10-letter words containing p, a, r, o
- poultryman — a person who raises domestic fowls, especially chickens, to sell as meat; a chicken farmer.
- pourparler — an informal preliminary conference.
- power base — a source of authority or influence, especially in politics, founded on support by an organized body of voters, ethnic minority, economic class, etc.: His election as governor gives him a power base for seeking the presidency.
- power game — You can refer to a situation in which different people or groups are competing for power as a power game, especially if you disapprove of the methods they are using in order to try to win power.
- power pack — a device for converting the voltage from a power line or battery to the various voltages required by the components of an electronic circuit.
- power play — Football. an aggressive running play in which numerous offensive players converge and forge ahead to block and clear a path for the ball carrier.
- power yoga — a form of yoga involving aerobic exercises and constant strenuous movement
- 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.
- 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.
- prairillon — a small prairie.
- pratincole — any of several limicoline birds of the genus Glareola, of the Eastern Hemisphere, having a short bill, long, narrow, pointed wings, and a forked tail.
- prattlebox — a person who prattles, a chatterbox
- praxeology — the study of human conduct.
- pre-atomic — of or relating to the period of history preceding the atomic age.
- pre-format — the shape and size of a book as determined by the number of times the original sheet has been folded to form the leaves. Compare duodecimo, folio (def 2), octavo, quarto.
- preappoint — to appoint beforehand.
- preapprove — to speak or consider favorably (sometimes followed by of): Mother didn't approve of him. The boss wouldn't approve of the plan. He said that he approved.
- precarious — dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain; unstable; insecure: a precarious livelihood.
- precaution — a measure taken in advance to avert possible evil or to secure good results.
- precontact — prior contact
- predacious — predatory; rapacious.
- predicator — the verbal element of a clause or sentence.
- prefrontal — anterior to, situated in, or pertaining to the anterior part of a frontal structure.
- preholiday — relating to the period before a holiday
- prelogical — according to or agreeing with the principles of logic: a logical inference.
- prenominal — being such in name only; so-called; putative: a nominal treaty; the nominal head of the country.
- preparator — a person who prepares a specimen, as an animal, for scientific examination or exhibition.
- preprogram — to program in advance: to preprogram a manufacturing process.
- presbyopia — farsightedness due to ciliary muscle weakness and loss of elasticity in the crystalline lens.
- pressboard — a kind of millboard or pasteboard.
- presswoman — a female reporter
- prestation — a payment in money or in services.
- prestorage — occurring before storage
- prevail on — to persuade; induce
- prevocalic — immediately preceding a vowel.
- primordial — constituting a beginning; giving origin to something derived or developed; original; elementary: primordial forms of life.
- prismatoid — a polyhedron having its vertices lying on two parallel planes.
- prison van — vehicle to transfer prisoners
- privy coat — a mail shirt worn under ordinary clothing as a defense against swords or daggers.
- prizewoman — a female prize winner
- pro patria — for one's country.
- pro-acting — serving temporarily, especially as a substitute during another's absence; not permanent; temporary: the acting mayor.
- pro-active — serving to prepare for, intervene in, or control an expected occurrence or situation, especially a negative or difficult one; anticipatory: proactive measures against crime.
- pro-family — that favors or benefits families
- pro-german — of or relating to Germany, its inhabitants, or their language.
- pro-indian — Also called American Indian, Amerind, Amerindian, Native American. a member of the aboriginal people of America or of any of the aboriginal North or South American stocks, usually excluding the Eskimos.