11-Letter Words Starting With P
Here's the list of all the 2814 11-Letter Words Starting With P in the English Language.
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| performance | 1. a dramatic or musical entertainment 2. the act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other entertainment More Definitions → |
| publication | 1. a copy of a printed work offered for distribution 2. the act of issuing printed materials More Definitions → |
| photography | 1. the act of taking and printing photographs 2. the process of producing images of objects on photosensitive surfaces More Definitions → |
| programming | 1. setting an order and time for planned events 2. creating a sequence of instructions to enable the computer to do something More Definitions → |
| partnership | 1. the members of a business venture created by contract 2. a cooperative relationship between people or groups who agree to share responsibility for achieving some specific goal More Definitions → |
| preparation | 1. the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose 2. a substance prepared according to a formula More Definitions → |
| participate | 1. share in something 2. become a participant; be involved in More Definitions → |
| proceedings | 1. (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked 2. a written account of what transpired at a meeting More Definitions → |
| perspective | 1. a way of regarding situations or topics etc. 2. the appearance of things relative to one another as determined by their distance from the viewer More Definitions → |
| possibility | 1. a future prospect or potential 2. capability of existing or happening or being true More Definitions → |
| progressive | 1. a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going 2. a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties More Definitions → |
| preliminary | 1. a minor match preceding the main event 2. something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows More Definitions → |
| promotional | 1. of or relating to serving as publicity 2. of or relating to advancement More Definitions → |
| probability | 1. a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible 2. the quality of being probable; a probable event or the most probable event More Definitions → |
| personality | 1. the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual 2. a person of considerable prominence More Definitions → |
| prospective | 1. of or concerned with or related to the future More Definitions → |
| potentially | 1. with a possibility of becoming actual More Definitions → |
| procurement | 1. the act of getting possession of something More Definitions → |
| participant | 1. someone who takes part in an activity 2. a person who participates in or is skilled at some game More Definitions → |
| proprietary | 1. an unincorporated business owned by a single person who is responsible for its liabilities and entitled to its profits 2. protected by trademark or patent or copyright; made or produced or distributed by one having exclusive rights More Definitions → |
| proposition | 1. (logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false 2. a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection More Definitions → |
| penetration | 1. an attack that penetrates into enemy territory 2. clear or deep perception of a situation More Definitions → |
| positioning | 1. the act of putting something in a certain place 2. causing to fall into line or into position More Definitions → |
| psychiatric | 1. relating to or used in or engaged in the practice of psychiatry More Definitions → |
| permanently | 1. for a long time without essential change More Definitions → |
| prosecution | 1. the institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior 2. the lawyers acting for the state to put the case against the defendant More Definitions → |
| progression | 1. a series with a definite pattern of advance 2. a movement forward More Definitions → |
| practically | 1. almost; nearly 2. in a practical manner More Definitions → |
| politically | 1. with regard to social relationships involving authority 2. with regard to government More Definitions → |
| provisional | 1. under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon More Definitions → |
| prestigious | 1. having an illustrious reputation; respected 2. exerting influence by reason of high status or prestige More Definitions → |
| propagation | 1. the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions 2. the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production More Definitions → |
| proficiency | 1. the quality of having great facility and competence 2. skillfulness in the command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity More Definitions → |
| prohibition | 1. a law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages 2. a decree that prohibits something More Definitions → |
| persistence | 1. the property of a continuous and connected period of time 2. persistent determination More Definitions → |
| philosopher | 1. a specialist in philosophy 2. a wise person who is calm and rational; someone who lives a life of reason with equanimity More Definitions → |
| predictable | 1. capable of being foretold More Definitions → |
| problematic | 1. open to doubt or debate 2. making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe More Definitions → |
| personalize | 1. make personal or more personal More Definitions → |
| premiership | 1. the office of premier More Definitions → |
| persecution | 1. the act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion) More Definitions → |
| portability | 1. the quality of being light enough to be carried More Definitions → |
