11-letter words containing p, e, a, n, u
- poke around — to prod or push, especially with something narrow or pointed, as a finger, elbow, stick, etc.: to poke someone in the ribs.
- poke fun at — to prod or push, especially with something narrow or pointed, as a finger, elbow, stick, etc.: to poke someone in the ribs.
- polynuclear — having many nuclei.
- pony league — a baseball league similar to a Little League and having teams whose players are from 13 to 14 years of age.
- portmanteau — a case or bag to carry clothing in while traveling, especially a leather trunk or suitcase that opens into two halves.
- preacquaint — to acquaint (someone with information) in advance
- preannounce — to make known publicly or officially; proclaim; give notice of: to announce a special sale.
- preaudience — the right to be given an audience before other people; the privilege of being the first to be heard
- prejudicant — judging beforehand
- preoccupant — a previous occupant
- prepunctual — arriving before the appointed time
- preterhuman — beyond what is human: preterhuman experience.
- procrustean — pertaining to or suggestive of Procrustes.
- proteinuria — the presence of abnormally large amounts of protein in the urine, usually resulting from kidney disease but sometimes from fever, excessive exercise, or other abnormal condition.
- protuberant — bulging out beyond the surrounding surface; protruding; projecting: protuberant eyes.
- prussianize — to make Prussian, as in character, method, organization, etc.
- pseudomonad — any of various bacteria of the genus Pseudomonas
- pseudomonas — any of several rod-shaped bacteria of the genus Pseudomonas, certain species of which are pathogenic for plants and animals.
- pulveration — the reduction of something to powder
- pumpkinhead — a slow or dim-witted person; dunce.
- punctuative — the practice or system of using certain conventional marks or characters in writing or printing in order to separate elements and make the meaning clear, as in ending a sentence or separating clauses.
- punctulated — bearing small spots or dots
- punicaceous — of or relating to the family Punicaceae, containing the pomegranates
- punji stake — a sharp bamboo stake concealed in high grass at an angle so as to gash the feet and legs of enemy soldiers and often coated with excrement so as to cause an infected wound.
- pure reason — reason based on a priori principles and providing a unifying ground for the perception of the phenomenal world.
- repudiation — the act of repudiating.
- repugnantly — distasteful, objectionable, or offensive: a repugnant smell.
- saponaceous — resembling soap; soapy.
- septenarius — a verse consisting of seven feet, usually printed in two lines: used especially in Latin poems.
- sesquiplane — a biplane having one wing with not more than half the surface area of the other wing.
- snap course — an academic course that can be passed with a minimum of effort.
- sneak up on — If someone sneaks up on you, they try and approach you without being seen or heard, perhaps to surprise you or do you harm.
- speculating — to engage in thought or reflection; meditate (often followed by on, upon, or a clause).
- speculation — the contemplation or consideration of some subject: to engage in speculation on humanity's ultimate destiny.
- spontaneous — coming or resulting from a natural impulse or tendency; without effort or premeditation; natural and unconstrained; unplanned: a spontaneous burst of applause.
- stanley cup — a trophy emblematic since 1926 of the championship of the National Hockey League, composed of Canadian and U.S. professional teams.
- subpoenaing — the usual writ for the summoning of witnesses or the submission of evidence, as records or documents, before a court or other deliberative body.
- substance p — a small peptide released upon stimulation in the nervous system and involved in regulation of the pain threshold.
- sun prairie — a town in S Wisconsin.
- superabound — to abound beyond something else.
- superagency — a very large agency, especially a large government agency that oversees smaller ones.
- superaltern — a universal proposition that is the basis for the immediate inference of a corresponding particular proposition.
- superdainty — very dainty
- superharden — harden (def 6).
- superjacent — lying above or upon something else.
- superlunary — situated above or beyond the moon.
- supernatant — floating above or on the surface.
- supernation — a large body of people, associated with a particular territory, that is sufficiently conscious of its unity to seek or to possess a government peculiarly its own: The president spoke to the nation about the new tax.
- supernature — the supernatural
- supernormal — in excess of the normal or average: supernormal faculties; supernormal production.