12-letter words containing p, u, t, r, e
- 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
- pyrosulphate — any salt of pyrosulphuric acid
- 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.
- re-equipment — the act of re-equipping
- 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
- reoccupation — a person's usual or principal work or business, especially as a means of earning a living; vocation: Her occupation was dentistry.
- 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.
- 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.
- retail group — a group of companies under single ownership, which sell goods to individual customers
- retropulsion — an abnormal tendency to walk backwards: a symptom of Parkinson's disease
- retropulsive — of or relating to retropulsion
- reupholstery — the materials used to cushion and cover furniture.
- router patch — a plywood panel patch with parallel sides and rounded ends.
- rubber plant — a plant, Ficus elastica, of the mulberry family, having oblong, shining, leathery leaves, growing native as a tall tree in India, the Malay Archipelago, etc., used as a source of rubber and cultivated in Europe and America as an ornamental house plant.
- rubber stamp — handheld printing tool
- rubber-stamp — to imprint with a rubber stamp.
- rumble strip — one of a series of rough or slightly raised strips of pavement on a highway, intended to slow down the speed of vehicles, as before a toll booth.
- run on empty — to be at a level of energy, creativity, etc. that is inadequate to sustain worthwhile activity or achievement
- self-support — the supporting or maintaining of oneself or itself without reliance on outside aid.
- separate out — filter, sift
- seropurulent — composed of or containing both serum and pus
- serpentarium — a place where snakes are housed, especially for exhibition.
- serpentinous — of the nature of serpentine; containing or consisting of serpentine
- sharp tongue — If you say that someone has a sharp tongue, you are critical of the fact that they say things which are unkind though often clever.
- simple fruit — a fruit formed from one pistil.
- sitka spruce — a spruce, Picea sitchensis, of western North America, having long, silvery-white needles, grown as an ornamental.