10-letter words containing a, s, p, e, r, i
- 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
- popularise — to make popular: to popularize a dance.
- poriferans — an animal phylum comprising the sponges.
- portlaoise — a town in central Republic of Ireland, county town of Laois: site of a top-security prison. Pop: 12 127 (2002)
- practicers — habitual or customary performance; operation: office practice.
- praetorius — Michael (Michael Schultheiss) 1571–1621, German composer, organist, and theorist.
- praiseless — not receiving praise; unpraised
- praxiteles — flourished c350 b.c, Greek sculptor.
- pre-advise — to give counsel to; offer an opinion or suggestion as worth following: I advise you to be cautious.
- preachings — the act or practice of a person who preaches.
- preaseptic — pertaining to the period before the use of aseptic practices in surgery.
- precarious — dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain; unstable; insecure: a precarious livelihood.
- predacious — predatory; rapacious.
- prefascist — relating to fascist leanings before Fascism was founded in 1919
- preleasing — to sign or grant a lease on (a building, apartment, etc.) in advance of construction: Agents have preleased more than 60 percent of the new building.
- presbyopia — farsightedness due to ciliary muscle weakness and loss of elasticity in the crystalline lens.
- presential — present, or implying actual presence
- prestation — a payment in money or in services.
- privy seal — (in Great Britain) the seal affixed to grants, documents, etc., that are to pass the great seal, and to documents of less importance that do not require the great seal.
- proairesis — the power of considered decision-making
- proseminar — a course conducted in the manner of a seminar for graduate students but often open to advanced undergraduates.
- proserpina — Persephone.
- proteanism — readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
- proteinase — any of a group of enzymes that are capable of hydrolyzing proteins.
- psalterian — psalm-like
- psalterium — the omasum.
- purgatives — purging or cleansing, especially by causing evacuation of the bowels.
- pyranoside — a glycoside containing a pyran ring structure.
- quadriceps — a large muscle in front of the thigh, the action of which extends the leg or bends the hip joint.
- radioscope — an instrument, such as a fluoroscope, capable of detecting radiant energy
- rain-swept — A rain-swept place is a place where it is raining heavily.
- rangership — the office or position of a ranger
- re-baptism — a new or second baptism
- readership — the people who read or are thought to read a particular book, newspaper, magazine, etc.: The periodical has a dwindling readership.
- reappraise — to estimate the monetary value of; determine the worth of; assess: We had an expert appraise the house before we bought it.
- redispatch — to send off or away with speed, as a messenger, telegram, body of troops, etc.
- rephrasing — to phrase again or differently: He rephrased the statement to give it less formality.
- reprimands — a severe reproof or rebuke, especially a formal one by a person in authority.
- respirable — capable of being respired.
- respirator — a masklike device, usually of gauze, worn over the mouth, or nose and mouth, to prevent the inhalation of noxious substances or the like.
- resupinate — bent backward.
- rhapsodize — to talk with extravagant enthusiasm.
- riverscape — a view, painting, etc., of a river and the land surrounding or adjacent to it.
- rose aphid — a dark green aphid, Macrosiphum rosae, that feeds on roses and related plants.
- rupestrian — made or found on cave walls or rocks
- sailplaner — a person who flies sailplanes
- sale price — discounted cost
- sand viper — hognose snake.
- saponifier — to convert (a fat) into soap by treating with an alkali.