10-letter words containing p, r, e, a, y
- peary land — a peninsula in N Greenland, extending into the Arctic Ocean: Cape Morris Jesup is at its N end. 200 miles (320 km) long.
- peculiarly — strange; queer; odd: peculiar happenings.
- pelycosaur — any of a group of large primitive reptiles belonging to the extinct order Pelycosauria, abundant in North America and Europe during the Permian Period, often having a tall spinal sail.
- penetrancy — the quality of being penetrant
- pennyroyal — an aromatic Old World plant, Mentha pulegium, of the mint family, having clusters of small purple flowers and yielding a pungent essential oil used medicinally and as an insect repellent.
- pensionary — a pensioner.
- perikaryal — of or pertaining to the perikaryon of a nerve; involving or occurring within a perikaryon
- perikaryon — cell body.
- perl-byacc — A modified version of byacc that generates a parser in Perl code, by Rick Ohnemus <[email protected]>. It has a "-p" switch so multiple parsers can be used in one program (C or Perl). Version 1.8.2 should work on most Unix systems. It also works with SAS/C 6.x on Amiga.
- permanency — permanence.
- peroxyacid — an acid derived from hydrogen peroxide and containing the –O–O– group, as peroxysulfuric acid, H 2 S 2 O 8 .
- person-day — a unit of measurement, especially in accountancy, based on an ideal amount of work done by one person in one working day.
- personably — of pleasing personal appearance; handsome or comely; attractive.
- personally — through direct contact; in person; directly: I will thank him personally.
- personalty — personal estate or property.
- pharyngeal — of, relating to, or situated near the pharynx.
- pheasantry — a place where pheasants are bred or are kept together
- phloem ray — a vascular ray extending into or located entirely within the secondary phloem.
- phoney war — A phoney war is when two opposing groups are openly hostile towards each other, as if they were at war, but there is no real fighting.
- phylactery — Judaism. either of two small, black, leather cubes containing a piece of parchment inscribed with verses 4–9 of Deut. 6, 13–21 of Deut. 11, and 1–16 of Ex. 13: one is attached with straps to the left arm and the other to the forehead during weekday morning prayers by Orthodox and Conservative Jewish men.
- phylloxera — any of several plant lice of the genus Phylloxera, especially P. vitifoliae (grape phylloxera) which attacks the leaves and roots of grapevines.
- pigmentary — of, pertaining to, having, or producing pigment.
- pipe-layer — a worker employed in laying a pipeline or one experienced in such work.
- planimetry — the measurement of plane areas.
- platelayer — a workman who lays and maintains railway track
- playbroker — play agent.
- playleader — a person who leads or assists with organized children's play
- playreader — a person who reads and evaluates plays, as for a publisher, producer, or theatrical company.
- playstreet — an urban street closed to traffic during specified times and sometimes equipped with recreational facilities, for use by children as a play area.
- pleasantry — good-humored teasing; banter.
- poetastery — the work done by a poetaster
- polycrates — died 522? b.c, Greek tyrant of Samos.
- polyhedral — of, relating to, or having the shape of a polyhedron.
- polymerase — any of several enzymes that catalyze the formation of a long-chain molecule by linking smaller molecular units, as nucleotides with nucleic acids.
- potentiary — a person with power or authority
- power play — Football. an aggressive running play in which numerous offensive players converge and forge ahead to block and clear a path for the ball carrier.
- power yoga — a form of yoga involving aerobic exercises and constant strenuous movement
- praxeology — the study of human conduct.
- prayer mat — mat for kneeling on to pray
- prayer rug — a small rug upon which a Muslim kneels and prostrates himself during his devotions.
- prebendary — a canon or member of the clergy who is entitled to a prebend for special services at a cathedral or collegiate church.
- preferably — more desirable.
- preholiday — relating to the period before a holiday
- prenatally — previous to birth or to giving birth: prenatal care for mothers.
- prepayment — paying for sth in advance
- preprimary — preceding a primary election: preprimary endorsement.
- prequalify — to provide with proper or necessary skills, knowledge, credentials, etc.; make competent: to qualify oneself for a job.
- presbyopia — farsightedness due to ciliary muscle weakness and loss of elasticity in the crystalline lens.
- presumably — by assuming reasonably; probably: Since he is a consistent winner, he is presumably a superior player.
- prevenancy — courtesy