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11-letter words containing p, u, r, s, i, t

  • party music — music for or at a party
  • 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.
  • pasteurizer — an apparatus for pasteurizing milk and other liquids.
  • peristylium — a peristyle.
  • perquisitor — the first person to own property that has subsequently been handed down to his heirs
  • persecution — the act of persecuting.
  • persecutive — to pursue with harassing or oppressive treatment, especially because of religious or political beliefs, ethnic or racial origin, gender identity, or sexual orientation.
  • perspicuity — clearness or lucidity, as of a statement.
  • pestiferous — bringing or bearing disease.
  • petit fours — a small teacake, variously frosted and decorated.
  • picturesque — visually charming or quaint, as if resembling or suitable for a painting: a picturesque fishing village.
  • picturising — to represent in a picture, especially in a motion picture; make a picture of.
  • pietersburg — capital of Northern Transvaal province, South Africa: pop. 26,000
  • pisistratus — c605–527 b.c, tyrant of Athens 560–527 (father of Hipparchus and Hippias).
  • pittosporum — any of various shrubs or trees of the genus Pittosporum, native to warm regions of the Old World, many species of which are cultivated as ornamentals for their attractive foliage, flowers, or fruit.
  • plastiqueur — a person, especially a terrorist, who makes, places, or detonates plastic bombs.
  • pluralistic — Philosophy. a theory that there is more than one basic substance or principle. Compare dualism (def 2), monism (def 1a). a theory that reality consists of two or more independent elements.
  • positronium — a short-lived atomic system consisting of a positron and an electron bound together.
  • posturizing — to posture; pose.
  • precautious — using or displaying precaution: a precautious reply; a precautious person.
  • precipitous — of the nature of or characterized by precipices: a precipitous wall of rock.
  • presolution — the act of solving a problem, question, etc.: The situation is approaching solution.
  • presstitute — a journalist or media source whose news coverage is considered to be inappropriately influenced by business interests, political motives, etc. (often used attributively): claims made by the industry and trumpeted by the corporate presstitute media.
  • prestigious — indicative of or conferring prestige: the most prestigious address in town.
  • presumption — the act of presuming.
  • presumptive — affording ground for presumption: presumptive evidence.
  • pretentious — characterized by assumption of dignity or importance, especially when exaggerated or undeserved: a pretentious, self-important waiter.
  • previous to — before, prior to
  • productions — the act of producing; creation; manufacture.
  • promiscuity — the state of being promiscuous.
  • 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.
  • prosecutrix — a female prosecutor or plaintiff
  • prostituted — a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money; whore; harlot.
  • protrusible — able to be thrust outwards
  • puerilities — the state or quality of being a child.
  • put on airs — a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
  • putrescible — liable to become putrid.
  • repetiteuse — a female repetiteur, one who rehearses opera singers
  • repetitious — full of repetition, especially unnecessary and tedious repetition: a repetitious account of their vacation trip.
  • rubbish tip — dump for refuse
  • rupes altai — a mountain range in the fourth quadrant of the face of the moon: about 315 miles (507 km) long.
  • scriptorium — a room, as in a monastery, library, or other institution, where manuscripts are stored, read, or copied.
  • scripturism — the state of being versed in Scripture
  • scripturist — a person who obeys and is versed in the Scriptures
  • scrumptious — very pleasing, especially to the senses; delectable; splendid: a scrumptious casserole; a scrumptious satin gown.
  • sculpturing — the act of sculpturing or carving
  • sempiternum — a type of durable woollen fabric popular in the 17th century
  • septenarius — a verse consisting of seven feet, usually printed in two lines: used especially in Latin poems.
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