11-letter words containing p, u, d, e
- numeric pad — a separate section on some computer keyboards, grouping together numeric keys and those for mathematical or other special functions in an arrangement like that of a calculator.
- oedipus rex — a tragedy (c430 b.c.) by Sophocles.
- open ground — uncovered or unobstructed ground in a wide open space
- operculated — relating to the operculum
- outspeeding — Present participle of outspeed.
- outstripped — Simple past tense and past participle of outstrip.
- overproduce — to produce more of (a product or commodity) than is required
- oxysulphide — a compound containing an element combined with oxygen and sulphur
- painted cup — any of several semiparasitic plants of the genus Castilleja, of the figwort family, having highly colored dilated bracts about the flowers.
- pandemonium — wild uproar or unrestrained disorder; tumult or chaos.
- paper round — job delivering newspapers
- paper-bound — a book bound in a flexible paper cover, often a lower-priced edition of a hardcover book.
- parasuicide — the deliberate infliction of injury on oneself or the taking of a drug overdose as an attempt at suicide which may not be intended to be successful
- pas de deux — a dance by two persons.
- pasteurised — to expose (a food, as milk, cheese, yogurt, beer, or wine) to an elevated temperature for a period of time sufficient to destroy certain microorganisms, as those that can produce disease or cause spoilage or undesirable fermentation of food, without radically altering taste or quality.
- pasteurized — to expose (a food, as milk, cheese, yogurt, beer, or wine) to an elevated temperature for a period of time sufficient to destroy certain microorganisms, as those that can produce disease or cause spoilage or undesirable fermentation of food, without radically altering taste or quality.
- pastureland — Also called pastureland [pas-cher-land, pahs-] /ˈpæs tʃərˌlænd, ˈpɑs-/ (Show IPA). an area covered with grass or other plants used or suitable for the grazing of livestock; grassland.
- pay dispute — a disagreement between workers and employers concerning salary
- pedagoguery — a teacher; schoolteacher.
- pedagoguish — resembling or reminiscent of a pedagogue
- pedetentous — progressing gradually; proceeding cautiously
- pediculated — having a stalk or stalks
- pediculosis — the state of being infested with lice.
- pediococcus — any of several spherical, facultatively anaerobic bacteria of the genus Pediococcus, producing acid and clouding in beer and wort.
- pedunculate — having a peduncle.
- 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
- pellucidity — allowing the maximum passage of light, as glass; translucent.
- pendulosity — the state or quality of being pendulous
- peng dehuai — 1898–1974, Chinese Communist military leader: defense minister 1954–59.
- pentandrous — of or pertaining to the order of plants Pentandria, characterized by having five stamens
- perduellion — high treason
- perduration — the act of lasting forever or enduring continually; the capacity to endure indefinitely
- pericardium — the membranous sac enclosing the heart.
- peridesmium — the membrane of cellular tissue surrounding a ligament
- perpetuated — to make perpetual.
- persuadable — to prevail on (a person) to do something, as by advising or urging: We could not persuade him to wait.
- perturbedly — to disturb or disquiet greatly in mind; agitate.
- petropounds — the multiples of the British pound as regarded in terms of income derived from petroleum
- phd student — a person who is studying for a PhD
- photoreduce — to undergo or to cause to undergo photoreduction
- picket duty — the activity of standing outside an establishment to make a protest, to dissuade or prevent employees or clients from entering, etc
- piped music — Piped music is recorded music which is played in some supermarkets, restaurants, and other public places.
- pleurodynia — pain in the chest or side.
- pneudraulic — of or relating to a mechanism involving both pneumatic and hydraulic action.
- pneumathode — a band or pore of aerating tissue, esp along the stipes of ferns
- poke around — to prod or push, especially with something narrow or pointed, as a finger, elbow, stick, etc.: to poke someone in the ribs.
- polysulfide — a sulfide whose molecules contain two or more atoms of sulfur.
- pompadoured — styled in a pompadour
- ponderously — of great weight; heavy; massive.
- pouched rat — pocket gopher.