10-letter words containing p, r, e, o, g, a
- hyetograph — a map or chart showing the average rainfall for the localities represented.
- ideographs — an ideogram.
- ideography — the use of ideograms.
- jeoparding — Present participle of jeopard.
- lagerphone — (Australia) A generally homemade percussion instrument consisting of crown cap beer bottle tops loosely nailed to a pole (often a broom handle) and a board mounted cross-ways on the pole (the head of the broom), and played by striking the pole on the ground or with a stick, by drawing the serrated stick across the pole, or by shaking the instrument. (From 1952.).
- macrophage — a large white blood cell, occurring principally in connective tissue and in the bloodstream, that ingests foreign particles and infectious microorganisms by phagocytosis.
- mareograph — marigraph.
- megaspores — the larger of the two kinds of spores characteristically produced by seed plants and a few fern allies, developing into a female gametophyte. Compare microspore.
- microphage — a small phagocytic cell in blood or lymph, especially a polymorphonuclear leukocyte.
- mimeograph — a printing machine with an ink-fed drum, around which a cut waxed stencil is placed and which rotates as successive sheets of paper are fed into it.
- necrophage — An organism that eats dead or decaying flesh.
- necrophagy — The eating of dead or decaying animal flesh.
- nephograph — an instrument for photographing clouds
- oleographs — Plural form of oleograph.
- opera-goer — someone who attends operas
- operagoers — Plural form of operagoer.
- operagoing — Attending opera performances.
- orange-tip — a European butterfly, Anthocharis cardamines, having whitish wings with orange-tipped forewings: family Pieridae
- organ pipe — one of the pipes of a pipe organ.
- orphanages — Plural form of orphanage.
- page proof — a trial proof printed from type that has been made up in page form, usually after galley corrections have been made, but before plates are made. Compare proof (def 12).
- palm grove — small forest of palm trees
- paper gold — special drawing rights.
- paragonite — a mica, similar in composition and appearance to muscovite but containing sodium instead of potassium.
- paralogize — to draw conclusions that do not follow logically from a given set of assumptions.
- paregmenon — the juxtaposition of words that have a common derivation, as in “sense and sensibility.”.
- party-goer — A party-goer is someone who likes going to parties or someone who is at a particular party.
- pearmonger — a seller of pears
- pelargonic — of or derived from a pelargonium or pelargonic acid.
- pellagrous — a disease caused by a deficiency of niacin in the diet, characterized by skin changes, severe nerve dysfunction, mental symptoms, and diarrhea.
- perigonial — of or pertaining to a perigon
- petrograph — petroglyph.
- phanerogam — any of the Phanerogamia, a former primary division of plants comprising those having reproductive organs; a flowering plant or seed plant (opposed to cryptogam).
- phlebogram — venogram.
- pipe organ — organ (def 1).
- pneumogram — a record of respiratory movements
- power game — You can refer to a situation in which different people or groups are competing for power as a power game, especially if you disapprove of the methods they are using in order to try to win power.
- power yoga — a form of yoga involving aerobic exercises and constant strenuous movement
- praxeology — the study of human conduct.
- prelogical — according to or agreeing with the principles of logic: a logical inference.
- preprogram — to program in advance: to preprogram a manufacturing process.
- prestorage — occurring before storage
- pro-german — of or relating to Germany, its inhabitants, or their language.
- proctorage — the duty of a proctor
- profligate — utterly and shamelessly immoral or dissipated; thoroughly dissolute.
- programmed — a plan of action to accomplish a specified end: a school lunch program.
- programmer — a person who writes code for computer programs.
- prolongate — to prolong.
- promulgate — to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.).
- pronograde — walking with the body parallel to the ground