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12-letter words containing p, o, u, t, e

  • protuberancy — protuberance.
  • proudhearted — full of pride.
  • pseudo-event — an event that is staged primarily so that it can be reported in the media.
  • pseudomartyr — someone falsely or inaccurately called a martyr
  • pseudonymity — pseudonymous character.
  • pseudovector — a variable quantity, such as angular momentum, that has magnitude and orientation with respect to an axis. The components are even functions of the coordinates
  • pterocarpous — having winged fruit.
  • pterosaurian — a pterosaur
  • puddingstone — any conglomerate rock having dark-colored, rounded pebbles that are embedded in a light-colored, fine-grained matrix
  • puerto limon — Limón (def 2).
  • puerto montt — a city in S Chile.
  • puerto rican — an island in the central West Indies: a commonwealth associated with the U.S. 3435 sq. mi. (8895 sq. km). Capital: San Juan. Abbreviation: P.R., PR.
  • pumice stone — abrasive stone used for exfoliating
  • pumice-stone — Also called pumice stone. a porous or spongy form of volcanic glass, used as an abrasive.
  • put flesh on — If you put flesh on something, you add details and more information to it.
  • put in order — arrange correctly
  • put money on — to place a bet on
  • put to death — the act of dying; the end of life; the total and permanent cessation of all the vital functions of an organism. Compare brain death.
  • put to shame — the painful feeling arising from the consciousness of something dishonorable, improper, ridiculous, etc., done by oneself or another: She was overcome with shame.
  • put to sleep — to take the rest afforded by a suspension of voluntary bodily functions and the natural suspension, complete or partial, of consciousness; cease being awake.
  • put together — assemble
  • put years on — to make (someone) feel or look much older
  • putrefaction — the act or process of putrefying; the anaerobic decomposition of organic matter by bacteria and fungi that results in obnoxiously odorous products; rotting.
  • putty powder — an abrasive consisting chiefly of stannic oxide, used for polishing hard surfaces.
  • pyritiferous — having or producing pyrites
  • pyrosulphate — any salt of pyrosulphuric acid
  • quarter-hoop — a hoop, especially of steel, fastened around a cask between the bilge and the chime.
  • reassumption — the act or process of reassuming something
  • recuperation — to recover from sickness or exhaustion; regain health or strength.
  • recuperatory — of or relating to recovery or recuperation
  • reoccupation — a person's usual or principal work or business, especially as a means of earning a living; vocation: Her occupation was dentistry.
  • repopulation — the total number of persons inhabiting a country, city, or any district or area.
  • repositorium — a place for the storage of valuables, as in an ancient Roman temple or a church.
  • reproduction — the act or process of reproducing.
  • reproductive — serving to reproduce.
  • repromulgate — to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.).
  • reputational — the estimation in which a person or thing is held, especially by the community or the public generally; repute: a man of good reputation.
  • request stop — a point on a route at which a bus will stop only if signalled to do so
  • resupination — a resupinate condition.
  • retail group — a group of companies under single ownership, which sell goods to individual customers
  • retropulsion — an abnormal tendency to walk backwards: a symptom of Parkinson's disease
  • retropulsive — of or relating to retropulsion
  • reupholstery — the materials used to cushion and cover furniture.
  • router patch — a plywood panel patch with parallel sides and rounded ends.
  • run on empty — to be at a level of energy, creativity, etc. that is inadequate to sustain worthwhile activity or achievement
  • self-support — the supporting or maintaining of oneself or itself without reliance on outside aid.
  • separate out — filter, sift
  • seropurulent — composed of or containing both serum and pus
  • serpentinous — of the nature of serpentine; containing or consisting of serpentine
  • sharp tongue — If you say that someone has a sharp tongue, you are critical of the fact that they say things which are unkind though often clever.
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