10-letter words containing p, e, r, o, t
- point tire — drawn work.
- polychrest — a thing which has adapted to multiple uses
- polycrates — died 522? b.c, Greek tyrant of Samos.
- ponderment — the act of pondering
- 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)
- pontonnier — a builder of pontoon bridges
- poor white — a member of a class of white people, especially of the southern U.S., having low social status and little or no money, property, or education. See also white trash.
- porrection — the act of holding something out for presentation or acceptance
- port pirie — a city in S Australia.
- 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.
- portending — to indicate in advance; to foreshadow or presage, as an omen does: The street incident may portend a general uprising.
- portentous — of the nature of a portent; momentous.
- portlaoise — a town in central Republic of Ireland, county town of Laois: site of a top-security prison. Pop: 12 127 (2002)
- portliness — rather heavy or fat; stout; corpulent.
- 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.
- portobello — portabella.
- portoviejo — a city in W Ecuador, on the Portoviejo River.
- portuguese — of, relating to, or characteristic of Portugal, its inhabitants, or their language.
- positioner — a person or thing that positions.
- post entry — a late entry, as a horse in a horse show or race.
- post horse — a horse kept, as at a station on a post road, for the use of persons riding post or for hire by travelers.
- postarrest — following an arrest, occurring after someone has been arrested
- poster boy — a person who appears on a poster
- postfreeze — taking place after a freeze
- postgresql — (database) /'post-gres-kyu-el/ An enhancement of the POSTGRES database system. PostgreSQL is an advanced relational database management system with some object oriented approaches. PostgreSQL is developed and distributed as free software, and while retaining its freedom it remains technically and featurewise a worthy competitor to even the most advanced commercial alternatives. It was also one of the first databases to offer MVCC as opposed to row-level locking or table locking, thereby greatly improving multi-user performance. PostgreSQL implements an extended subset of ANSI SQL and runs on many platforms. It also has interfaces to many different programming languages and database protocols, like ODBC and JDBC.
- 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.
- postmodern — noting or pertaining to architecture of the late 20th century, appearing in the 1960s, that consciously uses complex forms, fantasy, and allusions to historic styles, in contrast to the austere forms and emphasis on utility of standard modern architecture.
- postmortem — of, relating to, or occurring in the time following death.
- postperson — a person who collects and delivers post as a profession
- poststrike — of or relating to the period after a (workers) strike
- posturized — to posture; pose.
- pot-holder — a thick piece of material, as a quilted or woven pad, used in handling hot pots and dishes.
- potentiary — a person with power or authority
- potsticker — a pan-fried and steamed Chinese dumpling with a ground meat or vegetable filling.
- power list — a list (esp one published in a newspaper, magazine, etc) of the most influential or successful people in a particular field or a particular country
- power tool — a tool powered by an electric motor or a gasoline engine.
- power trio — a format in rock music which emphasizes instrumental performance by limiting the sound to bass, drums, and guitar (with no rhythm guitar or keyboards and less emphasis on vocals if any)
- power trip — an act or instance of exerting one's power, authority, or influence: a new supervisor on a power trip.
- powerplant — a plant, including engines, dynamos, etc., and the building or buildings necessary for the generation of power, as electric or nuclear power.
- powerpoint — (graphics, tool) A Microsoft application for creating presentations, speeches, slides, etc.
- 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.
- 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