10-letter words containing p, o, e, t
- no-trumper — a hand suitable for calling and playing no trumps
- nociceptor — A sensory receptor for painful stimuli.
- non placet — (especially in a church or university assembly) an expression or vote of dissent or disapproval.
- non-expert — a person who has special skill or knowledge in some particular field; specialist; authority: a language expert.
- non-repeat — to say or utter again (something already said): to repeat a word for emphasis.
- noncompete — (legal) Of or pertaining to a commitment not to engage in competition with another party.
- nonparties — Plural form of nonparty.
- nonpatient — One who is not a patient.
- nonpayment — failure or neglect to pay: His property was confiscated for nonpayment of taxes.
- nonpotable — fit or suitable for drinking: potable water.
- nonprotein — not protein
- nonreceipt — Lack of receipt; failure to receive.
- nonsapient — Not sapient.
- nonseptate — not having a septum
- nonstriped — Not striped.
- north cape — a point of land on an island at the N tip of Norway: the northernmost point of Europe.
- north pole — the region of a magnet toward which the lines of magnetic induction converge (south pole) or from which the lines of induction diverge (north pole)
- not a hope — used ironically to express little confidence that expectations will be fulfilled
- not proven — a third verdict available to Scottish courts, returned when there is evidence against the defendant but insufficient to convict
- note-paper — writing paper, especially that used in writing notes or personal correspondence and usually less than 8½ × 11 inches (21.6 × 27.9 cm) in size.
- nyctophile — (zoology) Any of the Australian bats of the genus Nyctophilus.
- nympholept — a person seized with nympholepsy.
- occupative — relating to work or profession
- ocean pout — an eelpout, Macrozoarces americanus, common along the northeastern coast of North America.
- octopusher — a person who plays octopush
- octothorpe — hash character
- oglethorpe — James Edward, 1696–1785, British general: founder of the colony of Georgia.
- omnipotent — almighty or infinite in power, as God.
- on a plate — in such a way as to be acquired without further trouble
- on deposit — payable as the first instalment, as when buying on hire-purchase
- on the hip — at a disadvantage
- on the hop — If you are caught on the hop, you are surprised by someone doing something when you were not expecting them to and so you are not prepared for it.
- on the pad — a cushionlike mass of soft material used for comfort, protection, or stuffing.
- opalescent — exhibiting a play of colors like that of the opal.
- open court — a court or trial to which members of the public are freely admitted
- open quote — the quotation mark used to begin a quotation (“ or ").
- open sight — (on a firearm) a rear sight consisting of a notch across which the gunner aligns the front sight on the target.
- open stock — merchandise, especially china, silverware, and glassware, sold in sets with additional individual pieces available from stock for future purchases, as for replacement.
- open-stack — having or being a system of library management in which patrons have direct access to stacks for browsing and selecting books; open-shelf.
- operatable — to work, perform, or function, as a machine does: This engine does not operate properly.
- operations — Plural form of operation.
- operatives — Plural form of operative.
- operculate — having an operculum.
- ophiolater — a person who worships snakes
- opiniative — Archaic form of opinionative.
- opinionate — (transitive, intransitive) To have or express as an opinion; to opine.
- opisometer — an instrument used to measure curved lines on a map
- opotherapy — organotherapy.
- oppilative — obstructive; blocking
- oppositely — situated, placed, or lying face to face with something else or each other, or in corresponding positions with relation to an intervening line, space, or thing: opposite ends of a room.