11-letter words containing p, r, i, m, o
- preadmonish — to admonish or warn beforehand
- predominant — having ascendancy, power, authority, or influence over others; preeminent.
- predominate — to be the stronger or leading element or force.
- premodified — to change somewhat the form or qualities of; alter partially; amend: to modify a contract.
- premonition — a feeling of anticipation of or anxiety over a future event; presentiment: He had a vague premonition of danger.
- premonitive — of, or relating to, a premonition
- premonitory — giving premonition; serving to warn beforehand.
- premorbidly — pertaining to diseased parts: morbid anatomy.
- premunition — Immunology. a state of balance between host and infectious agent, as a bacterium or parasite, such that the immune defense of the host is sufficient to resist further infection but insufficient to destroy the agent.
- prenominate — mentioned beforehand.
- preromantic — of, relating to, or of the nature of romance; characteristic or suggestive of the world of romance: a romantic adventure.
- prestissimo — (a musical direction) in the most rapid tempo.
- presumption — the act of presuming.
- prima donna — a first or principal female singer of an opera company.
- primatology — the branch of zoology dealing with the primates.
- prime focus — the focal point of the objective lens or primary mirror of a telescope
- prime mover — Mechanics. the initial agent, as wind or electricity, that puts a machine in motion. a machine, as a water wheel or steam engine, that receives and modifies energy as supplied by some natural source.
- primiparous — a woman who has borne but one child or who is parturient for the first time.
- prison camp — a camp for the confinement of prisoners of war or political prisoners.
- prison farm — a farm attached to a prison, where prisoners carry out hard labour
- prize money — money offered, won, or received in prizes.
- pro memoria — a formal note used in diplomacy as a record of a subject that has been discussed.
- probabilism — Philosophy. the doctrine, introduced by the Skeptics, that certainty is impossible and that probability suffices to govern faith and practice.
- problematic — of the nature of a problem; doubtful; uncertain; questionable.
- prochronism — a chronological error in which a person, event, etc., is assigned a date earlier than the actual one; prolepsis.
- proclaimant — someone who proclaims
- profeminist — advocating social, political, legal, and economic rights for women equal to those of men.
- prognathism — having protrusive jaws; having a gnathic index over 103.
- programming — a plan of action to accomplish a specified end: a school lunch program.
- progressism — the philosophy of a progressist
- promenading — a stroll or walk, especially in a public place, as for pleasure or display.
- promilitary — of, for, or pertaining to the army or armed forces, often as distinguished from the navy: from civilian to military life.
- prominently — standing out so as to be seen easily; conspicuous; particularly noticeable: Her eyes are her most prominent feature.
- promiscuity — the state of being promiscuous.
- promiscuous — characterized by or involving indiscriminate mingling or association, especially having sexual relations with a number of partners on a casual basis.
- promiseless — without promise
- promisingly — giving favorable promise; likely to turn out well: a promising young man; a promising situation.
- promo video — a video or short film that promotes or advertises something
- promotional — advancement in rank or position.
- prompt side — the part of the stage that in the U.S. is to the right and in Britain to the left as one faces the audience. Abbreviation: P.S.
- promptitude — promptness.
- promycelium — a short filament produced in the germination of a spore that bears small spores and then dies.
- pronatalism — the policy or practice of encouraging the bearing of children, especially government support of a higher birthrate.
- pronominals — Grammar. pertaining to, resembling, derived from, or containing a pronoun: “My” in “my book” is a pronominal adjective. “There” is a pronominal adverb.
- proper time — appropriate moment
- propylamine — an isomeric amine of propyl
- proselytism — the act or fact of becoming a proselyte; conversion.
- prostomiate — having a prostomium.
- protagonism — the leading character, hero, or heroine of a drama or other literary work.
- prothalamia — a song or poem written to celebrate a marriage.