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10-letter words containing l, a, r, s, e

  • patronless — having no patron(s), without patrons
  • pearlstein — Philip, born 1924, U.S. painter.
  • pectoralis — either of two muscles on each side of the upper and anterior part of the thorax, the action of the larger (pectoralis major) assisting in drawing the shoulder forward and rotating the arm inward, and the action of the smaller (pectoralis minor) assisting in drawing the shoulder downward and forward.
  • pedernales — a river in central Texas, flowing E to the Colorado river. About 105 miles (169 km) long.
  • pellagrous — a disease caused by a deficiency of niacin in the diet, characterized by skin changes, severe nerve dysfunction, mental symptoms, and diarrhea.
  • 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.
  • peninsular — an area of land almost completely surrounded by water except for an isthmus connecting it with the mainland.
  • perishable — subject to decay, ruin, or destruction: perishable fruits and vegetables.
  • persiflage — light, bantering talk or writing.
  • personable — of pleasing personal appearance; handsome or comely; attractive.
  • personably — of pleasing personal appearance; handsome or comely; attractive.
  • personalia — the accoutrements, concerns, or intimations that are personal to one
  • personally — through direct contact; in person; directly: I will thank him personally.
  • personalty — personal estate or property.
  • persulfate — a salt of persulfuric acid, as potassium persulfate, K 2 S 2 O 5 or K 2 S 2 O 8 .
  • phase rule — a law that the number of degrees of freedom in a system in equilibrium is equal to two plus the number of components less the number of phases. Thus, a system of ice, melted ice, and water vapor, being one component and three phases, has no degrees of freedom. Compare variance (def 4).
  • phraseless — lacking in a phrase or phrases
  • phrensical — frenzical; frenzied
  • pier glass — a tall mirror, often full-length, intended to be set between windows.
  • pilastered — having, or supported by, pilasters.
  • pilastrade — a row of pilasters.
  • pillarless — having no pillars or upright structural supports
  • plagiarise — to take and use by plagiarism.
  • planer saw — a hollow-ground circular saw for ripping and cutting across grain, having raker teeth for clearing away the chips cut by the cutting teeth.
  • planospore — a zoospore.
  • plastering — a composition, as of lime or gypsum, sand, water, and sometimes hair or other fiber, applied in a pasty form to walls, ceilings, etc., and allowed to harden and dry.
  • playstreet — an urban street closed to traffic during specified times and sometimes equipped with recreational facilities, for use by children as a play area.
  • pleasantry — good-humored teasing; banter.
  • pleasuring — the state or feeling of being pleased.
  • plesiosaur — any marine reptile of the extinct genus Plesiosaurus, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, having a small head, a long neck, four paddlelike limbs, and a short tail.
  • plumassier — a person who works with ornamental feathers
  • polycrates — died 522? b.c, Greek tyrant of Samos.
  • polymerase — any of several enzymes that catalyze the formation of a long-chain molecule by linking smaller molecular units, as nucleotides with nucleic acids.
  • popularise — to make popular: to popularize a dance.
  • portlaoise — a town in central Republic of Ireland, county town of Laois: site of a top-security prison. Pop: 12 127 (2002)
  • praiseless — not receiving praise; unpraised
  • praxiteles — flourished c350 b.c, Greek sculptor.
  • pre-leased — to sign or grant a lease on (a building, apartment, etc.) in advance of construction: Agents have preleased more than 60 percent of the new building.
  • preleasing — to sign or grant a lease on (a building, apartment, etc.) in advance of construction: Agents have preleased more than 60 percent of the new building.
  • prerelease — something released beforehand, as a movie shown before its scheduled premiere.
  • presential — present, or implying actual presence
  • presternal — Anatomy. manubrium.
  • presumable — capable of being taken for granted; probable.
  • presumably — by assuming reasonably; probably: Since he is a consistent winner, he is presumably a superior player.
  • privy seal — (in Great Britain) the seal affixed to grants, documents, etc., that are to pass the great seal, and to documents of less importance that do not require the great seal.
  • processual — a systematic series of actions directed to some end: to devise a process for homogenizing milk.
  • proposable — to offer or suggest (a matter, subject, case, etc.) for consideration, acceptance, or action: to propose a new method.
  • proslavery — favoring slavery.
  • psalterian — psalm-like
  • psalterium — the omasum.
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