11-letter words containing p, r, o, n
- premovement — the act of premoving
- 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.
- preoccupant — a previous occupant
- preordained — to ordain beforehand; foreordain.
- preparation — a proceeding, measure, or provision by which one prepares for something: preparations for a journey.
- prepetition — a formally drawn request, often bearing the names of a number of those making the request, that is addressed to a person or group of persons in authority or power, soliciting some favor, right, mercy, or other benefit: a petition for clemency; a petition for the repeal of an unfair law.
- prepollence — prevalence; predominance
- prepollency — the quality of being prepollent
- preposition — any member of a class of words found in many languages that are used before nouns, pronouns, or other substantives to form phrases functioning as modifiers of verbs, nouns, or adjectives, and that typically express a spatial, temporal, or other relationship, as in, on, by, to, since.
- preromantic — of, relating to, or of the nature of romance; characteristic or suggestive of the world of romance: a romantic adventure.
- prescission — the action of prescinding
- presolution — the act of solving a problem, question, etc.: The situation is approaching solution.
- press baron — an influential newspaper publisher or owner who usually controls more than one widely circulated newspaper.
- press money — prest money.
- prest money — a sum of money advanced to men enlisting in the navy or the army, given to bind the bargain and as an inducement.
- prestations — a payment in money or in services.
- prestonpans — a seaside resort in the Lothian region, in SE Scotland, E of Edinburgh: battle 1745.
- presumption — the act of presuming.
- pretensions — the laying of a claim to something.
- pretentious — characterized by assumption of dignity or importance, especially when exaggerated or undeserved: a pretentious, self-important waiter.
- preterition — the act of passing by or over; omission; disregard.
- prevacation — a period of suspension of work, study, or other activity, usually used for rest, recreation, or travel; recess or holiday: Schoolchildren are on vacation now.
- previsional — characteristic of prevision
- price point — the price for which something is sold on the retail market, especially in relation to a range of competitive prices: We can't go below the $100 price point for this printer.
- prima donna — a first or principal female singer of an opera company.
- 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
- prison riot — a disturbance made by an unruly mob in a prison
- prison yard — a piece of enclosed ground attached to a prison, where prisoners may take exercise at certain times
- prize money — money offered, won, or received in prizes.
- pro re nata — for an unforeseen need or contingency.
- pro-african — Also, Africa. of or from Africa; belonging to the black peoples of Africa.
- pro-chinese — the standard language of China, based on the speech of Beijing; Mandarin.
- pro-vaccine — any preparation used as a preventive inoculation to confer immunity against a specific disease, usually employing an innocuous form of the disease agent, as killed or weakened bacteria or viruses, to stimulate antibody production.
- pro-western — lying toward or situated in the west: our company's western office.
- pro-zionist — a worldwide Jewish movement that resulted in the establishment and development of the state of Israel.
- proabortion — pro-choice.
- probational — the act of testing.
- probationer — a person undergoing probation or trial.
- probusiness — an occupation, profession, or trade: His business is poultry farming.
- proceedings — a particular action or course or manner of action.
- prochronism — a chronological error in which a person, event, etc., is assigned a date earlier than the actual one; prolepsis.
- proclaimant — someone who proclaims
- proconsular — Roman History. an official, usually a former consul, who acted as governor or military commander of a province, and who had powers similar to those of a consul.
- procreation — to beget or generate (offspring).
- procrustean — pertaining to or suggestive of Procrustes.
- procuration — the act of obtaining or getting; procurement.
- procurement — the act of procuring, or obtaining or getting by effort, care, or the use of special means: The organ procurement procedure is very complicated.
- producement — production