10-letter words containing p, r, e, n, a
- revampment — to renovate, redo, or revise: We've decided to revamp the entire show.
- rhizoplane — the part of the root of a plant that is near the soil surface
- rhodophane — the red colour found in the inner cones of the retina in animals
- roman pace — an ancient Roman unit of measurement, equal to 5 Roman feet or about 58 U.S. inches (147 cm).
- roof panel — The roof panel is the section of material, usually sheet metal, that forms the roof of a vehicle.
- ropedancer — a person who walks across or performs acrobatics upon a rope stretched at some height above the floor or ground.
- ropemaking — the act, skill, or process of fabricating rope.
- round tape — (storage, jargon) Industry-standard 1/2-inch magnetic tape (7- or 9-track) on traditional circular reels. See macrotape, opposite: square tape.
- rupestrian — made or found on cave walls or rocks
- sailplaner — a person who flies sailplanes
- sand perch — squirrelfish.
- sand viper — hognose snake.
- sandgroper — a nickname for a Western Australian
- sandpapery — of or suggesting the grating sound of sandpaper rubbing against wood or the rough texture of sandpaper.
- saponifier — to convert (a fat) into soap by treating with an alkali.
- sapperment — a German oath
- sapphirine — consisting of sapphire; like sapphire, especially in color.
- saprogenic — producing putrefaction or decay, as certain bacteria.
- sarcopenia — reduction in muscle tissue as a result of ageing
- scampering — to run or go hastily or quickly.
- scorpaenid — belonging or pertaining to the Scorpaenidae, a family of marine fishes with spiny fins, including the rockfishes, scorpionfishes, and lionfishes.
- screenplay — a motion-picture or television scenario.
- separation — an act or instance of separating or the state of being separated.
- sharpen up — hone, refine
- sharpening — the act of making the edge of something very thin or of making its end pointed
- smarten up — improve appearance
- smartphone — a device that combines a cell phone with a handheld computer, typically offering Internet access, data storage, email capability, etc.
- snapper up — a person who snaps up bargains, etc
- spaceborne — moving in orbit around the earth: a spaceborne surveillance system.
- sparseness — thinly scattered or distributed: a sparse population.
- spattering — to scatter or dash in small particles or drops: The dog spattered mud on everyone when he shook himself.
- speakerine — a female television or radio announcer
- spearpoint — the point at the end of a spearhead.
- spencerian — pertaining to or characteristic of a system of penmanship, characterized by clear, rounded letters slanting to the right.
- spenserian — of or characteristic of Spenser or his work.
- sperm bank — a repository for storing sperm and keeping it viable under scientifically controlled conditions prior to its use in artificial insemination.
- sphenogram — a cuneiform character.
- spinigrade — a type of spiny echinoderm
- spirantize — to change into or pronounce as a spirant.
- spongeware — earthenware decorated with color applied with a sponge.
- springdale — a city in NW Arkansas.
- springhare — a leaping and burrowing rodent, Pedetes capensis, native to southern Africa, having kangaroolike legs and long, pointed ears.
- springhead — a spring or fountainhead from which a stream flows.
- stenograph — any of various keyboard instruments, somewhat resembling a typewriter, used for writing in shorthand, as by means of phonetic or arbitrary symbols.
- stepdancer — a person who engages in stepdancing
- stepparent — a stepfather or stepmother.
- sugar pine — a tall pine, Pinus lambertiana, of California, Oregon, etc., having cones 20 inches (51 cm) long.
- super band — the band of frequencies between 216 and 600 megahertz, used for cable television channels and Citizens Band.
- superagent — an expert or highly effective agent, esp of a sports player or actor
- superation — the action or process of superating, overcoming or surpassing