11-letter words containing tr
- orthometric — (crystallography) having axes at right angles.
- orthotropic — Botany. noting, pertaining to, or exhibiting a mode of vertical growth.
- ostracising — Present participle of ostracise.
- ostracizing — Simple past tense and past participle of ostracize.
- ostracoderm — any of several extinct jawless fishes of the Ordovician, Silurian, and Devonian periods, having the body enclosed in an armor of bony plates.
- ostreaceous — oyster-like
- ostreophage — someone who loves or eats oysters
- ostreophagy — the consumption of oysters
- ostrich egg — the large egg produced by a fast-running flightless African bird, Struthio camelus, that is the largest living bird, with stout two-toed feet and dark feathers, except on the naked head, neck, and legs: order Struthioniformes
- ostrichlike — a large, two-toed, swift-footed flightless bird, Struthio camelus, indigenous to Africa and Arabia, domesticated for its plumage: the largest of living birds.
- otter trawl — a trawl net equipped with otter boards.
- out of true — not properly set, adjusted, aligned, etc.; inexact
- out-country — a remote area or region; hinterland.
- outintrigue — to surpass in intrigue
- outreaching — Present participle of outreach.
- outstripped — Simple past tense and past participle of outstrip.
- overcontrol — to exercise restraint or direction over; dominate; command: The car is difficult to control at high speeds. That zone is controlled by enemy troops.
- overstretch — to stretch excessively.
- paediatrics — Paediatrics is the area of medicine that is concerned with the treatment of children's illnesses.
- paedotrophy — the art of raising children
- pagoda tree — a Chinese leguminous tree, Sophora japonica, with ornamental white flowers and dark green foliage
- palk strait — a strait in the Bay of Bengal between SE India and N Sri Lanka, to the N of Adam's Bridge. 40–85 miles (64–137 km) wide.
- panel strip — one of a number of strips of wood or metal laid upon the surface of a wall, ceiling, etc., so as to divide it into a number of broad areas, usually in order to conceal joints between sheets of composition material forming the surface.
- panel truck — a small truck having a fully enclosed body, used mainly to deliver light or small objects.
- pantropical — living or growing throughout the tropics.
- paper trail — a written or printed record, as of transactions or judicial opinions, especially when used to incriminate someone.
- paper-train — to train (a pet) to defecate or urinate on sheets of disposable paper.
- parametrize — parameterize.
- paratransit — public or group transportation, as by automobile, van, or minibus, organized to relieve the congestion of mass transportation.
- paratrooper — a member of a military infantry unit trained to attack or land in combat areas by parachuting from airplanes.
- paratrophic — obtaining nourishment from living organic matter; parasitic.
- parent tree — a tree from which a small section or scion is cut and grafted onto a rootstock to propagate a new tree
- pastry case — a case made of pastry that is filled with fruit, custard etc to make a tart or flan
- pastry chef — cook who specializes in patisserie
- pastry tube — a conical tube with a patterned hole at one end, fitted over the opening of a cloth funnel (pastry bag) for shaping icings, food pastes, etc., as they are forced through by squeezing the bag.
- patriarchal — of or relating to a patriarch, the male head of a family, tribe, community, church, order, etc.: my father's conservative, patriarchal ways.
- patricianly — a person of noble or high rank; aristocrat.
- patriclinic — inherited from the father; more like the father than the mother
- patrilineal — inheriting or determining descent through the male line.
- patrilinear — patrilineal.
- patrimonial — an estate inherited from one's father or ancestors.
- patroclinic — inherited from the father; more like the father than the mother
- patrol boat — a boat designed to patrol a coastal area, etc for security, observation and defence
- patrologist — a student of patrology.
- patrolwoman — a policewoman who is assigned to patrol a specific district, route, etc.
- patron-ship — a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- patronising — to give (a store, restaurant, hotel, etc.) one's regular patronage; trade with.
- patronizing — displaying or indicative of an offensively condescending manner: a patronizing greeting, accompanied by a gentle pat on the pack.
- patroonship — a person who held an estate in land with certain manorial privileges granted under the old Dutch governments of New York and New Jersey.
- penetrating — able or tending to penetrate; piercing; sharp: a penetrating shriek; a penetrating glance.