11-letter words containing s, o, e, y
- prokaryotes — any cellular organism that has no nuclear membrane, no organelles in the cytoplasm except ribosomes, and has its genetic material in the form of single continuous strands forming coils or loops, characteristic of all organisms in the kingdom Monera, as the bacteria and blue-green algae.
- prokopyevsk — a city in the S central Russian Federation in Asia, NW of Novokuznetsk.
- prophesying — to foretell or predict.
- propriety's — conformity to established standards of good or proper behavior or manners.
- prosecutory — of, relating to, or concerned with prosecution.
- 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
- proteolysis — the breaking down of proteins into simpler compounds, as in digestion.
- psammophyte — a plant that grows in sand or sandy soil.
- pseudoscopy — the use of a pseudoscope.
- psychagogue — a necromancer
- psyche knot — a woman's hairdo in which a knot or coil of hair projects from the back of the head.
- psychodelia — the production of, or the culture associated with, psychedelic experiences
- psychogenic — having origin in the mind or in a mental condition or process: a psychogenic disorder.
- psychometer — a device for measuring mental or psychological activity
- psychometry — Psychology. psychometrics.
- psychotogen — a substance that causes a psychotic reaction.
- 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.
- pythonesque — denoting a kind of humour that is absurd and unpredictable; zany; surreal
- querulously — full of complaints; complaining.
- questionary — a questionnaire.
- rediscovery — the act or an instance of discovering.
- religiosity — the quality of being religious; piety; devoutness.
- religiously — of, relating to, or concerned with religion: a religious holiday.
- requisitory — a demand, usually in writing, made by a prosecutor that a sentence be passed against an accused party, and stating reasons for the demand
- reservatory — any place where reserves or stores are kept, esp of food and/or water; esp, a reservoir
- respiratory — pertaining to or serving for respiration: respiratory disease.
- responsibly — answerable or accountable, as for something within one's power, control, or management (often followed by to or for): He is responsible to the president for his decisions.
- restitutory — reparation made by giving an equivalent or compensation for loss, damage, or injury caused; indemnification.
- retinoscopy — an objective method of determining the refractive error of an eye.
- revisionary — the act or work of revising.
- righteously — characterized by uprightness or morality: a righteous observance of the law.
- road safety — prevention of traffic accidents
- rock steady — the style of vocalized Jamaican popular music that succeeded ska and preceded reggae in the 1960s, influenced by American soul music and having a more upbeat tempo with emphasis on electric bass and guitar rather than on horns.
- rolls-royce — a make of very high-quality, luxurious, and prestigious British car. The Rolls-Royce company is no longer British-owned
- rose family — the plant family Rosaceae, characterized by trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants having compound or simple leaves with stipules, flowers typically with five sepals and five petals, and fruit in a variety of forms, many of which are fleshy and edible, and including the almond, apple, apricot, blackberry, cherry, cinquefoil, hawthorn, peach, pear, plum, raspberry, rose, spirea, and strawberry.
- safety bolt — a bolt or lock on a door or gate that cannot be moved from the outside
- safety hook — a hook that can be transformed into an eye by locking a hinged piece in place.
- safety lock — a lock designed to prevent picking.
- safety zone — A safety zone is a place in the middle of a road crossing where you can wait before you cross the other half of the road.
- salmonberry — the salmon-colored, edible fruit of a raspberry, Rubus spectabilis, of the Pacific coast of North America.
- say amen to — to express strong approval of or support for (an assertion, hope, etc)
- scare story — A scare story is something that is said or written to make people feel frightened and think that a situation is much more unpleasant or dangerous than it really is.