10-letter words containing a, p, l, i, e, r
- pearlstein — Philip, born 1924, U.S. painter.
- pectoralis — either of two muscles on each side of the upper and anterior part of the thorax, the action of the larger (pectoralis major) assisting in drawing the shoulder forward and rotating the arm inward, and the action of the smaller (pectoralis minor) assisting in drawing the shoulder downward and forward.
- peculiarly — strange; queer; odd: peculiar happenings.
- pelargonic — of or derived from a pelargonium or pelargonic acid.
- penetralia — the innermost parts of a building
- peninsular — an area of land almost completely surrounded by water except for an isthmus connecting it with the mainland.
- perfoliate — having the stem apparently passing through the leaf, owing to congenital union of the basal edges of the leaf round the stem.
- periapical — encompassing or surrounding the tip of the root of a tooth.
- periclinal — of or relating to a pericline
- peridental — periodontal.
- perigonial — of or pertaining to a perigon
- perihelial — the point in the orbit of a planet or comet at which it is nearest to the sun.
- perikaryal — of or pertaining to the perikaryon of a nerve; involving or occurring within a perikaryon
- perimetral — the border or outer boundary of a two-dimensional figure.
- perineural — located around a nerve or bunch of nerves; surrounding a nerve
- periodical — a magazine or other journal that is issued at regularly recurring intervals.
- peripheral — pertaining to, situated in, or constituting the periphery: peripheral resistance on the outskirts of the battle area.
- peripteral — (of a classical temple or other structure) surrounded by a single row of columns.
- perishable — subject to decay, ruin, or destruction: perishable fruits and vegetables.
- peritoneal — the serous membrane lining the abdominal cavity and investing its viscera.
- permillage — a rate or proportion per thousand. Compare percentage (def 1).
- persiflage — light, bantering talk or writing.
- personalia — the accoutrements, concerns, or intimations that are personal to one
- phrensical — frenzical; frenzied
- picturable — a visual representation of a person, object, or scene, as a painting, drawing, photograph, etc.: I carry a picture of my grandchild in my wallet.
- pier glass — a tall mirror, often full-length, intended to be set between windows.
- pier table — a low table or console intended to be set between two windows, often beneath a pier glass.
- pilastered — having, or supported by, pilasters.
- pilastrade — a row of pilasters.
- pileorhiza — a calyptra
- pilferable — capable of being pilfered
- pilgrimage — a journey, especially a long one, made to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion: a pilgrimage to Lourdes.
- pillarless — having no pillars or upright structural supports
- pipe-layer — a worker employed in laying a pipeline or one experienced in such work.
- pirandello — Luigi [loo-ee-jee] /luˈi dʒi/ (Show IPA), 1867–1936, Italian dramatist, novelist, and poet: Nobel prize 1934.
- plagiarise — to take and use by plagiarism.
- plagiarize — to take and use by plagiarism.
- plane iron — the blade of a plane.
- planimeter — an instrument for measuring mechanically the area of plane figures.
- planimetry — the measurement of plane areas.
- plastering — a composition, as of lime or gypsum, sand, water, and sometimes hair or other fiber, applied in a pasty form to walls, ceilings, etc., and allowed to harden and dry.
- plate rail — a rail or narrow shelf fixed along a wall to hold plates, especially for ornament or display.
- pleasuring — the state or feeling of being pleased.
- plenilunar — relating to a full moon
- pleromatic — relating to the pleroma
- plesiosaur — any marine reptile of the extinct genus Plesiosaurus, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, having a small head, a long neck, four paddlelike limbs, and a short tail.
- plumassier — a person who works with ornamental feathers
- police car — squad car.
- popularise — to make popular: to popularize a dance.
- popularize — to make popular: to popularize a dance.