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10-letter words containing p, o, t, e

  • parenthood — the state, position, or relation of a parent.
  • paroxetine — a drug, C 19 H 20 FNO 3 ·HCl, of the SSRI class, that acts by prolonging the action of serotonin in the brain, used in the treatment of depression and anxiety disorders.
  • paroxytone — having an acute accent on the next to the last syllable.
  • 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.
  • part owner — a person who shares in the ownership of something
  • part-score — a contract to make less than the number of tricks required for game: to bid a part-score of three diamonds.
  • parthenope — a siren, who drowned herself when Odysseus evaded the lure of the sirens' singing. Her body was said to have been cast ashore at what became Naples
  • party-goer — A party-goer is someone who likes going to parties or someone who is at a particular party.
  • passionate — having, compelled by, or ruled by intense emotion or strong feeling; fervid: a passionate advocate of socialism.
  • paste mold — a mold lined with a moist carbonized paste, for shaping glass as it is blown.
  • pasteboard — a stiff, firm board made of sheets of paper pasted or layers of paper pulp pressed together.
  • patchcocke — a clown
  • patent log — any of various devices for determining the speed of a ship by means of a vaned rotor streamed at the end of a log line upon which it exerts a torsion transmitted to a registering device on board.
  • pathet lao — the Communist nationalist group that took over the government of Laos in 1975 after two decades of civil war.
  • pathogenic — Pathology. capable of producing disease: pathogenic bacteria.
  • patient of — capable of bearing (fatigue, thirst, etc.)
  • patronised — to give (a store, restaurant, hotel, etc.) one's regular patronage; trade with.
  • patronizer — to give (a store, restaurant, hotel, etc.) one's regular patronage; trade with.
  • patronless — having no patron(s), without patrons
  • peanut oil — a yellow to greenish oil expressed or extracted from peanuts, used in cookery, as a vehicle for medicines, and in the manufacture of margarine and soap.
  • peashooter — a tube through which dried peas, beans, or small pellets are blown, used as a toy.
  • pectinogen — protopectin.
  • pectoralis — either of two muscles on each side of the upper and anterior part of the thorax, the action of the larger (pectoralis major) assisting in drawing the shoulder forward and rotating the arm inward, and the action of the smaller (pectoralis minor) assisting in drawing the shoulder downward and forward.
  • pedal boat — a recreational water vehicle, consisting of two pontoons with a transverse seat and propelled by a pedal-operated paddle wheel.
  • pedodontia — the branch of dentistry dealing with the care and treatment of children's teeth.
  • pedologist — the scientific study of the nature and development of children.
  • pejoration — depreciation; a lessening in worth, quality, etc.
  • pejorative — having a disparaging, derogatory, or belittling effect or force: the pejorative affix -ling in princeling.
  • peltmonger — a seller of pelts
  • penetrator — to pierce or pass into or through: The bullet penetrated the wall. The fog lights penetrated the mist.
  • penny post — (formerly) any of various postal systems delivering mail for a penny a letter.
  • pennyworth — as much as may be bought for a penny.
  • penologist — the study of the punishment of crime, in both its deterrent and its reformatory aspects.
  • pensionnat — a simple boarding house or small hotel in France
  • pentachord — a series of five consecutive notes of a scale
  • pentaploid — having a chromosome number that is five times the haploid number.
  • pentapodic — (of a poetic line or verse) having five metrical feet
  • pentapolis — a group or federation of five cities; esp in reference to various ancient (Biblical and Classical) federations of five cities or towns
  • pentastome — any wormlike invertebrate of the phylum Pentastomida (or subphylum of Arthropoda), having two pairs of hooks at the sides of the mouth: all are parasitic, some in the respiratory tracts of mammals.
  • pentathlon — an athletic contest comprising five different track and field events and won by the contestant gaining the highest total score.
  • pentatomic — having five atoms in the molecule
  • pentatonic — relating to any of several scales consisting of five notes, the most commonly encountered one being composed of the first, second, third, fifth, and sixth degrees of the major diatonic scale
  • pentelikon — Pendelikon.
  • pentimento — the presence or emergence of earlier images, forms, or strokes that have been changed and painted over.
  • pentstemon — penstemon.
  • peoplesoft — (application, company)   A company selling web-based ERP systems. Originally PeopleSoft supplied human resource management systems, they now provide financial data management, customer relationship management, supply chain management, workforce management, and data analytics systems.
  • pepper pot — Also called Philadelphia pepper pot. a highly seasoned, thick soup made of tripe or other meat, vegetables, and sometimes dumplings.
  • pepper-pot — Also called Philadelphia pepper pot. a highly seasoned, thick soup made of tripe or other meat, vegetables, and sometimes dumplings.
  • pepperroot — toothwort (def 2).
  • pepperwort — water clover.
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