11-letter words containing p, r, a, e
- pearly king — the male London costermonger whose ceremonial clothes display the most lavish collection of pearl buttons
- pease-brose — brose made from a meal of dried peas
- pechora sea — the SE part of the Barents Sea, northwest of Russia
- peculiarity — a trait, manner, characteristic, or habit that is odd or unusual.
- peculiarize — to make peculiar, unusual, distinguished, etc.
- pecuniarily — of or relating to money: pecuniary difficulties.
- pedagoguery — a teacher; schoolteacher.
- pedal power — use of a cycle
- pedantocrat — a pedantic ruler
- pelargonium — any plant of the genus Pelargonium, the cultivated species of which are usually called geranium. Compare geranium (def 2).
- pele's hair — volcanic glass thread, usually basaltic, caused by the solidification of exploding or ejected lava in the open air.
- pelotherapy — the application of mud to the body for therapeutic purposes
- pelvic arch — (in vertebrates) a bony or cartilaginous arch supporting the hind limbs or analogous parts.
- penetrating — able or tending to penetrate; piercing; sharp: a penetrating shriek; a penetrating glance.
- penetration — the act or power of penetrating.
- penetrative — tending to penetrate; piercing.
- pentahedron — a solid figure having five faces.
- pentahydric — (especially of alcohols and phenols) pentahydroxy.
- pentamerous — consisting of or divided into five parts.
- pentandrous — of or pertaining to the order of plants Pentandria, characterized by having five stamens
- pentangular — having five angles and five sides; pentagonal.
- pepper game — a pregame warm-up performed at a brisk rate, in which one batter bunts back balls tossed by fielders stationed a short distance away.
- peppergrass — any pungent plant belonging to the genus Lepidium, of the mustard family, used as a potherb or salad vegetable.
- perambulate — to walk through, about, or over; travel through; traverse.
- perceivable — capable of being perceived; perceptible.
- perceivably — capable of being perceived; perceptible.
- perchlorate — a salt or ester of perchloric acid, as potassium perchlorate, KClO 4 .
- perciatelli — a tubular pasta in long, straight pieces, resembling thick spaghetti.
- percolation — the act or state of percolating or of being percolated.
- perduration — the act of lasting forever or enduring continually; the capacity to endure indefinitely
- peregrinate — to travel or journey, especially to walk on foot.
- perennation — the survival of a plant through the winter or dry season
- perennially — lasting for an indefinitely long time; enduring: her perennial beauty.
- perestroika — Russian. the program of economic and political reform in the Soviet Union initiated by Mikhail Gorbachev in 1986.
- perfect gas — ideal gas.
- perforation — a hole, or one of a series of holes, bored or punched through something, as those between individual postage stamps of a sheet to facilitate separation.
- perforative — that perforates readily
- performable — to carry out; execute; do: to perform miracles.
- performance — a musical, dramatic, or other entertainment presented before an audience.
- pericardiac — of or relating to the pericardium.
- pericardial — of or relating to the pericardium.
- pericardium — the membranous sac enclosing the heart.
- pericentral — arranged around a centre
- periclitate — exposed to danger
- pericranium — the outer periosteum of the cranium.
- perigastric — located near or around the gastric system (predominantly the stomach)
- periglacial — occurring or operating adjacent to the margin of a glacier.
- perigordian — of, relating to, or characteristic of an Upper Paleolithic cultural epoch in southern France, especially of the Périgord region.
- perihepatic — surrounding the liver; located around the liver
- perilla oil — a light yellow oil, obtained from the seeds of mints of the genus Perilla, used in Asia as a cooking oil and elsewhere in the manufacture of varnish, printing ink, and artificial leather.