11-letter words containing p, u, r, o, s
- productions — the act of producing; creation; manufacture.
- profusively — profuse; lavish; prodigal: profusive generosity.
- prognathous — having protrusive jaws; having a gnathic index over 103.
- proliferous — proliferating.
- 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.
- prosauropod — a herbivorous dinosaur of the Triassic and early Jurassic periods
- 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.
- prosecutory — of, relating to, or concerned with prosecution.
- prosecutrix — a female prosecutor or plaintiff
- prostituted — a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money; whore; harlot.
- protandrous — (of hermaphrodite or monoecious plants) maturing the anthers before the stigma
- protogynous — of or relating to a flower in which the shedding of pollen occurs after the stigma has stopped being receptive; having female sex organs maturing before the male.
- protrusible — able to be thrust outwards
- proud flesh — granulation tissue.
- provascular — of or relating to procambium
- pruriginous — of, relating to, or causing prurigo.
- prusik loop — a loop formed with a sliding knot that locks under pressure in which a climber can place his foot in order to stand or ascend a rope
- pseudograph — a piece of writing that is falsely ascribed
- pseudomorph — an irregular or unclassifiable form.
- pseudoprime — A backgammon prime (six consecutive occupied points) with one point missing. This term is an esoteric pun derived from a mathematical method that, rather than determining precisely whether a number is prime (has no divisors), uses a statistical technique to decide whether the number is "probably" prime. A number that passes this test is called a pseudoprime. The hacker backgammon usage stems from the idea that a pseudoprime is almost as good as a prime: it does the job of a prime until proven otherwise, and that probably won't happen.
- pure reason — reason based on a priori principles and providing a unifying ground for the perception of the phenomenal world.
- purportless — without purport
- purposeless — having no purpose or apparent meaning.
- purse-proud — proud of one's wealth, especially in an arrogant or showy manner.
- pursuant to — legal: in accordance with
- push around — to press upon or against (a thing) with force in order to move it away.
- pussyfooter — a person who behaves stealthily or evasively
- put on airs — a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- pyrosulfate — a salt of pyrosulfuric acid.
- rapturously — full of, feeling, or manifesting ecstatic joy or delight.
- re-exposure — the act, state, or condition of being re-exposed
- repetitious — full of repetition, especially unnecessary and tedious repetition: a repetitious account of their vacation trip.
- reupholster — to provide (chairs, sofas, etc.) with coverings, cushions, stuffing, springs, etc.
- ring-porous — having annual rings marked by a conspicuous band of large pores in wood formed in spring.
- rumpus room — a recreation room, especially one for children, as in a house.
- russophobia — an intense and often irrational hatred for Russia, or esp the former Soviet Union, its political system, etc
- sarcophagus — a stone coffin, especially one bearing sculpture, inscriptions, etc., often displayed as a monument.
- sauropsidan — relating to the Sauropsida or animals belonging to the Sauriodea group in Huxley's classification
- scapigerous — having a scape or leafless stalk
- scriptorium — a room, as in a monastery, library, or other institution, where manuscripts are stored, read, or copied.
- scrumptious — very pleasing, especially to the senses; delectable; splendid: a scrumptious casserole; a scrumptious satin gown.
- scuppernong — a silvery amber-green variety of muscadine grape.
- semelparous — (of a plant) producing flowers and fruit only once before dying
- semipopular — relatively popular; quite popular
- septiferous — in possession of a septum or partition
- sepulchrous — of the nature of a sepulchre
- serpiginous — (formerly) a creeping or spreading skin disease, as ringworm.
- shop around — compare prices