10-letter words containing p, r, e, t
- the pamirs — a mountainous area of central Asia, mainly in Tajikistan and partly in Kyrgyzstan, extending into China and Afghanistan: consists of a complex of high ranges, from which the Tian Shan projects to the north, the Kunlun and Karakoram to the east, and the Hindu Kush to the west; Ismoil Somoni (formerly Communism Peak) is situated in the Tajik Pamirs. Highest peak: Kongur Shan, 7719 m (25 326 ft)
- the papers — newspapers
- the parcae — the Roman goddesses of fate
- the prince — a treatise on statecraft (1513) by Niccolò Machiavelli.
- the purple — high rank; nobility
- the spirit — Holy Spirit
- the-prince — a treatise on statecraft (1513) by Niccolò Machiavelli.
- theftproof — safe from theft.
- theme park — an amusement park in which landscaping, buildings, and attractions are based on one or more specific themes, as jungle wildlife, fairy tales, or the Old West.
- theophoric — having the name of a god embedded in something, such as a name
- thermopile — a device consisting of a number of thermocouples joined in series, used for generating thermoelectric current or for detecting and measuring radiant energy, as from a star.
- therophyte — a plant living only one year or one growing season.
- thesprotia — an ancient coastal district in SW Epirus.
- three-peat — to win a third consecutive victory.
- three-spot — a playing card, an upward face of a die, or a domino half bearing three pips.
- threepence — (used with a singular or plural verb) British. a sum of three pennies.
- threepenny — of the amount or value of threepence.
- thrippence — threepence.
- throw open — to open completely and suddenly
- thruppence — threepence.
- timekeeper — a person or thing that keeps time.
- tin opener — gadget for opening cans
- tocopherol — one of several alcohols that constitute the dietary factor known as vitamin E, occurring in wheat-germ oil, lettuce or spinach leaves, egg yolk, etc.
- tollkeeper — the collector at a tollgate.
- toolpusher — a foreman who supervises drilling operations on an oil rig
- top drawer — the highest level in rank, excellence, or importance: a musician strictly out of the top drawer.
- top loader — a machine or appliance, as a washing machine, loaded and unloaded through an opening in the top (distinguished from front loader).
- top secret — highly confidential, restricted
- top timber — a timber forming the upper, straighter portion of a frame in a wooden hull.
- top-drawer — the highest level in rank, excellence, or importance: a musician strictly out of the top drawer.
- top-hamper — the light upper sails and their gear and spars, sometimes used to refer to all spars and gear above the deck.
- top-loader — a washing machine with a horizontal door in its top rather than a vertical one in its front
- top-ranked — A top-ranked sports player or team is the most successful player or team in a particular sport.
- top-secret — bearing the classification top-secret, the highest level of classified information.
- torpedoing — a self-propelled, cigar-shaped missile containing explosives and often equipped with a homing device, launched from a submarine or other warship, for destroying surface vessels or other submarines.
- torpedoist — a person in favour of the use of torpedoes or a person knowledgeable about torpedoes
- torpedoman — a petty officer or warrant officer responsible for the maintenance, use, and repair of underwater weapons and equipment.
- torpescent — becoming torpid
- touchpaper — paper saturated with potassium nitrate to make it burn slowly, used for igniting explosives and fireworks.
- trail rope — a guide rope on an aerostat.
- trampoline — a sheet, usually of canvas, attached by resilient cords or springs to a horizontal frame several feet above the floor, used by acrobats and gymnasts as a springboard in tumbling.
- transpired — to occur; happen; take place.
- transpires — to occur; happen; take place.
- transputer — A transputer is a type of fast powerful microchip.
- transshape — to change shape
- trap house — a shelter from which the clay pigeons are released in trapshooting.
- trapessing — to walk over; tramp: to traipse the fields.
- trappiness — the state of being trappy
- trash heap — a heap of rubbish or garbage
- travel rep — A travel rep is the same as a holiday rep.