11-letter words containing u, n, p, e
- pirouetting — a whirling about on one foot or on the points of the toes, as in ballet dancing.
- planetarium — an apparatus or model representing the planetary system.
- plant louse — aphid.
- playfulness — full of play or fun; sportive; frolicsome.
- plentifully — existing in great plenty: Coal was plentiful, and therefore cheap, in that region.
- pleurodynia — pain in the chest or side.
- plunge bath — a bath large enough to immerse the whole body or to dive into
- plunge pool — the water in a plunge basin.
- pluripotent — (of a cell) capable of developing into any type of cell or tissue except those that form a placenta or embryo: pluripotent stem cells.
- pneudraulic — of or relating to a mechanism involving both pneumatic and hydraulic action.
- pneumathode — a band or pore of aerating tissue, esp along the stipes of ferns
- pneumectomy — pneumonectomy.
- pneumograph — a device for recording graphically the respiratory movements of the thorax.
- pneumonitis — inflammation of the lung caused by a virus or exposure to irritating substances.
- pneumostome — a breathing hole in the mantle of a gastropod.
- pococurante — a careless or indifferent person.
- point coupe — Also called cutwork. a process for producing lace in which predetermined threads in the ground material are cut and removed in order to provide open areas for the insertion of ornamental patterns.
- poke around — to prod or push, especially with something narrow or pointed, as a finger, elbow, stick, etc.: to poke someone in the ribs.
- poke fun at — to prod or push, especially with something narrow or pointed, as a finger, elbow, stick, etc.: to poke someone in the ribs.
- pollen tube — the protoplasmic tube that is extruded from a germinating pollen grain and grows toward the ovule.
- polynuclear — having many nuclei.
- ponderously — of great weight; heavy; massive.
- pony league — a baseball league similar to a Little League and having teams whose players are from 13 to 14 years of age.
- pop-up menu — a menu that suddenly appears when an option is selected
- pore fungus — any fungus of the families Boletacea and Polyporaceae, bearing spores in tubes or pores.
- port number — port
- portmanteau — a case or bag to carry clothing in while traveling, especially a leather trunk or suitcase that opens into two halves.
- postscenium — a wing on either side of the stage of an ancient Greek or Roman theatre where props could be stored and actors could prepare; a parascenium
- pouncet box — a small perfume box with a perforated lid.
- pound-force — a foot-pound-second unit of force, equal to the force that produces an acceleration equal to the acceleration of gravity when acting on a mass of one pound. Abbreviation: lbf.
- powder burn — a skin burn caused by exploding gunpowder.
- power lunch — ability to do or act; capability of doing or accomplishing something.
- pre-funding — a supply of money or pecuniary resources, as for some purpose: a fund for his education; a retirement fund.
- preacquaint — to acquaint (someone with information) in advance
- preannounce — to make known publicly or officially; proclaim; give notice of: to announce a special sale.
- preaudience — the right to be given an audience before other people; the privilege of being the first to be heard
- preconquest — of or relating to the time before the conquest of one people, region, or country by another.
- prefunction — the kind of action or activity proper to a person, thing, or institution; the purpose for which something is designed or exists; role.
- prejudgment — to judge beforehand.
- prejudicant — judging beforehand
- prejudicing — any preconceived opinion or feeling, either favorable or unfavorable.
- preluncheon — a light meal before lunch
- premunition — Immunology. a state of balance between host and infectious agent, as a bacterium or parasite, such that the immune defense of the host is sufficient to resist further infection but insufficient to destroy the agent.
- prenumbered — a numeral or group of numerals.
- preoccupant — a previous occupant
- prepunctual — arriving before the appointed time
- presolution — the act of solving a problem, question, etc.: The situation is approaching solution.
- presumingly — presumptuous.
- presumption — the act of presuming.
- pretentious — characterized by assumption of dignity or importance, especially when exaggerated or undeserved: a pretentious, self-important waiter.