11-letter words containing r, e, s, u
- porterhouse — Also called porterhouse steak. a choice cut of beef from between the prime ribs and the sirloin.
- postpuberty — the period after puberty
- pot scourer — a small ball of wire or stiff plastic, or a flat piece of a rough fabric used for cleaning kitchen pots and pans
- potteresque — resembling or suggestive of scenes and situations described in the Harry Potter novels of J. K. Rowling
- power surge — an unexpected, temporary increase in the current or voltage of an electrical circuit
- pre-closure — the act of closing; the state of being closed.
- 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.
- precalculus — pertaining to the mathematical prerequisites for the study of calculus, as algebra, analytical geometry, and trigonometry.
- 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.
- preconquest — of or relating to the time before the conquest of one people, region, or country by another.
- preexposure — exposure beforehand.
- prepurchase — to acquire by the payment of money or its equivalent; buy.
- presbycusia — impaired hearing due to old age.
- presbycusis — the gradual loss of acute hearing with advancing age
- preschedule — taking place ahead of schedule
- presolution — the act of solving a problem, question, etc.: The situation is approaching solution.
- pressburger — Emeric (ˈɛmərɪk). 1902–88, Hungarian film writer and producer, living in Britain: best known for his collaboration (1942–57) with Michael Powell. Films include The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943), I Know Where I'm Going (1945), and A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
- 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.
- pressurized — brought to and maintained at an atmospheric pressure higher than that of the surroundings: cooking with pressurized steam.
- prestigious — indicative of or conferring prestige: the most prestigious address in town.
- presumingly — presumptuous.
- 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
- prime focus — the focal point of the objective lens or primary mirror of a telescope
- privy purse — a sum from the public revenues allotted to the sovereign for personal expenses.
- pro-oestrus — proestrus.
- probusiness — an occupation, profession, or trade: His business is poultry farming.
- procrustean — pertaining to or suggestive of Procrustes.
- profusively — profuse; lavish; prodigal: profusive generosity.
- proliferous — proliferating.
- 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.
- protrusible — able to be thrust outwards
- proud flesh — granulation tissue.
- prussianize — to make Prussian, as in character, method, organization, etc.
- 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.
- puerilities — the state or quality of being a child.
- pulse radar — a radar system using pulse modulation
- pump prices — petrol prices
- punch press — a power-driven machine used to cut, draw, or otherwise shape material, especially metal sheets, with dies, under pressure or by heavy blows.
- pupil nurse — a nurse who is still undergoing medical training
- purchasable — capable of being bought.