11-letter words containing r, e, o, p, s
- proof sheet — a printer's proof.
- proof stage — the stage of publishing where trial impressions made from composed type, or print-outs (from a laser printer, etc) are read for the correction of errors
- prophesying — to foretell or predict.
- proprieties — The proprieties are the standards of social behaviour which most people consider socially or morally acceptable.
- propriety's — conformity to established standards of good or proper behavior or manners.
- prosaicness — commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative: a prosaic mind.
- 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
- proselyting — a person who has changed from one opinion, religious belief, sect, or the like, to another; convert.
- proselytism — the act or fact of becoming a proselyte; conversion.
- proselytize — try to attract converts
- prosenchyma — the tissue characteristic of the woody and bast portions of plants, consisting typically of long, narrow cells with pointed ends.
- prosiliency — prominence
- prosopopeia — personification, as of inanimate things.
- prospecting — Usually, prospects. an apparent probability of advancement, success, profit, etc. the outlook for the future: good business prospects.
- prospection — anticipation
- prospective — of or in the future: prospective earnings.
- prosthetics — an artificial body part; a prosthesis: Hundreds of amputees volunteered to test the new prosthetics.
- prosthetist — a person skilled in making or fitting prosthetic devices.
- prostituted — a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money; whore; harlot.
- prostomiate — having a prostomium.
- protectress — a woman who guards or defends someone or something; protector.
- proteolysis — the breaking down of proteins into simpler compounds, as in digestion.
- protestable — an expression or declaration of objection, disapproval, or dissent, often in opposition to something a person is powerless to prevent or avoid: a protest against increased taxation.
- proto-norse — the North Germanic language of Scandinavia up to about 700 ad
- protrusible — able to be thrust outwards
- proud flesh — granulation tissue.
- providences — a seaport in and the capital of Rhode Island, in the NE part, at the head of Narragansett Bay.
- provisioned — a clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso.
- provisioner — a clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso.
- proximities — nearness in place, time, order, occurrence, or relation.
- 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.
- psychometer — a device for measuring mental or psychological activity
- psychometry — Psychology. psychometrics.
- 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.
- pussyfooter — a person who behaves stealthily or evasively
- pycniospore — the spore produced in a pycnium.
- pyrokinesis — the ability to set objects or people on fire through the concentration of psychic power.
- pyrolysable — able to be pyrolysed
- pyrosulfate — a salt of pyrosulfuric acid.
- radarscopes — Plural form of radarscope.
- rap session — a usually informal or unstructured group discussion, attended especially by people with shared interests, concerns, or problems.
- re-exposure — the act, state, or condition of being re-exposed