10-letter words containing p, i, s, e, r
- quadriceps — a large muscle in front of the thigh, the action of which extends the leg or bends the hip joint.
- quivertips — Plural form of quivertip.
- radioscope — an instrument, such as a fluoroscope, capable of detecting radiant energy
- rain-swept — A rain-swept place is a place where it is raining heavily.
- rangership — the office or position of a ranger
- re-baptism — a new or second baptism
- readership — the people who read or are thought to read a particular book, newspaper, magazine, etc.: The periodical has a dwindling readership.
- reappraise — to estimate the monetary value of; determine the worth of; assess: We had an expert appraise the house before we bought it.
- red spider — spider mite.
- redispatch — to send off or away with speed, as a messenger, telegram, body of troops, etc.
- redisperse — to drive or send off in various directions; scatter: to disperse a crowd.
- redisposed — to give a tendency or inclination to; incline: His temperament disposed him to argue readily with people.
- reimprison — to confine in or as if in a prison.
- reinspirit — to give a new spirit to; inspirit anew
- rephrasing — to phrase again or differently: He rephrased the statement to give it less formality.
- reposition — the act of depositing or storing.
- repository — a receptacle or place where things are deposited, stored, or offered for sale: a repository for discarded clothing.
- repoussoir — a figure or object in the extreme foreground: used as a contrast and to increase the illusion of depth.
- repression — the act of repressing; state of being repressed.
- repressive — tending or serving to repress: repressive laws.
- reprimands — a severe reproof or rebuke, especially a formal one by a person in authority.
- reptilious — like a reptile, resembling or characteristic of a reptile
- reshipment — the act of reshipping
- resorption — the destruction, disappearance, or dissolution of a tissue or part by biochemical activity, as the loss of bone or of tooth dentin.
- respecting — regarding; concerning.
- respective — pertaining individually or severally to each of a number of persons, things, etc.; particular: I will now discuss the respective merits of the candidates.
- respelling — to spell again or anew.
- respirable — capable of being respired.
- respirator — a masklike device, usually of gauze, worn over the mouth, or nose and mouth, to prevent the inhalation of noxious substances or the like.
- responsion — the act of responding or answering.
- responsive — responding especially readily and sympathetically to appeals, efforts, influences, etc.: a responsive government.
- resumption — the act of resuming; a reassumption, as of something previously granted.
- resumptive — that summarizes: a resumptive statement.
- resupinate — bent backward.
- rhapsodize — to talk with extravagant enthusiasm.
- rhinoscope — a special instrument used to examine the nasal passages
- riflescope — a telescopic sight mounted on top of a rifle that helps to improve one's aim by magnifying and pinpointing a target.
- rinderpest — an acute, usually fatal infectious disease of cattle, sheep, etc., caused by a paramyxovirus of the genus Morbillivirus and characterized by high fever, diarrhea, and lesions of the skin and mucous membranes.
- ripsnorter — something or someone exceedingly strong or violent: a ripsnorter of a gale.
- riverscape — a view, painting, etc., of a river and the land surrounding or adjacent to it.
- rood spire — a spire over the crossing of a church.
- rose aphid — a dark green aphid, Macrosiphum rosae, that feeds on roses and related plants.
- rupestrian — made or found on cave walls or rocks
- rupestrine — living or growing on or among rocks.
- russophile — a person who is friendly to, admires, or prefers Russia or Russian customs, institutions, etc.
- sailplaner — a person who flies sailplanes
- sale price — discounted cost
- sand viper — hognose snake.
- saponifier — to convert (a fat) into soap by treating with an alkali.
- sapphirine — consisting of sapphire; like sapphire, especially in color.