12-letter words containing p, l, i, e, s
- particulates — very small particles of a substance, esp those that are produced when fuel is burned
- passing bell — a bell tolled to announce a death or funeral.
- passing lane — a highway lane in which a driver may pass other vehicles legally.
- passionately — having, compelled by, or ruled by intense emotion or strong feeling; fervid: a passionate advocate of socialism.
- patent still — a type of still in which the distillation is continuous
- pearl primus — Pearl, 1919–1994, U.S. dancer, born in Trinidad.
- peccadilloes — a very minor or slight sin or offense; a trifling fault.
- peeblesshire — a historic county in S Scotland.
- pekinologist — a person who studies the People's Republic of China
- pencil skirt — women's garment: straight skirt
- pennine alps — a range of the Alps between Switzerland and Italy. Highest peak: Monte Rosa, 4634 m (15 204 ft)
- pennsylvania — a state in the E United States. 45,333 sq. mi. (117,410 sq. km). Capital: Harrisburg. Abbreviation: PA (for use with zip code), Pa., Penn., Penna.
- pennywhistle — a cheap toy whistle orig. sold for a penny
- pension plan — a systematic plan created and maintained, as by a corporation, to make regular payments of benefits to retired or disabled employees, either on a contributory or a noncontributory basis.
- penthesileia — the daughter of Ares and queen of the Amazons, whom she led to the aid of Troy. She was slain by Achilles
- percussional — of or relating to percussion
- perfidiously — deliberately faithless; treacherous; deceitful: a perfidious lover.
- periselenium — the closest point of the orbit of a spacecraft to the moon
- perivisceral — surrounding or situated about the viscera.
- permissively — habitually or characteristically accepting or tolerant of something, as social behavior or linguistic usage, that others might disapprove or forbid.
- perniciously — causing insidious harm or ruin; ruinous; injurious; hurtful: pernicious teachings; a pernicious lie.
- perpetualism — a belief in the permanence of a given thing; the belief that a given thing (e.g. the world, a political system) will last forever
- perpetualist — someone who holds to any form of perpetualism
- perplexities — the state of being perplexed; confusion; uncertainty.
- persian gulf — strait in the Indian Ocean
- persian lamb — the young lamb of the Karakul sheep.
- persistently — persisting, especially in spite of opposition, obstacles, discouragement, etc.; persevering: a most annoyingly persistent young man.
- personalised — to have marked with one's initials, name, or monogram: to personalize stationery.
- personalized — customized
- perspectival — a technique of depicting volumes and spatial relationships on a flat surface. Compare aerial perspective, linear perspective.
- persuasively — able, fitted, or intended to persuade: a very persuasive argument.
- persulphuric — denoting a type of acid
- pestilential — producing or tending to produce pestilence.
- pestological — relating to pestology
- petaliferous — bearing or having petals.
- phalaenopsis — any of various epiphytic orchids of the genus Phalaenopsis, native to tropical Asia, having clusters of showy, variously colored flowers.
- philadelphus — (Philadelphus) king of Pergamum c159–138 b.c.
- phillumenist — a collector of matchbooks and matchboxes.
- philomelides — a king of Lesbos who wrestled and killed every opponent until he himself was defeated by Odysseus.
- philosophies — the rational investigation of the truths and principles of being, knowledge, or conduct.
- philosophise — to speculate or theorize, usually in a superficial or imprecise manner.
- philosophize — to speculate or theorize, usually in a superficial or imprecise manner.
- phlebotomist — a specialist in phlebotomy.
- photoelastic — displaying photoelasticity; of or relating to photoelasticity
- photorealism — a style of painting flourishing in the 1970s, especially in the U.S., England, and France, and depicting commonplace scenes or ordinary people, with a meticulously detailed realism, flat images, and barely discernible brushwork that suggests and often is based on or incorporates an actual photograph.
- phrenologist — a psychological theory or analytical method based on the belief that certain mental faculties and character traits are indicated by the configurations of the skull.
- phylacteries — Judaism. either of two small, black, leather cubes containing a piece of parchment inscribed with verses 4–9 of Deut. 6, 13–21 of Deut. 11, and 1–16 of Ex. 13: one is attached with straps to the left arm and the other to the forehead during weekday morning prayers by Orthodox and Conservative Jewish men.
- phylogenesis — the development or evolution of a particular group of organisms.
- physicalness — of or relating to the body: physical exercise.
- physiologies — the branch of biology dealing with the functions and activities of living organisms and their parts, including all physical and chemical processes.