10-letter words containing e, n, d, p, r
- pinstriped — (of a fabric or garment) having a pattern of pin stripes.
- piperidine — a colorless, water-soluble liquid, C 5 H 1 1 N, obtained from the alkaloid piperine or from pyridine: used chiefly as a solvent.
- pirandello — Luigi [loo-ee-jee] /luˈi dʒi/ (Show IPA), 1867–1936, Italian dramatist, novelist, and poet: Nobel prize 1934.
- pleurodont — fused or attached to the inner edge of the jaw, as a tooth.
- plow under — an agricultural implement used for cutting, lifting, turning over, and partly pulverizing soil.
- plunderage — act of plundering; pillage.
- 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
- polyhedron — a solid figure having many faces.
- ponderable — capable of being considered carefully or deeply.
- ponderance — weight or significance
- ponderment — the act of pondering
- pontevedra — a port in NW Spain: takes its name from a 12-arched Roman bridge, the Pons Vetus. Pop: 77 993 (2003 est)
- portending — to indicate in advance; to foreshadow or presage, as an omen does: The street incident may portend a general uprising.
- 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.
- power down — ability to do or act; capability of doing or accomplishing something.
- pre-design — to prepare the preliminary sketch or the plans for (a work to be executed), especially to plan the form and structure of: to design a new bridge.
- pre-dinner — the main meal of the day, eaten in the evening or at midday.
- pre-modern — of or relating to present and recent time; not ancient or remote: modern city life.
- prebendary — a canon or member of the clergy who is entitled to a prebend for special services at a cathedral or collegiate church.
- prebidding — an advance bidding; the act of prebidding
- precedence — act or fact of preceding.
- precedency — precedence.
- precedents — Law. a legal decision or form of proceeding serving as an authoritative rule or pattern in future similar or analogous cases.
- precondemn — to condemn beforehand, as before a legitimate trial.
- preconized — to proclaim or commend publicly.
- predefined — to state or set forth the meaning of (a word, phrase, etc.): They disagreed on how to define “liberal.”.
- predentate — of an infant whose teeth have not yet developed; occurring during or pertaining to this period of development
- predescent — the act, process, or fact of moving from a higher to a lower position. Synonyms: falling, sinking; fall, drop.
- predestine — to destine in advance; foreordain; predetermine: He seemed predestined for the ministry.
- predestiny — predestination; pre-determined destiny
- predicting — to declare or tell in advance; prophesy; foretell: to predict the weather; to predict the fall of a civilization.
- prediction — an act of predicting.
- prednisone — an analogue of cortisone, C 2 1 H 2 6 O 5 , used as an anti-inflammatory, immunosuppressive, and antineoplastic in the treatment of various diseases.
- preevident — plain or clear to the sight or understanding: His frown made it evident to all that he was displeased. It was evident that the project was a total failure.
- prehominid — any of the extinct humanlike primates classified in the former family Prehominidae.
- prejudging — a preliminary round of judging, as in a contest where a certain number or percentage of the entrants are eliminated before the final judging.
- premundane — before the creation of the world; antemundane.
- preplanned — a scheme or method of acting, doing, proceeding, making, etc., developed in advance: battle plans.
- preprinted — an advance printing, usually of a portion of a book or of an article in a periodical.
- prereading — of or relating to the period before reading a text, book, etc
- presidency — the office, function, or term of office of a president.
- pretendant — a pretender
- princedoms — the position, rank, or dignity of a prince.
- princehood — the office or rank of a prince
- princified — like a prince
- principled — imbued with or having moral principles (often used in combination): high-principled.
- probenecid — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C 1 3 H 1 9 NO 4 S, used chiefly in the treatment of gout.
- proceeding — proceeds. something that results or accrues. the total amount derived from a sale or other transaction: The proceeds from the deal were divided equally among us. the profits or returns from a sale, investment, etc.
- procidence — a prolapse