10-letter words containing p, o, i, r
- prehension — the act of seizing or grasping.
- prehistory — human history in the period before recorded events, known mainly through archaeological discoveries, study, research, etc.; history of prehistoric humans.
- preholiday — relating to the period before a holiday
- prehominid — any of the extinct humanlike primates classified in the former family Prehominidae.
- preimposed — imposed beforehand
- prelection — to lecture or discourse publicly.
- prelogical — according to or agreeing with the principles of logic: a logical inference.
- preludious — characteristic of a prelude
- premeiotic — occurring before the start of meiosis
- premention — to refer briefly to; name, specify, or speak of: Don't forget to mention her contribution to the project.
- premoisten — to moisten beforehand
- premonitor — a person who, or a thing which, forewarns
- premycotic — relating to the early phase of mycosis fungoides
- prenominal — being such in name only; so-called; putative: a nominal treaty; the nominal head of the country.
- preopening — taking place before a formal opening
- preportion — to divide into portions before packaging, selling, etc.: to preportion meals for schools and hospitals.
- prepositor — praepostor.
- prepyloric — the opening between the stomach and the duodenum.
- presbyopia — farsightedness due to ciliary muscle weakness and loss of elasticity in the crystalline lens.
- presension — the perception of something before it exists or happens
- presession — the sitting together of a court, council, legislature, or the like, for conference or the transaction of business: Congress is now in session.
- prestation — a payment in money or in services.
- pretension — the laying of a claim to something.
- prevail on — to persuade; induce
- prevention — the act of preventing; effectual hindrance.
- preversion — a particular account of some matter, as from one person or source, contrasted with some other account: two different versions of the accident.
- previously — coming or occurring before something else; prior: the previous owner.
- prevocalic — immediately preceding a vowel.
- prick song — written music.
- prick-post — (in a framed structure) a secondary post, as a queen post.
- priesthood — the condition or office of a priest.
- prime cost — that part of the cost of a commodity deriving from the labor and materials directly utilized in its manufacture.
- primogenit — the eldest child in a family
- primordial — constituting a beginning; giving origin to something derived or developed; original; elementary: primordial forms of life.
- primordium — the first recognizable, histologically differentiated stage in the development of an organ.
- princedoms — the position, rank, or dignity of a prince.
- princehood — the office or rank of a prince
- print shop — a shop where prints or graphics are sold.
- printworks — (used with a singular or plural verb) a factory that prints textiles or other materials.
- prioritise — to arrange or do in order of priority: learning to prioritize our assignments.
- prioritize — to arrange or do in order of priority: learning to prioritize our assignments.
- prismatoid — a polyhedron having its vertices lying on two parallel planes.
- prison van — vehicle to transfer prisoners
- privy coat — a mail shirt worn under ordinary clothing as a defense against swords or daggers.
- prizewoman — a female prize winner
- pro patria — for one's country.
- pro-acting — serving temporarily, especially as a substitute during another's absence; not permanent; temporary: the acting mayor.
- pro-active — serving to prepare for, intervene in, or control an expected occurrence or situation, especially a negative or difficult one; anticipatory: proactive measures against crime.
- pro-busing — favoring or advocating legislation that requires the busing of students to schools outside their neighborhoods, especially as a means of achieving socioeconomic or racial diversity among students in a public school.
- pro-choice — supporting or advocating legalized abortion.