11-letter words containing p, i, g, m
- papermaking — the art or action of making paper
- peacemaking — a person, group, or nation that tries to make peace, especially by reconciling parties who disagree, quarrel, or fight.
- peeping tom — a person who obtains sexual gratification by observing others surreptitiously, especially a man who looks through windows at night.
- pelagianism — a follower of Pelagius, who denied original sin and believed in freedom of the will.
- pelargonium — any plant of the genus Pelargonium, the cultivated species of which are usually called geranium. Compare geranium (def 2).
- permanganic — of or derived from permanganic acid.
- physiognomy — the face or countenance, especially when considered as an index to the character: a fierce physiognomy.
- pigeon milk — crop milk.
- pilgrimager — a pilgrim
- plagiostome — (of fish) belonging to the genus Plagiostomi, which includes sharks and rays, characterized by a transverse mouth with the jaw suspended from the skull
- plasminogen — the blood substance that when activated forms plasmin.
- platemaking — the act of making plates
- platforming — a process for reforming petroleum using a platinum catalyst
- plumigerous — wearing or possessing feathers
- polyglotism — able to speak or write several languages; multilingual.
- polymyalgia — a chronic inflammatory disease, common among older persons, characterized by recurrent episodes of muscle pain and stiffness, sometimes leading to cardiovascular complications or blindness.
- pompom girl — a female cheerleader, as for a football team, whose routines often include the waving of large flowerlike clusters or streamers resembling pompoms.
- pragmatical — of or relating to a practical point of view or practical considerations.
- pragmatizer — someone who pragmatizes
- premarriage — (broadly) any of the diverse forms of interpersonal union established in various parts of the world to form a familial bond that is recognized legally, religiously, or socially, granting the participating partners mutual conjugal rights and responsibilities and including, for example, opposite-sex marriage, same-sex marriage, plural marriage, and arranged marriage: Anthropologists say that some type of marriage has been found in every known human society since ancient times. See Word Story at the current entry.
- presumingly — presumptuous.
- primatology — the branch of zoology dealing with the primates.
- primigenial — relating to an early stage of existence; primitive
- printmaking — the art or technique of making prints, especially as practiced in engraving, etching, drypoint, woodcut or serigraphy.
- prognathism — having protrusive jaws; having a gnathic index over 103.
- programming — a plan of action to accomplish a specified end: a school lunch program.
- progressism — the philosophy of a progressist
- promenading — a stroll or walk, especially in a public place, as for pleasure or display.
- promisingly — giving favorable promise; likely to turn out well: a promising young man; a promising situation.
- protagonism — the leading character, hero, or heroine of a drama or other literary work.
- rap jumping — the sport of descending high buildings, attached to ropes and a pulley
- riding lamp — a light on a boat or ship showing that it is at anchor
- rising damp — moisture problem affecting walls
- rumgumption — good sense
- seismic gap — the part of an active fault that has experienced little or no seismic activity for a long period, indicating the buildup of stresses that are useful in predicting earthquakes.
- seismograph — any of various instruments for measuring and recording the vibrations of earthquakes.
- sempstering — the profession of being a tailor
- showjumping — horseriding event
- siphonogamy — a mode of pollination in which pollen tubes develop to facilitate the passage of male cells to eggs
- ski jumping — a competitive event, included in the Nordic combined, in which a skier jumps from a ski jump, often traveling 230 to 300 feet (70 to 90 meters) in the air, with scores being based on both the skier's form and the distance of the jump.
- ski-jumping — the sport or activity of (skiers) jumping from a high ramp overhanging a slope
- sparagmatic — denoting a type of Precambrian rock found in Scandinavia
- sporogonium — the sporangium of mosses and liverworts.
- spring lamb — a lamb born in the late winter or early spring and sold for slaughter before July 1.
- strippagram — a greetings message delivered by a stripper who does a striptease on delivery
- temporizing — an agreement for a limited period of time
- timekeeping — a person or thing that keeps time.
- tomographic — relating to tomography
- tubthumping — to promote something or express opinions vociferously.
- uncomplying — to act or be in accordance with wishes, requests, demands, requirements, conditions, etc.; agree (sometimes followed by with): They asked him to leave and he complied. She has complied with the requirements.