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11-letter words containing p, e, c, t, o, r

  • pot scourer — a small ball of wire or stiff plastic, or a flat piece of a rough fabric used for cleaning kitchen pots and pans
  • pot sticker — a pan-fried and steamed Chinese dumpling with a ground meat or vegetable filling.
  • potato race — a novelty race in which each contestant must move a number of potatoes from one place to another, usually in a spoon, carrying one potato at a time.
  • pouched rat — pocket gopher.
  • pre-control — to hold in check; curb: to control a horse; to control one's emotions.
  • precautious — using or displaying precaution: a precautious reply; a precautious person.
  • precipitous — of the nature of or characterized by precipices: a precipitous wall of rock.
  • precomputer — designating the period prior to the introduction of computers; occurring or existing in this period
  • preconquest — of or relating to the time before the conquest of one people, region, or country by another.
  • precontract — a preexisting contract that legally prevents a person from making another contract of the same nature.
  • predication — to proclaim; declare; affirm; assert.
  • predicatory — of or relating to preaching.
  • predoctoral — of or relating to study undertaken in preparation for a doctoral degree.
  • preelection — a choice or selection made beforehand.
  • prefunction — the kind of action or activity proper to a person, thing, or institution; the purpose for which something is designed or exists; role.
  • prehistoric — of or relating to the time or a period prior to recorded history: The dinosaur is a prehistoric beast.
  • preoccupant — a previous occupant
  • preoccupate — to influence or occupy the mind in advance
  • preromantic — of, relating to, or of the nature of romance; characteristic or suggestive of the world of romance: a romantic adventure.
  • preselector — a preamplifier between the antenna and receiving circuit, used to improve reception.
  • prevacation — a period of suspension of work, study, or other activity, usually used for rest, recreation, or travel; recess or holiday: Schoolchildren are on vacation now.
  • price point — the price for which something is sold on the retail market, especially in relation to a range of competitive prices: We can't go below the $100 price point for this printer.
  • prize court — a court whose function it is to adjudicate on prizes taken in war.
  • proactively — serving to prepare for, intervene in, or control an expected occurrence or situation, especially a negative or difficult one; anticipatory: proactive measures against crime.
  • problematic — of the nature of a problem; doubtful; uncertain; questionable.
  • prochlorite — a dark green member of the chlorite group, usually foliated.
  • procreation — to beget or generate (offspring).
  • procreative — to beget or generate (offspring).
  • procrustean — pertaining to or suggestive of Procrustes.
  • proctodaeum — proctodeum.
  • proctoscope — an instrument for visual examination of the interior of the rectum.
  • procurement — the act of procuring, or obtaining or getting by effort, care, or the use of special means: The organ procurement procedure is very complicated.
  • producement — production
  • productible — to bring into existence; give rise to; cause: to produce steam.
  • project mac — (project)   A project suggested by J C R Licklider; its founding director was MIT Prof. Robert M Fano. MAC stood for Multiple Access Computers on the 5th floor of Tech Square, and Man and Computer on the 9th floor. The major efforts were Corbato's Multics development and Marvin Minsky's Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. In 1963 Project MAC hosted a summer study, which brought many well-known computer scientists to Cambridge to use CTSS and to discuss the future of computing. Funding for Project MAC was provided by the Information Processing Techniques Office of the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) of the US Department of Defense. See also Early PL/I, MacLisp, MACSYMA, MDL, Multipop-68, OCAL.
  • projectable — something that is contemplated, devised, or planned; plan; scheme.
  • projectment — a design or projection
  • prophetical — of or relating to a prophet: prophetic inspiration.
  • propter hoc — because of this.
  • 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.
  • prosecutory — of, relating to, or concerned with prosecution.
  • prosecutrix — a female prosecutor or plaintiff
  • prospecting — Usually, prospects. an apparent probability of advancement, success, profit, etc. the outlook for the future: good business prospects.
  • prospection — anticipation
  • prospective — of or in the future: prospective earnings.
  • prosthetics — an artificial body part; a prosthesis: Hundreds of amputees volunteered to test the new prosthetics.
  • protectable — to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
  • protectible — to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
  • protectress — a woman who guards or defends someone or something; protector.
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