12-letter words containing p, u, r, e
- put in order — arrange correctly
- put it there — You say 'Put it there!' to someone when you are asking them to shake hands with you, because you agree with them or want to congratulate them.
- put together — assemble
- put years on — to make (someone) feel or look much older
- putrefaction — the act or process of putrefying; the anaerobic decomposition of organic matter by bacteria and fungi that results in obnoxiously odorous products; rotting.
- putrefactive — the act or process of putrefying; the anaerobic decomposition of organic matter by bacteria and fungi that results in obnoxiously odorous products; rotting.
- putty powder — an abrasive consisting chiefly of stannic oxide, used for polishing hard surfaces.
- pyritiferous — having or producing pyrites
- pyroligneous — produced by the distillation of wood.
- pyrosulphate — any salt of pyrosulphuric acid
- quadraplegic — quadriplegic.
- quadriplegia — paralysis of all four limbs or of the entire body below the neck.
- quadriplegic — a person with quadriplegia.
- quadruplexes — Plural form of quadruplex.
- quarter-hoop — a hoop, especially of steel, fastened around a cask between the bilge and the chime.
- quarterpipes — Plural form of quarterpipe.
- quartz plate — a carefully cut quartz crystal that is piezoelectrically active. Compare crystal (def 10).
- ramapithecus — a genus of extinct Miocene ape known from fossils found in India and Pakistan and formerly thought to be a possible human ancestor.
- raphaelesque — of, relating to, or characteristic of the style of the painter Raphael.
- re-equipment — the act of re-equipping
- read up (on) — to become well informed (about) by reading
- reassumption — the act or process of reassuming something
- recapitulate — to review by a brief summary, as at the end of a speech or discussion; summarize.
- receptacular — having the nature of, or serving as, a receptacle
- receptaculum — a vessel, receptacle or container
- recuperating — to recover from sickness or exhaustion; regain health or strength.
- recuperation — to recover from sickness or exhaustion; regain health or strength.
- recuperative — that recuperates.
- recuperatory — of or relating to recovery or recuperation
- red larkspur — a plant, Delphinium nudicaule, of the buttercup family, native to the western coast of the U.S., having orange-red or sometimes yellow flowers.
- refugee camp — a camp for sheltering and protecting people who have fled from some danger or problem, esp political persecution
- reoccupation — a person's usual or principal work or business, especially as a means of earning a living; vocation: Her occupation was dentistry.
- repercussion — an effect or result, often indirect or remote, of some event or action: The repercussions of the quarrel were widespread.
- repercussive — causing repercussion; reverberating.
- reply coupon — a coupon sent with an international letter which can be exchanged for stamps sufficient to send a letter back in reply
- repopularize — to make popular: to popularize a dance.
- repopulation — the total number of persons inhabiting a country, city, or any district or area.
- repositorium — a place for the storage of valuables, as in an ancient Roman temple or a church.
- repressurize — to raise the internal atmospheric pressure of to the required or desired level: to pressurize an astronaut's spacesuit before a walk in space.
- reproducible — to make a copy, representation, duplicate, or close imitation of: to reproduce a picture.
- reproduction — the act or process of reproducing.
- reproductive — serving to reproduce.
- repromulgate — to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.).
- reputability — held in good repute; honorable; respectable; estimable: a reputable organization.
- reputational — the estimation in which a person or thing is held, especially by the community or the public generally; repute: a man of good reputation.
- reputatively — according to reckoning; by repute; putatively
- request stop — a point on a route at which a bus will stop only if signalled to do so
- rescue party — a group of people who attempt to rescue, find or save a person or people for danger, esp a person or people who have got lost while mountain climbing
- respectfully — full of, characterized by, or showing politeness or deference: a respectful reply.
- resupination — a resupinate condition.