| practicable | 1. usable for a specific purpose 2. capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are More Definitions → |
| predecessor | 1. one who precedes you in time (as in holding a position or office) 2. something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone More Definitions → |
| preparatory | 1. preceding and preparing for something More Definitions → |
| permissible | 1. that may be accepted or conceded 2. that may be permitted especially as according to rule More Definitions → |
| principally | 1. for the most part More Definitions → |
| polytechnic | 1. a technical school offering instruction in many industrial arts and applied sciences More Definitions → |
| particulate | 1. composed of distinct particles 2. a small discrete mass of solid or liquid matter that remains individually dispersed in gas or liquid emissions (usually considered to be an atmospheric pollutant) More Definitions → |
| picturesque | 1. suggesting or suitable for a picture; pretty as a picture 2. strikingly expressive More Definitions → |
| punctuation | 1. something that makes repeated and regular interruptions or divisions 2. the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases More Definitions → |
| parentheses | 1. either of two punctuation marks (or) used to enclose textual material 2. a message that departs from the main subject More Definitions → |
| presumption | 1. an assumption that is taken for granted 2. (law) an inference of the truth of a fact from other facts proved or admitted or judicially noticed More Definitions → |
| prehistoric | 1. of or relating to times before written history 2. belonging to or existing in times before recorded history More Definitions → |
| psychedelic | 1. producing distorted sensory perceptions and feelings or altered states of awareness or sometimes states resembling psychosis 2. having the vivid colors and bizarre patterns associated with psychedelic states More Definitions → |
| promulgated | 1. formally made public More Definitions → |
| phosphatase | 1. any of a group of enzymes that act as a catalyst in the hydrolysis of organic phosphates More Definitions → |
| penetrating | 1. having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions 2. tending to penetrate; having the power of entering or piercing More Definitions → |
| provocative | 1. serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy 2. intentionally arousing sexual desire More Definitions → |
| predominant | 1. most frequent or common 2. having superior power and influence More Definitions → |
| prominently | 1. in a prominent way More Definitions → |
| pedagogical | 1. of or relating to pedagogy More Definitions → |
| polypeptide | 1. a peptide containing 10 to more than 100 amino acids More Definitions → |
| protagonist | 1. a person who backs a politician or a team etc. 2. the principal character in a work of fiction More Definitions → |
| prophylaxis | 1. the prevention of disease More Definitions → |
| planetarium | 1. a building housing an instrument for projecting the positions of the planets onto a domed ceiling 2. an optical device for projecting images of celestial bodies and other astronomical phenomena onto the inner surface of a hemispherical dome More Definitions → |
| pleasurable | 1. affording satisfaction or pleasure More Definitions → |
| pessimistic | 1. expecting the worst possible outcome More Definitions → |
| pathologist | 1. a doctor who specializes in medical diagnosis More Definitions → |
| prematurely | 1. (of childbirth) before the end of the normal period of gestation 2. too soon; in a premature manner More Definitions → |
| preventable | 1. capable of being prevented More Definitions → |
| permutation | 1. an event in which one thing is substituted for another 2. the act of changing the arrangement of a given number of elements More Definitions → |
| parallelism | 1. similarity by virtue of corresponding More Definitions → |
| polystyrene | 1. a polymer of styrene; a rigid transparent thermoplastic More Definitions → |
| printmaking | 1. artistic design and manufacture of prints as woodcuts or silkscreens More Definitions → |
| placeholder | 1. a person authorized to act for another 2. a symbol in a logical or mathematical expression that can be replaced by the name of any member of specified set More Definitions → |
| perpetrator | 1. someone who perpetrates wrongdoing More Definitions → |
| periodontal | 1. of or relating to or involving or practicing periodontics More Definitions → |
| parenthesis | 1. either of two punctuation marks (or) used to enclose textual material 2. a message that departs from the main subject More Definitions → |
| photometric | 1. of or relating to photometry More Definitions → |
| polymorphic | 1. relating to the crystallization of a compound in two or more different forms 2. relating to the occurrence of more than one kind of individual (independent of sexual differences) in an interbreeding population More Definitions → |
| prerogative | 1. a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right) More Definitions → |
| pretentious | 1. making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction 2. intended to attract notice and impress others More Definitions → |
| predicament | 1. a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one More Definitions → |
| paragliding | 1. gliding in a parasail More Definitions → |
| personalise | 1. make personal or more personal More Definitions → |
| provocation | 1. unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment 2. something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action More Definitions → |
