10-letter words containing p, a, b, o
- improbably — not probable; unlikely to be true or to happen: Rain is improbable tonight.
- improvable — to bring into a more desirable or excellent condition: He took vitamins to improve his health.
- inoperable — not operable or practicable.
- jumbo pack — a very large pack. Used mainly in advertising and in the names of products
- kenophobia — an abnormal fear of empty spaces
- labor camp — Also called slave labor camp. a penal colony where inmates are forced to work.
- logophobia — an obsessive fear of words.
- mobe pearl — mabe pearl.
- monophobia — an abnormal fear of being alone.
- musophobia — Fear of mice.
- mysophobia — a dread of dirt or filth.
- noble opal — precious opal.
- nomophobia — A fear of or disdain for laws.
- nonpotable — fit or suitable for drinking: potable water.
- nosophobia — an abnormal fear of disease.
- occupiable — to take or fill up (space, time, etc.): I occupied my evenings reading novels.
- oenophobia — The fear of wine; anxiety related to wine.
- oikophobia — Ecophobia; fear of a home environment.
- open brace — left brace
- operatable — to work, perform, or function, as a machine does: This engine does not operate properly.
- optionable — the power or right of choosing.
- optophobia — The fear of opening one's eyes.
- paddle box — a structure enclosing a paddle wheel.
- paddleboat — a boat propelled by a paddle wheel.
- paedotribe — (in ancient Greece) a gymnastics teacher
- paint bomb — a device containing paint which explodes on impact
- panelboard — a compact pressboard for use in constructing sides of cabinets, paneling for walls, and in other nonstructural applications.
- panic bolt — a bar that spans an emergency exit door on its interior and opens the latch when pressure is applied.
- panophobia — a fear of everything
- paperboard — a thick, stiff cardboard composed of layers of paper or paper pulp compressed together.
- paperbound — a book bound in a flexible paper cover, often a lower-priced edition of a hardcover book.
- parabiosis — experimental or natural union of two individuals with exchange of blood.
- parabiotic — experimental or natural union of two individuals with exchange of blood.
- parabolize — to form as a parabola or paraboloid.
- paraboloid — a surface that can be put into a position such that its sections parallel to at least one coordinate plane are parabolas.
- paramaribo — a republic on the NE coast of South America: formerly a territory of the Netherlands; gained independence 1975. 60,230 sq. mi. (155,995 sq. km). Capital: Paramaribo.
- pardonable — kind indulgence, as in forgiveness of an offense or discourtesy or in tolerance of a distraction or inconvenience: I beg your pardon, but which way is Spruce Street?
- party boat — a boat that takes paying passengers for a day or several hours of fishing, as in coastal waters or a bay, and usually rents fishing tackle and sells or provides bait.
- paso doble — a quick, light march often played at bullfights.
- pasteboard — a stiff, firm board made of sheets of paper pasted or layers of paper pulp pressed together.
- patchboard — a device with a large number of sockets into which electrical plugs can be inserted to form many different temporary circuits: used in telephone exchanges, computer systems, etc
- pawnbroker — a person whose business is lending money at interest on personal, movable property deposited with the lender until redeemed.
- peach-blow — a delicate purplish pink.
- pedal boat — a recreational water vehicle, consisting of two pontoons with a transverse seat and propelled by a pedal-operated paddle wheel.
- pernambuco — a state in NE Brazil. 38,000 sq. mi. (98,420 sq. km). Capital: Recife.
- personable — of pleasing personal appearance; handsome or comely; attractive.
- personably — of pleasing personal appearance; handsome or comely; attractive.
- phlebogram — venogram.
- picketboat — a boat which keeps guard
- pillar box — a pillarlike box in which letters are deposited for collection by mail carriers; mailbox.