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10-letter words containing o, p, r, t, u

  • perdu-mont — Mont [mawn] /mɔ̃/ (Show IPA). French name of Monte Perdido.
  • perforatus — a muscle that bends a digit
  • 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.
  • peritoneum — the serous membrane lining the abdominal cavity and investing its viscera.
  • persecutor — to pursue with harassing or oppressive treatment, especially because of religious or political beliefs, ethnic or racial origin, gender identity, or sexual orientation.
  • petit four — a small teacake, variously frosted and decorated.
  • petrolatum — a translucent gelatinous substance obtained from petroleum; used as a lubricant and in medicine as an ointment base and protective dressing
  • petroleous — having or consisting of petroleum or an oil obtained from rock
  • petroleuse — a female individual who uses petroleum to cause explosions or fires
  • phosphuret — a phosphate
  • photomural — a wall decoration consisting of a very large photograph or photographs.
  • pirouetter — someone who performs pirouettes
  • plauditory — approving or laudatory
  • pleurodont — fused or attached to the inner edge of the jaw, as a tooth.
  • pleurotomy — surgical incision into the pleura, esp to drain fluid, as in pleurisy
  • plutocracy — the rule or power of wealth or of the wealthy.
  • plutolatry — the worship of wealth or material possessions
  • pony truss — a through bridge truss having its deck between the top and bottom chords and having no top lateral bracing.
  • poor mouth — unjustified complaining, esp to excite sympathy
  • poor-mouth — to lament or argue that one is too poor; plead poverty.
  • popularist — designed for the general public; non-specialist; non-intellectual
  • popularity — the quality or fact of being popular.
  • port huron — a port in SE Michigan, on the St. Clair River, at the S end of Lake Huron.
  • port louis — an island in the Indian Ocean, E of Madagascar. 720 sq. mi. (1865 sq. km).
  • port sudan — a seaport in the NE Sudan, on the Red Sea.
  • port-salut — a yellow, whole-milk cheese, especially that made at the monastery of Port du Salut near the town of Laval, France.
  • portcullis — (especially in medieval castles) a strong grating, as of iron, made to slide along vertical grooves at the sides of a gateway of a fortified place and let down to prevent passage.
  • portentous — of the nature of a portent; momentous.
  • portsmouth — a seaport in S Hampshire, in S England, on the English Channel: chief British naval station.
  • portuguese — of, relating to, or characteristic of Portugal, its inhabitants, or their language.
  • post-truth — of or relating to a culture in which appeals to the emotions tend to prevail over facts and logical arguments
  • postocular — located behind the eye
  • postpartum — of or noting the period of time following childbirth; after delivery.
  • postulator — a priest who presents a plea for a beatification or the canonization of a beatus. Compare devil's advocate (def 2).
  • posturized — to posture; pose.
  • pot liquor — Midland and Southern U.S. the broth in which meat or vegetables, as salt pork or greens, have been cooked.
  • poultryman — a person who raises domestic fowls, especially chickens, to sell as meat; a chicken farmer.
  • pour it on — to flatter profusely
  • pour point — the lowest temperature at which a substance will flow under given conditions.
  • praetorium — (in Roman history) the headquarters or residence of a Roman official, governor or military commander
  • praetorius — Michael (Michael Schultheiss) 1571–1621, German composer, organist, and theorist.
  • precaution — a measure taken in advance to avert possible evil or to secure good results.
  • precompute — to determine by calculation; reckon; calculate: to compute the period of Jupiter's revolution.
  • procrustes — a robber who stretched or amputated the limbs of travelers to make them conform to the length of his bed. He was killed by Theseus.
  • proctodeum — a depression in the ectoderm of the anal region of a young embryo, which develops into part of the anal canal.
  • procumbent — lying on the face; prone; prostrate.
  • procurator — Roman History. any of various imperial officials with fiscal or administrative powers.
  • productile — capable of being lengthened out; extensile.
  • production — the act of producing; creation; manufacture.
  • productive — having the power of producing; generative; creative: a productive effort.
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