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10-letter words containing a, i, r, p, l

  • lampadaire — a pedestal of the Empire period for a lamp or candelabrum.
  • lapidarian — Also, lapidist [lap-i-dist] /ˈlæp ɪ dɪst/ (Show IPA). a worker who cuts, polishes, and engraves precious stones.
  • lapidaries — Plural form of lapidary.
  • lapidarist — Also, lapidist [lap-i-dist] /ˈlæp ɪ dɪst/ (Show IPA). a worker who cuts, polishes, and engraves precious stones.
  • leadership — the position or function of a leader, a person who guides or directs a group: He managed to maintain his leadership of the party despite heavy opposition. Synonyms: administration, management, directorship, control, governorship, stewardship, hegemony.
  • leptospira — any of several spirally shaped, aerobic bacteria of the genus Leptospira, certain species of which are pathogenic for human beings.
  • lexigraphy — (uncountable) The representation of words in writing.
  • light trap — any mechanical arrangement that allows some form of movement to take place while excluding light, such as a light-proof door or the lips of a film cassette
  • linear map — (mathematics)   (Or "linear transformation") A function from a vector space to a vector space which respects the additive and multiplicative structures of the two: that is, for any two vectors, u, v, in the source vector space and any scalar, k, in the field over which it is a vector space, a linear map f satisfies f(u+kv) = f(u) + kf(v).
  • lipizzaner — one of a breed of compact, finely shaped, usually gray or white horses developed at the Austrian Imperial Stud and used generally in dressage exhibitions.
  • lipography — unintentional omission in writing, as of a specific letter or syllable.
  • lippizaner — one of a breed of compact, finely shaped, usually gray or white horses developed at the Austrian Imperial Stud and used generally in dressage exhibitions.
  • lipreading — the reading or understanding, as by a deaf person, of spoken words from the movements of another's lips without hearing the sounds made.
  • lithograph — a print produced by lithography.
  • liver opal — a form of opal having a reddish-brown coloration
  • liver pâté — pâté made from minced liver meat
  • loperamide — a substance, C 29 H 33 ClN 2 O 2 , used in the treatment of diarrhea.
  • lupercalia — a festival held in ancient Rome on the 15th of February to promote fertility and ward off disasters.
  • mailperson — A mailman or mailwoman.
  • marsupials — Plural form of marsupial.
  • micropylar — Of or pertaining to micropyles.
  • multiparae — Plural form of multipara.
  • multiparty — of or relating to more than two political parties.
  • multipolar — having several or many poles.
  • nalorphine — a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, C 1 9 H 2 1 NO 3 , used to nullify respiratory depression due to narcotics and for the diagnosis of addiction to narcotics.
  • naperville — a city in NE Illinois.
  • nephralgia — kidney pain.
  • nephridial — Of or pertaining to a nephridium.
  • nonpareils — Plural form of nonpareil.
  • nulliparae — Plural form of nullipara.
  • nulliparas — Plural form of nullipara.
  • ophiolater — a person who worships snakes
  • ophiolatry — the worship of snakes.
  • pack drill — a military punishment by which the offender is made to march about carrying a full pack of equipment
  • pack trail — a path or route suitable for pack animals
  • painkiller — a drug, treatment, or anything else that relieves pain, especially an analgesic.
  • pair royal — Cribbage. a set of three cards of the same denomination, worth six points.
  • palavering — a conference or discussion.
  • palearctic — Zoogeography. belonging or pertaining to a geographical division comprising Europe, Africa north of the tropic of Cancer, the northern part of the Arabian Peninsula, and Asia north of the Himalayas.
  • palestrina — Giovanni Pierluigi da [jaw-vahn-nee pyer-loo-ee-jee dah] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni ˌpyɛr luˈi dʒi dɑ/ (Show IPA), 1526?–94, Italian composer.
  • palfrenier — a person whose duty is to tend to horses
  • palindrome — a word, line, verse, number, sentence, etc., reading the same backward as forward, as Madam, I'm Adam or Poor Dan is in a droop.
  • palisander — Brazilian rosewood.
  • palletizer — a machine that packs, dismantles, or secures pallets
  • paltriness — ridiculously or insultingly small: a paltry sum.
  • pannicular — a layer of tissue, especially a subcutaneous layer of fat.
  • paper clip — small clasp that holds papers together
  • paper mill — factory where paper is made
  • paper-clip — to fasten together with one or more paper clips: Paper-clip these letters and file them.
  • parabolize — to form as a parabola or paraboloid.
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