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12-letter words containing p, i, e, r, v, n

  • privatdocent — (in German and certain other universities) a private teacher or lecturer recognized by the university but receiving no compensation from it, being remunerated by fees.
  • privatdozent — (in German and certain other universities) a private teacher or lecturer recognized by the university but receiving no compensation from it, being remunerated by fees.
  • privateering — an armed ship that is privately owned and manned, commissioned by a government to fight or harass enemy ships.
  • prize-giving — A prize-giving is a ceremony where prizes are awarded to people who have produced a very high standard of work.
  • protensively — in the manner of duration
  • providential — of, relating to, or resulting from divine providence: providential care.
  • provincetown — a town at the tip of Cape Cod, in SE Massachusetts: resort.
  • provincewide — covering or available to the whole of a province
  • renal pelvis — a small funnel-shaped cavity of the kidney into which urine is discharged before passing into the ureter
  • reprehensive — the act of reprehending; reproof; censure.
  • responsively — responding especially readily and sympathetically to appeals, efforts, influences, etc.: a responsive government.
  • responsivity — the quality or state of being responsive.
  • self-proving — to establish the truth or genuineness of, as by evidence or argument: to prove one's claim.
  • silver point — the melting point of silver, equal to 960.8°C, used as a fixed point on the international temperature scale.
  • silver spoon — spoon (def 16).
  • spinal nerve — any of a series of paired nerves that originate in the nerve roots of the spinal cord and emerge from the vertebrae on both sides of the spinal column, each branching out to innervate a specific region of the neck, trunk, or limbs.
  • spring fever — a listless, lazy, or restless feeling commonly associated with the beginning of spring.
  • spring vetch — any of several mostly climbing plants belonging to the genus Vicia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves ending in tendrils and bearing pealike flowers, especially V. sativa (spring vetch) cultivated for forage and soil improvement.
  • superevident — extremely or very evident
  • supervenient — to take place or occur as something additional or extraneous (sometimes followed by on or upon).
  • supervention — to take place or occur as something additional or extraneous (sometimes followed by on or upon).
  • transportive — to carry, move, or convey from one place to another.
  • transumptive — of or relating to transumption
  • trumpet vine — trumpet creeper.
  • trypaflavine — acriflavine hydrochloride.
  • unexpressive — not expressive; lacking in expression of meaning, feeling, etc.: a bland and unexpressive person.
  • unimpressive — having the ability to impress the mind; arousing admiration, awe, respect, etc.; moving; admirable: an impressive ceremony; an impressive appearance.
  • unoppressive — not cruel or harsh
  • unperceptive — having or showing keenness of insight, understanding, or intuition: a perceptive analysis of the problems involved.
  • unpersuasive — not capable of persuading
  • unpredictive — of or relating to prediction: losing one's predictive power.
  • unprevailing — lacking force, not effective
  • unprivileged — belonging to a class that enjoys special privileges; favored: the privileged few.
  • unproductive — having the power of producing; generative; creative: a productive effort.
  • unprotective — having the quality or function of protecting: a protective covering.
  • unredemptive — serving to redeem.
  • unrepetitive — pertaining to or characterized by repetition.
  • unrespective — not attentive; unheeding
  • unresponsive — responding especially readily and sympathetically to appeals, efforts, influences, etc.: a responsive government.
  • unsupervised — to oversee (a process, work, workers, etc.) during execution or performance; superintend; have the oversight and direction of.
  • unsupportive — giving support.
  • valve spring — a helical spring used to hold closed a valve in the cylinder head of an internal-combustion engine
  • vanity press — a printing house that specializes in publishing books for which the authors pay all or most of the costs.
  • vaporishness — the quality or state of being vaporish
  • venipuncture — the puncture of a vein for surgical or therapeutic purposes or for collecting blood specimens for analysis.
  • ventripotent — having a large belly
  • vespertilian — of, relating to, or resembling a bat
  • video porn's — pornographic movies available on videocassette or optical disk, on the Internet, or on subscription television.
  • vituperation — verbal abuse or castigation; violent denunciation or condemnation.
  • voting paper — a ballot.
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