| preoccupied | 1. engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively 2. occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance More Definitions → |
| periodicity | 1. the quality of recurring at regular intervals More Definitions → |
| prejudicial | 1. tending to favor preconceived ideas 2. (sometimes followed by `to') causing harm or injury More Definitions → |
| pomegranate | 1. shrub or small tree native to southwestern Asia having large red many-seeded fruit 2. large globular fruit having many seeds with juicy red pulp in a tough brownish-red rind More Definitions → |
| predictably | 1. in a predictable manner or to a predictable degree More Definitions → |
| prohibitive | 1. tending to discourage (especially of prices) More Definitions → |
| precipitate | 1. bring about abruptly 2. separate as a fine suspension of solid particles More Definitions → |
| parathyroid | 1. any one of four endocrine glands situated above or within the thyroid gland More Definitions → |
| patriarchal | 1. characteristic of a form of social organization in which the male is the family head and title is traced through the male line 2. relating to or characteristic of a man who is older or higher in rank More Definitions → |
| paradoxical | 1. seemingly contradictory but nonetheless possibly true More Definitions → |
| portraiture | 1. a word picture of a person's appearance and character 2. the activity of making portraits More Definitions → |
| pollination | 1. transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma of a plant More Definitions → |
| preclinical | 1. of or relating to the early phases of a disease when accurate diagnosis is not possible because symptoms of the disease have not yet appeared More Definitions → |
| perpetually | 1. everlastingly; for all time 2. invariably More Definitions → |
| preexisting | 1. existing previously or before something More Definitions → |
| physiologic | 1. of or consistent with an organism's normal functioning More Definitions → |
| proletariat | 1. a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages More Definitions → |
| perforation | 1. a line of small holes for tearing at a particular place 2. a hole made in something More Definitions → |
| paediatrics | 1. the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of infants and children More Definitions → |
| prosthetics | 1. the branch of medicine dealing with the production and use of artificial body parts More Definitions → |
| paperweight | 1. a weight used to hold down a stack of papers More Definitions → |
| promiscuous | 1. not selective of a single class or person 2. casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior More Definitions → |
| presumptive | 1. having a reasonable basis for belief or acceptance 2. affording reasonable grounds for belief or acceptance More Definitions → |
| plasminogen | 1. an inactive form of plasmin that occurs in plasma and is converted to plasmin by organic solvents More Definitions → |
| phosphorous | 1. containing or characteristic of phosphorus More Definitions → |
| photocopier | 1. a copier that uses photographic methods of making copies More Definitions → |
| purportedly | 1. believed or reputed to be the case More Definitions → |
| predisposed | 1. made susceptible More Definitions → |
| propranolol | 1. the first beta blocker (trade name Inderal) used in treating hypertension and angina pectoris and essential tremor More Definitions → |
| percolation | 1. the slow passage of a liquid through a filtering medium 2. the act of making coffee in a percolator More Definitions → |
| penultimate | 1. the next to last syllable in a word 2. second last More Definitions → |
| perchlorate | 1. a salt of perchloric acid More Definitions → |
| proteolytic | 1. of or relating to proteolysis More Definitions → |
| painstaking | 1. characterized by extreme care and great effort More Definitions → |
| photocopied | 1. reproduce by xerography More Definitions → |
| preschooler | 1. a child who attends a preschool or kindergarten More Definitions → |
| poltergeist | 1. a ghost that announces its presence with rapping and the creation of disorder More Definitions → |
| prepackaged | 1. prepared and wrapped beforehand and ready for sale More Definitions → |
| pluralistic | 1. of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of pluralism More Definitions → |
| predominate | 1. be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance 2. appear very large or occupy a commanding position More Definitions → |
| provocateur | 1. a secret agent who incites suspected persons to commit illegal acts More Definitions → |
| pandemonium | 1. a state of extreme confusion and disorder More Definitions → |
| perceptible | 1. easily seen or detected 2. capable of being perceived by the mind or senses More Definitions → |
| proliferate | 1. grow rapidly 2. cause to grow or increase rapidly More Definitions → |
| punctuality | 1. the quality or habit of adhering to an appointed time More Definitions → |
| preposition | 1. a function word that combines with a noun or pronoun or noun phrase to form a prepositional phrase that can have an adverbial or adjectival relation to some other word 2. (linguistics) the placing of one linguistic element before another (as placing a modifier before the word it modifies in a sentence or placing an affix before the base to which it is attached) More Definitions → |
| publicizing | 1. the business of drawing public attention to goods and services More Definitions → |
| philosophic | 1. of or relating to philosophy or philosophers 2. characterized by the attitude of a philosopher; meeting trouble with level-headed detachment More Definitions → |
| psychedelia | 1. the subculture of users of psychedelic drugs More Definitions → |
