12-letter words containing r, i, d, g, e, p
- pig islander — a New Zealander
- plagiohedral — (of a crystal) having faces arranged obliquely in a helix.
- plate girder — an iron or steel beam built up from plates and shapes welded or riveted together, usually including a plate or plates for a web, four angle irons forming two flanges, and a pair of plates to reinforce the flanges.
- play reading — the activity when a group of people read the parts of a play
- pre-assigned — Law. to transfer: to assign a contract.
- predesignate — to designate beforehand.
- prediagnosis — Medicine/Medical. the process of determining by examination the nature and circumstances of a diseased condition. the decision reached from such an examination. Abbreviation: Dx.
- predischarge — of or pertaining to the period prior to discharge, esp prior to discharge from hospital or from employment
- predisposing — to give an inclination or tendency to beforehand; make susceptible: Genetic factors may predispose human beings to certain metabolic diseases.
- prerogatived — possessing a prerogative
- pretendingly — falsely
- profile drag — the sum of the surface friction drag and the form drag for a body moving subsonically through a fluid
- proofreading — correction of text
- propagandize — to propagate or publicize (principles, dogma, etc.) by means of propaganda.
- pudding rice — a type of short-grained rice that is suitable for making into a rice pudding
- pygmy glider — a gliding marsupial, Acrobates pygmaeus, of Australia, growing to about the size of a mouse and having a featherlike tail.
- quadraplegic — quadriplegic.
- quadriplegia — paralysis of all four limbs or of the entire body below the neck.
- quadriplegic — a person with quadriplegia.
- radiographer — X-ray technician
- reading lamp — A reading lamp is a small lamp that you keep on a desk or table. You can move part of it in order to direct the light to where you need it for reading.
- reprimanding — a severe reproof or rebuke, especially a formal one by a person in authority.
- rice pudding — dessert made from rice and milk
- ripe old age — advanced age
- sandpapering — the act or process of polishing or grinding a surface with or as if with sandpaper
- sheepherding — the act of herding or tending sheep
- shepherdling — a young or little shepherd
- siderography — the art or technique of engraving on steel.
- sloop-rigged — (of a sailboat) fore-and-aft rigged with a mainsail and a jib.
- spearheading — the sharp-pointed head that forms the piercing end of a spear.
- speedwriting — a system of shorthand that is based on the sound of words and utilizes letters of the alphabet rather than symbols.
- spirit guide — type of mystical guardian
- superkingdom — in some systems of biological classification, either of the two major subdivisions, prokaryote or eukaryote, into which all living organisms can be placed
- top dressing — tennis court
- triple-digit — being in the hundreds or in a figure or amount from 100 through 999: triple-digit budget figures.
- underlapping — to extend partly under.
- underpinning — a system of supports beneath a wall or the like.
- underpricing — the state of being priced at too low a level or amount
- undespairing — not despairing; not giving in to despair
- unpretending — unpretentious; genuine
- unprivileged — belonging to a class that enjoys special privileges; favored: the privileged few.
- unresponding — to reply or answer in words: to respond briefly to a question.
- videographer — a person who makes films with a video camera.