12-letter words containing p, r, e, n, g, i
- prize-giving — A prize-giving is a ceremony where prizes are awarded to people who have produced a very high standard of work.
- prizewinning — having won, or worthy of, a prize
- profiteering — a person who seeks or exacts exorbitant profits, especially through the sale of scarce or rationed goods.
- progenitress — a female progenitor (parent or ancestor)
- proofreading — correction of text
- propagandize — to propagate or publicize (principles, dogma, etc.) by means of propaganda.
- prophesyings — gatherings held to expound the prophecies of the Scriptures
- protectingly — in a protective manner
- pudding rice — a type of short-grained rice that is suitable for making into a rice pudding
- puppeteering — a person who manipulates puppets, as in a puppet show.
- pyrogenicity — the characteristic of causing fever
- pyroligneous — produced by the distillation of wood.
- pyromagnetic — (formerly) thermomagnetic (def 1).
- raking piece — a sloping piece of scenery, as on a television or stage set, especially such a piece used for masking the side of a ramp.
- ranging pole — a pole for marking positions in surveying
- reading lamp — A reading lamp is a small lamp that you keep on a desk or table. You can move part of it in order to direct the light to where you need it for reading.
- reaping hook — a curved cutting tool with a sharp edge, used in the cutting or harvesting of crops
- recuperating — to recover from sickness or exhaustion; regain health or strength.
- repaginating — to indicate the sequence of pages in (a book, manuscript, etc.) by placing numbers or other characters on each leaf; to number the pages of.
- repagination — Bibliography. the number of pages or leaves of a book, manuscript, etc., identified in bibliographical description or cataloging.
- replenishing — to make full or complete again, as by supplying what is lacking, used up, etc.: to replenish one's stock of food.
- representing — to serve to express, designate, stand for, or denote, as a word, symbol, or the like does; symbolize: In this painting the cat represents evil and the bird, good.
- reprimanding — a severe reproof or rebuke, especially a formal one by a person in authority.
- reprocessing — a systematic series of actions directed to some end: to devise a process for homogenizing milk.
- rice pudding — dessert made from rice and milk
- ring spanner — tool for turning screws
- role playing — role-play used as a method of training or education
- role-playing — a method of instruction or psychotherapy aimed at changing attitudes and behavior, in which participants act out designated roles relevant to real-life situations.
- rose pogonia — a North American terrestrial orchid, Pogonia ophioglossoides, having a fragrant, usually solitary rose-pink or white flower.
- running pine — a ground pine, Lycopodium clavatum.
- sandpapering — the act or process of polishing or grinding a surface with or as if with sandpaper
- scenographic — the art of representing objects in accordance with the rules of perspective.
- scorekeeping — an official of a sports contest who keeps record of the score.
- self-priming — the powder or other material used to ignite a charge.
- self-proving — to establish the truth or genuineness of, as by evidence or argument: to prove one's claim.
- seringapatam — a town in S Karnataka, in S India, former capital of Mysore state: taken by the British 1799.
- sheepherding — the act of herding or tending sheep
- shepherdling — a young or little shepherd
- shopbreaking — the act of breaking into a shop
- single-party — of or relating to a form of government in which only a single political party constitutes the government
- single-payer — noting or relating to a healthcare or health insurance system in which the government or a publicly owned and regulated agency pays all medical costs from a single fund.
- sleeping car — a railroad car fitted with berths, compartments, bedrooms, or drawing rooms for passengers to sleep in.
- spearfishing — any of several fishes of the genus Tetrapturus, resembling the sailfish but having the first dorsal fin much less developed: inhabiting all seas, but rare.
- spearheading — the sharp-pointed head that forms the piercing end of a spear.
- speedwriting — a system of shorthand that is based on the sound of words and utilizes letters of the alphabet rather than symbols.
- spermagonium — Botany, Mycology. spermogonium.
- spermogonium — one of the cup-shaped or flask-shaped receptacles in which the spermatia of certain fungi and red algae are produced.
- sporogenesis — the production of spores; sporogony.
- spring break — a vacation from school or college during the spring term, lasting about a week.
- spring fever — a listless, lazy, or restless feeling commonly associated with the beginning of spring.