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11-letter words containing u, n, p, r, e, a

  • nonspecular — that reflects light diffusely and evenly over the hemisphere surrounding the reflective surface; diffuse
  • noun phrase — a construction that functions syntactically as a noun, consisting of a noun and any modifiers, as all the men in the room who are reading books, or of a noun substitute, as a pronoun.
  • nuclear sap — karyolymph
  • numberplate — Alternative spelling of number plate.
  • numeric pad — a separate section on some computer keyboards, grouping together numeric keys and those for mathematical or other special functions in an arrangement like that of a calculator.
  • outerplanar — (mathematics) Describing a graph having a planar embedding such that the vertices lie on a circle and the edges lie inside that circle.
  • page turner — a book so exciting or gripping that one is compelled to read it very rapidly.
  • page-turner — a book so exciting or gripping that one is compelled to read it very rapidly.
  • pan crusher — A pan crusher is a crusher in which solids are broken by a wheel which is turning in a pan.
  • panel truck — a small truck having a fully enclosed body, used mainly to deliver light or small objects.
  • paper round — job delivering newspapers
  • paper-bound — a book bound in a flexible paper cover, often a lower-priced edition of a hardcover book.
  • parascenium — either of two wings flanking and extending forward from the skene of an ancient Greek theater.
  • park avenue — a wide street in New York City traditionally associated with luxurious residential and professional buildings, fashionable living, and high society.
  • pastureland — Also called pastureland [pas-cher-land, pahs-] /ˈpæs tʃərˌlænd, ˈpɑs-/ (Show IPA). an area covered with grass or other plants used or suitable for the grazing of livestock; grassland.
  • paumgartner — Bernhard [bern-hahrt] /ˈbɛrn hɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1887–1971, Austrian composer, conductor, and musicologist.
  • peano curve — a curve that passes through every point of a two-dimensional region.
  • peanut worm — any small, unsegmented, marine worm of the phylum Sipuncula, that when disturbed retracts its anterior portion into the body, giving the appearance of a peanut seed.
  • pecuniarily — of or relating to money: pecuniary difficulties.
  • pelargonium — any plant of the genus Pelargonium, the cultivated species of which are usually called geranium. Compare geranium (def 2).
  • pentamerous — consisting of or divided into five parts.
  • pentandrous — of or pertaining to the order of plants Pentandria, characterized by having five stamens
  • pentangular — having five angles and five sides; pentagonal.
  • perduration — the act of lasting forever or enduring continually; the capacity to endure indefinitely
  • pericranium — the outer periosteum of the cranium.
  • perinuclear — situated near or occurring around the nucleus.
  • permutation — the act of permuting or permutating; alteration; transformation.
  • perpetuance — to make perpetual.
  • persian rug — an Oriental rug made in Persia (Iran), having rich, soft colors in any of various intricate, often floral, patterns
  • piano tuner — a person who tunes pianos and sometimes other keyboard instruments.
  • planetarium — an apparatus or model representing the planetary system.
  • pleurodynia — pain in the chest or side.
  • pneudraulic — of or relating to a mechanism involving both pneumatic and hydraulic action.
  • pneumograph — a device for recording graphically the respiratory movements of the thorax.
  • pococurante — a careless or indifferent person.
  • poke around — to prod or push, especially with something narrow or pointed, as a finger, elbow, stick, etc.: to poke someone in the ribs.
  • polynuclear — having many nuclei.
  • portmanteau — a case or bag to carry clothing in while traveling, especially a leather trunk or suitcase that opens into two halves.
  • 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
  • prejudicant — judging beforehand
  • preoccupant — a previous occupant
  • prepunctual — arriving before the appointed time
  • preterhuman — beyond what is human: preterhuman experience.
  • procrustean — pertaining to or suggestive of Procrustes.
  • proteinuria — the presence of abnormally large amounts of protein in the urine, usually resulting from kidney disease but sometimes from fever, excessive exercise, or other abnormal condition.
  • protuberant — bulging out beyond the surrounding surface; protruding; projecting: protuberant eyes.
  • prussianize — to make Prussian, as in character, method, organization, etc.
  • pulveration — the reduction of something to powder
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