11-letter words containing p, u, c, i, n
- parascenium — either of two wings flanking and extending forward from the skene of an ancient Greek theater.
- pecuniarily — of or relating to money: pecuniary difficulties.
- peking duck — a Chinese dish consisting of roast duck with a crispy skin; the meat is served with strips of vegetables, steamed pancakes, and hoisin sauce
- penicillium — any fungus of the genus Penicillium, certain species of which are used in cheesemaking and as the source of penicillin.
- pericranium — the outer periosteum of the cranium.
- perinuclear — situated near or occurring around the nucleus.
- perlocution — (of a speech act) producing an effect upon the listener, as in persuading, frightening, amusing, or causing the listener to act.
- persecution — the act of persecuting.
- piano music — printed music intended to be played on the piano
- picturising — to represent in a picture, especially in a motion picture; make a picture of.
- plutarchian — of or relating to the biographer Plutarch.
- pn junction — the boundary between two regions in a single crystal of a semiconductor: one region contains an electron acceptor and the other an electron donor
- pneudraulic — of or relating to a mechanism involving both pneumatic and hydraulic action.
- point count — a method of evaluating the strength of a hand by assigning a numerical value to high cards and to certain combinations and distributions of cards in the hand.
- point coupe — Also called cutwork. a process for producing lace in which predetermined threads in the ground material are cut and removed in order to provide open areas for the insertion of ornamental patterns.
- policy unit — a body of political advisors to the British Prime Minister
- postscenium — a wing on either side of the stage of an ancient Greek or Roman theatre where props could be stored and actors could prepare; a parascenium
- preacquaint — to acquaint (someone with information) in advance
- preaudience — the right to be given an audience before other people; the privilege of being the first to be heard
- prefunction — the kind of action or activity proper to a person, thing, or institution; the purpose for which something is designed or exists; role.
- prejudicant — judging beforehand
- prejudicing — any preconceived opinion or feeling, either favorable or unfavorable.
- pricing gun — A pricing gun is a hand-held device used in stores for fixing a price label to a product.
- procuration — the act of obtaining or getting; procurement.
- productions — the act of producing; creation; manufacture.
- prolocution — an introductory remark or speech
- pronouncing — to enunciate or articulate (sounds, words, sentences, etc.).
- prosecuting — carrying out a prosecution
- prosecution — Law. the institution and carrying on of legal proceedings against a person. the body of officials by whom such proceedings are instituted and carried on.
- publication — the act of publishing a book, periodical, map, piece of music, engraving, or the like.
- puckishness — the state of being puckish
- pump-action — (of a shotgun or rifle) having an action that extracts the empty case, loads, and cocks the piece by means of a hand-operated lever that slides backward and forward; slide-action.
- punchinello — a grotesque or absurd chief character in a puppet show of Italian origin: the prototype of Punch.
- punctilious — extremely attentive to punctilios; strict or exact in the observance of the formalities or amenities of conduct or actions.
- punctualist — a person who is concerned with points of conduct
- punctuality — the quality or state of being punctual.
- punctuation — the practice or system of using certain conventional marks or characters in writing or printing in order to separate elements and make the meaning clear, as in ending a sentence or separating clauses.
- punctuative — the practice or system of using certain conventional marks or characters in writing or printing in order to separate elements and make the meaning clear, as in ending a sentence or separating clauses.
- punicaceous — of or relating to the family Punicaceae, containing the pomegranates
- puritanical — very strict in moral or religious matters, often excessively so; rigidly austere.
- rip current — undertow (def 1).
- sculpturing — the act of sculpturing or carving
- sipunculoid — a member of the group Sipunculoidea
- speculating — to engage in thought or reflection; meditate (often followed by on, upon, or a clause).
- speculation — the contemplation or consideration of some subject: to engage in speculation on humanity's ultimate destiny.
- spiculation — formation into spicules.
- spondulicks — money; cash.
- spruce pine — a tall coniferous tree, Pinus glabra, of the southeastern U.S., having smooth, gray bark and needles in bundles of two.
- stickup man — a man who commits a stickup.
- sub-captain — a person who is at the head of or in authority over others; chief; leader.