10-letter words containing p, r, i, e
- polymerise — to subject to polymerization.
- polymerism — Chemistry. a polymeric state.
- polymerize — to subject to polymerization.
- pomeranian — of, relating to, or characteristic of Pomerania.
- pomiferous — bearing pomes or pomelike fruits.
- pontonnier — a builder of pontoon bridges
- poor white — a member of a class of white people, especially of the southern U.S., having low social status and little or no money, property, or education. See also white trash.
- pop singer — sb who sings popular music
- popularise — to make popular: to popularize a dance.
- popularize — to make popular: to popularize a dance.
- poriferans — an animal phylum comprising the sponges.
- poriferous — bearing or having pores.
- porphyrize — to subject to porphyrization.
- porrection — the act of holding something out for presentation or acceptance
- 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.
- powderlike — resembling powder (usually in consistency or texture); powdery
- power dive — a steep dive by an aircraft with its engines at high power
- power grid — A power grid is a network of power lines and associated equipment used to transmit and distribute electricity over a geographic area.
- power line — a line for conducting electric power.
- 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.
- power-dive — a dive, especially a steep dive, by an aircraft in which the engine or engines are delivering thrust at or near full power.
- 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
- practicers — habitual or customary performance; operation: office practice.
- praeludium — a prelude, now predominantly in a musical context
- praemunire — a writ charging the offense of resorting to a foreign court or authority, as that of the pope, and thus calling in question the supremacy of the English crown.
- 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.
- pragmatize — to act or view matters pragmatically
- praiseless — not receiving praise; unpraised
- 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.
- prattville — a town in central Alabama.
- praxiteles — flourished c350 b.c, Greek sculptor.
- pre-advice — an opinion or recommendation offered as a guide to action, conduct, etc.: I shall act on your advice.
- pre-advise — to give counsel to; offer an opinion or suggestion as worth following: I advise you to be cautious.
- pre-atomic — of or relating to the period of history preceding the atomic age.
- pre-climax — a stable community that precedes the full development of the climax community of a given area and that results from local variations in soil and water.
- pre-design — to prepare the preliminary sketch or the plans for (a work to be executed), especially to plan the form and structure of: to design a new bridge.