10-letter words containing p, i, c, u, l
- loving cup — a large cup, as of silver, usually with two or more handles, given as a prize, award, token of esteem or affection, etc.
- lunch-pail — lunchbox.
- lunchpails — Plural form of lunchpail.
- lupercalia — a festival held in ancient Rome on the 15th of February to promote fertility and ward off disasters.
- lycopodium — any erect or creeping, mosslike, evergreen plant of the genus Lycopodium, as the club moss or ground pine.
- milk punch — a beverage containing milk and alcoholic liquor with sugar, flavoring, etc.
- multipacks — Plural form of multipack.
- multipiece — Comprising more than one piece.
- municipals — Plural form of municipal.
- occupiable — to take or fill up (space, time, etc.): I occupied my evenings reading novels.
- paniculate — arranged in panicles.
- pannicular — a layer of tissue, especially a subcutaneous layer of fat.
- panniculus — a layer of tissue, especially a subcutaneous layer of fat.
- paris club — an informal group of representatives from IMF member nations whose governments or central banks have lent money to governments of other countries
- particular — of or relating to a single or specific person, thing, group, class, occasion, etc., rather than to others or all; special rather than general: one's particular interests in books.
- peculiarly — strange; queer; odd: peculiar happenings.
- pediculate — of or related to the Pediculati, a group of teleost fishes, characterized by the elongated base of their pectoral fins, simulating an arm or peduncle.
- pediculous — the state of being infested with lice.
- pentelicus — Latin name of Pendelikon.
- periculous — dangerous; perilous
- perlucidus — (of a cloud) having transparent spaces between the elements.
- picturable — a visual representation of a person, object, or scene, as a painting, drawing, photograph, etc.: I carry a picture of my grandchild in my wallet.
- pitcherful — the amount held by a pitcher.
- play cupid — If you say that someone is playing cupid, you mean that they are trying to bring two people together to start a romantic relationship.
- pleustonic — a buoyant mat of weeds, algae, and associated organisms that floats on or near the surface of a lake, river, or other body of fresh water.
- pluckiness — having or showing pluck or courage; brave: The drowning swimmer was rescued by a plucky schoolboy.
- poculiform — having the shape of a cup; cup-shaped.
- polyclitus — flourished c450–c420 b.c, Greek sculptor.
- populistic — a member of the People's party.
- portcullis — (especially in medieval castles) a strong grating, as of iron, made to slide along vertical grooves at the sides of a gateway of a fortified place and let down to prevent passage.
- preciously — of high price or great value; very valuable or costly: precious metals.
- preclusion — to prevent the presence, existence, or occurrence of; make impossible: The insufficiency of the evidence precludes a conviction.
- preclusive — to prevent the presence, existence, or occurrence of; make impossible: The insufficiency of the evidence precludes a conviction.
- producible — to bring into existence; give rise to; cause: to produce steam.
- productile — capable of being lengthened out; extensile.
- pubic lice — small parasites that live in pubic hair. They are also found in the armpits and eyebrows
- public act — public law (def 1).
- public bar — (in a tavern or pub) the common section of a bar or barroom, not as exclusive, as quiet, or as comfortably furnished as the saloon section.
- public eye — public attention or notice; limelight: a politician who keeps out of the public eye.
- public law — Also called public act, public statute. a law or statute of a general character that applies to the people of a whole state or nation.
- publicised — to give publicity to; bring to public notice; advertise: They publicized the meeting as best they could.
- publicized — to give publicity to; bring to public notice; advertise: They publicized the meeting as best they could.
- publicness — the quality or state of being public or being owned by the public.
- pugilistic — a person who fights with the fists; a boxer, usually a professional.
- punch line — the climactic phrase or sentence in a joke, speech, advertisement, or humorous story that produces the desired effect.
- punch list — a list of unfinished matters that require attention.
- republican — of, relating to, or of the nature of a republic.
- rupicolous — rupestrine.
- scriptural — (sometimes initial capital letter) of, relating to, or in accordance with sacred writings, especially the Scriptures.
- semipublic — partly or to some degree public.