10-letter words containing p, r, o, b
- exportable — Able to be exported.
- exprobrate — (dated) To reproach or upbraid.
- fiberoptic — of or relating to instruments utilizing fiber optics.
- fiberscope — an optical instrument consisting of a fiber bundle with an objective lens at one end and an eyepiece at the other, for viewing objects not accessible to direct viewing.
- fibrescope — (British) An instrument, consisting of a fibre optic bundle, used to observe inaccessible areas.
- gastro-pub — A gastro-pub is a pub that serves very good food.
- gastropubs — Plural form of gastropub.
- germaphobe — One who suffers from germaphobia.
- germophobe — A person who fears physical contact with germs and is therefore obsessed with cleanliness.
- gobstopper — a large piece of hard candy.
- hydrophobe — a hydrophobic substance.
- hydrophoby — Archaic form of hydrophobia.
- hygrophobe — a plant that grows best with little or no moisture
- hyperbaton — the use, especially for emphasis, of a word order other than the expected or usual one, as in “Bird thou never wert.”.
- hyperbolas — Plural form of hyperbola.
- hyperboles — Plural form of hyperbole.
- hyperbolic — having the nature of hyperbole; exaggerated.
- implorable — to beg urgently or piteously, as for aid or mercy; beseech; entreat: They implored him to go.
- import ban — a ban on the importation of certain products from a certain country into the home country
- importable — to bring in (merchandise, commodities, workers, etc.) from a foreign country for use, sale, processing, reexport, or services.
- improbable — not probable; unlikely to be true or to happen: Rain is improbable tonight.
- improbably — not probable; unlikely to be true or to happen: Rain is improbable tonight.
- improvable — to bring into a more desirable or excellent condition: He took vitamins to improve his health.
- inoperable — not operable or practicable.
- job hopper — a person who job-hops
- jubbulpore — Jabalpur.
- labor camp — Also called slave labor camp. a penal colony where inmates are forced to work.
- microprobe — Chemistry, Spectroscopy. a device used to excite radiation by a material in order to determine chemical or elemental composition from the emission spectrum produced.
- milliprobe — an instrument that analyses very small quantities of material
- mobe pearl — mabe pearl.
- negrophobe — a person who strongly fears or dislikes black people.
- no problem — any question or matter involving doubt, uncertainty, or difficulty.
- nonproblem — a situation, scenario, issue, etc that does not constitute a problem
- objvprolog — Logic programming and object-orientation, an adaptation of the ObjVlisp model to Prolog.
- obpyriform — inversely pear-shaped; pear-shaped with the narrow end at the base.
- ombrophile — a plant which survives well or flourishes in rainy conditions
- ombrophobe — a plant which does not survive in or tolerate rainy conditions
- open brace — left brace
- operatable — to work, perform, or function, as a machine does: This engine does not operate properly.
- opprobrium — the disgrace or the reproach incurred by conduct considered outrageously shameful; infamy.
- paedotribe — (in ancient Greece) a gymnastics teacher
- panelboard — a compact pressboard for use in constructing sides of cabinets, paneling for walls, and in other nonstructural applications.
- paperboard — a thick, stiff cardboard composed of layers of paper or paper pulp compressed together.
- paperbound — a book bound in a flexible paper cover, often a lower-priced edition of a hardcover book.
- parabiosis — experimental or natural union of two individuals with exchange of blood.
- parabiotic — experimental or natural union of two individuals with exchange of blood.
- parabolize — to form as a parabola or paraboloid.
- paraboloid — a surface that can be put into a position such that its sections parallel to at least one coordinate plane are parabolas.
- paramaribo — a republic on the NE coast of South America: formerly a territory of the Netherlands; gained independence 1975. 60,230 sq. mi. (155,995 sq. km). Capital: Paramaribo.
- pardonable — kind indulgence, as in forgiveness of an offense or discourtesy or in tolerance of a distraction or inconvenience: I beg your pardon, but which way is Spruce Street?