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11-letter words containing p, a, m, i, r

  • proclaimant — someone who proclaims
  • prognathism — having protrusive jaws; having a gnathic index over 103.
  • programming — a plan of action to accomplish a specified end: a school lunch program.
  • promenading — a stroll or walk, especially in a public place, as for pleasure or display.
  • promilitary — of, for, or pertaining to the army or armed forces, often as distinguished from the navy: from civilian to military life.
  • promotional — advancement in rank or position.
  • pronatalism — the policy or practice of encouraging the bearing of children, especially government support of a higher birthrate.
  • pronominals — Grammar. pertaining to, resembling, derived from, or containing a pronoun: “My” in “my book” is a pronominal adjective. “There” is a pronominal adverb.
  • propylamine — an isomeric amine of propyl
  • prostomiate — having a prostomium.
  • protagonism — the leading character, hero, or heroine of a drama or other literary work.
  • prothalamia — a song or poem written to celebrate a marriage.
  • prothallium — Botany. the gametophyte of ferns and related plants.
  • proximately — next; nearest; immediately before or after in order, place, occurrence, etc.
  • proximation — next; nearest; immediately before or after in order, place, occurrence, etc.
  • prussianism — the militaristic spirit, system, policy, or methods historically associated with the Prussians.
  • pyramid bet — a set of bets on two or more horse races or other sporting events in which the stake and winnings from the first bet automatically become the stake in the next bet, and so on as long as each bet wins.
  • pyramidical — pyramidal.
  • raffia palm — any of various palms of the genus Raphia, as R. farinifera of tropical Africa, having pinnate leaves that yield a strong, flexible fiber.
  • rap jumping — the sport of descending high buildings, attached to ropes and a pulley
  • re-emphasis — special stress laid upon, or importance attached to, anything: The president's statement gave emphasis to the budgetary crisis.
  • reemphasize — to give emphasis to; lay stress upon; stress: to emphasize a point; to emphasize the eyes with mascara.
  • repairwoman — a woman whose occupation is the making of repairs, readjustments, etc.
  • riding lamp — a light on a boat or ship showing that it is at anchor
  • ripple mark — one of the wavy lines or ridges produced, especially on sand, by the action of waves, wind, or the like.
  • rising damp — moisture problem affecting walls
  • scalpriform — chisel-shaped, as the incisors of certain rodents.
  • seismograph — any of various instruments for measuring and recording the vibrations of earthquakes.
  • semipopular — relatively popular; quite popular
  • semiprivate — having some degree of privacy but not fully private, as a hospital room with fewer beds than a ward.
  • sempiternal — everlasting; eternal.
  • septemviral — of or relating to septemvirs or a septemvirate.
  • small print — text typewritten in a small-sized font
  • sparagmatic — denoting a type of Precambrian rock found in Scandinavia
  • spermatoxic — (of a substance) toxic to spermatozoa.
  • spermatoxin — a substance toxic to spermatozoa.
  • spermicidal — that kills sperm
  • sphaeridium — a round body found on sea urchins
  • spiraliform — having or resembling spiral lines
  • spirit lamp — a lamp that burns methylated or other spirits instead of oil
  • spiroplasma — any of numerous bacteria of the genus Spiroplasma that have no cell walls or flagella and are parasitic in plants and arthropods.
  • spring lamb — a lamb born in the late winter or early spring and sold for slaughter before July 1.
  • stasimorphy — structural modification by arrested development
  • strippagram — a greetings message delivered by a stripper who does a striptease on delivery
  • superfamily — a category of related families within an order or suborder.
  • supremacist — a person who believes in or advocates the supremacy of a particular group, especially a racial group: a white supremacist.
  • suprematism — a nonrepresentational style of art developed in Russia in the early 20th century, characterized by severely simple geometric shapes or forms and an extremely limited palette.
  • sympathizer — a person who sympathizes.
  • symposiarch — the president, director, or master of a symposium.
  • tamper with — to meddle, especially for the purpose of altering, damaging, or misusing (usually followed by with): Someone has been tampering with the lock.
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