10-letter words containing c, e, r, a, t
- petrarchan — of, relating to, or characteristic of the works of Petrarch.
- petrol can — a container for carrying petrol
- petrol cap — a small cover that goes over the hole in a vehicle into which you put petrol
- phaneritic — (of a rock) having the principal constituents in the form of crystals visible to the naked eye.
- phylactery — Judaism. either of two small, black, leather cubes containing a piece of parchment inscribed with verses 4–9 of Deut. 6, 13–21 of Deut. 11, and 1–16 of Ex. 13: one is attached with straps to the left arm and the other to the forehead during weekday morning prayers by Orthodox and Conservative Jewish men.
- 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.
- piece rate — compensation based on a worker's quantitative output or production, usually an agreed sum per article of work turned out.
- plate rack — a rack where you put plates after you have washed them or to store them
- pleromatic — relating to the pleroma
- pocket rat — kangaroo rat (sense 1)
- polycrates — died 522? b.c, Greek tyrant of Samos.
- pontefract — a city in West Yorkshire, in N central England, SE of Leeds: ruins of a 12th-century castle.
- practicers — habitual or customary performance; operation: office practice.
- pratincole — any of several limicoline birds of the genus Glareola, of the Eastern Hemisphere, having a short bill, long, narrow, pointed wings, and a forked tail.
- pre-atomic — of or relating to the period of history preceding the atomic age.
- preachment — the act of preaching.
- preaseptic — pertaining to the period before the use of aseptic practices in surgery.
- precaution — a measure taken in advance to avert possible evil or to secure good results.
- preceptial — preceptive, instructive, didactic; conveying or consisting of precepts
- precontact — prior contact
- predicated — to proclaim; declare; affirm; assert.
- predicator — the verbal element of a clause or sentence.
- prefascist — relating to fascist leanings before Fascism was founded in 1919
- principate — supreme power or office.
- pro-active — serving to prepare for, intervene in, or control an expected occurrence or situation, especially a negative or difficult one; anticipatory: proactive measures against crime.
- procaryote — any cellular organism that has no nuclear membrane, no organelles in the cytoplasm except ribosomes, and has its genetic material in the form of single continuous strands forming coils or loops, characteristic of all organisms in the kingdom Monera, as the bacteria and blue-green algae.
- proclinate — (of a part) directed or inclined forward.
- procreator — to beget or generate (offspring).
- proctodeal — a depression in the ectoderm of the anal region of a young embryo, which develops into part of the anal canal.
- proctorage — the duty of a proctor
- protectant — a substance, as a chemical spray, that provides protection, as against insects, frost, rust, etc.; protective agent.
- protracted — to draw out or lengthen, especially in time; extend the duration of; prolong.
- pt teacher — a teacher of Physical Training
- purtenance — the liver, heart, and lungs of an animal.
- quadcopter — A rotorcraft propelled by four rotors.
- quadrisect — to divide (something) into four equal parts.
- queencraft — the art of queenly rule
- quickwater — the part of a river or other stream having a strong current.
- race plate — a metallic, plastic, or wooden strip directly in front of the reed on the lay of a loom, along which the shuttle travels in its passage through the shed.
- race-track — a plot of ground, usually oval, laid out for horse racing.
- racemation — a bunch, collection, or group
- racetracks — Plural form of racetrack.
- racked out — a framework of bars, wires, or pegs on which articles are arranged or deposited: a clothes rack; a luggage rack.
- raconteurs — Plural form of raconteur.
- raconteuse — a woman who is skilled in relating stories and anecdotes interestingly.
- rat cheese — inexpensive cheese, especially domestic cheddar.
- ratcatcher — a person, animal, or thing that catches and exterminates rats, especially a person whose business it is to rid a property of rats.
- ratchet up — If something ratchets up or is ratcheted up, it increases by a fixed amount or degree, and seems unlikely to decrease again.
- ratcheting — a toothed bar with which a pawl engages.
- re-contact — the act or state of touching; a touching or meeting, as of two things or people.