10-letter words containing p, r, e, f, a
- persiflage — light, bantering talk or writing.
- persulfate — a salt of persulfuric acid, as potassium persulfate, K 2 S 2 O 5 or K 2 S 2 O 8 .
- pianoforte — a piano.
- pig farmer — sb who raises pigs for meat
- pilferable — capable of being pilfered
- pinfeather — an undeveloped feather before the web portions have expanded.
- platterful — a heaped plate or platter
- poker face — an expressionless face: He can tell a funny story with a poker face.
- pontefract — a city in West Yorkshire, in N central England, SE of Leeds: ruins of a 12th-century castle.
- poriferans — an animal phylum comprising the sponges.
- pratfallen — having fallen upon one's buttocks
- pre-format — the shape and size of a book as determined by the number of times the original sheet has been folded to form the leaves. Compare duodecimo, folio (def 2), octavo, quarto.
- prefascist — relating to fascist leanings before Fascism was founded in 1919
- preferable — more desirable.
- preferably — more desirable.
- prefinance — the management of revenues; the conduct or transaction of money matters generally, especially those affecting the public, as in the fields of banking and investment.
- prefrontal — anterior to, situated in, or pertaining to the anterior part of a frontal structure.
- prefuneral — the ceremonies for a dead person prior to burial or cremation; obsequies.
- prequalify — to provide with proper or necessary skills, knowledge, credentials, etc.; make competent: to qualify oneself for a job.
- prize flag — a flag hoisted by a yacht upon learning that it has won a prize in a race.
- profitable — yielding profit; remunerative: a profitable deal.
- profligate — utterly and shamelessly immoral or dissipated; thoroughly dissolute.
- puff adder — a large, thick-bodied, African viper, Bitis arietans, that inflates its body and hisses when disturbed.
- puff-adder — a large, thick-bodied, African viper, Bitis arietans, that inflates its body and hisses when disturbed.
- quakeproof — designed or built to withstand the destructive forces of an earthquake.
- rapid-fire — characterized by, delivered, or occurring in rapid succession: rapid-fire questions; rapid-fire events.
- relief map — a map showing the relief of an area, usually by generalized contour lines.
- roof panel — The roof panel is the section of material, usually sheet metal, that forms the roof of a vehicle.
- roof space — the attic space inside a roof
- saponifier — to convert (a fat) into soap by treating with an alkali.
- sheep farm — place where sheep are raised
- spacecraft — a vehicle designed for travel or operation in space beyond the earth's atmosphere or in orbit around the earth.
- speedfreak — an addict or habitual user of amphetamines, methamphetamines, or similar stimulating drugs.
- stepfather — the husband of one's mother by a later marriage.
- stop-frame — Also called stop frame. the process of filming puppets and other objects one frame at a time while incrementally moving or modifying them, giving the illusion of lifelike motion when the captured film frames are viewed in rapid sequence (often used attributively): stop-motion animation; a stop-motion film.
- superfecta — a type of bet, especially on horse races, in which the bettor must select the first four finishers in exact order.
- superflack — an extremely competent, successful press agent
- unprofaned — characterized by irreverence or contempt for God or sacred principles or things; irreligious.
- waterproof — impervious to water.