11-letter words containing p, u, r, t
- pre-request — the act of asking for something to be given or done, especially as a favor or courtesy; solicitation or petition: At his request, they left.
- preacquaint — to acquaint (someone with information) in advance
- preambulate — to make a preamble, to give an introduction
- 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.
- precomputer — designating the period prior to the introduction of computers; occurring or existing in this period
- preconquest — of or relating to the time before the conquest of one people, region, or country by another.
- precultural — of or relating to culture or cultivation.
- prefectural — the office, jurisdiction, territory, or official residence of a prefect.
- prefunction — the kind of action or activity proper to a person, thing, or institution; the purpose for which something is designed or exists; role.
- prejudgment — to judge beforehand.
- prejudicant — judging beforehand
- prejudicate — to judge beforehand
- prematurely — occurring, coming, or done too soon: a premature announcement.
- prematurity — occurring, coming, or done too soon: a premature announcement.
- premunition — Immunology. a state of balance between host and infectious agent, as a bacterium or parasite, such that the immune defense of the host is sufficient to resist further infection but insufficient to destroy the agent.
- preoccupant — a previous occupant
- preoccupate — to influence or occupy the mind in advance
- prepubertal — the period of life just prior to sexual maturation.
- prepunctual — arriving before the appointed time
- 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.
- preterhuman — beyond what is human: preterhuman experience.
- pretty much — mostly
- previous to — before, prior to
- prize court — a court whose function it is to adjudicate on prizes taken in war.
- pro-oestrus — proestrus.
- procrustean — pertaining to or suggestive of Procrustes.
- proctodaeum — proctodeum.
- procuration — the act of obtaining or getting; procurement.
- procuratory — Roman History. any of various imperial officials with fiscal or administrative powers.
- procurement — the act of procuring, or obtaining or getting by effort, care, or the use of special means: The organ procurement procedure is very complicated.
- producement — production
- productible — to bring into existence; give rise to; cause: to produce steam.
- productions — the act of producing; creation; manufacture.
- progeniture — procreation
- prognathous — having protrusive jaws; having a gnathic index over 103.
- prolocution — an introductory remark or speech
- prolocutrix — a female prolocutor
- promiscuity — the state of being promiscuous.
- promptitude — promptness.
- promulgated — to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.).
- promulgator — to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.).
- propinquity — nearness in place; proximity.
- 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.