10-letter words containing p, l, i, e, s
- 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.
- prehensile — adapted for seizing, grasping, or taking hold of something: a prehensile tail.
- preleasing — to sign or grant a lease on (a building, apartment, etc.) in advance of construction: Agents have preleased more than 60 percent of the new building.
- preludious — characteristic of a prelude
- prepublish — to publish in advance of a scheduled date.
- presential — present, or implying actual presence
- previously — coming or occurring before something else; prior: the previous owner.
- previsible — that can be seen; perceptible to the eye: mountains visible in the distance.
- price list — a list giving the prices of items for sale.
- priestling — a small or insignificant priest
- princessly — resembling a princess
- principles — an accepted or professed rule of action or conduct: a person of good moral principles.
- pristinely — in a pristine manner
- privileges — a right, immunity, or benefit enjoyed only by a person beyond the advantages of most: the privileges of the very rich.
- privy seal — (in Great Britain) the seal affixed to grants, documents, etc., that are to pass the great seal, and to documents of less importance that do not require the great seal.
- prize list — a list of winners of a prize or prizes
- problemist — someone who composes and solves problems, esp in chess or mathematics
- profitless — Often, profits. pecuniary gain resulting from the employment of capital in any transaction. Compare gross profit, net profit. the ratio of such pecuniary gain to the amount of capital invested. returns, proceeds, or revenue, as from property or investments.
- propulsive — the act or process of propelling.
- prosilient — prominent
- protrusile — capable of being thrust forth or extended, as the tongue of a hummingbird.
- psalmodize — to sing psalms
- psalterian — psalm-like
- psalterium — the omasum.
- psilophyte — any plant that is adapted to grow well in the dry savannah
- pterylosis — the arrangement of feathers on a bird
- ptolemaist — an adherent or advocate of the Ptolemaic system of astronomy.
- publicised — 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.
- publishers — a publishing company
- pull wires — a slender, stringlike piece or filament of relatively rigid or flexible metal, usually circular in section, manufactured in a great variety of diameters and metals depending on its application.
- pulsimeter — an instrument for measuring the strength or quickness of the pulse.
- punishable — liable to or deserving punishment.
- pyrolusite — a common mineral, manganese dioxide, MnO 2 , the principal ore of manganese, used in various manufactures, as a decolorizer of brown or green tints in glass, and as a depolarizer in dry-cell batteries.
- quintuples — Plural form of quintuple.
- reptilious — like a reptile, resembling or characteristic of a reptile
- respelling — to spell again or anew.
- respirable — capable of being respired.
- riflescope — a telescopic sight mounted on top of a rifle that helps to improve one's aim by magnifying and pinpointing a target.
- 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
- sales slip — a receipt or other slip of paper issued by a store or other vendor showing where a purchase was made and also the amount, date, department, etc.
- san felipe — a city in NE Venezuela, on the Orinoco River.
- sapiential — containing, exhibiting, or affording wisdom; characterized by wisdom.
- sarcophile — a flesh-eating animal, especially the Tasmanian devil.
- scaloppine — scallops, especially of veal, flattened by pounding and usually dredged in flour or breadcrumbs and sautéed quickly: scaloppine alla Marsala.
- screw pile — a pile that is used for the foundations of bridges, lighthouses, etc., and has a screwlike lower end for drilling through and taking firm hold in compacted material.
- seal point — a Siamese cat having a fawn-colored body and dark-brown points.