10-letter words containing d, e, s, p, r
- kidnappers — Plural form of kidnapper.
- landscaper — a gardener who does landscape gardening.
- lapidaries — Plural form of lapidary.
- leadership — the position or function of a leader, a person who guides or directs a group: He managed to maintain his leadership of the party despite heavy opposition. Synonyms: administration, management, directorship, control, governorship, stewardship, hegemony.
- leopardess — a female leopard.
- madrepores — Plural form of madrepore.
- mispredict — to declare or tell in advance; prophesy; foretell: to predict the weather; to predict the fall of a civilization.
- misprinted — Simple past tense and past participle of misprint.
- muckspread — to muckrake
- mudskipper — any of several gobies of the genera Periophthalmus and Boleophthalmus, of tropical seas from Africa to the East Indies and Japan, noted for the habit of remaining out of water on mud flats for certain periods and jumping about when disturbed.
- necropsied — the examination of a body after death; autopsy.
- nonprossed — Simple past tense and past participle of nonpros.
- nonstriped — Not striped.
- nose drops — medicinal drops applied via the nostrils
- open doors — the policy of admitting people of all nationalities or ethnic groups to a country upon equal terms, as for immigration.
- outspreads — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outspread.
- overspread — to spread or diffuse over: A blush of embarrassment overspread his face.
- paderewski — Ignace [French ee-nyas] /French iˈnyas/ (Show IPA), or Ignacy Jan [Polish ig-nah-tsi yahn] /Polish ɪgˈnɑ tsɪ yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1860–1941, Polish pianist, composer, patriot, and statesman.
- palisander — Brazilian rosewood.
- paradisean — of the genus Paradisaea (birds of paradise)
- parmenides — flourished c450 b.c, Greek Eleatic philosopher.
- pasargadae — an ancient ruined city in S Iran, NE of Persepolis: an early capital of ancient Persia; tomb of Cyrus the Great.
- pasteboard — a stiff, firm board made of sheets of paper pasted or layers of paper pulp pressed together.
- patronised — to give (a store, restaurant, hotel, etc.) one's regular patronage; trade with.
- pedernales — a river in central Texas, flowing E to the Colorado river. About 105 miles (169 km) long.
- pedestrian — a person who goes or travels on foot; walker.
- pediatrics — the branch of medicine concerned with the development, care, and diseases of babies and children.
- pediatrist — a physician who specializes in pediatrics.
- pedicurist — professional care and treatment of the feet, as removal of corns and trimming of toenails.
- perfidious — deliberately faithless; treacherous; deceitful: a perfidious lover.
- perlucidus — (of a cloud) having transparent spaces between the elements.
- peroxidase — any of a class of oxidoreductase enzymes that catalyze the oxidation of a compound by the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide or an organic peroxide.
- persecuted — to pursue with harassing or oppressive treatment, especially because of religious or political beliefs, ethnic or racial origin, gender identity, or sexual orientation.
- persevered — to persist in anything undertaken; maintain a purpose in spite of difficulty, obstacles, or discouragement; continue steadfastly.
- person-day — a unit of measurement, especially in accountancy, based on an ideal amount of work done by one person in one working day.
- personhood — the state or fact of being a person.
- pescadores — (used with a plural verb) Penghu.
- petri dish — a shallow, circular, glass or plastic dish with a loose-fitting cover over the top and sides, used for culturing bacteria and other microorganisms.
- picturised — to represent in a picture, especially in a motion picture; make a picture of.
- pilastered — having, or supported by, pilasters.
- pilastrade — a row of pilasters.
- pinstriped — (of a fabric or garment) having a pattern of pin stripes.
- plunderers — to rob of goods or valuables by open force, as in war, hostile raids, brigandage, etc.: to plunder a town.
- pod person — a person who behaves in a strange esp mechanical way, as if not fully human
- podosphere — the world's podcasters and their audience, viewed collectively
- postmarked — an official mark stamped on letters and other mail, serving as a cancellation of the postage stamp and indicating the place, date, and sometimes time of sending or receipt.
- postmodern — noting or pertaining to architecture of the late 20th century, appearing in the 1960s, that consciously uses complex forms, fantasy, and allusions to historic styles, in contrast to the austere forms and emphasis on utility of standard modern architecture.
- posturized — to posture; pose.
- powderless — lacking powder, not involving or containing powder
- pre-advise — to give counsel to; offer an opinion or suggestion as worth following: I advise you to be cautious.