12-letter words containing p, e, t, r, b, o
- plasterboard — a material used for insulating or covering walls, or as a lath, consisting of paper-covered sheets of gypsum and felt.
- platform bed — a bed, originating in Scandinavia in the 1930s, consisting of a simple shallow box for holding a mattress situated on a slightly recessed pedestal.
- pork butcher — a butcher who specializes in pork
- port alberni — a port in SW British Columbia, in SW Canada, on the E central part of Vancouver Island, on an inlet of the Pacific Ocean.
- port de bras — (used with a singular verb) the technique of moving the arms properly.
- port moresby — an independent republic in the W Pacific Ocean, comprising the E part of New Guinea and numerous near-lying islands, including the Bismarck Archipelago, the Admiralty Islands, the Trobriand Islands, and Bougainville and Buka in the Solomon Islands: a former Australian Trusteeship Territory; independent since 1975; member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 178,260 sq. mi. (461,693 sq. km). Capital: Port Moresby.
- post-puberty — the period or age at which a person is first capable of sexual reproduction of offspring: in common law, presumed to be 14 years in the male and 12 years in the female.
- poster board — a thick, fairly stiff cardboard composed of layers of paper or paper pulp compressed together and typically used to support displays.
- powerboating — a boat propelled by mechanical power.
- preset board — a control board for setting up theatrical lighting switches and dimmer readings in advance so that during a performance the lights can be automatically operated for one or several scenes.
- press button — a button on a phone dial which you press
- problematics — problems or difficulties in a particular situation or subject
- problematize — to demonstrate to be unsettled or uncertain, or more complex than originally assumed or regarded; show to be problematic
- proboscidate — having a proboscis.
- probouleutic — relating to the Athenian council, which discussed matters before submitting them to the general assembly
- prosecutable — Law. to institute legal proceedings against (a person). to seek to enforce or obtain by legal process. to conduct criminal proceedings in court against.
- protuberance — the condition, state, or quality of being protuberant.
- protuberancy — protuberance.
- reabsorption — resorption (def 2).
- receipt book — book containing receipt slips
- stirrup bone — the stapes, one of the three bones of the middle ear
- subinspector — a secondary or assistant inspector
- table tripod — a low mount or stand for a camera.
- teeny bopper — a teenage girl, especially a young one.
- teeny-bopper — a teenage girl, especially a young one.
- teratophobia — fear of giving birth to a monster
- the bosporus — a strait between European and Asian Turkey, linking the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara
- torpedo boat — a small, fast, highly maneuverable boat used for torpedoing enemy shipping.
- torpedo tube — a tube through which a self-propelled torpedo is launched, usually by the explosion of a charge of powder.
- transponible — capable of being transposed.
- tribespeople — members of a tribe; people living a tribal lifestyle
- triple bogey — a score of three strokes over par on a hole.
- trouble spot — an area in which trouble exists or is expected to develop: There are several diplomatic trouble spots in Central America.
- troubleproof — not easily disturbed, disabled, injured, or put out of working order.
- unprofitable — being without profit; not showing or turning a profit: a series of unprofitable ventures.
- unprohibited — to forbid (an action, activity, etc.) by authority or law: Smoking is prohibited here.
- unreportable — not able to be reported, relayed, or spoken of
- woodburytype — a process using gelatine film exposed to the negative, which is then pressed into lead and processed, or a print of this type