10-letter words containing a, b, p
- press-back — a wooden chair back having a design pressed, rather than carved, into its crossrails.
- pressboard — a kind of millboard or pasteboard.
- presumable — capable of being taken for granted; probable.
- presumably — by assuming reasonably; probably: Since he is a consistent winner, he is presumably a superior player.
- procambium — the meristem from which vascular bundles are developed.
- procurable — obtainable.
- profitable — yielding profit; remunerative: a profitable deal.
- profitably — yielding profit; remunerative: a profitable deal.
- promotable — to help or encourage to exist or flourish; further: to promote world peace.
- propagable — capable of being propagated.
- proposable — to offer or suggest (a matter, subject, case, etc.) for consideration, acceptance, or action: to propose a new method.
- proratable — to make an arrangement on a basis of proportional distribution.
- proverbial — of, relating to, or characteristic of a proverb: proverbial brevity.
- providable — to make available; furnish: to provide employees with various benefits.
- provokable — able to be provoked
- pubic hair — hair growing in genital area
- public act — public law (def 1).
- public bar — (in a tavern or pub) the common section of a bar or barroom, not as exclusive, as quiet, or as comfortably furnished as the saloon section.
- public law — Also called public act, public statute. a law or statute of a general character that applies to the people of a whole state or nation.
- pull about — to handle roughly
- pulverable — capable of being pulverized; pulverizable.
- punchboard — a small board containing holes filled with slips of paper printed with concealed numbers that are punched out by a player in an attempt to win a prize.
- punishable — liable to or deserving punishment.
- purse crab — coconut crab.
- push about — to bully; keep telling (a person) what to do in a bossy manner
- pyroborate — borax1 .
- pyrophobia — an abnormal fear of fire.
- re-baptism — a new or second baptism
- re-baptize — to baptize (someone) again
- recoupable — to get back the equivalent of: to recoup one's losses by a lucky investment.
- repairable — to restore to a good or sound condition after decay or damage; mend: to repair a motor.
- repeatable — to say or utter again (something already said): to repeat a word for emphasis.
- replicable — capable of replication: The scientific experiment must be replicable in all details to be considered valid.
- reportable — an account or statement describing in detail an event, situation, or the like, usually as the result of observation, inquiry, etc.: a report on the peace conference; a medical report on the patient.
- reprobance — reprobation.
- reprobator — an action taken to demonstrate that a witness should be disqualified or rejected on account of perjury or other cause of invalidity
- reprovable — deserving of reproof.
- republican — of, relating to, or of the nature of a republic.
- repudiable — to reject as having no authority or binding force: to repudiate a claim.
- respirable — capable of being respired.
- sebastopol — Sevastopol.
- sharpsburg — a town in NW Maryland: nearby is the site of the Civil War battle of Antietam 1862.
- ship-bread — hardtack.
- sinophobia — a fear or dislike of China, or Chinese people, their language or culture
- sitophobia — abnormal aversion to food.
- slavophobe — a person who fears or hates the Slavs, their influence, or things Slavic.
- slop basin — a basin or bowl into which the dregs, leaves, and grounds of teacups and coffee cups are emptied at the table.
- spaceborne — moving in orbit around the earth: a spaceborne surveillance system.
- spare ribs — a cut of meat from the rib section, especially of pork or beef, with some meat adhering to the bones.
- spasm band — an old-time jazz band, flourishing especially in the late 19th century, the members of which used improvised instruments, as cigar boxes, barrels, kazoos, whistles, and jugs, and often marched in the street while performing.