12-letter words containing r, o, s, e, l
- problematics — problems or difficulties in a particular situation or subject
- processional — of, relating to, or characteristic of a procession.
- proclivities — natural or habitual inclination or tendency; propensity; predisposition: a proclivity to meticulousness.
- proconsulate — the office or term of office of a proconsul.
- professional — following an occupation as a means of livelihood or for gain: a professional builder.
- professorial — a teacher of the highest academic rank in a college or university, who has been awarded the title Professor in a particular branch of learning; a full professor: a professor of Spanish literature.
- profitlessly — in such a way as to not yield profit, as in financial gains or general benefits or advantages
- prolificness — producing offspring, young, fruit, etc., abundantly; highly fruitful: a prolific pear tree.
- proper class — a class which cannot itself be a member of other classes
- proper psalm — a psalm used only on a particular day or feast
- propertyless — that which a person owns; the possession or possessions of a particular owner: They lost all their property in the fire.
- proscribable — to denounce or condemn (a thing) as dangerous or harmful; prohibit.
- prosectorial — characteristic of a prosector
- prosecutable — Law. to institute legal proceedings against (a person). to seek to enforce or obtain by legal process. to conduct criminal proceedings in court against.
- prosperously — having or characterized by financial success or good fortune; flourishing; successful: a prosperous business.
- protensively — in the manner of duration
- protest flag — a flag hoisted by a racing yacht to advise the judges of a violation of the rules by another yacht.
- provableness — the quality of being provable
- pseudocereal — any of several plants, as buckwheat and quinoa, that produce fruits and seeds used as flour but are not of the grass family.
- pseudoscalar — a scalar quantity that changes sign when the sense of the orientation of the coordinate system is changed.
- purple prose — writing that calls attention to itself because of its obvious use of certain effects, as exaggerated sentiment or pathos, especially in an attempt to enlist or manipulate the reader's sympathies.
- purposefully — having a purpose.
- pyroligneous — produced by the distillation of wood.
- pyrosulphate — any salt of pyrosulphuric acid
- queen closer — a brick of normal length and thickness but of half normal width, used to complete a course or to space regular bricks.
- rabble-rouse — to stir up the emotions or prejudices of the public; agitate.
- rapeseed oil — a brownish-yellow oil obtained by expression from rapeseed and used chiefly as a lubricant, an illuminant, and in the manufacture of rubber substitutes.
- re-solicited — to seek for (something) by entreaty, earnest or respectful request, formal application, etc.: He solicited aid from the minister.
- real storage — (in a virtual storage system) the portion of addressable memory that consists of main storage.
- reality show — A reality show is a type of television program that aims to show how ordinary people behave in everyday life, or in situations, often created by the program makers, which are intended to represent everyday life.
- reasonlessly — in a reasonless manner
- rebelliously — defying or resisting some established authority, government, or tradition; insubordinate; inclined to rebel.
- reconvalesce — to convalesce again
- rectirostral — (of a bird) having a straight bill.
- reform flask — an English salt-glazed stoneware flask of the early 19th century formed as an effigy of one of the figures connected with the Reform Bill of 1832.
- refuse lorry — a lorry used to collect and dispose of rubbish and waste from homes, etc
- reg-symbolic — An early system on the IBM 704.
- relationless — having no family relations
- relationship — a connection, association, or involvement.
- release copy — an article, notice, announcement, or the like, issued in advance for publication or broadcast, bearing a release date.
- religionless — a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, especially when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs.
- renovascular — of or relating to the blood vessels of the kidneys.
- reproachless — irreproachable.
- resoluteness — firmly resolved or determined; set in purpose or opinion: Her parents wanted her to marry, but she was focused on her education and remained resolute.
- resolutioner — a person joining in or subscribing to a resolution.
- resort hotel — a hotel in a holiday resort
- resoundingly — making an echoing sound: a resounding thud.
- resourceless — a source of supply, support, or aid, especially one that can be readily drawn upon when needed.
- responseless — an answer or reply, as in words or in some action.
- responsively — responding especially readily and sympathetically to appeals, efforts, influences, etc.: a responsive government.