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10-letter words containing o, r, a, t, e

  • pasteboard — a stiff, firm board made of sheets of paper pasted or layers of paper pulp pressed together.
  • patronised — to give (a store, restaurant, hotel, etc.) one's regular patronage; trade with.
  • patronizer — to give (a store, restaurant, hotel, etc.) one's regular patronage; trade with.
  • patronless — having no patron(s), without patrons
  • peashooter — a tube through which dried peas, beans, or small pellets are blown, used as a toy.
  • 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.
  • pejoration — depreciation; a lessening in worth, quality, etc.
  • pejorative — having a disparaging, derogatory, or belittling effect or force: the pejorative affix -ling in princeling.
  • penetrator — to pierce or pass into or through: The bullet penetrated the wall. The fog lights penetrated the mist.
  • pentachord — a series of five consecutive notes of a scale
  • pequot war — a war in 1637 between Connecticut colonists, aided by British soldiers and friendly Indian tribes, and the Pequot Indians under their chief, Sassacus, that resulted in the defeat and dispersion of the Pequot tribe.
  • per contra — on the other hand; on the contrary.
  • percolator — a kind of coffeepot in which boiling water in a repeated process is forced up a hollow stem, filters down through ground coffee in a sievelike container, and returns to the pot below.
  • perfoliate — having the stem apparently passing through the leaf, owing to congenital union of the basal edges of the leaf round the stem.
  • perforated — perforated.
  • perforatus — a muscle that bends a digit
  • periastron — the point at which the stars of a binary system are closest (opposed to apastron).
  • peritoneal — the serous membrane lining the abdominal cavity and investing its viscera.
  • permafrost — (in arctic or subarctic regions) perennially frozen subsoil.
  • permeation — to pass into or through every part of: Bright sunshine permeated the room.
  • pernoctate — to stay all night
  • peroration — a long speech characterized by lofty and often pompous language.
  • personalty — personal estate or property.
  • petrograph — petroglyph.
  • petrol can — a container for carrying petrol
  • petrol cap — a small cover that goes over the hole in a vehicle into which you put petrol
  • petrolatum — a translucent gelatinous substance obtained from petroleum; used as a lubricant and in medicine as an ointment base and protective dressing
  • petrolhead — a person who is excessively interested in or is devoted to travelling by car
  • petronella — a type of traditional country dance from Scotland
  • petrostate — a small oil-rich country in which institutions are weak and wealth and power are concentrated in the hands of a few
  • pianoforte — a piano.
  • planometer — surface plate.
  • pleromatic — relating to the pleroma
  • pocket rat — kangaroo rat (sense 1)
  • poetastery — the work done by a poetaster
  • polycrates — died 522? b.c, Greek tyrant of Samos.
  • pontefract — a city in West Yorkshire, in N central England, SE of Leeds: ruins of a 12th-century castle.
  • pontevedra — a port in NW Spain: takes its name from a 12-arched Roman bridge, the Pons Vetus. Pop: 77 993 (2003 est)
  • portabella — a very large, rich-flavored cremini mushroom, often grilled, broiled, or sautéed.
  • portamento — a passing or gliding from one pitch or tone to another with a smooth progression.
  • portlaoise — a town in central Republic of Ireland, county town of Laois: site of a top-security prison. Pop: 12 127 (2002)
  • portmapper — (networking)   A server that converts TCP/IP protocol port numbers into RPC program numbers. It must be running in order to make RPC calls. When an RPC server starts, it tells portmap the port number it is listening on and what RPC program numbers it serves. Before a client can call a given RPC program number, it must contacts portmap on the server machine to determine the port number to which RPC packets should be sent.
  • postarrest — following an arrest, occurring after someone has been arrested
  • 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.
  • potentiary — a person with power or authority
  • powerplant — a plant, including engines, dynamos, etc., and the building or buildings necessary for the generation of power, as electric or nuclear power.
  • powertrain — (in a motorized vehicle) the whole mechanism by which power is generated and transmitted to the road, surrounding air, water, etc
  • praepostor — a senior student at an English public school who is given authority over other students.
  • praetorian — of or relating to a praetor.
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