11-letter words containing p, o, i, r
- perspicuous — clearly expressed or presented; lucid.
- pestiferous — bringing or bearing disease.
- petit fours — a small teacake, variously frosted and decorated.
- petitionary — of the nature of or expressing a petition.
- pettifogger — a lawyer of inferior status who conducts unimportant cases, esp one who is unscrupulous or resorts to trickery
- phanerozoic — the eon comprising the Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic eras.
- philography — the collecting of autographs, especially those of famous persons.
- philosopher — a person who offers views or theories on profound questions in ethics, metaphysics, logic, and other related fields.
- phoniatrics — the study and treatment of voice disorders.
- phosphorism — chronic phosphorus poisoning.
- phosphorite — a sedimentary rock sufficiently rich in phosphate minerals to be used as a source of phosphorus for fertilizers.
- phosphorize — phosphorate (def 1).
- photocopier — any electrically operated machine using a photographic method, as the electrostatic process, for making instant copies of written, drawn, or printed material.
- photometric — the measurement of the intensity of light or of relative illuminating power.
- photoperiod — the interval in a 24-hour period during which a plant or animal is exposed to light.
- photoresist — Electronics. a photosensitive liquid polymer, used in photolithography to produce integrated circuits.
- phototropic — growing toward or away from the light.
- physiolater — somebody who worships nature
- physiolatry — the worship of nature
- physiometry — measurement of the physiological functions of the body.
- piano organ — a mechanical piano that is built like a barrel organ
- piano tuner — a person who tunes pianos and sometimes other keyboard instruments.
- piatigorsky — Gregor [greg-er] /ˈgrɛg ər/ (Show IPA), 1903–76, U.S. cellist, born in Russia.
- picked over — to choose or select from among a group: to pick a contestant from the audience.
- pico rivera — a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- pictography — the use of pictographs; picture writing.
- pictorially — pertaining to, expressed in, or of the nature of a picture.
- picturegoer — a person who goes to the cinema, esp frequently
- pieceworker — someone who does work paid for according to the quantity produced
- pierre loti — Pierre [pyer] /pyɛr/ (Show IPA), (Louis Marie Julien Viaud) 1850–1923, French novelist.
- pierrefonds — a former city in S Quebec, Canada, now part of Montreal.
- piezometric — any of several instruments for measuring the pressure of a fluid or the compressibility of a substance when subjected to such a pressure.
- pigeon drop — a confidence game or sleight-of-hand swindle whereby cash is extracted from the victim as collateral for a supposed share in a large sum of discovered money, dishonest profits, or gambling winnings, which in fact are nonexistent.
- pigeonholer — someone who likes to pigeonhole people or things
- pignoration — the act or process of pledging or pawning
- pill popper — a person who takes pills regularly and in quantity.
- pilocarpine — an oil or crystalline alkaloid, C 1 1 H 1 6 N 2 O 2 , obtained from jaborandi, and used chiefly to produce sweating, promote the flow of saliva, contract the pupil of the eye, and for glaucoma.
- pilot chart — any of a number of charts issued to mariners by the U.S. Hydrographic Office and showing meteorological, hydrographic, and navigational conditions prevailing, or likely to prevail, subsequent to the date of issue in some part of the world: issued monthly for most areas.
- pilot error — (jargon) (Sun, from aviation) A user's misconfiguration or misuse of a piece of software, producing apparently bug-like results. E.g. "Joe Luser reported a bug in sendmail that causes it to generate bogus headers." "That's not a bug, that's pilot error. His "sendmail.cf" is hosed." Compare UBD.
- pilot raise — a small raise intended to be enlarged later.
- pink collar — of or relating to a type of employment traditionally held by women, especially relatively low-paying work: secretaries, phone operators, and other pink-collar workers.
- pink-collar — of or relating to a type of employment traditionally held by women, especially relatively low-paying work: secretaries, phone operators, and other pink-collar workers.
- pioneer day — a legal holiday in Utah on July 24 to commemorate Brigham Young's founding of Salt Lake City in 1847.
- pipe smoker — a person who smokes a tobacco pipe
- piperaceous — belonging to the Piperacae, the pepper family of plants.
- piping cord — Cord that is covered in fabric and used to decorate a seam
- pirate copy — an illicitly reproduced copy of a DVD, video, book, game, etc
- pirouetting — a whirling about on one foot or on the points of the toes, as in ballet dancing.
- piscatorial — of or relating to fishermen or fishing: a piscatory treaty.
- piscivorous — adapted to feeding on fish; fish-eating.