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10-letter words containing p, r, e, c, h

  • 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.
  • pin cherry — any of several species of cherry, especially Prunus padus (European bird cherry) of Europe and Asia, and P. pensylvanica (pin cherry) of the U.S.
  • pin wrench — a wrench having a pin for insertion into the heads of certain bolts to drive them. Compare spanner (def 2).
  • pitcherful — the amount held by a pitcher.
  • pleochroic — (of a biaxial crystal) characterized by pleochroism.
  • polychrest — a thing which has adapted to multiple uses
  • polychrome — being of many or various colors.
  • polyhedric — resembling a polyhedron
  • pre-launch — preparatory to launch, as of a spacecraft.
  • pre-school — Pre-school is used to describe things relating to the care and education of children before they reach the age when they have to go to school.
  • preachings — the act or practice of a person who preaches.
  • preachment — the act of preaching.
  • prechamber — A prechamber in an engine is a small area, usually in the cylinder head, in which combustion is started before fuel enters into the main combustion chamber.
  • prestretch — to draw out or extend (oneself, a body, limbs, wings, etc.) to the full length or extent (often followed by out): to stretch oneself out on the ground.
  • princehood — the office or rank of a prince
  • princeship — a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
  • pro-choice — supporting or advocating legalized abortion.
  • prosthetic — of or relating to an artificial body part or prosthesis: He was fitted for a prosthetic arm.
  • pt teacher — a teacher of Physical Training
  • puducherry — a union territory of India, on the Coromandel Coast: formerly the chief settlement of French India; territory includes Mahé (on the Malabar Coast), Karikal, and Yanaon. 181 sq. mi. (469 sq. km).
  • pyrochlore — a mineral, chiefly composed of niobates of the cerium metals, occurring in syenites in the form of brown crystals.
  • pyrotechny — the art of making fireworks
  • ratchet up — If something ratchets up or is ratcheted up, it increases by a fixed amount or degree, and seems unlikely to decrease again.
  • reapproach — to come near or nearer to: The cars slowed down as they approached the intersection.
  • rechipping — action of changing the electronic identity of a stolen mobile phone
  • redispatch — to send off or away with speed, as a messenger, telegram, body of troops, etc.
  • reproached — to find fault with (a person, group, etc.); blame; censure.
  • repurchase — to buy again; regain by purchase.
  • rheopectic — the property exhibited by certain slow-gelling, thixotropic sols of gelling more rapidly when the containing vessel is shaken gently.
  • rhinoscope — a special instrument used to examine the nasal passages
  • rockhopper — a small penguin, Eudyptes crestatus, of Antarctica, the Falkland Islands, and New Zealand, with a yellow crest on each side of its head
  • sand perch — squirrelfish.
  • sarcophile — a flesh-eating animal, especially the Tasmanian devil.
  • schipperke — one of a Belgian breed of small dogs having erect ears and a thick, black coat, originally used as a watchdog on boats in the Netherlands and Belgium.
  • schumpeter — Joseph Alois [uh-lois] /əˈlɔɪs/ (Show IPA), 1883–1950, U.S. economist, born in Austria.
  • scrap heap — a pile of old, discarded material, as metal.
  • scrap-heap — a pile of old, discarded material, as metal.
  • scunthorpe — a town in E England, in North Lincolnshire unitary authority, Lincolnshire: developed rapidly after the discovery of local iron ore in the late 19th century; iron and steel industries have declined. Pop: 72 660 (2001)
  • semaphoric — an apparatus for conveying information by means of visual signals, as a light whose position may be changed.
  • sepulchral — of, relating to, or serving as a tomb.
  • sheep race — a single-file walkway for sheep at the entrance to a sheep-dip
  • sheeptrack — a small natural terrace on a hillside
  • shower cap — a plastic cap worn in the shower to keep the hair dry
  • sphericity — a spherical state or form.
  • spherocyte — an abnormal blood cell
  • spirochete — any of various spiral-shaped motile bacteria of the family Spirochaetaceae, certain species, as Treponema, Leptospira, and Borrelia, being pathogenic to humans and other animals, and other species being free-living, saprophytic, or parasitic.
  • spycatcher — a person who works in counterintelligence to detect enemy espionage activities
  • subchapter — a subdivision especially of a body of laws.
  • subphrenic — underneath the diaphragm
  • super-rich — having wealth or great possessions; abundantly supplied with resources, means, or funds; wealthy: a rich man; a rich nation.
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