot — a free shot at the goal defended only by the goalkeeper, awarded to an offensive player for certain defensive violations.
  • penalty spot — a point within the penalty area and 12 yards (about 11 m) from the goal, from which a penalty kick may be taken
  • pencil cedar — the red cedar, Juniperus virginiana, or its wood.
  • pencil skirt — women's garment: straight skirt
  • pend oreille — a river in NE Washington, N Idaho, and SE British Columbia, flowing NW to the Columbia River. 130 miles (209 km) long.
  • pennine alps — a range of the Alps between Switzerland and Italy. Highest peak: Monte Rosa, 4634 m (15 204 ft)
  • pennsylvania — a state in the E United States. 45,333 sq. mi. (117,410 sq. km). Capital: Harrisburg. Abbreviation: PA (for use with zip code), Pa., Penn., Penna.
  • penny loafer — a loafer with a slot on the vamp that can hold a coin, usually a penny.
  • pennywhistle — a cheap toy whistle orig. sold for a penny
  • pension plan — a systematic plan created and maintained, as by a corporation, to make regular payments of benefits to retired or disabled employees, either on a contributory or a noncontributory basis.
  • pentagonally — in a pentagonal manner; in the fashion of a pentagon
  • pentapolitan — of or pertaining to a pentapolis
  • pentateuchal — the first five books of the Old Testament: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.
  • pentavalence — the condition of having a valency of five
  • penthesileia — the daughter of Ares and queen of the Amazons, whom she led to the aid of Troy. She was slain by Achilles
  • pentyl group — any of the univalent, isomeric groups having the formula C 5 H 1 1 –.
  • perceptional — the act or faculty of perceiving, or apprehending by means of the senses or of the mind; cognition; understanding.
  • percussional — of or relating to percussion
  • perenniality — lasting for an indefinitely long time; enduring: her perennial beauty.
Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?