11-letter words containing n, e, t, p, r, s
- pond-skater — any of various heteropterous insects of the family Gerrididae, esp Gerris lacustris (common pond-skater), having a slender hairy body and long hairy legs with which they skim about on the surface of ponds
- ponderosity — of great weight; heavy; massive.
- port neches — a town in SE Texas.
- post-modern — noting or pertaining to architecture of the late 20th century, appearing in the 1960s, that consciously uses complex forms, fantasy, and allusions to historic styles, in contrast to the austere forms and emphasis on utility of standard modern architecture.
- postconcert — occurring after a concert
- praenestine — of or relating to the ancient town of Praeneste in Italy, or to the Latin dialect spoken there.
- pre-notions — a preconception.
- pre-testing — an advance or preliminary testing or trial, as of a new product.
- precentress — a female precentor
- preconquest — of or relating to the time before the conquest of one people, region, or country by another.
- predestined — to destine in advance; foreordain; predetermine: He seemed predestined for the ministry.
- predynastic — of, relating to, or belonging to a time or period before the first dynasty of a nation, especially the period in Egypt before c3200 b.c.
- preexistent — to exist beforehand.
- preexisting — to exist beforehand.
- prendergast — Maurice Brazil [braz-uh l] /ˈbræz əl/ (Show IPA), 1859–1924, U.S. painter.
- preposition — 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.
- presagement — an omen
- presanctify — to sanctify ahead of an event
- prescindent — tending to prescind
- presenility — premature old age.
- present-day — current; modern: present-day techniques; present-day English.
- presentable — that may be presented.
- presentence — Grammar. a grammatical unit of one or more words that expresses an independent statement, question, request, command, exclamation, etc., and that typically has a subject as well as a predicate, as in John is here. or Is John here? In print or writing, a sentence typically begins with a capital letter and ends with appropriate punctuation; in speech it displays recognizable, communicative intonation patterns and is often marked by preceding and following pauses.
- presentient — having a presentiment.
- presentment — an act of presenting, especially to the mind, as an idea, view, etc.
- presentness — being, existing, or occurring at this time or now; current: increasing respect for the present ruler of the small country.
- presolution — the act of solving a problem, question, etc.: The situation is approaching solution.
- press agent — a person employed to promote the interests of an individual, organization, etc., by obtaining favorable publicity through advertisements, mentions in columns, and the like.
- prest money — a sum of money advanced to men enlisting in the navy or the army, given to bind the bargain and as an inducement.
- prestandard — something considered by an authority or by general consent as a basis of comparison; an approved model.
- prestations — a payment in money or in services.
- prestonpans — a seaside resort in the Lothian region, in SE Scotland, E of Edinburgh: battle 1745.
- presumption — the act of presuming.
- presynaptic — being or occurring on the transmitting end of a discharge across a synapse.
- pretensions — the laying of a claim to something.
- pretentious — characterized by assumption of dignity or importance, especially when exaggerated or undeserved: a pretentious, self-important waiter.
- privateness — the quality of being private
- pro-western — lying toward or situated in the west: our company's western office.
- procrustean — pertaining to or suggestive of Procrustes.
- profeminist — advocating social, political, legal, and economic rights for women equal to those of men.
- progestogen — progestin.
- prosecuting — carrying out a prosecution
- prosecution — Law. the institution and carrying on of legal proceedings against a person. the body of officials by whom such proceedings are instituted and carried on.
- proselyting — a person who has changed from one opinion, religious belief, sect, or the like, to another; convert.
- prospecting — Usually, prospects. an apparent probability of advancement, success, profit, etc. the outlook for the future: good business prospects.
- prospection — anticipation
- proto-norse — the North Germanic language of Scandinavia up to about 700 ad
- putrescence — becoming putrid; undergoing putrefaction.
- reinspected — to look carefully at or over; view closely and critically: to inspect every part of the motor.
- reparations — the making of amends for wrong or injury done: reparation for an injustice.