12-letter words containing t, r, i, g, e
- pre-planting — any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis.
- pre-teaching — to impart knowledge of or skill in; give instruction in: She teaches mathematics. Synonyms: coach.
- precognition — knowledge of a future event or situation, especially through extrasensory means.
- precognizant — having prior cognizance or knowledge of a given thing
- predesignate — to designate beforehand.
- pregustation — the act of tasting beforehand
- premalignant — occurring before a state of malignancy
- premarketing — before the development of a market
- premigration — occurring before migration
- prenegotiate — to discuss before a formal negotiation
- prerogatived — possessing a prerogative
- prestigiator — someone who practises sorcery or prestidigitation
- pretendingly — falsely
- primogenital — relating to primogeniture
- primogenitor — a first parent or earliest ancestor: Adam and Eve are the primogenitors of the human race.
- privateering — an armed ship that is privately owned and manned, commissioned by a government to fight or harass enemy ships.
- prizefighter — a contest between boxers for a prize, a sum of money, etc.; a professional boxing match.
- profiteering — a person who seeks or exacts exorbitant profits, especially through the sale of scarce or rationed goods.
- progenitress — a female progenitor (parent or ancestor)
- protectingly — in a protective manner
- puppeteering — a person who manipulates puppets, as in a puppet show.
- pyrogenicity — the characteristic of causing fever
- pyromagnetic — (formerly) thermomagnetic (def 1).
- quarterlight — A small, pivoted, normally triangular, car window that acts as a vent.
- race meeting — A race meeting is an occasion when a series of horse races are held at the same place, often during a period of several days.
- racing skate — a tubular ice skate having a long blade extending beyond the heel and toe.
- racketeering — a person engaged in a racket.
- rating badge — a badge that indicates the rank and specialty of a petty officer: worn on the upper left sleeve.
- re-alignment — an adjustment to a line; arrangement in a straight line.
- reading list — a list of sources (recommended by a teacher or university lecturer) which provide additional or background information on a subject being studied
- reassignment — something assigned, as a particular task or duty: She completed the assignment and went on to other jobs.
- recategorize — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
- recentrifuge — to subject (a liquid) to the action of a centrifuge again
- reconnecting — to join, link, or fasten together; unite or bind: to connect the two cities by a bridge; Communication satellites connect the local stations into a network.
- recuperating — to recover from sickness or exhaustion; regain health or strength.
- red goatfish — a goatfish, Mullus auratus.
- redelegation — a group or body of delegates: Our club sent a delegation to the rally.
- redesignated — to mark or point out; indicate; show; specify.
- redintegrate — to make whole again; restore to a perfect state; renew; reestablish.
- reed bunting — an Old World bunting, Emberiza schoeniclus, inhabiting marshy areas.
- reformatting — the shape and size of a book as determined by the number of times the original sheet has been folded to form the leaves. Compare duodecimo, folio (def 2), octavo, quarto.
- refrigerated — made frozen or cold, esp for preservative purposes; chilled or frozen
- refrigerator — a box, room, or cabinet in which food, drink, etc., are kept cool by means of ice or mechanical refrigeration.
- regeneration — act of regenerating; state of being regenerated.
- regenerative — of, relating to, or characterized by regeneration.
- register set — All a processor's registers. The size and arrangement of a processor's register set is one of the crucial factors in its performance.
- register ton — a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- registerable — a book in which records of acts, events, names, etc., are kept.
- registrating — to select and combine pipe organ stops.
- registration — the act of registering.