10-letter words containing p, e, s, a
- phragmites — any of several tall grasses of the genus Phragmites, having plumed heads, growing in marshy areas, especially the common reed P. australis (or P. communis).
- phraseless — lacking in a phrase or phrases
- phrenesiac — hypochondriacal
- phrensical — frenzical; frenzied
- picaresque — pertaining to, characteristic of, or characterized by a form of prose fiction, originally developed in Spain, in which the adventures of an engagingly roguish hero are described in a series of usually humorous or satiric episodes that often depict, in realistic detail, the everyday life of the common people: picaresque novel; picaresque hero.
- pier glass — a tall mirror, often full-length, intended to be set between windows.
- pig's ears — either of two common edible North American fungi, Peziza badia and Discina perlata.
- pikes peak — a mountain in central Colorado: a peak of the Rocky Mountains. 14,108 feet (4300 meters).
- pilastered — having, or supported by, pilasters.
- pilastrade — a row of pilasters.
- pillarless — having no pillars or upright structural supports
- pillowcase — a removable sacklike covering, usually of cotton, drawn over a pillow.
- pine snake — any of several subspecies of bullsnake of the eastern and southeastern U.S., chiefly in pine woods: now threatened.
- pine straw — fallen pine needles.
- pipe snake — any of several nonvenomous, burrowing snakes of the genus Cylindrophis, of southeastern Asia and the Malay Archipelago, having an evenly cylindrical body.
- pipsissewa — any evergreen plant of the genus Chimaphila, especially C. umbellata, the leaves of which are used medicinally for their tonic, diuretic, and astringent properties.
- pistillate — having a pistil or pistils.
- pit sample — a sample of new steel taken for chemical analysis during teeming.
- pizza base — a disc of dough used as a base for a pizza
- placidness — pleasantly calm or peaceful; unruffled; tranquil; serenely quiet or undisturbed: placid waters.
- plagiarise — to take and use by plagiarism.
- plaguesome — vexatious or troublesome.
- plaintless — without complaint
- planer saw — a hollow-ground circular saw for ripping and cutting across grain, having raker teeth for clearing away the chips cut by the cutting teeth.
- planlessly — in a planless or aimless manner
- planospore — a zoospore.
- plasmacyte — Anatomy. an antibody-secreting cell, derived from B cells, that plays a major role in antibody-mediated immunity.
- plasmagene — a self-replicating genetic particle postulated to be in the cytoplasm of a cell, as in mitochondria.
- plasmolyse — to subject (a cell) to plasmolysis or (of a cell) to undergo plasmolysis
- plasmolyze — to subject to or undergo plasmolysis
- plasmosome — a true nucleolus, as distinguished from a karyosome.
- 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.
- plasticine — Plasticine is a soft coloured substance like clay which children use for making models.
- plasticize — to make or become plastic, as by the addition of a plasticizer
- plastidule — a small particle of protoplasm
- plastogene — a separate genetic particle associated with, and influencing the activity of, the plastids
- plastotype — a casting of a type specimen, especially of a fossil.
- plate shop — a shop for cold-forming metal plates.
- plateglass — designating a kind of glass used for windows
- plattensee — German name of Balaton.
- play false — not true or correct; erroneous: a false statement.
- play games — an amusement or pastime: children's games.
- play house — to pretend in child's play to be grown-up people with the customary household duties
- playstreet — an urban street closed to traffic during specified times and sometimes equipped with recreational facilities, for use by children as a play area.
- pleasantly — pleasing, agreeable, or enjoyable; giving pleasure: pleasant news.
- pleasanton — a town in W California.
- pleasantry — good-humored teasing; banter.
- please god — You say please God to emphasize a strong hope, wish, or desire that you have.
- pleasuring — the state or feeling of being pleased.
- pleonastic — the use of more words than are necessary to express an idea; redundancy.