11-letter words containing p, e, r, t
- orthopedics — (used with a singular verb) the medical specialty concerned with correction of deformities or functional impairments of the skeletal system, especially the extremities and the spine, and associated structures, as muscles and ligaments.
- orthopedist — (used with a singular verb) the medical specialty concerned with correction of deformities or functional impairments of the skeletal system, especially the extremities and the spine, and associated structures, as muscles and ligaments.
- orthopnoeic — difficult or painful breathing except in an erect sitting or standing position.
- orthopteran — orthopterous.
- orthopteron — an orthopterous insect.
- osteography — The scientific description of bones; osteology.
- ostpreussen — a former province in NE Germany: an enclave separated from Germany by the Polish Corridor; now divided between Poland and the Russian Federation. 14,283 sq. mi. (36,993 sq. km). Capital: Königsberg.
- ostreophage — someone who loves or eats oysters
- ostreophagy — the consumption of oysters
- out-process — to end a military tour of duty, accompanied by necessary paperwork: All enlisted soldiers out-process as a class.
- outer space — space beyond the atmosphere of the earth.
- outerplanar — (mathematics) Describing a graph having a planar embedding such that the vertices lie on a circle and the edges lie inside that circle.
- outperforms — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outperform.
- outstripped — Simple past tense and past participle of outstrip.
- over-expect — to look forward to; regard as likely to happen; anticipate the occurrence or the coming of: I expect to read it. I expect him later. She expects that they will come.
- overexploit — to use (natural resources etc) excessively, causing a reduction
- overoperate — to operate on (a patient) unnecessarily
- overpayment — to pay more than (an amount due): I received a credit after overpaying the bill.
- overpicture — to describe or portray with exaggeration
- overplotted — relating to an excessively elaborate plot
- overpromote — to promote to a level that cannot be fulfilled
- overprotect — to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
- overtopping — to rise over or above the top of: a skyscraper that overtops all the other buildings.
- oyster pink — a delicate pinkish-white colour, sometimes with a greyish tinge
- paediatrics — Paediatrics is the area of medicine that is concerned with the treatment of children's illnesses.
- paedotrophy — the art of raising children
- page turner — a book so exciting or gripping that one is compelled to read it very rapidly.
- page-turner — a book so exciting or gripping that one is compelled to read it very rapidly.
- pagoda tree — a Chinese leguminous tree, Sophora japonica, with ornamental white flowers and dark green foliage
- paint horse — paint (def 6).
- palaearctic — of or denoting a zoogeographical region consisting of Europe, Africa north of the Sahara, and most of Asia north of the Himalayas
- paleoarctic — palearctic.
- paleocortex — the olfactory region of the brain.
- palm desert — a town in S California, near Palm Springs.
- pamphleteer — a writer or publisher of pamphlets, especially on controversial issues.
- panchreston — a proposed explanation intended to address a complex problem by trying to account for all possible contingencies but typically proving to be too broadly conceived and therefore oversimplified to be of any practical use.
- panel strip — one of a number of strips of wood or metal laid upon the surface of a wall, ceiling, etc., so as to divide it into a number of broad areas, usually in order to conceal joints between sheets of composition material forming the surface.
- panel truck — a small truck having a fully enclosed body, used mainly to deliver light or small objects.
- panspermist — someone who advocates panspermia
- pantelleria — an Italian island in the Mediterranean between Sicily and Tunisia. 10,000; 32 sq. mi. (83 sq. km).
- pants press — A pants press in a hotel room is a machine that you put a pair of pants inside to get rid of the creases.
- panty liner — a pad worn inside a woman's underwear for feminine hygiene purposes such as absorbing light menstrual flow, daily vaginal discharge, etc
- paper match — book match.
- paper plate — a disposable plate made from paper and used for eating from
- paper route — A paper route is the same as a paper round.
- paper tiger — a person, group, nation, or thing that has the appearance of strength or power but is actually weak or ineffectual.
- paper towel — absorbent kitchen tissue
- paper trail — a written or printed record, as of transactions or judicial opinions, especially when used to incriminate someone.
- paper-train — to train (a pet) to defecate or urinate on sheets of disposable paper.
- paperweight — a small, heavy object of glass, metal, etc., placed on papers to keep them from scattering.