10-letter words containing c, r, e, p, u
- curl paper — a strip of paper used to roll up and set a section of hair, usually wetted, into a curl
- cybergroup — A group based in cyberspace or on the Internet.
- cypherpunk — A person who uses encryption when accessing a computer network in order to ensure privacy, especially from government authorities.
- dampcourse — a horizontal layer of impervious material in a brick wall, fairly close to the ground, to stop moisture rising
- drupaceous — resembling or relating to a drupe; consisting of drupes.
- duck press — a cooked duck sprinkled with red wine and then pressed in a device (duck press) so that the juices can be collected and served as a sauce over the breast meat and legs.
- encaptured — Simple past tense and past participle of encapture.
- encaptures — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of encapture.
- endproduct — Alternative spelling of end product.
- epicardium — A serous membrane that forms the innermost layer of the pericardium and the outer surface of the heart.
- epicentrum — the focus of an earthquake
- epicranium — (anatomy) The upper and superficial part of the head, including the scalp, muscles, etc.
- epicureans — Plural form of epicurean.
- europhobic — hostile to Europe, Europeans, or the European Union
- force pump — a pump that delivers a liquid under pressure, so as to eject it forcibly.
- glucophore — a chemical group responsible for sweetness of taste
- grease cup — oilcup.
- haruspices — Plural form of haruspex.
- hyperacute — sharp or severe in effect; intense: acute sorrow; an acute pain.
- hypercubes — Plural form of hypercube.
- impictured — painted
- imprudence — not prudent; lacking discretion; incautious; rash.
- interpubic — (anatomy) Between the pubic bones or cartilage.
- keypuncher — A keypunch.
- leprechaun — a dwarf or sprite.
- lumpsucker — A globular fish of cooler northern waters, typically having a ventral sucker and spiny fins; a lumpfish.
- lunarscape — the landscape of the moon.
- lupercalia — a festival held in ancient Rome on the 15th of February to promote fertility and ward off disasters.
- metacarpus — the part of a hand or forelimb, especially of its bony structure, included between the wrist, or carpus, and the fingers, or phalanges.
- muckspread — to muckrake
- nurse crop — a crop planted in the same field with another crop, especially to minimize the growth of weeds.
- octopusher — a person who plays octopush
- open court — a court or trial to which members of the public are freely admitted
- opensource — Alternative spelling of open-source.
- operculate — having an operculum.
- outcropped — Simple past tense and past participle of outcrop.
- outproduce — to bring into existence; give rise to; cause: to produce steam.
- paracelsus — Philippus Aureolus [fi-lip-uh s aw-ree-oh-luh s] /fɪˈlɪp əs ɔˈri oʊ ləs/ (Show IPA), (Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim) 1493?–1541, Swiss physician and alchemist.
- paramecium — any ciliated freshwater protozoan of the genus Paramecium, having an oval body and a long, deep oral groove.
- pararescue — a rescue, as of persons caught in a disaster, accomplished by parachutists.
- parcel out — an object, article, container, or quantity of something wrapped or packed up; small package; bundle.
- paroecious — (of certain mosses) having the male and female reproductive organs beside or near each other.
- pasticheur — a person who makes, composes, or concocts a pastiche.
- peculiarly — strange; queer; odd: peculiar happenings.
- pedicurist — professional care and treatment of the feet, as removal of corns and trimming of toenails.
- peduncular — Botany. a flower stalk, supporting either a cluster or a solitary flower. the stalk bearing the fruiting body in fungi.
- pelycosaur — any of a group of large primitive reptiles belonging to the extinct order Pelycosauria, abundant in North America and Europe during the Permian Period, often having a tall spinal sail.
- per centum — percent (def 1).
- per curiam — by the court
- perceptual — of, relating to, or involving perception.