10-letter words containing p, a, g, l, i
- pathologic — of or relating to pathology.
- patrolling — (of a police officer, soldier, etc.) to pass along a road, beat, etc., or around or through a specified area in order to maintain order and security.
- pelagius i — died a.d. 561, pope 556–561.
- pelargonic — of or derived from a pelargonium or pelargonic acid.
- perigonial — of or pertaining to a perigon
- permillage — a rate or proportion per thousand. Compare percentage (def 1).
- persiflage — light, bantering talk or writing.
- phalangist — a member of a Lebanese Christian paramilitary organization founded in 1936 and originally based on similar ideas to the fascist Falange in Spain
- phlegmasia — a condition characterized by swelling, pain, and redness
- phlegmatic — not easily excited to action or display of emotion; apathetic; sluggish.
- pier glass — a tall mirror, often full-length, intended to be set between windows.
- pig island — New Zealand
- pilgarlick — a bald person; a person looked upon with humorous contempt or mock pity
- pilgrimage — a journey, especially a long one, made to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion: a pilgrimage to Lourdes.
- pilot flag — the flag symbolizing the letter G in the International Code of Signals, flown by itself to request a pilot from a pilot service: a flag of three yellow and three blue vertical stripes.
- pixelating — in computer graphics and digital photography, to cause (an image) to break up into pixels, as by overenlarging the image: When enlarging a photograph, first increase the resolution to avoid pixelating it.
- placarding — a paperboard sign or notice, as one posted in a public place or carried by a demonstrator or picketer.
- plagiarise — to take and use by plagiarism.
- plagiarism — an act or instance of using or closely imitating the language and thoughts of another author without authorization and the representation of that author's work as one's own, as by not crediting the original author: It is said that he plagiarized Thoreau's plagiarism of a line written by Montaigne. Synonyms: appropriation, infringement, piracy, counterfeiting; theft, borrowing, cribbing, passing off.
- plagiarist — an act or instance of using or closely imitating the language and thoughts of another author without authorization and the representation of that author's work as one's own, as by not crediting the original author: It is said that he plagiarized Thoreau's plagiarism of a line written by Montaigne. Synonyms: appropriation, infringement, piracy, counterfeiting; theft, borrowing, cribbing, passing off.
- plagiarize — to take and use by plagiarism.
- plain-song — the unisonous vocal music used in the Christian church from the earliest times.
- planigraph — an x-ray photograph in which a given plane of the body is well defined and those above and below it purposely out of focus.
- 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.
- plateauing — a land area having a relatively level surface considerably raised above adjoining land on at least one side, and often cut by deep canyons.
- playacting — to engage in make-believe.
- playmaking — the initiating of offensive plays in sports
- playwright — a writer of plays; dramatist.
- pleadingly — the act of a person who pleads.
- pleasuring — the state or feeling of being pleased.
- plexiglass — a material very similar to Plexiglas
- poignantly — keenly distressing to the feelings: poignant regret.
- polarising — to cause polarization in.
- polarizing — to cause polarization in.
- polygamist — a person who practices or favors polygamy.
- polygamize — to practise polygamy
- polyphagia — Pathology. excessive desire to eat.
- polyphagic — Pathology. excessive desire to eat.
- praisingly — in a praising manner; with praise
- prankingly — showily, in an ostentatious or pranking manner
- pregenital — of, relating to, or noting reproduction.
- preglacial — prior to a given glacial epoch, especially the Pleistocene.
- 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.
- prelingual — of or relating to the tongue or some tonguelike part.
- prelogical — according to or agreeing with the principles of logic: a logical inference.
- prevailing — predominant: prevailing winds.
- prize flag — a flag hoisted by a yacht upon learning that it has won a prize in a race.
- proctalgia — neural pain in the rectum or anus
- prodigally — wastefully or recklessly extravagant: prodigal expenditure.
- profligacy — shameless dissoluteness.