10-letter words containing p, i, l, a, r, e
- linear map — (mathematics) (Or "linear transformation") A function from a vector space to a vector space which respects the additive and multiplicative structures of the two: that is, for any two vectors, u, v, in the source vector space and any scalar, k, in the field over which it is a vector space, a linear map f satisfies f(u+kv) = f(u) + kf(v).
- lipizzaner — one of a breed of compact, finely shaped, usually gray or white horses developed at the Austrian Imperial Stud and used generally in dressage exhibitions.
- lippizaner — one of a breed of compact, finely shaped, usually gray or white horses developed at the Austrian Imperial Stud and used generally in dressage exhibitions.
- lipreading — the reading or understanding, as by a deaf person, of spoken words from the movements of another's lips without hearing the sounds made.
- liver opal — a form of opal having a reddish-brown coloration
- liver pâté — pâté made from minced liver meat
- loperamide — a substance, C 29 H 33 ClN 2 O 2 , used in the treatment of diarrhea.
- lupercalia — a festival held in ancient Rome on the 15th of February to promote fertility and ward off disasters.
- mailperson — A mailman or mailwoman.
- multiparae — Plural form of multipara.
- nalorphine — a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, C 1 9 H 2 1 NO 3 , used to nullify respiratory depression due to narcotics and for the diagnosis of addiction to narcotics.
- naperville — a city in NE Illinois.
- nephralgia — kidney pain.
- nephridial — Of or pertaining to a nephridium.
- nonpareils — Plural form of nonpareil.
- nulliparae — Plural form of nullipara.
- ophiolater — a person who worships snakes
- painkiller — a drug, treatment, or anything else that relieves pain, especially an analgesic.
- palavering — a conference or discussion.
- palearctic — Zoogeography. belonging or pertaining to a geographical division comprising Europe, Africa north of the tropic of Cancer, the northern part of the Arabian Peninsula, and Asia north of the Himalayas.
- palestrina — Giovanni Pierluigi da [jaw-vahn-nee pyer-loo-ee-jee dah] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni ˌpyɛr luˈi dʒi dɑ/ (Show IPA), 1526?–94, Italian composer.
- palfrenier — a person whose duty is to tend to horses
- palindrome — a word, line, verse, number, sentence, etc., reading the same backward as forward, as Madam, I'm Adam or Poor Dan is in a droop.
- palisander — Brazilian rosewood.
- palletizer — a machine that packs, dismantles, or secures pallets
- paltriness — ridiculously or insultingly small: a paltry sum.
- paper clip — small clasp that holds papers together
- paper mill — factory where paper is made
- paper-clip — to fasten together with one or more paper clips: Paper-clip these letters and file them.
- parabolize — to form as a parabola or paraboloid.
- paradiddle — an exercise or sequence performed typically on the snare drum, marked by four basic beats with alternation of the right hand and left hand on successive strong beats, and begun and ended slowly with a dramatic increase in tempo in the middle.
- paraglider — Also called parawing. a steerable glider with inflatable wings proposed for use as an emergency vehicle for travel between a space station and the earth or for the recovery of rocket boosters.
- paralepsis — paralipsis.
- paralogize — to draw conclusions that do not follow logically from a given set of assumptions.
- parapineal — situated beside the pineal gland
- paraplegia — paralysis of both lower limbs due to spinal disease or injury.
- paraplegic — paralysis of both lower limbs due to spinal disease or injury.
- parcelwise — bit by bit
- pareidolia — the imagined perception of a pattern or meaning where it does not actually exist, as in considering the moon to have human features
- parentlike — a father or a mother.
- parimutuel — a system of betting on races in which those backing the winners divide, in proportion to their wagers, the total amount bet, minus a percentage for the track operators, taxes, etc.
- parliament — (usually initial capital letter) the legislature of Great Britain, historically the assembly of the three estates, now composed of Lords Spiritual and Lords Temporal, forming together the House of Lords, and representatives of the counties, cities, boroughs, and universities, forming the House of Commons.
- parnellite — Charles Stewart, 1846–91, Irish political leader.
- parrotlike — any of numerous hook-billed, often brilliantly colored birds of the order Psittaciformes, as the cockatoo, lory, macaw, or parakeet, having the ability to mimic speech and often kept as pets.
- partialize — to bias.
- participle — an adjective or complement to certain auxiliaries that is regularly derived from the verb in many languages and refers to participation in the action or state of the verb; a verbal form used as an adjective. It does not specify person or number in English, but may have a subject or object, show tense, etc., as burning, in a burning candle, or devoted in his devoted friend.
- party line — the authorized, prescribed policies and practices of a group, especially of the Communist Party, usually followed by the members without deviation; official philosophy or credo.
- patrialise — to make patrial, one with a legal right to enter and stay in the UK
- patrialize — to give a legal right to enter and stay in a country
- pearl city — a city on S Oahu, in central Hawaii.