12-letter words containing o, s, p, r, e
- prestriction — the obstruction of sight
- presumptuous — full of, characterized by, or showing presumption or readiness to presume in conduct or thought, as by saying or doing something without right or permission.
- pretensioned — (in prestressed-concrete construction) to apply tension to (reinforcing strands) before the concrete is poured. Compare posttension (def 1).
- previsionary — having foresight
- primulaceous — belonging to the plant family Primulaceae.
- prison fever — typhus.
- pro-feminism — the doctrine advocating social, political, and all other rights of women equal to those of men.
- pro-japanese — of, relating to, or characteristic of Japan, its people, or their language.
- pro-suffrage — the right to vote, especially in a political election.
- problematics — problems or difficulties in a particular situation or subject
- proboscidate — having a proboscis.
- proboscidean — pertaining to or resembling a proboscis.
- process data — data processing
- process shot — a shot in which action takes place in front of a screen on which an image already filmed is projected
- processional — of, relating to, or characteristic of a procession.
- processioner — a member of a procession
- proclivities — natural or habitual inclination or tendency; propensity; predisposition: a proclivity to meticulousness.
- proconsulate — the office or term of office of a proconsul.
- producer gas — a mixture of carbon monoxide and nitrogen produced by passing air over hot coke, used mainly as a fuel
- professional — following an occupation as a means of livelihood or for gain: a professional builder.
- professorate — the office or the period of service of a professor.
- professoress — a female professor
- professorial — a teacher of the highest academic rank in a college or university, who has been awarded the title Professor in a particular branch of learning; a full professor: a professor of Spanish literature.
- profitlessly — in such a way as to not yield profit, as in financial gains or general benefits or advantages
- profoundness — penetrating or entering deeply into subjects of thought or knowledge; having deep insight or understanding: a profound thinker.
- progenitress — a female progenitor (parent or ancestor)
- progesterone — Biochemistry. a hormone, C 2 1 H 3 0 O 2 , that prepares the uterus for the fertilized ovum and maintains pregnancy.
- prolificness — producing offspring, young, fruit, etc., abundantly; highly fruitful: a prolific pear tree.
- promuscidate — shaped like a proboscis
- proof sheets — trial impressions made from composed type, or print-outs (from a laser printer, etc) read for the correction of errors; proofs
- proof stress — the load per unit area that a structure can withstand without being permanently deformed by more than a specified amount.
- propenseness — propensity
- proper class — a class which cannot itself be a member of other classes
- proper psalm — a psalm used only on a particular day or feast
- propertyless — that which a person owns; the possession or possessions of a particular owner: They lost all their property in the fire.
- prophesyings — gatherings held to expound the prophecies of the Scriptures
- propheticism — the actions or characteristics of a prophet
- proprietress — a woman who owns a business establishment.
- proscribable — to denounce or condemn (a thing) as dangerous or harmful; prohibit.
- proscriptive — the act of proscribing.
- prose writer — a person who writes prose
- prosectorial — characteristic of a prosector
- prosecutable — Law. to institute legal proceedings against (a person). to seek to enforce or obtain by legal process. to conduct criminal proceedings in court against.
- prosopopoeia — personification, as of inanimate things.
- prosperities — a successful, flourishing, or thriving condition, especially in financial respects; good fortune.
- prosperously — having or characterized by financial success or good fortune; flourishing; successful: a prosperous business.
- prostanthera — any bush of the Australian genus Prostanthera, with red or white flowers and strongly scented leaves
- protensively — in the manner of duration
- protest flag — a flag hoisted by a racing yacht to advise the judges of a violation of the rules by another yacht.
- protest vote — a ballot cast for a candidate with a minimal chance of winning, to register dislike for the other candidates.