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11-letter words containing p, r, e, n, g

  • fingerprint — an impression of the markings of the inner surface of the last joint of the thumb or other finger.
  • flagpersons — Plural form of flagperson.
  • frankpledge — a system of dividing a community into tithings or groups of ten men, each member of which was responsible for the conduct of the other members of his group and for the assurance that a member charged with a breach of the law would be produced at court.
  • gallinipper — any of various insects that sting or bite, especially a large American mosquito, Psorophora ciliata.
  • garden path — paved walkway
  • garden pink — the plant Dianthus plumarius
  • garden-path — noting or pertaining to a sentence that is easily parsed incorrectly because its beginning suggests it has an interpretation that it clearly does not have.
  • generalship — skill as commander of a large military force or unit.
  • gerontophil — experiencing sexual attraction to old people
  • gingersnaps — Plural form of gingersnap.
  • go kerplunk — to make a noise when landing on or hitting the bottom of something
  • gonadotrope — a gonadotropic substance.
  • grade point — Education. a numerical equivalent to a received letter grade, usually 0 for F, 1 for D, 2 for C, 3 for B, and 4 for A, that is multiplied by the number of credits for the course: used to compute a grade point average.
  • gramophones — Plural form of gramophone.
  • grand opera — a serious, usually tragic, opera in which most of the text is set to music.
  • grandnephew — a son of one's nephew or niece.
  • grandparent — a parent of a parent.
  • graphicness — The quality of being graphic: grotesqueness or vividness.
  • graphophone — a phonograph for recording and reproducing sounds on wax records.
  • grass snipe — the pectoral sandpiper.
  • greasepaint — an oily mixture of melted tallow or grease and a pigment, used by actors, clowns, etc., for making up their faces.
  • green paper — a report presenting the policy proposals of the government, to be discussed in Parliament.
  • green party — a liberal political party especially in Germany focusing on environmental issues.
  • green pound — a unit of account used in calculating Britain's contributions to and payments from the Community Agricultural Fund of the EU
  • green power — the power of money, viewed as a social force.
  • green stamp — Citizens Band Radio Slang. a speeding ticket. Usually, Green Stamps. money; currency.
  • greenkeeper — greenskeeper.
  • ground pine — any of several species of club moss, especially Lycopodium obscurum or L. complanatum.
  • groundspeed — the speed of an aircraft with reference to the ground.
  • guttersnipe — a person belonging to or characteristic of the lowest social group in a city.
  • gymnosperms — Plural form of gymnosperm.
  • gymnospermy — The property of being gymnospermous.
  • heptangular — having seven angles.
  • hertzsprung — Ejnar (ˈəɪnar). 1873–1967, Danish astronomer: he discovered the existence of giant and dwarf stars, originating one form of the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram
  • homeporting — Present participle of homeport.
  • hypermiling — to improve fuel mileage in a motor vehicle, as by adopting certain driving techniques or making design alterations to the vehicle.
  • imperilling — Present participle of imperil.
  • impignorate — (obsolete, transitive) To pledge or pawn.
  • imprecating — Present participle of imprecate.
  • impregnable — susceptible to impregnation, as an egg.
  • impregnably — In an impregnable manner; in a manner to defy attack.
  • impregnated — to make pregnant; get with child or young.
  • impregnates — to make pregnant; get with child or young.
  • impregnator — to make pregnant; get with child or young.
  • in progress — a movement toward a goal or to a further or higher stage: the progress of a student toward a degree.
  • innerspring — having or characterized by a large number of enclosed coil springs within an overall padding: innerspring construction.
  • interloping — to intrude into some region or field of trade without a proper license.
  • interposing — Present participle of interpose.
  • iron sponge — sponge iron.
  • jasperizing — Present participle of jasperize.
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