10-letter words containing e, y, p, a, t
- optatively — In an optative way.
- osteopathy — a therapeutic system originally based upon the premise that manipulation of the muscles and bones to promote structural integrity could restore or preserve health: current osteopathic physicians use the diagnostic and therapeutic techniques of conventional medicine as well as manipulative measures.
- oyster cap — an edible, brownish-gray to white mushroom, Pleurotus ostreatus, that grows in clusters on fallen trees and their stumps.
- pachymeter — an instrument for measuring thickness
- palaeotype — a system of Roman letters and symbols that represent spoken sounds
- panegyrist — a person who panegyrizes; eulogist.
- parentally — of or relating to a parent.
- paroxytone — having an acute accent on the next to the last syllable.
- party game — a game played at a party, esp at a children's party
- party line — the authorized, prescribed policies and practices of a group, especially of the Communist Party, usually followed by the members without deviation; official philosophy or credo.
- party time — the season for parties
- party-goer — A party-goer is someone who likes going to parties or someone who is at a particular party.
- paternally — characteristic of or befitting a father; fatherly: a kind and paternal reprimand.
- patty-cake — pat-a-cake.
- pay packet — Your pay packet is the envelope containing your wages, which your employer gives you at the end of every week.
- pearl city — a city on S Oahu, in central Hawaii.
- penetrancy — the quality of being penetrant
- penny ante — a game of poker in which the ante or limit is a very small amount, as one cent
- penny-ante — involving a trifling sum of money; small in amount: a penny-ante investment.
- pentaptych — a work of art consisting of five panels or sections.
- pentastyle — having five columns.
- personalty — personal estate or property.
- petty cash — funds kept for minor expenses
- pheasantry — a place where pheasants are bred or are kept together
- 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.
- pigmentary — of, pertaining to, having, or producing pigment.
- planimetry — the measurement of plane areas.
- plasmacyte — Anatomy. an antibody-secreting cell, derived from B cells, that plays a major role in antibody-mediated immunity.
- plastotype — a casting of a type specimen, especially of a fossil.
- platelayer — a workman who lays and maintains railway track
- play agent — a broker representing a playwright in dealings with theater managers, producers, etc.
- played out — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- playstreet — an urban street closed to traffic during specified times and sometimes equipped with recreational facilities, for use by children as a play area.
- pleasantly — pleasing, agreeable, or enjoyable; giving pleasure: pleasant news.
- pleasantry — good-humored teasing; banter.
- poetastery — the work done by a poetaster
- poetically — possessing the qualities or charm of poetry: poetic descriptions of nature.
- pogey bait — candy or a treat used to lure a child into a sexual situation.
- polyactine — the spicule of a polyactinal sponge
- polybasite — a blackish mineral, Ag 9 SbS 6 : a minor ore of silver.
- polychaete — any annelid of the class Polychaeta, having unsegmented swimming appendages with many setae or bristles.
- polycrates — died 522? b.c, Greek tyrant of Samos.
- polyhalite — a type or pink or red mineral
- polysemant — a word with multiple meanings
- polyvalent — Chemistry. having more than one valence.
- ponytailed — having a ponytail
- potentiary — a person with power or authority
- prayer mat — mat for kneeling on to pray
- prenatally — previous to birth or to giving birth: prenatal care for mothers.
- prepayment — paying for sth in advance