10-letter words containing p, e, t, o, l
- tetrapolis — a conglomeration of four cities
- tetrapylon — a structure having four gateways as features of an architectural composition.
- the people — the mass of persons without special distinction, privileges, etc
- the plough — the group of the seven brightest stars in the constellation Ursa Major
- the police — the organized civil force of a state, concerned with maintenance of law and order, the detection and prevention of crime, etc
- theophilus — a walled plain in the 4th quadrant of the face of the moon: about 65 miles (105 km) in diameter.
- thermopile — a device consisting of a number of thermocouples joined in series, used for generating thermoelectric current or for detecting and measuring radiant energy, as from a star.
- thiophenol — a colorless, foul-smelling liquid, C 6 H 6 S, used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- tocopherol — one of several alcohols that constitute the dietary factor known as vitamin E, occurring in wheat-germ oil, lettuce or spinach leaves, egg yolk, etc.
- tollkeeper — the collector at a tollgate.
- toolpusher — a foreman who supervises drilling operations on an oil rig
- top loader — a machine or appliance, as a washing machine, loaded and unloaded through an opening in the top (distinguished from front loader).
- top-loader — a washing machine with a horizontal door in its top rather than a vertical one in its front
- topazolite — a greenish yellow variety of andradite garnet.
- topicalize — to introduce as, convert into, or mark as the topic of a sentence.
- totem pole — a pole or post carved and painted with totemic figures, erected by Indians of the northwest coast of North America, especially in front of their houses.
- toy poodle — dog
- trail rope — a guide rope on an aerostat.
- trampoline — a sheet, usually of canvas, attached by resilient cords or springs to a horizontal frame several feet above the floor, used by acrobats and gymnasts as a springboard in tumbling.
- treponemal — any of several anaerobic spirochetes of the genus Treponema, certain species of which are parasitic in and pathogenic for humans and warm-blooded animals.
- tropaeolin — any of a number of orange or yellow azo dyes of complex molecular structure.
- tropaeolum — any garden plant of the genus Tropaeolum esp the nasturtium
- trophesial — involving or relating to trophesy
- trumpeldor — Joseph, 1880–1920, Zionist leader, born in Russia.
- turcophile — a person who favors or admires Turkey, Turkish customs, or Turks.
- turkophile — a person who favors or admires Turkey, Turkish customs, or Turks.
- typeholder — a small device for holding a few lines of type, used in stamping titles on book covers, or the like.
- typhlosole — (in annelids and many bivalve mollusks) an infolding along the inner wall of the intestine.
- uncomplete — having all parts or elements; lacking nothing; whole; entire; full: a complete set of Mark Twain's writings.
- unpolitely — impolitely
- unpolluted — made unclean or impure; contaminated; tainted: swimming in polluted waters.
- upholstery — the materials used to cushion and cover furniture.
- voltampere — an electric measurement unit, equal to the product of one volt and one ampere, equivalent to one watt for direct current systems and a unit of apparent power for alternating current systems. Abbreviation: VA.
- waitpeople — Plural form of waitperson.
- wallposter — (in China) a usually lengthy notice, complaint, personal opinion, etc., handwritten in large characters and hung on walls in cities, as a means of communication and for criticizing or attacking government policy or politicians.
- water polo — an aquatic game played by two teams of seven swimmers each, the object being to score goals by pushing, carrying, or passing an inflated ball and tossing it into the opponent's goal, defended by a goalkeeper.
- wheat pool — (in Western Canada) a cereal farmers' cooperative
- whole step — an interval of two semitones, as A-B or B-C♯; a major second.
- zone plate — a plate or screen with alternating opaque and transparent concentric rings that focus light by diffraction.