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11-letter words containing p, l, e, r, o

  • posteriorly — situated behind or at the rear of; hinder (opposed to anterior).
  • potteringly — in a pottering fashion, slowly
  • potwalloper — (in some boroughs before the Reform Bill of 1832) a man who qualified as a householder, and therefore a voter, by virtue of ownership of his own fireplace at which to boil pots.
  • powder blue — a pale blue diluted with gray.
  • powder flag — red flag (def 4).
  • powder mill — a mill in which gunpowder is made.
  • power alley — either of the two areas in the outfield between the outfielders
  • power cable — cable for conducting electric power.
  • power cycle — (hardware)   (Or "cycle power", "cycle") To turn a machine's power off and on, with the intention of clearing some kind of hung or gronked state. Synonym 120 reset; see also Big Red Switch. Compare Vulcan nerve pinch, bounce and boot, and see the AI Koan about Tom Knight and the novice.
  • power drill — a drill operated by a motor.
  • power elite — a closely knit alliance of military, government, and corporate officials perceived as the center of wealth and political power in the U.S.
  • power lunch — ability to do or act; capability of doing or accomplishing something.
  • power plant — a plant, including engines, dynamos, etc., and the building or buildings necessary for the generation of power, as electric or nuclear power.
  • praecordial — of or pertaining to a part of the body near or in front of the heart; located near to or in front of the heart
  • prairie owl — burrowing owl.
  • pramipexole — a dopamine agonist used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease.
  • pre-closure — the act of closing; the state of being closed.
  • pre-college — an institution of higher learning, especially one providing a general or liberal arts education rather than technical or professional training. Compare university.
  • pre-control — to hold in check; curb: to control a horse; to control one's emotions.
  • pre-diploma — a document given by an educational institution conferring a degree on a person or certifying that the person has satisfactorily completed a course of study.
  • pre-holiday — a day fixed by law or custom on which ordinary business is suspended in commemoration of some event or in honor of some person.
  • preapproval — the act of approving; approbation.
  • precisional — the state or quality of being precise.
  • precolonial — of or relating to the time before a region or country became a colony.
  • predisposal — to give an inclination or tendency to beforehand; make susceptible: Genetic factors may predispose human beings to certain metabolic diseases.
  • predoctoral — of or relating to study undertaken in preparation for a doctoral degree.
  • preelection — a choice or selection made beforehand.
  • prelibation — a foretaste.
  • preluncheon — a light meal before lunch
  • premorbidly — pertaining to diseased parts: morbid anatomy.
  • prep school — preparatory school.
  • prepollence — prevalence; predominance
  • prepollency — the quality of being prepollent
  • preschooler — a child below the official school starting age, usually a child up to age five.
  • preselector — a preamplifier between the antenna and receiving circuit, used to improve reception.
  • presolution — the act of solving a problem, question, etc.: The situation is approaching solution.
  • previsional — characteristic of prevision
  • priest-hole — a secret chamber in certain houses in England, built as a hiding place for Roman Catholic priests when they were proscribed in the 16th and 17th centuries
  • pro-slavery — favoring slavery.
  • proactively — serving to prepare for, intervene in, or control an expected occurrence or situation, especially a negative or difficult one; anticipatory: proactive measures against crime.
  • problematic — of the nature of a problem; doubtful; uncertain; questionable.
  • procephalic — of or relating to the head.
  • procerebral — relating to the procerebrum
  • processable — capable of being processed.
  • processible — capable of being processed.
  • prochlorite — a dark green member of the chlorite group, usually foliated.
  • prodigalize — to spend lavishly
  • produceable — to bring into existence; give rise to; cause: to produce steam.
  • productible — to bring into existence; give rise to; cause: to produce steam.
  • professedly — allegedly; pretendedly: He is only professedly poor.
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