10-letter words containing p, e, a, f
- pinfeather — an undeveloped feather before the web portions have expanded.
- plainfield — a city in N New Jersey.
- plant life — vegetation, flora
- platterful — a heaped plate or platter
- play false — not true or correct; erroneous: a false statement.
- playfellow — a playmate.
- poker face — an expressionless face: He can tell a funny story with a poker face.
- pomace fly — vinegar fly.
- pontefract — a city in West Yorkshire, in N central England, SE of Leeds: ruins of a 12th-century castle.
- poriferans — an animal phylum comprising the sponges.
- pot-au-feu — a dish of boiled meat and vegetables, the broth of which is usually served separately.
- pratfallen — having fallen upon one's buttocks
- 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.
- prefascist — relating to fascist leanings before Fascism was founded in 1919
- preferable — more desirable.
- preferably — more desirable.
- prefinance — the management of revenues; the conduct or transaction of money matters generally, especially those affecting the public, as in the fields of banking and investment.
- prefrontal — anterior to, situated in, or pertaining to the anterior part of a frontal structure.
- prefuneral — the ceremonies for a dead person prior to burial or cremation; obsequies.
- prequalify — to provide with proper or necessary skills, knowledge, credentials, etc.; make competent: to qualify oneself for a job.
- prize flag — a flag hoisted by a yacht upon learning that it has won a prize in a race.
- profitable — yielding profit; remunerative: a profitable deal.
- profligate — utterly and shamelessly immoral or dissipated; thoroughly dissolute.
- puff adder — a large, thick-bodied, African viper, Bitis arietans, that inflates its body and hisses when disturbed.
- puff paste — a rich dough for making puff pastry.
- puff-adder — a large, thick-bodied, African viper, Bitis arietans, that inflates its body and hisses when disturbed.
- quakeproof — designed or built to withstand the destructive forces of an earthquake.
- rapid-fire — characterized by, delivered, or occurring in rapid succession: rapid-fire questions; rapid-fire events.
- relief map — a map showing the relief of an area, usually by generalized contour lines.
- roof panel — The roof panel is the section of material, usually sheet metal, that forms the roof of a vehicle.
- roof space — the attic space inside a roof
- safe space — a place or forum where people can openly discuss controversial subjects without fear of reprisal
- safety pin — pin with covered point
- safety-pin — to secure or affix with a safety pin: to safety-pin a child's mittens to his coat sleeve.
- san felipe — a city in NE Venezuela, on the Orinoco River.
- saponifier — to convert (a fat) into soap by treating with an alkali.
- self-paced — (of an educational system, course, etc.) done or designed to be accomplished at the student's own speed: self-paced instruction.
- sheep farm — place where sheep are raised
- sleep sofa — a sofa that can be used as a bed; sofa bed.
- soapflakes — small particles of solid soap or detergent used for washing clothes
- soft paste — any of a variety of artificial porcelains, usually incorporating glass or glass ingredients.
- soft-pedal — to use the soft pedal.
- spacecraft — a vehicle designed for travel or operation in space beyond the earth's atmosphere or in orbit around the earth.
- spade foot — a square foot, tapering toward its bottom.
- speedfreak — an addict or habitual user of amphetamines, methamphetamines, or similar stimulating drugs.
- spiflicate — to destroy; annihilate
- splay-feet — a broad, flat foot, especially one turned outward.
- stepfamily — a family composed of a parent, a stepparent, and a child or children by a previous marriage.
- stepfather — the husband of one's mother by a later marriage.
- stop-frame — Also called stop frame. the process of filming puppets and other objects one frame at a time while incrementally moving or modifying them, giving the illusion of lifelike motion when the captured film frames are viewed in rapid sequence (often used attributively): stop-motion animation; a stop-motion film.