11-letter words containing p, e, r, f
- proofreader — to read (printers' proofs, copy, etc.) in order to detect and mark errors to be corrected.
- proud flesh — granulation tissue.
- provide for — support financially
- puffed rice — a type of puffed rice grain that is commonly used in breakfast cereals and snacks
- pussyfooter — a person who behaves stealthily or evasively
- pyrosulfate — a salt of pyrosulfuric acid.
- reperformed — to carry out; execute; do: to perform miracles.
- repro proof — a proof, usually pulled on glossy paper, of a fidelity suitable for reproduction by photography for making a plate.
- reproachful — full of or expressing reproach or censure: a reproachful look.
- reptiliform — having the form or appearance of a reptile
- safe period — an interval of the menstrual cycle when fertilization is considered to be least likely, usually a number of days prior and subsequent to the onset of menstruation.
- self-parody — a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing: his hilarious parody of Hamlet's soliloquy.
- self-praise — the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- self-profit — Often, profits. pecuniary gain resulting from the employment of capital in any transaction. Compare gross profit, net profit. the ratio of such pecuniary gain to the amount of capital invested. returns, proceeds, or revenue, as from property or investments.
- septiferous — in possession of a septum or partition
- septifragal — (of a capsule) dehiscing by breaking away from the partitions but remaining attached to the common axis; dehiscing at the valves or backs of the carpels but leaving the septa intact.
- shelf paper — paper used for covering shelves, especially those of a cupboard or kitchen cabinet.
- showerproof — (of clothing, fabric, etc.) treated so as to resist rain; rainproof.
- soft-soaper — a person who flatters or cajoles, especially for reasons of self-interest or personal advantage: a soft-soaper specializing in rich, elderly women.
- spacefaring — space travel
- speech form — linguistic form.
- speechcraft — the art of rhetoric
- speechifier — to make a speech or speeches; harangue.
- speed freak — an addict or habitual user of amphetamines, methamphetamines, or similar stimulating drugs.
- spendthrift — a person who spends possessions or money extravagantly or wastefully; prodigal.
- spent force — If you refer to someone who used to be powerful as a spent force, you mean that they no longer have any power or influence.
- spiniferous — (esp of plants) bearing spines or thorns
- spiriferous — having a spire or spiral parts.
- spore fruit — a spore-bearing structure, as an ascoscarp; sporocarp.
- sporiferous — bearing spores.
- springfield — a state in the central United States: a part of the Midwest. 56,400 sq. mi. (146,075 sq. km). Capital: Springfield. Abbreviation: IL (for use with zip code), Ill.
- superfamily — a category of related families within an order or suborder.
- superfatted — (of soap) containing excess fat that has not been converted into soap by saponification
- superficial — being at, on, or near the surface: a superficial wound.
- superficies — the surface, outer face, or outside of a thing.
- superfluity — the state of being superfluous.
- superfluous — being more than is sufficient or required; excessive.
- superinfect — to infect further with an additional infection
- superprofit — above-average profits gained through enterprise
- superrefine — to refine to an advanced degree
- supersafety — the state of being supersafe
- swamp fever — leptospirosis.
- tamperproof — that cannot be tampered with; impervious to tampering: a tamper-proof lock.
- trapeziform — formed like a trapezium.
- trophy wife — the young, often second, wife of a rich middle-aged man.
- trumpetfish — any of several fishes of the family Aulostomidae, having a long, tubular snout, as the slender, brown-flecked Aulostomus maculatus, inhabiting waters on both sides of the tropical Atlantic Ocean, having the habit of orienting vertically in the water and capturing its prey from that position.
- typefounder — a person who casts metallic printer's type
- unhoped for — (esp of something pleasant) not anticipated; unexpected
- unhoped-for — unexpected; unanticipated: an unhoped-for piece of good luck.
- unperfected — not perfected