10-letter words containing p, o, t, n
- ponca city — a city in N Oklahoma.
- ponderment — the act of pondering
- pontefract — a city in West Yorkshire, in N central England, SE of Leeds: ruins of a 12th-century castle.
- pontevedra — a port in NW Spain: takes its name from a 12-arched Roman bridge, the Pons Vetus. Pop: 77 993 (2003 est)
- ponticello — a bridge on a stringed instrument
- pontifical — of, relating to, or characteristic of a pontiff; papal.
- pontifices — plural of pontifex.
- pontonnier — a builder of pontoon bridges
- pontypridd — an industrial town in S Wales, in Rhondda Cynon Taff county borough. Pop: 29 781 (2001)
- pony truss — a through bridge truss having its deck between the top and bottom chords and having no top lateral bracing.
- ponytailed — having a ponytail
- pool train — a train operating over a track owned by two or more railway companies.
- poplinette — a poplin-like fabric
- population — the total number of persons inhabiting a country, city, or any district or area.
- pornotopia — a fantasy state or place in which everyone is willing to indulge in sexual activity, esp the setting for pornographic literature
- porrection — the act of holding something out for presentation or acceptance
- port huron — a port in SE Michigan, on the St. Clair River, at the S end of Lake Huron.
- port sudan — a seaport in the NE Sudan, on the Red Sea.
- portakabin — A Portakabin is a small building that can be moved by truck and that can be used for a short period of time, for example as a temporary office.
- portamento — a passing or gliding from one pitch or tone to another with a smooth progression.
- portending — to indicate in advance; to foreshadow or presage, as an omen does: The street incident may portend a general uprising.
- portentous — of the nature of a portent; momentous.
- portioning — a part of any whole, either separated from or integrated with it: I read a portion of the manuscript.
- portionist — a student at Merton College, Oxford who receives a food or academic allowance from the College, later referred to as a postmaster
- portliness — rather heavy or fat; stout; corpulent.
- porto novo — Formerly Dahomey. a republic in W Africa: formerly part of French West Africa; gained independence in 1960. 44,290 sq. mi. (114,711 sq. km). Capital: Porto Novo.
- portraying — to make a likeness of by drawing, painting, carving, or the like.
- positional — condition with reference to place; location; situation.
- positioner — a person or thing that positions.
- post entry — a late entry, as a horse in a horse show or race.
- postlaunch — relating to or occurring in the period after a launch
- postliminy — the right by which persons and things taken in war are restored to their former status when coming again under the power of the nation to which they belonged.
- postmating — of or designating the period after mating
- postmodern — noting or pertaining to architecture of the late 20th century, appearing in the 1960s, that consciously uses complex forms, fantasy, and allusions to historic styles, in contrast to the austere forms and emphasis on utility of standard modern architecture.
- postperson — a person who collects and delivers post as a profession
- postponing — to put off to a later time; defer: He has postponed his departure until tomorrow.
- postprison — relating to or occurring in the period after a person has been incarcerated
- postseason — one of the four periods of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter), beginning astronomically at an equinox or solstice, but geographically at different dates in different climates.
- postulance — the period or state of being a postulant, especially in a religious order.
- postulancy — the period or state of being a postulant, especially in a religious order.
- potentiary — a person with power or authority
- potentiate — to cause to be potent; make powerful.
- potentilla — any rosaceous plant or shrub of the N temperate genus Potentilla, having five-petalled flowers
- poultryman — a person who raises domestic fowls, especially chickens, to sell as meat; a chicken farmer.
- pound note — paper money: one pound sterling
- pour it on — to flatter profusely
- pour point — the lowest temperature at which a substance will flow under given conditions.
- powerplant — a plant, including engines, dynamos, etc., and the building or buildings necessary for the generation of power, as electric or nuclear power.
- powerpoint — (graphics, tool) A Microsoft application for creating presentations, speeches, slides, etc.
- powertrain — (in a motorized vehicle) the whole mechanism by which power is generated and transmitted to the road, surrounding air, water, etc