10-letter words containing i, m, p, e, a, r
- party time — the season for parties
- passimeter — a turnstile attached to a ticket booth or ticket machine
- pasteurism — a method of securing immunity from rabies in a person who has been bitten by a rabid animal, by daily injections of progressively more virulent suspensions of the infected spinal cord of a rabbit that died of rabies
- pentaprism — a prism that has five faces, a pair of which are at 90° to each other; a ray entering one of the pair emerges from the other at an angle of 90° to its original direction: used especially in single-lens reflex cameras to reverse images laterally and reflect them to the viewfinder.
- per curiam — by the court
- perimetral — the border or outer boundary of a two-dimensional figure.
- permeation — to pass into or through every part of: Bright sunshine permeated the room.
- permeative — to pass into or through every part of: Bright sunshine permeated the room.
- permillage — a rate or proportion per thousand. Compare percentage (def 1).
- phragmites — any of several tall grasses of the genus Phragmites, having plumed heads, growing in marshy areas, especially the common reed P. australis (or P. communis).
- pig farmer — sb who raises pigs for meat
- pigmentary — of, pertaining to, having, or producing pigment.
- pilgrimage — a journey, especially a long one, made to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion: a pilgrimage to Lourdes.
- pipe dream — unattainable wish
- pipe major — the noncommissioned officer, generally of warrant officer's rank, who is responsible for the training, duty, and discipline of a military or civilian pipe band
- pipe-dream — to indulge in pipe dreams; fantasize.
- planimeter — an instrument for measuring mechanically the area of plane figures.
- planimetry — the measurement of plane areas.
- pleromatic — relating to the pleroma
- plumassier — a person who works with ornamental feathers
- pomeranian — of, relating to, or characteristic of Pomerania.
- praeludium — a prelude, now predominantly in a musical context
- praemunire — a writ charging the offense of resorting to a foreign court or authority, as that of the pope, and thus calling in question the supremacy of the English crown.
- praetorium — (in Roman history) the headquarters or residence of a Roman official, governor or military commander
- pragmatize — to act or view matters pragmatically
- pre-atomic — of or relating to the period of history preceding the atomic age.
- pre-climax — a stable community that precedes the full development of the climax community of a given area and that results from local variations in soil and water.
- preadamite — a person supposed to have existed before Adam.
- preceramic — noting or pertaining to a period or culture antedating the use of ceramics or pottery.
- premarital — preceding marriage.
- premaxilla — one of a pair of bones of the upper jaw of vertebrates, situated in front of and between the maxillary bones.
- premedical — of or relating to studies in preparation for the formal study of medicine: a premedical course.
- prenominal — being such in name only; so-called; putative: a nominal treaty; the nominal head of the country.
- preprimary — preceding a primary election: preprimary endorsement.
- primaquine — a viscous liquid, C 1 5 H 2 1 N 3 O, used in the treatment of malaria.
- primaveral — of, in, or pertaining to the early springtime: primaveral longings to sail around the world.
- prime rate — the minimum interest rate charged by a commercial bank on short-term business loans to large, best-rated customers or corporations.
- primevally — of or relating to the first age or ages, especially of the world: primeval forms of life.
- printmaker — a person who makes prints, especially an artist working in one of the graphic mediums.
- prizewoman — a female prize winner
- proclaimer — to announce or declare in an official or formal manner: to proclaim war.
- proseminar — a course conducted in the manner of a seminar for graduate students but often open to advanced undergraduates.
- proteanism — readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
- psalterium — the omasum.
- re-baptism — a new or second baptism
- relief map — a map showing the relief of an area, usually by generalized contour lines.
- repair man — mechanic: male who fixes appliances
- reprimands — a severe reproof or rebuke, especially a formal one by a person in authority.
- ropemaking — the act, skill, or process of fabricating rope.
- scampering — to run or go hastily or quickly.