| proletarian | 1. a member of the working class (not necessarily employed) 2. belonging to or characteristic of the proletariat More Definitions → |
| procreation | 1. the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring More Definitions → |
| pensionable | 1. entitled to receive a pension More Definitions → |
| personified | 1. invest with or as with a body; give body to 2. represent, as of a character on stage More Definitions → |
| parasailing | 1. gliding in a parasail More Definitions → |
| prokaryotic | 1. having cells that lack membrane-bound nuclei More Definitions → |
| proteolysis | 1. the hydrolysis of proteins into peptides and amino acids by cleavage of their peptide bonds More Definitions → |
| prefectural | 1. of or relating to a prefecture More Definitions → |
| parachuting | 1. descent with a parachute More Definitions → |
| promiscuity | 1. indulging in promiscuous (casual and indiscriminate) sexual relations More Definitions → |
| peritonitis | 1. inflammation of the peritoneum More Definitions → |
| paratrooper | 1. a soldier in the paratroops More Definitions → |
| psychomotor | 1. of or relating to or characterizing mental events that have motor consequences or vice versa More Definitions → |
| presentment | 1. an accusation of crime made by a grand jury on its own initiative 2. a document that must be accepted and paid by another person More Definitions → |
| patronizing | 1. (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension More Definitions → |
| presentable | 1. fit to be seen More Definitions → |
| prematurity | 1. the state of being premature More Definitions → |
| prostatitis | 1. inflammation of the prostate gland characterized by perineal pain and irregular urination and (if severe) chills and fever More Definitions → |
| prerecorded | 1. recorded at one time for transmission later More Definitions → |
| peculiarity | 1. an odd or unusual characteristic 2. a distinguishing trait More Definitions → |
| proteinuria | 1. the presence of excessive protein (chiefly albumin but also globulin) in the urine; usually a symptom of kidney disorder More Definitions → |
| pasteurized | 1. having been subjected to pasteurization in order to halt fermentation More Definitions → |
| peacekeeper | 1. a member of a military force that is assigned (often with international sanction) to preserve peace in a trouble area 2. someone who keeps peace More Definitions → |
| precalculus | 1. a college-level algebra and trigonometry course that is designed to prepare students for the study of calculus More Definitions → |
| precipitous | 1. done with very great haste and without due deliberation 2. dangerously steep More Definitions → |
| pontificate | 1. administer a pontifical office 2. talk in a dogmatic and pompous manner More Definitions → |
| plagioclase | 1. any of a series of triclinic feldspars that form rocks More Definitions → |
| prothrombin | 1. a protein in blood plasma that is the inactive precursor of thrombin More Definitions → |
| pyrotechnic | 1. of or relating to the craft of making fireworks 2. suggestive of fireworks More Definitions → |
| pericardial | 1. located around the heart or relating to or affecting the pericardium More Definitions → |
| proofreader | 1. someone who reads proof in order to find errors and mark corrections More Definitions → |
| papermaking | 1. the craft of making paper More Definitions → |
| playfulness | 1. a festive merry feeling 2. a disposition to find (or make) causes for amusement More Definitions → |
| premonition | 1. a feeling of evil to come 2. an early warning about a future event More Definitions → |
| pearlescent | 1. having a play of lustrous rainbow colors More Definitions → |
| phraseology | 1. the manner in which something is expressed in words More Definitions → |
| preparative | 1. preceding and preparing for something More Definitions → |
| physicality | 1. preoccupation with satisfaction of physical drives and appetites More Definitions → |
| plagiarized | 1. copied and passed off as your own More Definitions → |
| pharyngitis | 1. inflammation of the fauces and pharynx More Definitions → |
| perfunctory | 1. hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough 2. done or produced as a formality only More Definitions → |
| predestined | 1. established or prearranged unalterably More Definitions → |
| persevering | 1. quietly and steadily persevering especially in detail or exactness More Definitions → |
| porterhouse | 1. large steak from the thick end of the short loin containing a T-shaped bone and large piece of tenderloin More Definitions → |
| paramedical | 1. of or denoting a person who is trained to assist physicians and nurses in their activities 2. a person trained to assist medical professionals and to give emergency medical treatment More Definitions → |
| patronising | 1. (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension More Definitions → |
| persistency | 1. persistent determination More Definitions → |
| perestroika | 1. an economic policy adopted in the former Soviet Union; intended to increase automation and labor efficiency but it led eventually to the end of central planning in the Russian economy More Definitions → |
| paternalism | 1. the attitude (of a person or a government) that subordinates should be controlled in a fatherly way for their own good More Definitions → |
| publishable | 1. suitable for publication More Definitions → |
| parishioner | 1. a member of a parish More Definitions → |
| pneumonitis | 1. inflammation of the lungs; caused by a virus or an allergic reaction More Definitions → |
| policewoman | 1. a woman policeman More Definitions → |