11-letter words containing p, e, n, k
- pearly king — the male London costermonger whose ceremonial clothes display the most lavish collection of pearl buttons
- peckishness — the state or condition of being peckish
- peking duck — a Chinese dish consisting of roast duck with a crispy skin; the meat is served with strips of vegetables, steamed pancakes, and hoisin sauce
- pen and ink — A pen and ink drawing is done using a pen rather than a pencil.
- penny black — the first adhesive postage stamp, issued in Britain in 1840; an imperforate stamp bearing the profile of Queen Victoria on a dark background
- penny stock — common stock, usually highly speculative, selling for less than a dollar a share.
- persnickety — overparticular; fussy.
- petrol tank — The petrol tank in a motor vehicle is the container for petrol.
- phantomlike — an apparition or specter.
- phoenixlike — having a resemblance to a phoenix in the sense of re-emerging and beginning again
- picket line — a line of strikers or other demonstrators serving as pickets.
- pigeon hawk — merlin.
- pigeon milk — crop milk.
- pincer-like — resembling pincers in shape or action
- pine siskin — a small, North American finch, Carduelis pinus, of coniferous forests, having yellow markings on the wings and tail.
- pinkishness — a pinkish quality or colouring
- plank-sheer — a plank or timber covering the upper ends of the frames of a wooden vessel
- platemaking — the act of making plates
- pocketknife — a knife with one or more blades that fold into the handle, suitable for carrying in the pocket.
- pocketphone — a mobile phone
- 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 bonnet — a bonnet with a projecting front brim
- 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.
- pond hockey — ice hockey played on a frozen pond
- pond-skater — any of various heteropterous insects of the family Gerrididae, esp Gerris lacustris (common pond-skater), having a slender hairy body and long hairy legs with which they skim about on the surface of ponds
- poyang lake — a lake in E China, in N Jiangxi province, connected by canal with the Yangtze River: the second largest lake in China. Area (at its greatest): 2780 sq km (1073 sq miles)
- prony brake — a friction brake serving as a dynamometer for measuring torque.
- provokement — the act or instance of provoking
- psyche knot — a woman's hairdo in which a knot or coil of hair projects from the back of the head.
- puckishness — the state of being puckish
- pumpkinhead — a slow or dim-witted person; dunce.
- pumpkinseed — the seed of the pumpkin.
- 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.
- punk rocker — a type of rock-'n'-roll, reaching its peak in the late 1970s and characterized by loud, insistent music and abusive or violent protest lyrics, and whose performers and followers are distinguished by extremes of dress and socially defiant behavior.
- putty knife — a tool for puttying, having a broad flexible blade.
- pyrokinesis — the ability to set objects or people on fire through the concentration of psychic power.
- pyrokinetic — the ability to set objects or people on fire through the concentration of psychic power.
- ripple-tank — a shallow container of water in which waves are produced by vibrating an object in the water, used to observe or demonstrate wave phenomena.
- rock pigeon — rock dove.
- safekeeping — the act of keeping safe or the state of being kept safe; protection; care; custody.
- sandia peak — a mountain in N central New Mexico in the Sandia Mountains. 10,678 feet (3255 meters).
- septic tank — a tank in which solid organic sewage is decomposed and purified by anaerobic bacteria.
- serpentlike — resembling a serpent
- sheep-shank — a kind of knot, hitch, or bend made on a rope to shorten it temporarily.
- shopkeeping — a retail merchant or tradesman; a person who owns or operates a small store or shop.
- smoke point — heat at which oil gives off smoke
- snake plant — a widely grown houseplant, Sansevieria trifasciata, having stiffly erect, mottled, lance-shaped leaves.
- snapperback — the center on the offensive team.
- 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.
- sneaky pete — a homemade or inferior liquor or wine.