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11-letter words containing s, p, r

  • peristerite — a whitish, iridescent variety of albite, used as a gem.
  • peristylium — a peristyle.
  • peritonitis — inflammation of the peritoneum, often accompanied by pain and tenderness in the abdomen, vomiting, constipation, and moderate fever.
  • perlustrate — to inspect thoroughly; to make a thorough examination of (something), esp to intercept and read (letters) for purposes of surveillance; to travel through and survey (a region)
  • perma-press — permanent-press.
  • permissible — that can be permitted; allowable: a permissible amount of sentimentality under the circumstances; Such behavior is not permissible!
  • permissibly — that can be permitted; allowable: a permissible amount of sentimentality under the circumstances; Such behavior is not permissible!
  • peroxisomal — of or relating to a peroxisome; of the nature of a peroxisome
  • perpetuates — to make perpetual.
  • perquisitor — the first person to own property that has subsequently been handed down to his heirs
  • persecution — the act of persecuting.
  • persecutive — to pursue with harassing or oppressive treatment, especially because of religious or political beliefs, ethnic or racial origin, gender identity, or sexual orientation.
  • persecutors — to pursue with harassing or oppressive treatment, especially because of religious or political beliefs, ethnic or racial origin, gender identity, or sexual orientation.
  • persecutory — to pursue with harassing or oppressive treatment, especially because of religious or political beliefs, ethnic or racial origin, gender identity, or sexual orientation.
  • perseverant — steady persistence in a course of action, a purpose, a state, etc., especially in spite of difficulties, obstacles, or discouragement.
  • perseverate — to repeat something insistently or redundantly: to perseverate in reminding children of their responsibilities.
  • persevering — displaying perseverance; resolutely persistent; steadfast: a persevering student.
  • pershing ii — a 38-foot (12 meters) U.S. Army surface-to-surface nuclear missile with a single warhead and range of more than 1000 miles (1609 km).
  • persian cat — a long-haired variety of the domestic cat, originally raised in Persia and Afghanistan.
  • persian rug — an Oriental rug made in Persia (Iran), having rich, soft colors in any of various intricate, often floral, patterns
  • persichetti — Vincent, 1915–87, U.S. composer.
  • persistence — the act or fact of persisting.
  • persistency — the act or fact of persisting.
  • persnickety — overparticular; fussy.
  • person-year — a unit of measurement, especially in accountancy, based on an ideal amount of work done by one person in a year consisting of a standard number of person-days.
  • personal ad — of, relating to, or coming as from a particular person; individual; private: a personal opinion.
  • personalise — to have marked with one's initials, name, or monogram: to personalize stationery.
  • personalism — Also called personal idealism. a modern philosophical movement locating ultimate value and reality in persons, human or divine.
  • personalist — Also called personal idealism. a modern philosophical movement locating ultimate value and reality in persons, human or divine.
  • personality — the visible aspect of one's character as it impresses others: He has a pleasing personality.
  • personalize — to have marked with one's initials, name, or monogram: to personalize stationery.
  • personation — to act or portray (a character in a play, a part, etc.).
  • personified — to attribute human nature or character to (an inanimate object or an abstraction), as in speech or writing.
  • personifies — to attribute human nature or character to (an inanimate object or an abstraction), as in speech or writing.
  • personpower — the power or influence of a person
  • persorption — the deep penetration of a liquid into a highly porous solid, resulting in an intimate mixture.
  • perspective — a technique of depicting volumes and spatial relationships on a flat surface. Compare aerial perspective, linear perspective.
  • perspicuity — clearness or lucidity, as of a statement.
  • perspicuous — clearly expressed or presented; lucid.
  • perspirable — having the ability to perspire
  • persuadable — to prevail on (a person) to do something, as by advising or urging: We could not persuade him to wait.
  • persuasible — capable of being persuaded; open to or yielding to persuasion.
  • persulfuric — denoting a type of acid
  • persulphate — a sulphuric acid salt of a base peroxide
  • peru balsam — an aromatic balsam that is obtained from the tropical South American leguminous tree Myroxylon pereirae and is similar to balsam of Tolu
  • pervasively — spread throughout: The corruption is so pervasive that it is accepted as the way to do business.
  • pervouralsk — a city in the central RSFSR, in the Ural Mountains in Asia.
  • pescatarian — a person whose diet is mostly vegetarian but includes fish and seafood.
  • pescetarian — a person whose diet is mostly vegetarian but includes fish and seafood.
  • pestiferous — bringing or bearing disease.
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