10-letter words containing a, p, u, r, e
- picaresque — pertaining to, characteristic of, or characterized by a form of prose fiction, originally developed in Spain, in which the adventures of an engagingly roguish hero are described in a series of usually humorous or satiric episodes that often depict, in realistic detail, the everyday life of the common people: picaresque novel; picaresque hero.
- 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.
- platterful — a heaped plate or platter
- pleasuring — the state or feeling of being pleased.
- plenilunar — relating to a full moon
- 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
- plunderage — act of plundering; pillage.
- pneumogram — a record of respiratory movements
- popularise — to make popular: to popularize a dance.
- popularize — to make popular: to popularize a dance.
- porraceous — resembling a leek, esp in colour
- pourparler — an informal preliminary conference.
- praeludium — a prelude, now predominantly in a musical context
- praemunire — a writ charging the offense of resorting to a foreign court or authority, as that of the pope, and thus calling in question the supremacy of the English crown.
- praetorium — (in Roman history) the headquarters or residence of a Roman official, governor or military commander
- praetorius — Michael (Michael Schultheiss) 1571–1621, German composer, organist, and theorist.
- prayer rug — a small rug upon which a Muslim kneels and prostrates himself during his devotions.
- pre-assume — to take for granted or without proof: to assume that everyone wants peace. Synonyms: suppose, presuppose; postulate, posit.
- pre-launch — preparatory to launch, as of a spacecraft.
- precarious — dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain; unstable; insecure: a precarious livelihood.
- precaution — a measure taken in advance to avert possible evil or to secure good results.
- predacious — predatory; rapacious.
- prefuneral — the ceremonies for a dead person prior to burial or cremation; obsequies.
- prelingual — of or relating to the tongue or some tonguelike part.
- premeasure — a unit or standard of measurement: weights and measures.
- premundane — before the creation of the world; antemundane.
- prenatural — existing in or formed by nature (opposed to artificial): a natural bridge.
- prenuclear — of or relating to the era before the development of nuclear weapons.
- prenuptial — before marriage.
- prepuberal — the period of life just prior to sexual maturation.
- prequalify — to provide with proper or necessary skills, knowledge, credentials, etc.; make competent: to qualify oneself for a job.
- 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.
- primaquine — a viscous liquid, C 1 5 H 2 1 N 3 O, used in the treatment of malaria.
- procedural — procedural language
- processual — a systematic series of actions directed to some end: to devise a process for homogenizing milk.
- procurable — obtainable.
- procurance — the act of bringing about or getting something; agency; procurement.
- promulgate — to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.).
- pronuclear — of or relating to a pronucleus.
- propylaeum — Often, propylaea. a vestibule or entrance to a temple area or other enclosure, especially when elaborate or of architectural importance.
- prudential — of, pertaining to, characterized by, or resulting from prudence.
- psalterium — the omasum.
- pseudocarp — accessory fruit.
- puff adder — a large, thick-bodied, African viper, Bitis arietans, that inflates its body and hisses when disturbed.
- puff-adder — a large, thick-bodied, African viper, Bitis arietans, that inflates its body and hisses when disturbed.
- pulse rate — the rate of the pulse: stated in pulsations per minute.
- pulverable — capable of being pulverized; pulverizable.
- pump-water — water that has been sourced from under soil level by means of a pump