11-letter words that end in re
- overprepare — to prepare more than necessary
- oxfordshire — a county in S England. 1008 sq. mi. (2610 sq. km).
- ozonosphere — Meteorology. the layer of the upper atmosphere where most atmospheric ozone is concentrated, from about 8 to 30 miles (12 to 48 km) above the earth, with the maximum ozone concentration occurring at an altitude of about 12 miles (19 km).
- parian ware — an English and American hardpaste porcelain ware introduced c1850, having a white, hard surface and used mainly for biscuit figures.
- pate tendre — soft paste.
- paul revere — Paul, 1735–1818, American silversmith and patriot, famous for his night horseback ride, April 18, 1775, to warn Massachusetts colonists of the coming of British troops.
- peacock ore — bornite.
- photosphere — a sphere of light or radiance.
- phyllophore — the terminal bud of a stem, especially of the stem of a palm.
- planisphere — a map of half or more of the celestial sphere with a device for indicating the part of a given location visible at a given time.
- plasticware — knives, forks, spoons, cups, etc., made of plastic: a picnic hamper with plasticware for six.
- play-centre — a regular meeting of small children arranged by their parents or a welfare agency to give them an opportunity of supervised creative play
- ploughshare — the horizontal pointed cutting blade of a mouldboard plough
- polyculture — the raising at the same time and place of more than one species of plant or animal.
- pomiculture — the growing or cultivation of fruit.
- pop culture — cultural activities or commercial products reflecting, suited to, or aimed at the tastes of the general masses of people.
- portraiture — the art or an instance of making portraits.
- pre-closure — the act of closing; the state of being closed.
- pre-culture — the quality in a person or society that arises from a concern for what is regarded as excellent in arts, letters, manners, scholarly pursuits, etc.
- pre-lecture — a speech read or delivered before an audience or class, especially for instruction or to set forth some subject: a lecture on Picasso's paintings.
- preexposure — exposure beforehand.
- printaniere — (of food) prepared or garnished with mixed fresh vegetables.
- pro tempore — temporarily; for the time being.
- progeniture — procreation
- purple wire — (jargon, hardware) Wire installed by IBM Field Engineers to work around problems discovered during testing or debugging. These are called "purple wires" even when (as is frequently the case) they are yellow. Compare blue wire, yellow wire, and red wire.
- purpresture — the wrongful enclosure of or intrusion upon lands, waters, or other property rightfully belonging to the public at large.
- pycniospore — the spore produced in a pycnium.
- radial tire — a motor-vehicle tire in which the plies or cords run from one bead to the other at right angles to both beads.
- radial tyre — a motor-vehicle tyre having a radial-ply casing
- radnorshire — a historic county in Powys, in E Wales.
- re-exposure — the act, state, or condition of being re-exposed
- reconfigure — to change the shape or formation of; remodel; restructure.
- reconnoitre — To reconnoitre an area means to obtain information about its geographical features or about the size and position of an army there.
- relicensure — the process of being licensed again to practise a particular profession
- rest centre — a place where people can rest
- restructure — to change, alter, or restore the structure of: to restructure a broken nose.
- return fare — the fare charged for a return journey; a two-way fare
- rhizosphere — the area of soil that surrounds the roots of a plant and is altered by the plant's root growth, nutrients, respiration, etc.
- riomaggiore — a group of five coastal villages (Monterosso al Mare, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola, and Riomaggiore) on the Ligurian Sea in NW Italy, near La Spezia.
- robespierre — Maximilien François Marie Isidore de [mak-see-mee-lyan frahn-swa ma-ree ee-zee-dawr duh] /mak si miˈlyɛ̃ frɑ̃ˈswa maˈri i ziˈdɔr də/ (Show IPA), 1758–94, French lawyer and revolutionary leader.
- rotogravure — a photomechanical process by which pictures, typeset matter, etc., are printed from an intaglio copper cylinder.
- saddle sore — an irritation or sore on a horse caused by the rubbing of a poorly adjusted saddle.
- saddle-sore — an irritation or sore on a horse caused by the rubbing of a poorly adjusted saddle.
- samian ware — a red-glazed terracotta pottery produced in Gaul and the Moselle Valley a.d. 100–300 and copied from Arretine ware.
- sandculture — the hydroponic cultivation of plants in sand.
- santo andre — a city in E Brazil, near São Paulo.
- sauk centre — a town in central Minnesota: model for town in Sinclair Lewis's novel Main Street.
- self-desire — to wish or long for; crave; want.
- self-insure — to subject (one's property or interests) to self-insurance.
- semi-mature — complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms: a mature rose bush.