11-letter words containing p, i, g, n, o, l
- parking lot — an area, usually divided into individual spaces, intended for parking motor vehicles.
- pelargonium — any plant of the genus Pelargonium, the cultivated species of which are usually called geranium. Compare geranium (def 2).
- penological — the study of the punishment of crime, in both its deterrent and its reformatory aspects.
- philologian — a philologist.
- phonologist — a specialist in phonology.
- pig boiling — wet puddling.
- pigeon loft — a raised shelter or building where pigeons are kept
- pigeon milk — crop milk.
- pigeon-hole — one of a series of small, open compartments, as in a desk, cabinet, or the like, used for filing or sorting papers, letters, etc.
- pigeonholer — someone who likes to pigeonhole people or things
- plasminogen — the blood substance that when activated forms plasmin.
- platforming — a process for reforming petroleum using a platinum catalyst
- plough into — If something, for example a car, ploughs into something else, it goes out of control and crashes violently into it.
- politicking — activity undertaken for political reasons or ends, as campaigning for votes before an election, making speeches, etc., or otherwise promoting oneself or one's policies.
- poll rating — a measurement of a politician's popularity among the electorate, obtained by canvassing a representative sample of people
- polling day — date of election voting
- polygenesis — origin from more than one ancestral species or line.
- polygenetic — Biology. relating to or exhibiting polygenesis.
- polylingual — pertaining to, expressed in, or using several languages; multilingual.
- ponderingly — in a pondering manner
- port gentil — a seaport in W Gabon.
- port-gentil — a seaport in W Gabon.
- postlanding — occurring after a landing (of an aircraft, shuttle, etc)
- postulating — to ask, demand, or claim.
- potteringly — in a pottering fashion, slowly
- promisingly — giving favorable promise; likely to turn out well: a promising young man; a promising situation.
- proselyting — a person who has changed from one opinion, religious belief, sect, or the like, to another; convert.
- reprovingly — to criticize or correct, especially gently: to reprove a pupil for making a mistake.
- rolling pin — a cylinder of wood or other material, usually with a short handle at each end, for rolling out dough.
- saprolegnia — a variety of fungus
- shoplifting — to steal (merchandise) as a shoplifter.
- splodginess — the state of being splodgy
- spring lock — a lock that fastens automatically by a spring.
- spring roll — an egg roll.
- stockpiling — the activity of acquiring and storing a large quantity of something
- tailhopping — the act of hopping to lift the tails of the skis off the ground while flexing the knees into a crouching position
- telephoning — an apparatus, system, or process for transmission of sound or speech to a distant point, especially by an electric device.
- telescoping — an optical instrument for making distant objects appear larger and therefore nearer. One of the two principal forms (refracting telescope) consists essentially of an objective lens set into one end of a tube and an adjustable eyepiece or combination of lenses set into the other end of a tube that slides into the first and through which the enlarged object is viewed directly; the other form (reflecting telescope) has a concave mirror that gathers light from the object and focuses it into an adjustable eyepiece or combination of lenses through which the reflection of the object is enlarged and viewed. Compare radio telescope.
- top billing — the first or most prominent position in a list of actors or entertainers, as on a marquee or screen.
- top slicing — mining of thick orebodies in a series of stopes from top to bottom, the roof being caved with its timbers as each stope is exhausted.
- typing pool — group of secretaries
- 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.
- vapouringly — in a boastful manner
- vinyl group — the univalent group C 3 H 3 , derived from ethylene.
- wading pool — a small, shallow pool for children to wade and play in.