10-letter words containing m, e, s, o, r
- order arms — (in the manual of arms in close-order drill) a position in which the rifle is held at the right side, with its butt on the ground.
- oriflammes — Plural form of oriflamme.
- osmeterium — a glandular process on the first thoracic segment of many caterpillars that emits a noxious odor to ward off predators.
- osmometers — Plural form of osmometer.
- osmometric — Relating to osmometry.
- osteometry — the anthropometric measurement of bones.
- outmeasure — to measure out
- outnumbers — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outnumber.
- outpromise — to promise more than
- outsmarted — to get the better of (someone); outwit.
- overimpose — to lay on or set as something to be borne, endured, obeyed, fulfilled, paid, etc.: to impose taxes.
- overmaster — to gain mastery over; conquer; overpower: The sudden impulse had quite overmastered me.
- overmodest — extremely modest
- oversimple — excessively simple
- oversimply — in an oversimple manner
- palmerston — Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount, 1784–1865, British statesman: prime minister 1855–58, 1859–65.
- periosteum — the normal investment of bone, consisting of a dense, fibrous outer layer, to which muscles attach, and a more delicate, inner layer capable of forming bone.
- permafrost — (in arctic or subarctic regions) perennially frozen subsoil.
- permission — authorization granted to do something; formal consent: to ask permission to leave the room.
- peroxisome — a cell organelle containing catalase, peroxidase, and other oxidative enzymes and performing essential metabolic functions, as the decomposition of fatty acids and hydrogen peroxide.
- pestersome — to bother persistently with petty annoyances; trouble: Don't pester me with your trivial problems.
- pheromones — any chemical substance released by an animal that serves to influence the physiology or behavior of other members of the same species.
- polymerase — any of several enzymes that catalyze the formation of a long-chain molecule by linking smaller molecular units, as nucleotides with nucleic acids.
- polymerise — to subject to polymerization.
- polymerism — Chemistry. a polymeric state.
- polymerous — Biology. composed of many parts.
- polyspermy — the fertilization of an ovum by several spermatozoa.
- pomiferous — bearing pomes or pomelike fruits.
- 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.
- postmaster — the official in charge of a post office.
- 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.
- postmortem — of, relating to, or occurring in the time following death.
- pre-models — a standard or example for imitation or comparison.
- precompose — to compose beforehand: to precompose a reply to a possible question.
- preconsume — to consume in advance
- preimposed — imposed beforehand
- premoisten — to moisten beforehand
- press room — A press room is a room for journalists to use at a special event.
- presswoman — a female reporter
- prime cost — that part of the cost of a commodity deriving from the labor and materials directly utilized in its manufacture.
- princedoms — the position, rank, or dignity of a prince.
- problemist — someone who composes and solves problems, esp in chess or mathematics
- prometheus — a Titan, the father of Deucalion and brother of Atlas and Epimetheus, who taught humankind various arts and was sometimes said to have shaped humans out of clay and endowed them with the spark of life. For having stolen fire from Olympus and given it to humankind in defiance of Zeus, he was chained to a rock where an eagle daily tore at his liver, until he was finally released by Hercules.
- promissive — implying promise
- promptness — done, performed, delivered, etc., at once or without delay: a prompt reply.
- proscenium — Also called proscenium arch. the arch that separates a stage from the auditorium. Abbreviation: pros.
- prose poem — a composition written as prose but having the concentrated, rhythmic, figurative language characteristic of poetry.
- proseminar — a course conducted in the manner of a seminar for graduate students but often open to advanced undergraduates.
- proskomide — prothesis (def 2a).
- prosternum — the ventral sclerite of the prothorax of an insect.