11-letter words containing p, a, r, o, u
- paper-bound — a book bound in a flexible paper cover, often a lower-priced edition of a hardcover book.
- papovavirus — any of a group of DNA-containing human and animal viruses, including polyoma viruses and some papillomaviruses, most of which produce tumors.
- papyraceous — papery.
- parabolanus — a member of an early Christian brotherhood in Alexandria and Constantinople who helped the sick in the times of plague
- paramountcy — chief in importance or impact; supreme; preeminent: a point of paramount significance.
- paramountly — chief in importance or impact; supreme; preeminent: a point of paramount significance.
- parlourmaid — In former times, a parlourmaid was a female servant in a private house whose job involved serving people at table.
- parodontium — periodontium.
- parturition — the process of bringing forth young.
- pass around — distribute, circulate
- passthrough — a windowlike opening, as one for passing food or dishes between a kitchen and a dining area.
- peano curve — a curve that passes through every point of a two-dimensional region.
- peanut worm — any small, unsegmented, marine worm of the phylum Sipuncula, that when disturbed retracts its anterior portion into the body, giving the appearance of a peanut seed.
- pedagoguery — a teacher; schoolteacher.
- pelargonium — any plant of the genus Pelargonium, the cultivated species of which are usually called geranium. Compare geranium (def 2).
- pentamerous — consisting of or divided into five parts.
- pentandrous — of or pertaining to the order of plants Pentandria, characterized by having five stamens
- perduration — the act of lasting forever or enduring continually; the capacity to endure indefinitely
- permutation — the act of permuting or permutating; alteration; transformation.
- perpetuator — to make perpetual.
- perturbator — to disturb or disquiet greatly in mind; agitate.
- pervouralsk — a city in the central RSFSR, in the Ural Mountains in Asia.
- piano tuner — a person who tunes pianos and sometimes other keyboard instruments.
- piperaceous — belonging to the Piperacae, the pepper family of plants.
- piss around — If you say that someone pisses around or pisses about, you mean they waste a lot of time doing unimportant things.
- plain flour — ground wheat with no raising agent
- planuliform — resembling a planula
- play around — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- pleurodynia — pain in the chest or side.
- ploughshare — the horizontal pointed cutting blade of a mouldboard plough
- plutocratic — of, relating to, or characterized by a plutocracy or plutocrats.
- pneumograph — a device for recording graphically the respiratory movements of the thorax.
- pococurante — a careless or indifferent person.
- point guard — Basketball. the guard who directs the team's offense from the point.
- poke around — to prod or push, especially with something narrow or pointed, as a finger, elbow, stick, etc.: to poke someone in the ribs.
- politbureau — (often lowercase) the executive committee and chief policymaking body of a Communist Party.
- pollakiuria — abnormally frequent urination.
- polonnaruwa — a town in E central Sri Lanka: Buddhist ruins.
- polyamorous — noting or relating to polyamory, the practice or condition of participating simultaneously in more than one serious romantic or sexual relationship with the knowledge and consent of all partners.
- polyandrous — of, pertaining to, characterized by, or practicing polyandry; polyandric.
- polyangular — multangular; multiangular.
- polycarpous — producing fruit many times, as a perennial plant.
- polynuclear — having many nuclei.
- polyzoarium — a bryozoan colony, or its supporting skeleton.
- pompadoured — styled in a pompadour
- port arthur — a port in W Ontario, in S Canada, on Lake Superior: created in 1970 by the merger of twin cities (Fort William and Port Arthur) and two adjoining townships.
- portmanteau — a case or bag to carry clothing in while traveling, especially a leather trunk or suitcase that opens into two halves.
- portraiture — the art or an instance of making portraits.
- postulatory — of or relating to a postulate or assumption
- pouched rat — pocket gopher.