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10-letter words containing a, r, p, o, b

  • pasteboard — a stiff, firm board made of sheets of paper pasted or layers of paper pulp pressed together.
  • patchboard — a device with a large number of sockets into which electrical plugs can be inserted to form many different temporary circuits: used in telephone exchanges, computer systems, etc
  • pawnbroker — a person whose business is lending money at interest on personal, movable property deposited with the lender until redeemed.
  • pernambuco — a state in NE Brazil. 38,000 sq. mi. (98,420 sq. km). Capital: Recife.
  • personable — of pleasing personal appearance; handsome or comely; attractive.
  • personably — of pleasing personal appearance; handsome or comely; attractive.
  • phlebogram — venogram.
  • pillar box — a pillarlike box in which letters are deposited for collection by mail carriers; mailbox.
  • playbroker — play agent.
  • polar bear — a large white bear, Ursus maritimus, of the arctic regions.
  • polar body — one of the minute cells arising from the unequal meiotic divisions of the ovum at or near the time of fertilization.
  • ponderable — capable of being considered carefully or deeply.
  • port blair — a seaport in and the capital of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, on S Andaman.
  • portabella — a very large, rich-flavored cremini mushroom, often grilled, broiled, or sautéed.
  • portakabin — A Portakabin is a small building that can be moved by truck and that can be used for a short period of time, for example as a temporary office.
  • power base — a source of authority or influence, especially in politics, founded on support by an organized body of voters, ethnic minority, economic class, etc.: His election as governor gives him a power base for seeking the presidency.
  • prattlebox — a person who prattles, a chatterbox
  • presbyopia — farsightedness due to ciliary muscle weakness and loss of elasticity in the crystalline lens.
  • pressboard — a kind of millboard or pasteboard.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • pyroborate — borax1 .
  • pyrophobia — an abnormal fear of fire.
  • recoupable — to get back the equivalent of: to recoup one's losses by a lucky investment.
  • 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.
  • spaceborne — moving in orbit around the earth: a spaceborne surveillance system.
  • sports bag — a bag used by an individual to carry his or her clothing and equipment for taking part in sport
  • sports bar — a bar featuring televised sporting events.
  • sports bra — a woman's undergarment designed for extra support and protection during sports and recreational activities.
  • subprogram — procedure (def 4b).
  • superboard — a wooden board with exceptional properties of some kind
  • unprobated — Law. the official proving of a will as authentic or valid in a probate court.
  • unprovable — to establish the truth or genuineness of, as by evidence or argument: to prove one's claim.
  • vibraphone — vibraharp.
  • vibrograph — a device for recording mechanical vibrations.
  • xerophobia — A fear of dryness.
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