10-letter words containing p, r, e, t, i, o
- port pirie — a city in S Australia.
- portending — to indicate in advance; to foreshadow or presage, as an omen does: The street incident may portend a general uprising.
- portlaoise — a town in central Republic of Ireland, county town of Laois: site of a top-security prison. Pop: 12 127 (2002)
- portliness — rather heavy or fat; stout; corpulent.
- portoviejo — a city in W Ecuador, on the Portoviejo River.
- positioner — a person or thing that positions.
- poststrike — of or relating to the period after a (workers) strike
- posturized — to posture; pose.
- potentiary — a person with power or authority
- potsticker — a pan-fried and steamed Chinese dumpling with a ground meat or vegetable filling.
- power list — a list (esp one published in a newspaper, magazine, etc) of the most influential or successful people in a particular field or a particular country
- power trio — a format in rock music which emphasizes instrumental performance by limiting the sound to bass, drums, and guitar (with no rhythm guitar or keyboards and less emphasis on vocals if any)
- power trip — an act or instance of exerting one's power, authority, or influence: a new supervisor on a power trip.
- powerpoint — (graphics, tool) A Microsoft application for creating presentations, speeches, slides, etc.
- powertrain — (in a motorized vehicle) the whole mechanism by which power is generated and transmitted to the road, surrounding air, water, etc
- praetorian — of or relating to a praetor.
- praetorium — (in Roman history) the headquarters or residence of a Roman official, governor or military commander
- praetorius — Michael (Michael Schultheiss) 1571–1621, German composer, organist, and theorist.
- pratincole — any of several limicoline birds of the genus Glareola, of the Eastern Hemisphere, having a short bill, long, narrow, pointed wings, and a forked tail.
- pre-atomic — of or relating to the period of history preceding the atomic age.
- pre-notify — to inform (someone) or give notice to: to notify the police of a crime.
- pre-notion — a preconception.
- preappoint — to appoint beforehand.
- prebiotics — natural substances in some foods that encourage the growth of healthy bacteria in the gut
- precaution — a measure taken in advance to avert possible evil or to secure good results.
- preciosity — fastidious or carefully affected refinement, as in language, style, or taste.
- preconceit — a preconceived idea; a preconception
- predeposit — to place for safekeeping or in trust, especially in a bank account: He deposited his paycheck every Friday.
- predicator — the verbal element of a clause or sentence.
- prediction — an act of predicting.
- predictory — predictive.
- preemption — the act or right of claiming or purchasing before or in preference to others.
- prehistory — human history in the period before recorded events, known mainly through archaeological discoveries, study, research, etc.; history of prehistoric humans.
- prelection — to lecture or discourse publicly.
- premeiotic — occurring before the start of meiosis
- premention — to refer briefly to; name, specify, or speak of: Don't forget to mention her contribution to the project.
- premoisten — to moisten beforehand
- premonitor — a person who, or a thing which, forewarns
- premycotic — relating to the early phase of mycosis fungoides
- preportion — to divide into portions before packaging, selling, etc.: to preportion meals for schools and hospitals.
- prepositor — praepostor.
- prestation — a payment in money or in services.
- pretension — the laying of a claim to something.
- prevention — the act of preventing; effectual hindrance.
- priesthood — the condition or office of a priest.
- prime cost — that part of the cost of a commodity deriving from the labor and materials directly utilized in its manufacture.
- primogenit — the eldest child in a family
- prioritise — to arrange or do in order of priority: learning to prioritize our assignments.
- prioritize — to arrange or do in order of priority: learning to prioritize our assignments.
- pro-active — serving to prepare for, intervene in, or control an expected occurrence or situation, especially a negative or difficult one; anticipatory: proactive measures against crime.